Nikolskaya Sopka
Никольская сопка
A small hill park beside the old harbour, with monuments to the 1854 defence and views over the port and Avacha Bay, ideal for a city stroll.
Nikolskaya Sopka is a small hill beside the old town of the regional capital that juts out into Avacha Bay, and it is now a city park. It was one of the main battlefields when Anglo-French forces attacked Petropavlovsk in 1854. On the hill and at its foot stand monuments, including the Battery of Honour, along with memorials to navigators such as Bering and La Pérouse. Paths on the hill offer views over the harbour, the city and the bay, and evening strolls here are very pleasant. It can be walked as part of a tour that also takes in the city centre and the museum.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Kamchatka Regional Museum
- Vulkanarium Volcano Museum
- Mishennaya Sopka
- Petropavlovsk Fish Market
- Avacha Bay Cruise & Three Brothers Rocks
- Khalaktyrsky Beach
- Camel Mountain (Verblyud)
- Starichkov Island