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It is a scarcely populated region, covered with woods, swamps and lakes, two of which are the largest in Europe: Ladoga and Onega. Architecture plays a major role in its appeal, since Karelia is characterized by wooden constructions, among which the well-known churches of Kizhi Island, built without a single nail, which show the mastery of the local carpenters. A visit of the island, easily accessible by hydrofoil, is included in the program.
The capital is Petrozavodsk, whose name means “Peter’s factory”, because Peter the Great, the founder of Saint-Petersburg in 1703, established there in the same year a canons’ factory. Owing to its proximity to the Northern Venice, it will be possible for you to extend your trip and visit it. You will then have a chance to see the last rays of the white nights when the trip takes place in summer.
Karelia by snowmobile
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