08:19 Arrival in Sortavala by train No. 160B from Moscow or St. Petersburg.
Meeting with the guide at the railway station.
Breakfast in the cafe.
Sortavale city tour.
The architecture of Sortavala can be called the "encyclopedia of northern Art Nouveau".
If the weather is good, you will walk to Vakkosalmi Park, climb the observation decks of Mount Kuhavuori, from where you can enjoy views of the city, the bay and the islands.
A trip to Mount Paaso, the ancient settlement of the Karelians, near the town of Sortavala.
Paaso is located on a high cliff near Lake Karmalanyarvi and the Heljulijoki River.
The area of the settlement is about 1000 sq. m.
The main excavations were carried out in the 70s of the twentieth century.
Several dozen ceramic fragments, arrowheads and spears, as well as a fragment of a sword were found.
Archaeologists date the settlement to the XII-XIII centuries, but most likely it existed earlier, perhaps even in the Viking age, since this area was inhabited by Finno-Ugric tribes already in the VII-VIII centuries.
Lunch at the cafe.
Check-in to the rooms of the selected category.
In the evening, an unforgettable boat trip on the unique Ladoga skerries with access to the open Ladoga.
You will admire the picturesque landscapes, take a walk on uninhabited islands, take selfies in locations on beautiful rocks that are inaccessible to most tourists on bus tours.
Return to the recreation center.
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