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Karelia - Charming Edge. There must be to visit. And why for the sake of, actually, and tells this selection of photos. For example, I had no idea about the highest plain waterfall in Europe. Yes, and just enjoyed to admire the types of Karelia at different times of the year. Next almost a copy-paste.

To begin with, general data. The republic is located in the northwestern part of Russia. In the northeast is washed by the White Sea. The main relief of the republic is a hilly plain, turning in the West to West Karelian elevation. The glacier, retreating to the north, has greatly changed the relief of Karelia - appeared in many sea ridges, *,, lake basins.

A few words about the weather

Weather in Karelia changed. The climate itself is a soft enough, with a large amount of precipitation, changes in the territory of Karelia from the marine to moderately - continental. Winter snowy, cool, but usually without strong frosts. Summer is short and warm, also with frequent rains.

Fauna

The animal world of Karelia is largely unique. During the entire territory of the republic, protein, hareboy, fox, ondatra, European beaver are found throughout the republic. Canadian beaver feels great in Western Karelia. With a smaller probability, it can still meet a brown bear, a badger, lynx, on the shores of water bodies - the otter, a cunning, European mink. In the south, there is a raccoon dog, Forest Horing, a familiar home of home ferret, and an American mink brought away from afar.

Meetings with a wolf in Karelia do not surprise anyone - there are often cases when the gray predators are cold in winter. And the boars who in recent years have appeared in southern regions republic, and in the fall at all come to fade directly to the gardens. Music in the forests of Karelia moose. In the White Sea and Lake Lake there is a nerve. Much less often meet a rash lizard, a flying protein, reindeer, a brown pasta, a water nightnight. A lot of work for ornithologists: 285 species of birds live here, 36 of which are listed in the Red Book of Karelia.

The most common birds are finch. Borish game is found - Ryakchiki, Tetherov, White Partridges, Glukhari. Every spring in Karelia from warm countries arrive geese. Painted birds are common: owls, hawk, eagles-Berkuts, swamp moons. From waterfowls: ducks, gagars, huts, many cases and the largest of the ducks of Karelia - ordinary Gaga, valuable by its warm down. The dream of an ornithologist is called here a rare view of Bekas - a small delistant.

And below in the photo brown pasta and water nightnight. The first, despite the small size, is able to withstand frost to 7 degrees without prejudice to 7 degrees, the second is cooled by the fact that it flies very low above the water, sometimes in 5 cm from the surface.

The most famous Karelian reserves: Kivach, Kostomukshsky, and the Kem Ludsky Plot of the Kandalaksha Reserve. Environmental routes are laid on their territories, nature museums work.

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Visit Solovetsky Monastery

Savior-Preobrazhensky Solovetsky Male Monastery is located in the Solovetsky Islands. Aged in the 1420-1430s, rebuilt in stone works by St. Philip (Kolycheva). In 1669-1676 The monastery was besieged by the royal troops as one of the foci of resistance to Nikonian transformations. Under the Soviet power in the territory of the monastery, the first camp of special purpose was operating in the country. A significant part of the prisoners was the so-called "political" - clergy, officers of white motion, the esters, intelligentsia. Monastic life was resumed on October 25, 1990. In 1992, the complex of monuments of the Solovetsky Museum-Reserve was listed World Heritage UNESCO, in 1995 - to the state arch of particularly valuable objects cultural heritage Peoples of the Russian Federation.

Visit Valaam Monastery

Valaam Savior Transfiguration Male Monastery is located on the Islands of the Valaam Archipelago. After the October Revolution, Valaam was part of the newly formed Finland, thanks to which he was preserved, and the abode was the church of the National minority (the main religion of Finland is Lutheranism). Since 1925, services began to be held at Finnish, and the islands themselves were thoroughly fortified in military engineering.

The Finnish Orthodox Church is the newsile, adopted Western Easter, forceding the Valaam Monastery to move from Julian to the Gregorian calendar. The transition in the 1920s to the new style was the cause of the destruction of the unity of Valaam. During the Soviet-Finnish war, 1939-1940, the monastery fell into the combat zone, and the monks who took the Finnish citizenship by that time, in early February 1940 left the islands, taking away the most valuable (including the original icons of the Valaam Mother of God, other shrines and bells). They were assieved in the town of Heinavi in \u200b\u200bFinland, in the manor of Padinniemi and founded the New Valaam monastery. At the end of the Great Patriotic War The monastery was attached for 12 years (1945-1957) to the Moscow Patriarchate, but geographically remained in submission of the Finnish Orthodox Church. In 1977, services in church-Slavic stopped, and in 1981 the last Russian monk died. Now the monastery continues to act as the Finnish Orthodox Monastery and takes more than 100 thousand visitors a year.

Visit the Kizhi Reserve Museum

Museum-Reserve "Kizhi" - one of the largest museums in Russia under open sky, unique historical and cultural and natural complex, world famous architectural ensemblelocated on the island of Kizhi Onega Lake. The ensemble consists of two churches and the bell tower of the XVIII-XIX centuries, surrounded by a single fence - the reconstruction of traditional fire fences.

According to one of the legends, the Transfiguration Church is built with one ax (originally without nails) by a carpenter Nestor. The carpenter threw the ax into the lake so that no one could repeat the same majestic build.

In 1990, the Kizhi graveyard was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site, in 1993 by the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation, the Architectural Assembly of the Open-Sky Museum was included in the state set of particularly valuable objects of the cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation.

See Ladoga Lake

Exactly this big Lake Europe: its area is 18400 square meters. km. The lake is an inexhaustible source of drinking water for St. Petersburg. The maximum length is about 200 km, width - 130 km. The greatest depth is 230 m.

Lake Lake is rich in the islands (up to 500 islands area of \u200b\u200babout 300 square meters), almost all of them are in the north of the lake. Among them are allocated by the size of the Valaam Islands, with the coastal slopes-descending onto the water. From other islands, Konevets, Dresinansaari, Haneysensaari, Mantinsaari, Lunkulansaari are large. In the southern half of the Lake Islands, there are very few and sizes are small: Zelentsy (in the Slisselburg Gup), poultry (in the Volkhovsky lip).

To admire the waterfall Kiwach

Kivach is the highest plain waterfall in Europe - refers to the geomorphological monuments of the nature of the federal rank. The waterfall is the second largest equal waterfall of Europe (after Rhine). Water drops four ledges from a height of 10.7 m.

