Architecture

Burgher's Estate

Address: Progonnaya Ulitsa, 7A
Area: Vyborg, Russia
Districts: Castle Town

Mon: 10:00–18:00
Tue: 10:00–18:00
Wed: 10:00–18:00
Thu: 10:00–18:00
Fri: 10:00–18:00
Sat: 10:00–18:00
Sun: 10:00–18:00
Hours: Hours may change seasonally; the café and shop may keep different hours.
Price: Admission to the estate is free; excursions start at 260 ₽.
How to visit: The entrance is through the courtyard: turn into the property near No. 7 on Progonnaya Street. The interior has a tourist center, exhibition, souvenir shop and café.
Hours: Free entry
Hours: About 40–120 min

Burgher's Estate — Olga1969, CC BY-SA 4.0

Why it is worth the detour

This surviving merchant compound preserves the irregular orientation of Vyborg before the orderly street plan imposed in the seventeenth century. Its stone residence and former stable evoke the prosperous but heavily defended civilian town that grew in the shadow of the castle and its recurring wars. ([ru.wikipedia.org](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A3%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%B4%D1%8C%D0%B1%D0%B0_%D0%B1%D1%8E%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0?utm_source=openai))

Burgher's Estate is a hidden gem in Vyborg, showcasing the city's historical layout before the seventeenth-century street plan. Its stone residence and former stable reflect the prosperous yet fortified nature of the town.

What else is close by

The nearest places we have written up, with straight-line distance from here.

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St. Hyacinth's Church, Vyborg
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Wahl House
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150 m
Clock Tower
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150 m
Citizen's House
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Hackman and Co House in Vyborg
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