Valday

Tiny Russian town on the southwestern shore of Lake Valdayskoye, in the Valdai Hills between Moscow and St. Petersburg, with a compact centre of cafés and restaurants close to the water. The lake is the largest in this elevated cluster of lakes, and the surrounding Valdai Hills give the area a distinctly hilly character unusual for the Russian northwest.

• Population18,549
• Nearest water from center 0.5 km0.3 mi
• Nearest mountain from center 14 km8.9 mi