The waterfall arose as a result of the coating of the waters of the Suna river the thickness of loose quaternary sediments to the roof of diabase ridges. Longowed from the cliff, the flow deepened the riverbed in the thicker of the Lake Suglink and the Supales below the ridge. Kivach received fame since the first Karelian governor of G. Pedzavin.

In 1931, the eponymized reserve was formed around the waterfall. A visit to the reserve and waterfall enters almost all excursions in Karelia.

See the pagan sanctuary of the Saami

Samov's pagan sanctuations are often mentioned in Folklore Karelia. The largest shrines, consisting of a variety of stone cult complexes, are located on the Russian body islands, a German body in the Body Archipelago in the Kommic Gulf, on the mountain of Vottovaara and Kiwak Mountain in North Karelia. On about. Oleshin in the Body Archipelago in the Kommic Gulf and on the Cape Red at the borders with the Murmansk region, cult stones form "stone labyrinths". Stone sanctors are in South Karelia: on the islands of Radk and Oroshetrov, next to the village of a hay lip. Here, stone cult masonry have the kind of horseshoes, rings, less often - spirals.

There is also a tour to the "magical place of ancient Saami" - Mount of Vottovaara.

See the oldest resort in Russia

"MARICAL WATERS" - the first russian resort, founded by Peter I in 1719 on the basis of ferrous mineral sources. It is 54 km north of Petrozavodsk. Peter I repeatedly came here to be treated with his family and a courtie one. By the time of the first arrival of the king, three wooden palaces were built for a royal family and a large building with 20 rooms with an earthen room, connected by a corridor with sources. Since then, ferrous sources are called "maritarian waters" in honor of Mars - God of war and iron.

Find the most old in Russia marble breaks (XVIII century)

They are near the village of White Mountain. The Tivdiy Marble was opened in the middle of the 18th century by Martyanov. From that time, its industrial design began - marble breaks in the village of Tivdia and Belaya Mountain. The deposits of the Tivysky marble were the necessary under construction of St. Petersburg.

See the world's only raspberry quartzite

In the Prionezhsky district there are several quartzite deposits, among which the exits of these breeds from the village of Shoksha are most interesting. The monument of nature announced the yields of red and raspberry colors and old quarries.

Shockinsky quartzites - durable and durable decorative facing stone. The extraction of Shokhinsky quartcists began in the XVIII century - they went to the decoration of the palaces of St. Petersburg. Single dark raspberry shock shelter quartzites, which were called "Shokhinsky Porphyr" were especially valued. Red quartzites were also used for the manufacture of pavers and rubble.

Later, Shockinsky quartzites were used in the design of Napoleon's sarcophaga in the house of disabled people in Paris, Lenin's Mausoleum and the Monument to the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Memorial at the Mamaev Kurgan in Volgograd, the Victory Monument in St. Petersburg, the graves of an unknown soldier in Petrozavodsk, many other facilities.

Take a walk on the largest national park in Europe

That is exactly what is the water park. The territory of the park is unique to Europe untouched nature So large sizes. At its borders there is an extensive catchment pool of one of the largest lakes of Northern Europe - Vodorozer. In the park, unique natural complexes of the middle European taiga are preserved: clean lakes and rivers, natural coniferous forests and swamps inhabited by indigenous inhabitants of taiga, including rare and endangered species. Three elements are dominated in this edge - water, wild forest and marsh and swamp.

The Vodlozersky National Park was established in 1991 by the decision of the Russian government to preserve the natural and historical and cultural heritage heritage of the Vodozerny, and became the first protected facility of this level in the European North of Russia. In 2001, the decision of UNESCO was assigned the status of a biosphere reserve, the first in the system of national parks of Russia. The park is a federal environmental, scientific and ecological and educational institution that has a large staff of various specialists and state inspectors for the protection of the territory.

Examine the most in Europe accumulation of rock paintings in Europe

More than 3000 images dated IV thousand BC, can be seen in the north, in the Belomorsky district, in the lower reaches of the river, 8 km above its sign in the Soroka Lip of the White Sea, and in the Southeast of the Republic - in Pudozh district , on the east coast of Onega, lambing 18 km south of P.Shalsky.

Karelian petroglyphs - carbonated with granites, animal images, birds, fish, boats, people and incomprehensible signs - enjoy world fame. "Stone Chronicle", "The Bible of the Stone Age" - the researchers characterize them. The drawings were knocked out quartz bumps to a depth of 2 - 3 mm.

The Archaeological Complex "Belomorsk Petroglyphs" includes drawings on the rocks and more than 30 detected parking of an ancient person dated by the period III - II thousand BC. White Sea Petroglyphs on Islands Shoukhin, Yerpin Pudas, Big Malinin is over 2 thousand separate figures, occupy in Northern Europe 4th place in the number of images. They are located on the square of almost 2 sq. Km. The closest to Belomorsk the cluster of Petroglyphs - Buns Slave and Yerpin Pudas.

The largest and most interesting accumulations of engraving are 1.5 km north-west of demonic techs - on the old and New Zavarge. They apply to the number of world masterpieces of hunting monumental rock art primitive era. Many images are well preserved.

Conquer the highest mountain of Karelia - Nuorunen

The height of the Mountain Mountain is 576 meters above sea level, which makes it the highest mark of the MANCELKY Range within the Republic of Karelia and the highest point of the Republic of Karelia. The mountain is located in the north-western part of the Look district, on the territory of the Panaarvi National Park, in its southern part.

Hunt for the northern shine

In order to see one of the most charming natural phenomenais not at all to go to distant Norway. Northern Lights can be seen in Karelia. Very often, behind the northern lights go to the village of Nilmoguba, located on the shores of the White Sea in the Looksky district of Karelia on the northern polar circle. Green flashes in Karelia can be seen at the end of August. For example, in the summer of 2013, northern Lights Seen in August due to the magnetic storm in the residents of Petrozavodsk, Solovetsky Islands and the village of Yushkozero.

See the most extended river

Kem is the largest river Karelia. Her length is 358 km. Starting at the border with Finland, the river crosses all Karelia in the latitudinal direction and flows into the White Sea. The Kema originates from the Lake Lay Quitto, however, hydrologists consider it by the actual beginning of the river. Jerzhma, flowing into the upper kuitto. In its path, the Jerzma-Kem is associated with 19 lakes that make up to 40% of their total stretch.

River Kem is different cool fall. Previously, it was consisted of up to 35 thresholds and waterfalls. Among the latter, the waterfall was allocated, the height of which was 11.8 m with very large water flow, was also famous for the waterfalls of weakness and Pad-Yum. With the construction of a cascade of K. HPP, the river was regulated, turning into a chain of reservoirs, thresholds and waterfalls disappeared.

