The village of Lampovo is a unique place. Here are preserved the inimitable masterpieces of woodcarving, which was brought here in the 18th century by immigrants from the northern provinces of Russia. And to this day in Lampovo their descendants live - the Old Believers, who in many ways preserved the way of life of their distant ancestors. In the village there is an atmosphere of tranquility, pacification and a leisurely, measured life.

The first cartographic mention of the village dates back to 1770 ., and at that time it was called Lampova . The name does not come from the lighting device, but from the Finnish word the origin of "Lamppula", which translates as "a busy place" . In the beginning of the 18th century immigrants from Old Believers and Vologda and Arkhangelsk provinces came here, whose descendants live in Lampovo and nowadays . In 1905 . here was built Old Believer prayer before Feodosievsky bespopovskogo Old Pomorian consent and there was an Old Believers 'cemetery . Other villagers who were not Old Believers were assigned to the Orlyn Transfiguration Church . There was a chapel of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker nearby .

According to legend, it is the Old Believers of the village of Lampovo that owes its wide popularity to . The settlers brought here the art of lace carving y and built wonderful houses, which today seeks to see a large number of people . One of the main attractions is the Safronovs' house decorated with the finest carving that was built in 1884 . The casing with the figures of horses is especially distinguished, for which he is also called a "house with horses" . In addition, he bears the name of "crimson house" for his color . From other architectural and historical sights the house of Prokhorovs is interesting, the stone building of the former school, built in the early 20th century .

How to get there

The distance from St. Petersburg to Lampovo is about 80 km. Time on the road by car on the highway M20 about one and a half hours. It is quite difficult to get by public transport: from the station "Baltiyskaya" by the train you need to get to the station "Siverskaya", from there take the route taxi No. 120T in the direction of Druzhnaya Gorka, and after 6 stops, go to Lampovo. This way will take about 3, 5-4 hours

One of the houses in Lampovo

Carved balcony, Lampovo

Old house in Lampovo