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Places near Valday by type
All 140 places by distance →One day from Valday
5 stops, one loop, back by 3:17 pm
71 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Valday
- Memorial to the Victims of Political Repressionsmonument · 1.5 hrs
- Uzhin Lakelake · 45 min
- Валдайский Иверский Богородицкий Святоезерский монастырьchurch · 30 min
- Sitnolake · 45 min
- Valdaysky National Parknational park · 2 hrs
- Back in Valday
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Valday?
Троицкий собор (church, about 1 km), Музей уездного города (museum, about 1 km), Valdai Lake (lake, about 3 km), Uzhin Lake (lake, about 11 km), Valdaysky National Park (national park, about 14 km), Белов Павел Миронович (heritage site, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Valday?
79 places on Spotwander: 36 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 12 forts & heritage, 9 churches, 6 other attractions, 4 beaches & coast.
Which is the nearest lake to Valday?
Озеро Валдай / Valday lake, about 1 km by road; Valdai Lake (3 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Valday?
Белов Павел Миронович, about 1 km by road; Путевой дворец Екатерины II (1 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Valday?
Start in Valday, visit Memorial to the Victims of Political Repressions, then Uzhin Lake, then Валдайский Иверский Богородицкий Святоезерский монастырь, then Sitno, then Valdaysky National Park, and drive back — about 71 km by road in all.




















