Sometimes you want to change the environment and take a break from the everyday noise, bustle, listen to yourself, stop the fever of thoughts and small annoying impressions. Rest at the sea is the first thing that comes to mind. And if you change the direction of your thoughts and turn your face to the Russian North?
Rest in Karelia is the best that one can imagine if the soul wants serene peace, and the mind wants deep contemplation.
Karelia will present the quiet northern beauty of its landscapes at any time of the year. Each season in Karelia is unique in its beauty.
Here you can find great options for different types of vacation, depending on the capabilities, needs and temperament. You can choose a hard extreme - for example, an independent trip in a rented jeep through the Karelian villages, a canoe trip along the clean Karelian rivers with rough rapids, the opportunity to fish in the Karelian lakes full of fish. Vivid impressions and healthy adrenaline are provided for you.
And if you are spoiled for comfort, you can look for a comfortable hotel, one of those that are distinguished by maximum convenience and high quality service. There are many such hotels in Karelia; travelers are loved and appreciated here. You can also visit the capital of Karelia - the legendary Petrozavodsk, an amazing, beautiful, surrounded by water, city with a unique history and unique architectural monuments.
Sometimes a person just needs to recuperate, be in silence and alone with himself. Travel agencies can offer special routes where the traveler can feel one-on-one with virgin untouched nature, see living springs with spring water, see the majestic cascades of stepped waterfalls, breathe in the purest life-giving air, admire the rich animal kingdom, where rare animals live, many of which are listed in the Red Book.
There are fantastically beautiful lakes dotted with archipelagos of islands. Belovodye is a fascinating journey by water to the islands. Many places here are covered with legends, like Kizhi, for example, or the island of Valaam, which keeps the memory of the most tragic pages of the history of pre-revolutionary and post-revolutionary Russia, early Christianity.
Karelia will give the indefatigable mystics the opportunity to touch the secrets of ancient life: on the territory of Karelia there are many ancient megalithic structures, as well as monuments of the era of early Christianity. And wooden and stone architecture, uniquely beautiful ancient temples and civil buildings will surprise with their uniqueness, ingenuity and a sense of harmony among the nameless architects-builders who lived in ancient times on the Karelian land.
Karelia is a world of unique reserves, where you can fully relax throughout the year. The largest are Kalevala Park (74 thousand hectares), Vodlozersky (5 thousand hectares), Paanajarvi Park. The restrained beauty of this region, clean air, transparent springs, amazing Karelian rivers with stormy rapids and stepped waterfalls, crystal clear lakes full of fish, an abundance of birds and animals, many of which are listed in the Red Book, and which can easily be found while walking along magical, relict coniferous forests - all this is generously given by the local land, and the impressions will be remembered for a lifetime.