At the mouth of the river is the historic city of Kem.

Given on the largest inland water branch of Karelia - a loot

Celebration is located in the middle part of Karelia. The lake covers an area of \u200b\u200b1159 square meters. km. By area, it ranks third among Lakes Karelia (after Ladoga and Onega Lakes). The reservoir is elongated in the general direction from the North-West to the southeast, disseminated on separate parts and large bays. The number of islands 529 with a total area of \u200b\u200b126 square meters. km. Celebrate - shallow reservoir with a complex structure of the bottom relief. The average depth is 6.2 m, the highest depth of about 18 m. In the recruitment reservoir, 11 species of fish live: salmon lake, ripper, siga, pike, roach, is, bream, pike perch, perch, ersh and nam. The main fishing fish: bream, ripper, pike, lime, perch and roach.

Admire the largest river Karelia

The river water, flowing into Onega Lake from the East, is considered the most fulfillment in Karelia. The width of it reaches 60 meters. The water river is a droupe river. Thousands of cubic meters of forest delivers it to the lake Onega.

There are more than 20 thresholds on it, the most famous among which is wide and beautiful waterfall Padun, 2 meters high. Padun represented a significant obstacle to the swimming boats on an ancient trading path from Veliky Novgorod through the Lake Onega, R.Vod, R.Onega on the White Sea. For this reason, he became known earlier than other Karelian waterfalls.

The south of the mouth of the water is the famous Cape demons nose, who gave the name of a large group of well-known Onega Petroglyphs, and 30 km above the historic city of Pudozh.

Visit the most unclosed area of \u200b\u200bthe republic

This is considered the area of \u200b\u200bLooksky. According to statistics, on sq.m. There are only 1 person.

The Looksky Municipal District is the northernmost, the largest district of the Republic of Karelia. Its area is 22.5 thousand square meters. In the north, he borders with the Murmansk region, adjacent to the polar circle, in the south - with Kaleval and Kemciv region. In the West and the North-West, the district border coincides with the Russian-Finnish State Border. In the east, the border of the district passes White Sea., coastline is 200 km.

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Touch the most valuable tree

The amazing beauty of its wood is famous for all the famous Karelian birch. In 1984, 4 reserves of Karelian Birch were established in Karelia: "Utuki" in Kondopogsky district (5.7 hectares), Kokkorowo and Tsarevichi in the Prionezhsky district (with a total area of \u200b\u200b28.9 hectares), Anisimovshchina in Medvezhi area (6.1 hectares area). In Karelia in natural populations there are about three thousand trees. In the republic, a regional target program for preserving the gene pool of the Karelian Birch and reproduction of its resources is approved ..

Search Rare Animal Karelia - Sonya Garden

Sonya refers to the rodents of the Single family. Small (body length 115 - 150 mm, tail 95 - 120 mm), pretty brightly painted woody animal. The top of the body is brown-brown, the sides are a few lighter back, the throat, chest, belly, paws and ears are white, a black bar passes from the eye to the ear. The tail top is sharply tricolor. Long hair at the end of the tail as it were spicially on the sides and form a wide flat brush. The muzzle is sharp, "mouse", with very long sticking on the sides with feeling hairs. Paws "Wood-type" - chain, with highly developed corn on soles and sharp, curled curves. Garden Sonya is very rare in Karelia Zvek. It was found only in the lounge: in the vicinity of Sortavala, Impeilahti and Kiryawalachti. Contrary to the title, this rodent in the gardens usually does not live, but settles in deciduous and mixed forests with thick and diverse in the composition of the undergrowth. Active mainly at twilight and at night. The spherical nest suits in the dupes, stump or just in the thick branches of the tree.

See the biggest swamp Karelia - Jupesho

The area of \u200b\u200bthe swamp is about 200 kV km, which is much more Petrozavodsk. It is located in the Kaleval district, in the lower river Kepa, northeast of the place of sign up to the Kema River.

Walk through Petrozavodsk

Finally, do not forget to see the capital of Karelia - Petrozavodsk. The city is located on the shores of the Petrozavodsk lip of Onega Lake. Distance from Moscow - 924 km, from St. Petersburg - 412 km. Population - 271.1 thousand inhabitants (2009), Area - 135 sq. Km. The city of Petrozavodsk, like St. Petersburg, was founded by Peter the first in 1703. During the Northern War, the Plant producing weapons was built with Sweden. The settlement next to the plant on the Losyinka River was called by Petrovskaya Sloboda. In 1777, Ekaterina II his decree assigned the status of the city. Petrozavodsk was a place of reference for many political figures. Destroyed during the Great Patriotic War, the city in the postwar years was rebuilt.

In the center of the historic part of Petrozavodsk, you can see a fragment of the development of 1774: the former round area, surrounded by 2 semicircular administrative buildings with filties in the style of classicism. In 1873, a bronze monument to Peter I was opened on a round area, which later moved to the embankment, which is one of the main attractions of Petrozavodsk. Embankment finished with red porphyram. It contains the compositions "Wave of Friendship", "Mermaid" and "Starry Sky". Very interesting monuments-gifts from the twin cities "Fishermen", "Tubingen panels" and "Wishi Tree". On Lenin Square (former Round) there is a Karelian State Local Lore Museum. Its expositions are talking about the history, culture of the region. The Museum of Fine Arts presents the works of both modern and masters of 18-20 centuries.

Among the temples of the city with residents, the cathedral in the name of Alexander Nevsky is a monument of architecture of the XIX century, the Cross-Zada and Ekaterininskaya church. In the area of \u200b\u200bthe straw, the old churches of the 18th century are preserved - Sretenskaya and Petropavlovskaya. In the city of Petrozavodsk, there is one of the oldest parks of Russia - Petrovsky Garden, now it is a park of culture and recreation, which has a monument to the Petrovsky plant.

Tourists attracts a place near the village of straw, called the tract of the features of the chair. This is a stone area on the edge of the mountain Big Waara, resembling a chair in shape. The height of the seat of this "chair" - 80 meters, backs - 113 meters. From here there is a beautiful view of the lake and the city. Interesting Kivach Reserve, where you can look at the waterfalls. In 44 km from Petrozavodsk, there is a so-called "Saint-Shower Necklace", where the ancient chapels, churches, at home are preserved. The place is so named in the island with the "holy" grove from the fir. Miraculous Martial Water, named after God Mars, you can try by visiting the resort of maritarian waters. The resort was founded by Peter I in 1719. It is a museum-reserve. For sports lovers, the ski complex and the equestrian sports complex work.

