Valaam Island

If you want to explore not only St. Petersburg, but also Northwest region you can take a boat-trip to the rocky Valaam Island in the Northwest part of Ladoga Lake.

More than 600 years the island belonged to Russian orthodox monastery. Valaam Monastery has existed for more than a thousand years. It is the oldest monastery in Russia. In spite of all the historical vicissitudes that have been unfavorable for the thriving of its monastic life, it has survived as a living witness to monasticism in Russia.

The ancient Valaam still welcomes a great number of guests, tourists and pilgrims.

Rigorous beauty of Valaam nature with its mighty coniferous forests, rocky shore, numerous of picturesque bays, and monuments of church architecture will make an unforgettable impression on you.