Karelia. Valaam. Kizhi. Ruskeala

Taking into account that in 2020 the Republic of Karelia marks its 100th anniversary, Ajax-PRESS publishing house presents the first guidebook for foreigners in English language in the series “ПОЛИГЛОТ” – about the most beautiful and interesting places of this multifaceted region.

Year by year, the tourists flow to the Republic is growing, and now it has already reached 1.320.000 people per year. In the summer of 2019, travelers from 81 (!) countries visited the region. They are lovers of fishing and pilgrims to the Holy places, hunters to the pristine nature and tourists. Karelia offers holidays for every taste, even for the most demanding. Important to say, that the new unique mountain Park «Ruskeala» is noted as “an important place on the planet, necessary to visit” by British newspaper Daily Telegraph.

Itineraries Around Karelia

I Petrozavodsk is the City of Military Glory

Itinerary 1. A Walking Tour of the City

Itinerary 2. South of Petrozavodsk

II Karelian Priladozhye (Lake Ladoga Coastal Area of Karelia)

Itinerary 3. Sortavala District

Itinerary 4. Lakhdenpokhya District

Itinerary 5. Pitkyaranta District

Itinerary 6. Olonets District

III Northwest of Lake Onegо

Itinerary 7. Kondopoga District

Itinerary 8. Pryazha Interlakes Area

Itinerary 9. Pryazha District

IV Zaonezhye and the Eastern Shore of Obonezhye

Itinerary 10. Medvezhyegorsk District

Itinerary 11. Pudozh District

V Northern Karelia

Itinerary 12. White Sea Coastal Area of Karelia

Itinerary 13. Karelian Pomorie (Coastal Area)