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*) Rimes (from the Swede. Ås. - "Range, ridge") or esckers (from Irl. Eiscir - "ridge or elevation") - linearly elongated, narrow shafts with a height of up to several tens of meters, wide from 100-200 m to 1-2 km and length (with minor interruptions ) up to several dozen, rarely hundred kilometers. Rimes reminiscent of railway mounds.

For a long time I was visited by the idea that I really want to go to Karelia. Many of my friends visited there in the summer, and in winter, showed amazing photos and told about the beauty of the nature of Karelia. And here my soul could not stand it, I decided to go to the June holidays in this distant North Territory.
As often happens, there are not many practical information about the inner tourism on the Internet, Karelia has not exceeded. I managed to find many reports and reviews of tourists who traveled to Karelia by car or with an organized tour. And here detailed information about how you can travel through Karelia on public transport It turned out to be gold. We immediately shaved a trip by car, because we were able to take a vacation just five days, I had to find a tour (my review about what came out of this, you can read here). Traveling with a tour, I collected information on how to view the main sights of Karelia by public transport or with excursions purchased on the spot not to depend on the tour program, not to mention saved money. Transport goes, the schedule is on the Internet, the excursions are carried out regularly and with a scope.

Karelia. Kizhi.

Content
1. We go or fly in Karelia
2. Main attractions on the map, about Petrozavodsk and sorting, how to get between these cities.
3. Sample travel routes to Karelia
4. Attractions around Sortavala: What to see, how to get to, where to stay
5. Attractions around Petrozavodsk: What to see, how to get to, where to stay
6. Journey to Solovki: how best to organize
7. Additional entertainment in Karelia
8. Useful sites in Karelia

We are going or fly to Karelia

So, let's start with the question, how to get to Karelia from Moscow. It is convenient to buy a train ticket or plane to Petrozavodsk, which is the capital of the Republic of Karelia. The plane will deliver you to the fabulous edge for about 2 hours (the average cost of tickets - 13 thousand rubles back), the train goes night - from 11 to 16 hours. Travel in the corporate train "Karelia" will cost approximately 5-6 thousand per seat in one direction, on holidays prices can take off to an interpreneurity. Tickets for more budget trains can be bought from 2 500 rubles. For place in the coupe. By personal experience I can say that the tickets are better to buy no less than a month, especially on top dates, because they are quickly absorbed. For example, last year I could not buy a ticket to corporate train A month before the June holidays, my sister was forced a month before the new year to take tickets for a family of four in different coupe and on the upper shelves.
If you are going for the first time in Karelia, then I dare to assume, want to see the topmost sights of the edge and, for sure, do not refuse to relax in the countryside, fishing, hike for mushrooms and berries. I'm right?
In my opinion, the most important and interesting sights of Karelia are located around Petrozavodsk and the city with an unusual name - sorted. It is wooden Kizhi, and St. Valaam, and the famous Kivach waterfall, Ruskeala mountain park and much more.
Below I will briefly talk about the attractions, options for routes in the republic, which seem to me the most interesting. Of course, all this is subjective and this is not all the places that you should visit, about the beauty of Karelia, you can write infinitely, but it is necessary to start with something?

Waterfalls

Main attractions on the map, about Petrozavodsk and Sortaval, how to get between these cities

In order to be easier to navigate, let's look at the map below, at which I noted two main cities (sorted and Petrozavodsk), which you need to visit and attractions that are located around them.
"Sights of Karelia (Main)" on Yandex.Maps
To reduce the amount of time on moving while traveling, it is best to spend a few days in sorted, a few days in Petrozavodsk and think about the circular route: to come from the native city to one city, and leave the other. Here are some options as you can diversify the trip.

Route №1
By train Moscow-Petrozavodsk (night in the way)
A few days in Petrozavodsk, excursion program
By bus from Petrozavodsk to Sortavala (4-5 hours in the way)
A few days in Sortavala, excursion program
By train from Sortavala to the Lodeynoye field, visiting Alexander Svir Monastery (about the station station on duty taxi drivers who are glad to organize a tour)
By train Lodeynoye Field -Moskva (Night in the way)

Route №2.
Train from Moscow to St. Petersburg (night in the way)
At least a day in St. Petersburg
Train from St. Petersburg to Sortavala, excursion program
By bus from Sortavala to Petrozavodsk (4-5 hours in the way)
By train Petrozavodsk-Moscow (night in the way)

Excursions to Karelia

For a variety and more impressions, you can order an organized excursion to major citiesFor example, in Petrozavodsk. The cities have a number of excursion agencies that hold regular group excursions, as well as individual programs. I will tell about excursions separately, this note I would like to help figure out how you can move around Karelia yourself.

Sights around Sortavaly

Marble quarry Ruskeala

The city of Sortavala is located in the north of Lake Ladoga, surrounded by Brutal Schächer (these are whole reefs from the islands and rocks). Near the sorfawals are attractions such as:
Mountain Park I. marble quarry. Ruskeala, about which I told in detail in a separate note. This is a natural attraction - a rocky quarry, in which marble earlier was mined. Now the quarry is laid around the career, it is possible to go down to the quarry, jump from Tarzanka or slowly swim by boat, see the quarry completely from another angle.
Russian waterfalls, which can also be read in a separate note. The waterfalls are small enough, but the place is still picturesque. If you watched the movie "And the dawns here are quiet, then, for sure, you will see familiar on the frames from the movie place - the shooting of a series of scenes was shot.
From the pier of the city of Sortavala, boats are sent to the Holy Island of Valaam, where the monastery is located (read about the monastery here). Valaam is the place of numerous pilgrims, and tourists seek to see the magic beauty. The approach to the island due to natural relief is possible only in good weather, because when Ladoga is not calm, strong waves rise. So that the boat did not throw on the rocks, flights are mercilessly canceled. Therefore, I advise you in the morning on the day of the trip to the port and find out whether the boats go today, and if not, then have on the prepared "Plan B" and go on other attractions.
Boats leave from sorted daily in summer time At 9 and 11 in the morning, back from the island - at 12 and 15 days, travel time is 50 minutes. You can buy a ticket that includes a pedestrian tour for 1730 rubles on weekdays, 1890 rubles on Saturday.
In the sortavale there is a yacht port, where you can agree on a private excursion to Valaam or a water walk through Ladoga Schkers. Keep the cameras on the finished, because all the way you will have along the rocky not the islands, not the mini-mountain ranges sticking out of the water - this is a very beautiful natural creation.
There is still waterfalls in the surrounding area, I noted the biggest on the map (point 5). You can get to it by taxi, however, from the place where you will fall out, you will have to go on a dirt road a few kilometers, knocking back from evil fuel.
You can book a hotel within the city of Sortavala or stay on one of the tourist bases, for example, on the lake. Of course, pleasantly after the excursion day to get into the bathhouse and dive into the lake, but it is worth understanding that for a taxi before the sorpts will have to pay regularly.
Hotels in Sortavala
Recreation centers and guesthouses in nature can be searched here.

