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  • Kizhi Island: Wooden Domes and Open-Air Museum
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    PlaceKizhi Island, KareliaKizhi Island, located 68 km from Petrozavodsk on Lake Onega in Karelia, is home to an open-air museum containing 83 monuments of…Medvezhyegorsky
  • Kizhi Open-Air Museum: Wooden Churches and Island Heritage
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    PlaceKizhi Open-Air Museum, KareliaKizhi Open-Air Museum is a UNESCO World Heritage site on an island in Lake Onega, featuring the iconic 22-domed Church of the…Medvezhyegorsky
  • Ruskeala Mountain Park: A Flooded Marble Canyon in Karelia
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    PlaceRuskeala Mountain Park, KareliaA flooded marble quarry transformed into an adventure park, featuring a dramatic turquoise canyon, underground tunnels, boat rides and zip-lining across cliffs.…Sortavalsky
  • Kivach Waterfall: Hours, Access and What to See
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    PlaceKivach Waterfall, KareliaA 10.7-meter-high cascade waterfall on the Suna River, located in Kondopoga District in the Republic of Karelia. By water volume, it is…Kondopozhsky
  • Kivach Nature Reserve: Waterfall, Taiga and Russian Literary History
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    PlaceKivach Nature Reserve, KareliaEstablished in 1931, Kivach Nature Reserve is a strict nature reserve created to study and protect the taiga of the Republic of…Kondopozhsky
  • Paanajärvi National Park: Karelia’s Wilderness Reserve and Highest Peak
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    PlacePaanajärvi National Park, KareliaA remote wilderness park on the Finnish border containing Karelia's highest peak and the region's deepest lake. Accessible only by advance booking,…Loukhsky
  • Vodlozero National Park: Wilderness, Lakes and Old-Growth Forests
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    PlaceVodlozero National Park, KareliaVodlozero National Park is one of Europe's largest protected wilderness areas, covering 4,280 square kilometers across Karelia and Arkhangelsk Oblast. The park…
  • National Museum of the Republic of Karelia: History, Collections and What to See
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    PlaceNational Museum of the Republic of Karelia, KareliaFounded in 1871, this is one of northwestern Russia's oldest and most important cultural institutions. The museum holds around 120,000 artifacts spanning…Petrozavodsk
  • Petrozavodsk Lake Onega Embankment: Free Waterfront Walk and Sculpture Gallery
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    PlacePetrozavodsk Lake Onega Embankment, KareliaA picturesque landscaped zone stretching about 1.5 to 2 kilometres along Lake Onega's shore, paved with granite stones and featuring a collection…Karelia
  • White Bridges Waterfall: A Karelian Cascade and Hike
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    PlaceWhite Bridges Waterfall, KareliaA 19-meter cascade waterfall on the Kulismajoki River with two arms and ruins of a white stone bridge. The tallest waterfall in…Sortavalsky
  • Valaam Island and Monastery: History, Access and What to See
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    PlaceValaam Island and Monastery, KareliaA stauropegic Orthodox monastery located on Valaam, the largest island in Lake Ladoga in Russian Karelia. Famous for the monastery from the…Republic of Karelia
  • Mount Vottovaara: Ancient Seids and Mysterious Plateau in Karelia
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    PlaceMount Vottovaara, KareliaThe highest peak of the West Karelian Upland, a windswept ridge crowned with over a thousand mysterious stone formations called seids and…Muezersky
  • White Sea Petroglyphs: Ancient Rock Carvings and Neolithic Hunting Art
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    PlaceWhite Sea Petroglyphs, KareliaStone carvings from 6–7 thousand years ago depicting hunting and sailing scenes, animal and human footprints, located on islands in the lower…Belomorsky
  • Lake Onega Petroglyphs: Neolithic Rock Art and UNESCO Site
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    PlaceLake Onega Petroglyphs, KareliaNeolithic rock art dating to circa 4,500 BCE to 3,500 BCE, with 22 carving sites featuring about 1,200 figures on the eastern…Pudozhsky
  • Kinerma Village: A Living Monument to Karelian Wooden Architecture
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    PlaceKinerma Village, KareliaKinerma is a unique historical monument of the traditional wooden architecture of the Livvi Karelians. In 2016 Kinerma was included in The…Pryazhinsky
  • Petrozavodsk: Gateway to Karelia’s Wooden Churches and Lake Culture
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    PlacePetrozavodsk, KareliaThe capital of Karelia on the shore of Lake Onega, founded as a cannon factory in 1703. A gateway to Kizhi Island's…Arkhangelsk Oblast
  • Sortavala: Nordic Architecture and Lake Ladoga Gateway
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    PlaceSortavala, KareliaSortavala is a historic town on the northern shore of Lake Ladoga in Karelia, featuring Finnish Art Nouveau architecture and serving as…Sortavalsky
  • Ladoga Skerries National Park: Granite Islands and Fjord Channels in Karelia
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    PlaceLadoga Skerries National Park, KareliaLadoga Skerries National Park spans 122,000 hectares on the northern and northwestern coasts of Lake Ladoga, protecting unique natural complexes with no…Karelia
  • Lake Ladoga, Karelia: Europe’s Largest Lake and Its Islands
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    PlaceLake Ladoga, KareliaLake Ladoga is the largest lake located entirely in Europe, a freshwater expanse of 17,891 km² located in the Republic of Karelia…Karelia
  • Lake Onega: Europe’s Hidden Wooden Churches and Islands
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    PlaceLake Onega, KareliaLake Onega, located in the Karelian region of northwestern Russia, is the second-largest lake in Europe, covering approximately 3,700 square miles (9,700…Karelia
  • Akhinkoski Waterfalls: Ecotrail, Cascades and Access
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    PlaceAkhinkoski Waterfalls, KareliaA series of cascading waterfalls on the Tohmajoki River near Ruskeala in southern Karelia, featuring a well-maintained ecotrail with wooden bridges and…
  • Girvas Paleovolcano: 2-Billion-Year-Old Frozen Lava in Karelia
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    PlaceGirvas Paleovolcano, KareliaA Paleoproterozoic paleovolcano dating back 2–3 billion years, preserved as frozen lava flows and crater traces in the Suna River bed. One…Kondopozhsky

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