- On the merits of the Karelian resorts
- About beaches
- Summer vacation with children in Karelia
- Note to the traveler
- About sights
The Republic of Karelia has the unofficial name of the "Land of Thousand Lakes" among the tourist brotherhood. On the map of the country, this land appears to be patched with blue pieces of silk. The local nature is conducive to leisurely hikes, overnight stays with tents and songs by the fire in a friendly company of like-minded people. Summer vacations are popular in Karelia and among family people. Well-organized infrastructure for independent travelers includes cottage villages and campings, equipped places for tent camps, youth camps and tourist complexes.
On the merits of the Karelian resorts
Karelian nature, ecologically clean walking routes, opportunities for fishing and hunting, architectural landmarks included in the golden fund of wooden architecture are not the only arguments "for" spending a vacation in Karelia:
- Travel companies working here offer a huge range of exciting excursions and entertainment, including quad bikes and jeep safaris, river rafting, water skiing and motorbiking on lakes, participation in festivals and celebrations.
- It is easy to get to Karelia by car, and guarded parking lots are provided everywhere at recreation centers.
- The tourist infrastructure is tailored for family vacations, and each complex provides entertainment for children of all ages.
- Meals at the recreation centers are organized from organic products supplied by local farms.
- Karelian sanatoriums offer health treatments based on the use of local mineral waters and sapropel lake mud.
About beaches
Located in the northern latitudes, Karelia, despite the absence of the sea, offers its guests a decent beach holiday on the shores of its many lakes. Recreation centers equip beaches where you can not only sunbathe and swim, but also change comfortably and use the services of renting means for recreation on the water.
Lake Onega with its famous beaches in the Vodlozersky National Park is popular with active tourists. Here sunbathing can be successfully combined with boat trips, boats and kayaks, water skiing and fishing.
Holidays on the shores of Lake Ladoga are chosen by fans of wildlife. In the Nizhnesvirsky reserve there is an opportunity to observe the birds that nest here in the summer.
Pine forests, mushroom places, excellent fishing combined with swimming in the clear waters of Syamozero attract more and more people to summer beach holidays in Karelia every year.
You can sunbathe in the Karelian resorts already in mid-June, but the water in the lakes warms up to + 20 ° C only in the middle of July. The bathing season lasts only a month, but this time is enough for admirers of the charming northern nature, and each next year brings new admirers to the republic.
Summer vacation with children in Karelia
Hotels, in the usual sense of the word, in Karelia can be found only in cities, and in nature it is customary to relax in campsites and cottage villages. Going on vacation with children, do not worry about their comfort. Even a small child will receive a lot of impressions and decent service, because most modern tourist centers offer not only equipped children's towns, dishes on the menu and interesting excursions adapted to the needs of little travelers, but also babysitting services.
When choosing a place to stay with kids, read reviews and photos in travel guides and feel free to book a tour! Young travelers will be delighted with swimming in children's pools, and playing rooms with sets of modern games, and riding on water slides equipped at Karelian recreation centers.
Note to the traveler
- At the tourist centers of Karelia the possibility of holding corporate meetings and business negotiations is provided. Many are equipped with rooms for conferences and game team building.
- Shungite massage kits and creams will help in the treatment of joint diseases. This natural material was formed from organic sediments at the bottom of the lakes.
- Hunting permits or vouchers are issued by subdivisions of the State Committee for Hunting in the regional centers of the republic.
- Special remedies for mosquitoes should be in the backpack of any tourist, and in order to avoid problems with ticks, vaccinations should be carried out in advance.
About sights
Summer vacation in Karelia is impossible without visiting interesting sights and memorable places. The most famous tourist guidebooks call the architectural museum-reserve "Kizhi".
The Kizhi Pogost is a visiting card of Karelia. It was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, and its Cathedral of the Transfiguration with 22 domes, the bell tower and the Church of the Resurrection of Lazarus, cut from wood in the 15th century, can be called true pearls of the wooden architecture of Russia. The capital of the republic is also ready to offer many interesting routes for the curious traveler. Choosing what to visit in the city on your own, pay attention to the National Museum of Petrozavodsk. Its exposition will not let even a child get bored, because the halls of the museum display amazing evidence of the historical past of the northern land. Here you can admire ancient rock paintings, listen to songs of the Karelians and take photos of national costumes. The entrance ticket price is purely symbolic, and everyone is guaranteed a good experience from the excursion.