Sights around Petrozavodsk
A special atmosphere reigns in Petrozavodsk. The huge onega lake with a powerful character successfully coexist with a calm city, even a day off here does not feel a fuss. I recommend at least half a day to lay for a walk around the city, and in the evening ride on a regular excursion boat, which departs from the urban berth daily. In order to make it easier to make friends with Petrozavodsky, ask the hotel's reception at the reception and go to tourist centre On the pier. First, there you can get a map with an excursion description (including a sightseeing tour of the city), to see the schedule of water transport and buy excellent souvenirs. After the city is studied, I recommend going to the Keeach Waterfall, located about 80 km from the city.
Of course, you can buy a ticket for an excursion and shake all this time on a bus with a crowd of tourists. And you can enter as we, and call a taxi that will fulfill the role of a personal transfer. To the appointed time, a red machine with a conversational guy drove came to us. While you went to Kivach, he told us about local people, about how they go fishing, berries, as his brother hunts. And even discovered the secret of cooking game - at first it must be soaked in milk for several hours. According to the Taxi driver's reserve, I decided to take a walk with us. Pravil Baika about tourists who were very different here. But most of all he remembered a drunk Chinese, who jumped to swim in the waterfall. Then we went to the Nature Museum and have long considered dried ticks, as it turned out, none of us never see them closely. Finally, they drank coffee in a local cafe on a cup of coffee and in an hour they were forgiven with almost friends near the entrance to our hotel Onega Palace. You will not believe, but such a private excursion cost us only 1800 rubles, and this, on a second, at least 160 km and time to wait. I do not want to advertise specific companies, we simply called the first thing that scored in the search engine "Taxi from Petrozavodsk".
Before Kivach, you can get to your progress, however, you will have to go around 7 kilometers on foot or catch the fellowship so that they threw up to the reserve. The fact is that Kivach is distant from the road, buses do not go along the ground road, which connects the track and the reserve. If you decide for such a step, then from the bus station of Petrozavodsk, sit on the bus towards Medvezhizkorsk or Kondopoga, ask the driver where you better get out.
The most delicious and impressive excursion from Petrozavodsk, which is easy to organize independently - a trip to the island of Kizhi. Well, who does not dream to see the wonders of Russian architecture? This is the churches built without a single nail, and carved huts, and household buildings. Inside the objects made exposures telling about the life of our ancestors. Excursions are held on the territory, but also it is quite possible to visit all the "houses", because people who clearly demonstrate the life of the time: ranging from handicraft toys, ending with chants and preparation of material for the construction of churches.
To independently get to Kizhi, you can buy a tour, but I recommend simply to come to the pier of Petrozavodsk, to buy a ticket for a rocket at the box office (high-speed swimming vessel on airbag) And go to a fascinating journey. This is the summer. In the period when the lake is still fed by ice, guests are offering excursions to Kizhi on the original transport, which moves on the ice on the air cushion. It seems to me that the trip on such an aggregate is already in itself an adventure.
If you have enough time to Karelia, then from Petrozavodsk you can go to mineral resort Marcial waters that operate since Peter I. As you know, Peter loved to walk from the soul, so he often came to correct health in the sanatorium. The purpose of this excursion is to drink mineral water From the source. Often this trip is united with a visit to the zoo, but honestly, it seems to me that there are more interesting places and entertainment in Karelia.
In my opinion, such a program in Karelia will be more than saturated for the first visit to Karelia. Only the question remained, how to get from Petrozavodsk to Sortavala.

Excursions from local residents

How to get from Sortavala to Petrozavodsk by public transport

Between cities about 400 km, and most of Roads will not pass at the highest possible track. It is more convenient and cheaper to go by bus that often go. Schedule can be viewed below.
Bus schedule Sortavala Petrozavodsk and back

What about Solovki?
Many of Karelia want to send to Solovki, however, do not everyone know that such a trip can not be made in one day, it is better to allocate at least 3-4 days.
The first option to get to Solovkov via Belomorsk.

First of all, you will need to get to Belomorsk by bus in about 7 hours.

You can get to Belomorsk and train, but it is strongly more expensive and longer.

If you want to make Solovki by the first point of your excursion program, you can get to Belomorsk from Moscow, passing by all the Murmansk destination trains.
Since the road to Belomorsk is distant, then do not forget to book a hotel, because to sail to Solovki only the next day. Choose a hotel here. .

To get to Solovkov you need to buy a ticket to Sapphir ship, which leaves from the Pier of the Fisheries of Belorsk on the following schedule (today), travel time 4 hours:
Mon-ft. In 10-30, SB.-VS. - 8-30.

Return flights with Solovkov:
Mon-ft. In 20-30, SB.-VS. - 18-30.

As a rule, navigation through the White Sea opens on May 31 and ends on August 23. Ticket price: 1000 RU. Adults, 500 rubles. children.
The second option to get to Solovkov through Kem
From Petrozavodsk to Kemi almost 500 km, this distance can be overcome by train or by bus. Also before Kemi can be reached by train from Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Transport schedule from Petrozavodsk

You can buy a ticket for trains 016a, 242a, 120V and 092a, average time in the way. From St. Petersburg to get a little faster - 15 hours, trains go under the following numbers: 242a, 016a, 022ch.
Cymi hotels can be booked here.

As you already guessed, then the way to Solovkov should continue through the White Sea. At 12 km from Kemie, there is a berth in the village of Workestrovsk, from which the shipping "Vasily Kosyakov" and "Misel-4" are regularly running from July to August. Ticket price: 1000 RU. Adults, 500 rubles. children.
At Solovki, the boats are sent at 8-00 and 12-30, back at 19-00 and 16-00, the time on the way is 4 hours.
Schedule here

Sites for planning self-journey in Karelia

Schedule and relevant prices for water transport in Karelia - here.
Transportation scheme for Petrozavodsk
Of course, having done such a long way, it is worth staying at Solovki at least for a day, so I recommend booking a hotel in advance, there are not so many here.
Hotels

Additional entertainment in Karelia

In addition to the calculated tourist routes in Karelia, you can find extreme, fun and lazy entertainment. In the tour desk in the summer period you will be offered rafting - alloy on a stormy river. It is not necessary to be afraid, the level of complexity is suitable for newcomers, so they are put on the rafts even with children. Cheerful husky dogs are ready to ride you and kids - what is not entertainment?
Recreation bases are offered to organize hunting and fishing. You will constantly come across advertising skating on dog sledding, snowmobile tours or quilts - it all depends only on the budget.

