Stay : The North, its holy islands and its white nights
The European part of Russia, in its northern end, is close to the Arctic Circle. In the summer, the sun only sets for a few hours, which offers permanent twilights to be experienced both in the late evening and in the quiet of the forests and lakes. The famous white nights peak in the second half of June.
Summary of the stay
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8 days
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Detail of the stay : The North, its holy islands and its white nights - 8 days
Day 1: St. Petersburg, where everything begins
Steps: Saint-Pétersbourg
St. Petersburg. It is sometimes difficult to find accommodation during the white nights in St. Petersburg and you quickly understand why. For a few weeks, from early June to early July, the city does not sleep. Cross the Neva at night on these small boats that replace open bridges. At any time, Saint Petersburg is splendid, take the time to walk from the Ermitage to Nevski.
ERMITAGE
Day 2: By train to Onega Lake
Steps: Petrozavodsk
Petrozavodsk. Capital of Carelia, Petrozavodsk is a beautiful step on the shores of Lake Onega. The five hours of travel to travel by train are already an experience in itself. Visit Alexander Nevski Cathedral
Day 3: Kiji's wooden monastery
Steps: Île De Kiji
Kiji. This island, located in the middle of Onega Lake, is accessible from Petrozavodsk. Kiji's pogost is one of the world's largest wooden monasteries, and when you say wooden, it's really wooden, it doesn't even contain a metal nail.
Day 4: A World-Wide Air on the White Sea
The Solovki Islands. Visit the monasteries dating back to the fifteenth century of this small archipelago lost in the White Sea.
Day 5: Solovki, sacred islands, martyr islands
. Islands. Also visit the barracks of what was sadly the first work camp, gulag before the hour.
Day 6: In Dvina Bay
Steps: Vologda
Arkhangelsk. Explore the seafront of this city located at the mouth of the long river of the northern Dvina... before you get into a train to Vologda.
Day 7: On the Vologda River
Vologda. Visit the many churches located on the banks of the Vologda River. Take a trip to the Kirillov monasteries and Ferapontov.
MONASTÈRE DE FERAPONTOV
Day 8: Return by train to Saint Petersburg
Vologda. Take a train, 12 hours of travel waiting for St Petersburg.
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