According to a route description from 2015, the Volkhovskoye shosse road cycling route passes through Kotovitsy, giving the place a specific connection for travelers who take road cycling into account when choosing a destination. A route description from 2015 adds a passage over the wooden bridge in Kotovitsy to this connection with the place.
Cycling route and wooden bridge in Kotovitsy
Because of the narrow gaps between the planks, cyclists are advised to ride slowly or cross the wooden bridge on foot. This advice comes from the 2015 description. Before your ride, check whether the recommendation suits the bridge’s current condition. This lets you take the specific bridge crossing into account when planning, without drawing conclusions about conditions on the rest of the route.
Views along the route in the surrounding region
The 2015 description mentions fields along the road cycling route. Beyond the village of Robeyka, the view opens up onto the Volkhov River; the domes of Khutyn Monastery can be seen on the horizon. Other views mentioned are at different named points along the route: the view of the Bolshaya Vishera River from the bridge in Savino, and views of the Volkhov between Slutka and Robeyka. The views at these route locations offer different perspectives on the landscape along the road cycling route.
More facets of Novgorod Oblast
Valdai National Park and the culture of Valday offer another perspective on Novgorod Oblast. The national park covers 159,100 hectares and extends across the Valdaysky, Demyansky, and Okulovsky districts.
Several institutions in Valday focus on different aspects of bells. At the Bell Museum, staff demonstrate bell-ringing techniques and let visitors try them out for themselves. The Museum Bell Center displays bells from around the world: these include bell designs dating from the 3rd century BC to the Middle Ages, as well as modern souvenir bells. Demonstrations of bell-ringing techniques and a look at a collection offer two different ways to explore the subject.
The District Town Museum has an exhibition, opened in 1998, devoted to the everyday lives of the town’s residents, the development of local trades, and the lives of individual Valday families and well-known summer visitors to Valday. The museum also preserves the memory of local craftspeople, including stonemasons, carpenters, blacksmiths, bubliki bakers, soap makers, and bell founders. Alongside everyday town life, the variety of trades represented there is also a focus.
Another historical point of interest is the monument “Kuznetsam i kolokolnym masteram Valdaya,” erected in Valday in 2017. For a view of the surrounding area, the waterfront promenade in Valday offers a view of Iversky Monastery. The monument and the view from Valday’s waterfront promenade represent further cultural and landscape perspectives in Novgorod Oblast.
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Go to the broader travel overview: Novgorodskiy rayon.