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Choice of hotels in Karelia

M. yenia was filled with questions in Karelia and I decided to write a separate post.
Russian people are usually not looking for simple and logical ways and do not like to overpay. Therefore, in the post an approximate and optimal route for individuals. "After all, Karelia, it is not only Valaam and Petrozavodsk, as many people believe ...

I would go for three to four days. If in the summer, then it is possible for a longer period, there is not a sin and a month.

First day: Day of arrival in the sorted and inspection of three attractions. Departure from St. Petersburg no later than 9 am.

From Moscow, count on yourself))) you can go through (there is a wonderful embankment), at the same time visiting the wolch, the Lodeynoye field, yarn. Or through Torzhok, Veliky Novgorod and Old Ladoga - The ancient capital of Russia, where his fortress and interesting monasteries.

But we drove out of St. Petersburg ...))) Refuel LUKOIL. It is better to eat here (there is Wi-Fi), and the car is fixed near Gazpromneft (30 m).

Then forward to Priozersk. Looking forward to. To view the fortress for 40 minutes (if you hurry).

In addition to the fortress and the river there there is something to see. This is an old church and beautiful shores of the lake.

You can still push the ride during reconstructions, but then you should spend one night in Priozersk. Places these are rich in historical events.

After the Corels in the sorted. The road is different there. There are good plots, there is not very. I do not advise you in the dark, the road is almost mountain, then up, then down. Carefully follow the signs. It may be a smooth area to the horizon, and for the hill, the road is immediately sharply down and to the side. So do not hurry and observe the speed mode ...

If you drive a sorted in the direction of Finland, many will come in a purely there for a whole day. From 11 am to 17 hours, they walk through the park and return to Peter.

Nearby is the place where they were filmed "and dawns here are quiet."
But all this is a bit away from the road, but next.

Not far from this place, literally after a couple of km, turn to the old Finnish hydroelectric station to. HPP has long been there, they plan to restore it, but the waterfall will not go anywhere. Scheme with the designation of the waterfall below.

Want to be in the gigantic crater of the meteorite? And the children will like this place, you can not doubt, because there is the largest zoo in the north-west of Russia.

It occupies 30 hectares - this is the territory of 60 football fields and is just 25 km from Ruskaala. Get to the zoo is simply, it is in unique place At the pit of Lake Yanisiyarvi, which is an ancient meteoric crater. All this is the territory of the recreation center "Black Stones".

In the zoo you can see about 500 animals and 90 birds from different continents, including those listed in the Red Book.

Many animal zoo are freely walking on large enclosures and can be observed and photographed as if they are in the wild.

Stock Foto Zoo (C) https://vk.com/kareliazoopark.

In the zoo you can buy food (it is strictly forbidden to feed it) and feed animals from the hands (understandable thing not all, but many). There is a frog kids corner))) There are collected manual animals of which you can iron and feed. I am sure the zoo will like both children and adults. Work schedule: from 10:00 to 19:00 (without days off). Telephone: 8 800 100 88 41 Coordinates: 61.9948 30.7852
Zoo Website: http://kareliazoo.ru/

With housing or place overnight stay in advance. On the days of local holidays, in all rooms you can be booked, which will be a surprise. But the places on any wallet near the city is already enough (from clickable).

For the night, it is better to settle for 19 - 19 hours. This colorful brick building is the Piupun Pih Hotel or the "house with a pipe". Once he was a plant, and now became a hotel. Not the worst option for the building.

Nice hotel. Some of his appearance surprises himself strongly))) an entrance to the hotel through the industrial part of the sorting, but where else to be a former plant is not there. Inside the hotel is small, neat and well-kept, many believe that the best in the city. Parking is spacious, closed guarded. The hotel has a large territory and his pier on the lake.

Single room from 1800 rub., Double from 2800 rubles.

In the main building there is a hotel with a lobby bar, a restaurant and a casino, a Finnish sauna, a disco and a souvenir shop. On the territory of the turbase, the descent of boats on the water and a convenient pier for motorboats, a guarded car park, a skewed and summer cafe are equipped.

Rooms Free Wi-Fi. And sufficiently smart. Rooms there are cool. Even without windows - they are cheaper)))

Even here the restaurant is famous for the entire district. Karelian wickets. I personally do not like it at all))))

All dishes that we ordered were very tasty! Staircase on the balcony of the restaurant))) Arbor from the hotel.

For those who want to save greatly, there is a hotel Sofia in Sortavala.

There is a hostel college students, but the last two floors are equipped under quite decent hotel. Ul. Gagarina, house 15, 3 and 4th floor. Tel 9021 461-32-57 E-mail: [Email Protected][.ru

Double room per 700 rub, with two 1200 rubles, there are triple rooms. Pure, neatly, cheaply and without too much, and even in the city center. There is a shared kitchen with a microwave and a stove, bottled water.

In the room all you need. Both the TV and a wardrobe and normal beds with sane mattresses, without sprinkling springs. Children under 5 years old - free, from 6 to 10 - 50%. Rooms Free Wi-Fi. Three times spent the night here, once I came at night and without a preliminary call, but settled, nothing terrible.

At night convenient to spend the night in the sorted. Ruskeala must be inspected. On the map it is clearly seen what is where is. On Lake, there is even a place for those who want to stay in tents or houses on wheels. It seems to be 500 rubles from the tent per day. But it is all equipped including electricity (but it must be clarified, he himself was not there, all by words).

In addition, there is still a rope park with routes of varying complexity.

And even on the rope over the abyss to go or ride over the abyss with the breeze ...)))

In Ruskeala Park, you can have lunch, buy souvenirs. And most importantly - Ruskeala place year-round. Here your chips and summer and winter.

Traveling fun in Karelia is managed by many tourists. Despite the seeming difficulties in overcoming the path and the absence of high-class comfort, after an excursion for such a picturesque place, only pleasant memories and positive emotions remain.

