Things to do in Volgograd
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Memorial to Veterans of the Afghan War
Below the Museum of the Defence of Stalingrad & Panorama on the riverside is a Memorial to Veterans of the Afghan War. The startling ruins nearby are the only evidence of the Battle of Stalingrad left in the centre. Ironically, this former flour mill had been constructed by the Germans in 1893. It has been left as a reminder of the devastating battle.
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Museum of the Volga–Don Canal
No one can tell the canal’s story better than Rimma Eidelman, whose private collection has been turned into the Museum of the Volga–Don Canal. Ring the bell and she is most likely to welcome you at the entrance. She speaks only Russian, but she can show you English-language videos about the canal.
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Museum of the Defence of Stalingrad
This exhaustive Museum of the Defence of Stalingrad has dozens of exhibits on the Battle of Stalingrad and the soldiers who fought in it. The model of the ruined city (post battle) is a moving display of the human capacity for both destruction and rebuilding. Captions are in Russian only.
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Old Sarepta Museum
The repressions of the 1930s, WWII and the deportation of Volga Germans left precious little of the old Sarepta, but several buildings on a peaceful square, have miraculously survived. They comprise the Old Sarepta Museum, which houses several exhibitions on the history of the colony.
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Kayfe
A cosy café that tries to keep you inside for as long as possible by supplying everything you might want, be it a large meal or a light snack, tea or coffee, alcohol or kalian. Good for breakfasts, lunches or as a predawn chill-out.
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Friendship
Calls itself an English bar, for some reason. Despite the misnomer, this upscale restaurant has a decent reputation for food. The atmosphere is a bit stuffy with its ruffled violet curtains, but there is live music most nights.
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Grand Café
Atop the ferry terminal, behind the train station, this MTV-ready club/restaurant goes for glittering parties at night, but its wide-open views, sandwiches and roof deck make for good beer or coffee sips during the day, too.
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Coffee Nero
No relation to the British Café Nero chain, these two light and cheerful outlets bring together three recent Russian crazes – coffee, sushi and wi-fi; the latter is free if you keep making orders.
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Bochka
This dark and cosy basement place has a good selection of beer and European cuisine. It draws a business lunch crowd, but it’s more fun in the evening, when live music plays.
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Piligrim Tour
Piligrim Tour sells a three-day return cruise to Astrakhan (with two beach stops on the way back) for R4500. An eight-day, one-way journey to Moscow costs R11,800.
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Memory Museum
The Memory Museum is located on the premises of the German headquarters where Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus surrendered his army to the Soviets.
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Ceramic Café
This cheerful and cheap place is always busy with Russian families and couples on dates. The decoration, provided by local artists, is for sale.
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White Horse
One of several divey places which seems to be better for drinking than for eating (mains R200). Local rock bands play on Fridays and Saturdays.
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Central Market
Stocked with everything from Astrakhan watermelons to Volga fish, the central market is the best place for self-caterers.
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Gallery Bar
A popular - if pricey - bar with tasty food and cold Guinness. If you come for dinner, head to the more convivial upstairs seating area.
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Fine Arts Museum
The small Fine Arts Museum has a typical collection of Russian paintings, porcelain and carved ivory. Enter from ul Port-Saida.
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Shury-Mury
A bronze cat welcomes you to the Volgograd version of a self-service restaurant serving the kind of food Russians eat at home.
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Memorial History Museum
The Memorial History Museum has several exhibits about the history of Tsaritsyn.
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