Founded in 753, this once prosperous trading post and multi-ethnic community is sometimes referred to as "the first capital of Russia". Welcome to Staraya Ladoga!
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the photo bankThe St. George's Church (L) and a wooden church of St. Dmitry Solunsky at the Staraya Ladoga Fortress in the village of Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia.

The St. George's Church (L) and a wooden church of St. Dmitry Solunsky at the Staraya Ladoga Fortress in the village of Staraya Ladoga. Leningrad Region, Russia.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the photo bankVisitors at the Staraya Ladoga Fortress in the village of Staraya Ladoga, located in the Leningrad Region of Russia.

Visitors at the Staraya Ladoga Fortress in the village of Staraya Ladoga, located in the Leningrad Region of Russia.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the photo bankAn exhibition at the Gate Tower of the Staraya Ladoga Fortress in the village of Staraya Ladoga, located in the Leningrad Region of Russia.

An exhibition at the Gate Tower of the Staraya Ladoga Fortress in the village of Staraya Ladoga, located in the Leningrad Region of Russia.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the photo bankBurial mounds in the village of Staraya Ladoga, located in the Leningrad Region of Russia.

Burial mounds in the village of Staraya Ladoga, located in the Leningrad Region of Russia.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the photo bankA wooden church of St. Dmitry Solunsky at the Staraya Ladoga Fortress in the village of Staraya Ladoga, located in the Leningrad Region of Russia.

A wooden church of St. Dmitry Solunsky at the Staraya Ladoga Fortress in the village of Staraya Ladoga, located in the Leningrad Region of Russia.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the photo bankAn exhibition at the Gate Tower of the Staraya Ladoga Fortress in the village of Staraya Ladoga, located in the Leningrad Region of Russia.

An exhibition at the Gate Tower of the Staraya Ladoga Fortress in the village of Staraya Ladoga, located in the Leningrad Region of Russia.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the photo bankThe Gate Tower (L) and the Kliment Tower of the Staraya Ladoga Fortress in the village of Staraya Ladoga, located in the Leningrad Region of Russia.

The Gate Tower (L) and the Kliment Tower of the Staraya Ladoga Fortress in the village of Staraya Ladoga, located in the Leningrad Region of Russia.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the photo bankThe Staraya Ladoga Fortress in the village of Staraya Ladoga, located in the Leningrad Region of Russia.

The Staraya Ladoga Fortress in the village of Staraya Ladoga, located in the Leningrad Region of Russia.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the photo bankThe St. Nicholas Monastery in the village of Staraya Ladoga, located in the Leningrad Region of Russia.

The St. Nicholas Monastery in the village of Staraya Ladoga, located in the Leningrad Region of Russia.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the photo bankThe Volkhov River and the village of Staraya Ladoga, located in the Leningrad Region of Russia.

The Volkhov River and the village of Staraya Ladoga, located in the Leningrad Region of Russia.