Introduction

Those tourists who love to contemplate the nature are sent to Karelia. Here you can see it in the original form with almost untouched industrial pollution or industrial buildings.

The sky in these places due to the northern position seems low in comparison with other latitudes. All guests are surprised by crystal clear fresh air and extraordinarily tall pines.

In the edge of the lakes one of the most popular classes is fishing. Here you can catch really trophy copies, the stories about which will surprise all friends. Hunters in these places, too, manage to beat their little records.

Merry in the pastime on the lands of Karelia is added. There are bicycles, horseback riding, safari on quad bikes, snowmobiles, jeeps or motorcycles. You can also ride on dog sledding, during which participants manage not only to see the sights, but also to communicate with incredibly nice husky.

Rivers with thresholds and network lakes allows you to perform full-fledged water trips. Most often you can meet excursions on rafts or kayaks, but some vacationers swim also on boats, catamarans and other water vessels.

While relaxing in this area, local products are a pleasant bonus. Here you can drink tea with therapeutic herbs, evaluate jam from forest berries or try the famous Karelian balm.

As for the architecture, it is here to look at tourists. The sights of the republic are unique and have a feature characteristic only for this edge. Wooden churches on the island of Kizhi, for example, are known far beyond Russia. Amazing religious objects here are also allocated to Valaam and Solovki.

Guests who are accustomed to life in big cities can be happy to visit local villages and small towns in which residents of honor traditions and live according to ancient way. For example, the ancient Finnish architecture of buildings remained in the sortavale.

To spend a vacation in Karelia fun, you need to learn everything about this edge in advance so that a variety of surprises do not find you surprise.

Information

The Republic of Karelia is part of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. Therefore, here you can calmly talk in Russian with the local population, pay Russian rubles and not to translate the clock's arrows if they were tuned at Moscow time.

In the West, the Republic has a state border with Finland, which is more advantageous for tourists. First, you can combine the trips and at the same time visit this European country, and secondly, such a neighborhood created the conditions for the merger of two crops, which are traced in the architecture and history of Finnish and Karelian peoples.

The terrain is dominated by hilly plains. There is no high mountainsSo mountaineering is unlikely to manage to do, but the hills opens no less beautiful view than from the mountains.

Karelia climate is transition from marine to moderately continental. There are very frequent precipitation in these places, so going on the journey, do not forget to get an umbrella, raincoat and rubber boots. In the summer in Karelia Nezharko, and in the winter there is practically no frost.

Entertainment

In addition to standard excursions in attractions and natural objects, in Karelia there is a lot of entertainment institutions. Such places will enjoy young people, because here you can dance and meet new acquaintances.

Every year in September, the Carelian Faces festival is held in Petrozavodsk. It performs musical teams that play in absolutely different styles and genres.

Initially, the festival appeared in Finland, but after it spread beyond the boundaries of this country, conquering the public and neighboring territories. There are groups from Russia, countries of Europe, Africa and America.

If your journey is not autumn, but at the beginning of the summer, then you have the opportunity to get to the holiday of the Day of the Republic of Karelia. It is interesting for not only local residents, but also guests from other regions.

Events in honor of this holiday are held in the republic everywhere both in large cities and in small settlements.

Celebrities come to festivals and concerts in Petrozavodsk, but the visit to the tourist is much more interesting will be a holiday in one of the original settlements. There you can see the speeches of the folk groups, see the costumes that are made with their own hands and try treats by antique recipes.

If you do not have enough local fauna on excursions wildlifeYou can look at the Zoo Greenpark Karjala Zoo, which is located in the village of Kirkkolahti. There are many animals, uncharacteristic for local latitudes. In large enclosures with natural habitat living conditions, a vibrant pig, spotted deer and other animals.

For those who have been exhausted on the holidays on the nightclubs, the establishment of "contact" works in the very center of the capital of the republic. There are events of various scale, such as parties, concerts, discos and games. The club is an elite institution, and the Face Control system operates at the entrance.

You can please the child or remember the childhood in the State Puppet Theater. This theater has been more than 75 years old, but the energies of artists with each generation becomes only more.

The repertoire of the theater is quite extensive, and different types of dolls are involved in production. Here you can see a play with puppets on the threads, with coated dolls, finger, as well as performances where a live plan is used.

Choosing a trip time, do not forget that you are traveling to northern latitudes, which means that in the summer there is a period of white nights, and winter is in the power of the polar night. Romantic blond nights last from the beginning of the summer until the end of July.

About the weather has already been mentioned above, but not all. Yes, there are a lot of rains here, but suddenly cloudy weather can change the bright sun, and then the storm wind can pour. In a nutshell, weather Very changeable, and you need to be ready for everything.

It should not take a large amount, and it does not depend on the level of service or your preferences. The fact is that there will be enough bank card. There are many banks and ATMs in the republic, now they are practically in every village.

The abundance of lakes and reservoirs, as well as the northern position, explains a large number of insects. Therefore, it is necessary to take with me the means of protection against mosquitoes and ticks.

If you want to visit Finland, driving across the border, then the goal of Shopping's visit is best in the customs declaration. With a large breath of tourists, stay at customs can be maximum for a few hours.

To learn nature and culture better, go on a trip on your own - by bike or car. Routes that offer guides are rather monotonous and limited to time. Free movement will allow to stop in the most interesting places and contemplate the nature of any time, and finding the main attractions can be easily found on the map.

This Council concerns a slow cognitive journey through the settlements. It is necessary to go to the water hike only with instructors or experienced tourists. Walking through the forests without accompaniment is also very dangerous - the banks of the rivers are often wetched, a person can easily suck the bog. Also, forests are populated wild animals, many of which are dangerous.

Going to a hike in nature, be sure to take with you the usual paper card. It is not necessary to hope for a steady cellular communication or the Internet, so the programs on the smartphone to which we are so accustomed to enjoy in our cities, here are often useless.

In memory of the trip, you can bring souvenirs with you. Products from birch are the most characteristic gift from the trip. You can purchase frames for photos, bodyworks and even decorations from it.

Very beautiful embroidery on clothes are made in the area of \u200b\u200bOnega Lake. Tourists often buy tablecloths, shirts and dresses with this embroidery.

Cocktail "Karelian Balm" is sold everywhere, but he is cheaper in Medvezhizsk.

A particularly valuable gift from this subject of our country is gemstone Shungit. It is useful for its healing properties. For the placer shungitis, it is useful to walk bare feet. It can be bought in souvenir shops or try independently finding next to Schunga.

