Three in one this time as it can be done in the frame of a one-day trip.
Volķov is famous for its Hydroelectric Power Station giving electricity to Saint Petersburg even nowadays. Constructivism, by Heinrich Graftio, 1926-1927, the plant seems to be floating over the Volķov river not touching its surface.
Staraja Ladoga, despite the newly rebuilt fortress (753 according to the Chronicles, remade in 1965-1971), still has several Pre-Mongolian churches.
Novaja Ladoga is famous for its kitchy hut which is claimed to be the only wooden house in Russia with round windows.
Addresses:
Russia, Leningradskaja oblastj
a. Volķov, rieka Volķov, ulica Graftio 6, Hydroelectric Power Station
b. Staraja Ladoga, St. Nicholas Monastery and Staroladožskij Sviato-Uspienskij Monastyrj (Assumption Monastery of Staraja Ladoga)
c. Novaja Ladoga, ulica Novyj Kanal 6
First published in the Levinarium Telegram Channel (now closed and deleted)