For those who cannot start the tour in Sortavala, it is possible to leave Petrozavodsk at 04:00 in the morning by our bus, without additional payment.
08:20 Meeting of the group and gathering at the railway station of Sortavala. Our guide will meet you with a sign at the main entrance to the Sortavala railway station.
08:40 Breakfast at the cafe.
09:10-10:50 Sightseeing tour of Sortavala with a visit to the main attractions of the city.
It is one of two Russian cities with Swedish roots (the second is Vyborg). The architecture here is an incredible mix of cultures – Swedish, Finnish, Soviet, Russian.
11:00 Departure by meteors to Valaam Island. The holy island is not so far away – only 22 kilometers.
11:50-16:50 Arrival at Valaam, sightseeing tour of the central manor of the monastery, performance of the male choir, lunch in the monastery refectory.
We will visit the Transfiguration Cathedral, where the relics of Saints Sergius and Herman, the founders of the monastery, are located. The New Jerusalem tour will reveal unknown fragments of the island's history. We will visit the Resurrection Hermitage.
16:50-17:50 Return trip by meteor to Sortavala.
18:00 Visit to the Kronid Gogolev Art Gallery. We will see an exhibition of paintings made in a unique manner of wood carving.
19:00 Check-in at the hotel, dinner, free time and rest.