At 180 thousand square kilometers of the Republic of Karelia, only 630 thousand people live. For comparison, in the Moscow region, which takes 44 thousand square kilometers, more than 7 million people live. Meanwhile, residents of the republic managed to create their own culture with their tongue and gods.

According to Karelian mythology, the world created the goddess of ITAMAR. Before that, she was 700 years old in the boundless ocean. Once a duck and Sweet flew to her on her knees a nest, in which seven eggs demolished. Earth, sun, moon and stars appeared from these eggs. Then Ultimar without the help of a man gave birth to Son Vynyamyoneen: "The wind is inflated by the girl, the fullness gave her the sea," the People's Karelian song said. Utamar was pregnant for a long time and gave birth to a son at once with a 30-year-old. Vynynyameinen became the first person, warmer and trusted man and created many miracles with the help of witchcraft.

All the mythical heroes of Karelians lived in their own country - Kalevale. Despite the fact that Karelia and Finns, who revered the same gods, stopped believing in Istar and Vynyamynen, they celebrate the Day of National Epos Callava every year on February 28. On the day of the holiday in the cities there are costume processions and theatrical representations.

Karelia began to settle already in the VII-VI millennium BC. The ancient residents of Karelia left behind many traces, many of whom have not yet been studied by scientists. Meanwhile, in 1936, scientists discovered mass burial on the southern deer island of Onega Lake, which dates from the eighth millennium to our era. Together with the human remains, scientists have found guns and arms tips from stone and decorations from animal teeth.

In the islands of the river, you can explore the White Sea Petroglyphs - rock painted images dating from IV-III millennia BC. On the eastern Bank Onega lake is scattered by Onega Petroglyphs, which were created, allegedly, at the same time as the White Sea drawings.

On the same lake is a much younger and very popular Karelian monument with tourists. On the island of Kiez, there is an ensemble of two wooden churches and bell tower built in XVIII-XIX centuries. According to the legend, the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord built a carpenter Nestor without nails. After the end of the work, he threw the ax in the lake so that no one could repeat his feat.

On the Islands of the Valaam archipelago in Ladoga Lake is the Valaam Savior Transfiguration Men's Monastery, which is attending about 100 thousand pilgrims every year. According to legend, the monastery was built on the site of the stone cross, which was watering the apostle Andrei. On another legend, in the X century on Valaam came from some eastern countries Inki Sergius and Herman and founded the monastic fraternity here. Now about 200 people live in the monastery. For pilgrims at the monastery, hotels in which up to 200 tourists can accommodate.

On the eastern shore of Onega Lake, there is another famous male monastery - Muromsky Holy Uspensky founded, presumably at the end of the XIV - early XV century. The monastery founded Lazar Muromsky, who in his spiritual testament called himself a native of Rome. On one of the islands of Vodorozer in Vodlorosorsky National Park It is an Ilyinsky graveyard - a male monastery, created in the XVI century by monks who went to the Solovki. There is another version of the origin of the Graveyard: allegedly the monastery appeared on the site of the ancient pagan sanctuary, where the ancient tribes committed sacrifices.

Another interesting Karelian landmark is in Olonetsk district. This village of Selga, the first mention of which is dated to the beginning of the XVIII century. The village, famous for old hassles, has its own holiday and its museum. In the same area, the city of Olonets, who was first mentioned in the XIII century and in which it is interesting to look at the old churches and chapels, including in the Lutheran Church of Ingria, founded in the 17th century Finns. Finns settled here the King of Sweden, then still owned this land.

The capital of Karelia is Petrozavodsk. The settlements on the place of Petrozavodsk arose in the seventh millennium BC, but the city was officially founded only in the XVIII century, after the discovery of the Alexandrovsky cannon-foundry plant. In Petrozavodsk, three state and republican museums are working: the Kizhi Museum-Reserve, the Museum of Fine Arts, located in the building of the former Olonetskaya Gubernaya Men's Gymnasium, and the National Museum of Karelia. In addition to them, in Petrozavodsk you can also look into the private art gallery "House of Dolls", at the Museum of Geology of Precambria at the Institute of Geology of the Karelian Scientific Center, RAS, in the Museum of Industrial History of Petrozavodsk, in the Maritime Museum and Museum of Mail.

Karelia is popular with outdoor lovers. On the turbulent rivers, Suoudoi, Vama, water, Okhta and Uksa can be melted on kayaks. On the boats and yachts you can ride in Ladoga Schoras, Onega Lake, Lakes Sandal, Segozero, Quito and Keret. Travel companies They organize short alloys for several hours and long trips for 3-7 days. In the republic you can join both jeep tours of soils and forest roads. Participants of the tours stop in ancient Karelian villages, inspect the old churches, waterfalls, rocks and lakes. Here are the annual competitions in the jeep "Karelia Trophy".

If you decide to actively relax in Karelia, then you need to register and get a safety instructions in the Karelian republican rescue service on waters. You can also register in the administrations of districts and in search and rescue detachments of the rescue service, which is in Kondopoga, Medvezhiegorsk, Kemi and Sortavale. It is desirable that during the movement of the tour group once a day communicated with the rescuers and reported about his whereabouts.

Karelia is a great place to hunt and fishing. In the republic you can hunt for a bear, moose, boar, beaver, cunita, plehahar and tetherov - but for hunting for these animals you need a license. Hunting trips and licenses can be obtained in district divisions of the State Committee of the Karelia and in organizations with their own facilities. Travel agencies also organize special tours with food, accommodation in hunting homes and accompanied by hunting. Fishermen go to Syamozero and to Onega Lake for pike and dip, and in the rivers and thresholds of the central and northern regions of the region, salmon, harium and ciga fish.

Through Karelia is international a tourist route "Blue Road", which connects Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. The length of the route is more than two thousand kilometers, for the most part it takes place along the banks of rivers and lakes. The path begins at the Atlantic coast of Norway in the mu-and-wound and ends in Karelian puddle. If you decide to go "Blue Dear", then the most convenient to travel by car.

In Petrozavodsk, you can get on or by car for the federal highway "Cola". All Karelia experienced driver can cross in 12-14 hours. Fans of active recreation often come to the tourist bases, which are built here in large quantities, or put tents. Prices for and recreation centers vary from 600 rubles per night in the "Nigizhma" motel on the shore of the lake to 32,500 rubles at Vitel Ville with its own pool in Lake Ladoga. And regardless of the choice of the bedroom, you will not arrive from Karelia without boxes or hours from Karelian birch, balls and beads from shungitis, tablecloths with frozen embroidery and copyright dolls and paintings of Karelian masters.

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