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- 1 Day Tour to Valaam Monastery in Russian Karelia - "Kizhi - Valaam" - Trip to the Wonderful Islands (4 days) - "The Unique Region" - Excursions to the Famous Sights of Russian Karelia (3 days) - "Kizhi - Valaam - Solovetsky" - Pearls of Northern Russia -Tour from St-Petersburg (4 days) - "Islands of Valaam and Kizhi" - Tour from Saint-Petersburg (2 days) Summer and winter tours are available. Summer ones include sailing from a port on Onego or Ladoga lake to the archipelago on a hydrofoil, a motorship or another kind of water transport. Winter tours to Valaam (Balaam) include a snowmobile trip to the islands. Valaam monastery (or Balaam) is situated in the Russian republic of Karelia (the Western part of Northern Russia), on archipelago in Ladoga lake. The archipelago consists of several islands situated forty kilometres away from Sortavala, a town which stands on the northern shore of the lake. The lake is connected with the Baltic sea by Neva river. One can get there via Petrozavodsk, the capital of Karelia. Valaam is known for its unique complex of monastery and church buildings. The Monastery was founded in X-XI centuries. New monks settled on the islands and built their sketes (cells). Churches and other architectural masterpieces were beeing built and restored during centuries, from the foundation till nowadays. Today, one can see architectural creations in styles of various epochs here. The Monastery is functioning and flourishing.
A lot of legends and wonders are connected with the archipelago. Thousands of pilgrims and dozens thousands of tourists from Russia and other countries visit Valaam monastery every year. To the top ...view all tour programmes
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