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    Silver Necklace of the Leningrad Region

    Silver Necklace of the Leningrad Region
    Starts from

    Saint Petersburg

    Transportation

    By Car

    Guidance

    Self-Guided

    Activities

    44

    Duration

    6 days

    Length

    766 mi

    Guide details

    Starts from

    Saint Petersburg

    Transportation

    By Car

    Guidance

    Self-Guided

    Duration

    6 days

    Length

    766 mi

    • Active Leisure
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    Darina Frantz

    Darina Frantz

    Travel Expert

    • See Peanut Fortress and Corela Fortress.
    • Wander around the village of Upper Mandrogi and visit the vodka museum.
    • To get to know Petrozavodsk and its history.
    • Get lost in Ruskeala Natural Park.
    • To find out why the town of Sortvala has that name.
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    The Silver Necklace is a unique route that consists of monuments and natural places worthy of your attention. Covering the Leningrad region and the Republic of Karelia, it will take you through forests and rivers, surrounding Lake Ladoga.
    If you are in search of something really beautiful and inspiring, you should definitely embark on this journey. Many discoveries and vivid impressions await you.
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    • Active Leisure
    The Silver Necklace is a unique route that consists of monuments and natural places worthy of your attention. Covering the Leningrad region and the Republic of Karelia, it will take you through forests and rivers, surrounding Lake Ladoga.
    If you are in search of something really beautiful and inspiring, you should definitely embark on this journey. Many discoveries and vivid impressions await you.
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    Darina Frantz

    Darina Frantz

    Travel Expert

    • See Peanut Fortress and Corela Fortress.
    • Wander around the village of Upper Mandrogi and visit the vodka museum.
    • To get to know Petrozavodsk and its history.
    • Get lost in Ruskeala Natural Park.
    • To find out why the town of Sortvala has that name.
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    Travel itinerary

    Mighty Fortresses
    6 Activities

    Day 1

    115 mi

    Mighty Fortresses

    This journey you will start at the shores of the legendary Lake Ladoga. The first destination is the fortress of Oreshek, which for centuries was an important strategic point during the fighting. You will also visit not less significant Old Ladoga Fortress, located on the bank of the Volkhov River.
    Village romance
    8 Activities

    Day 2

    145 mi0.2 mi

    Village romance

    Today you will leave for the North of the country and find yourself in a real Russian village on the mysterious Upper Mandrogi peninsula. The natives of these places are Veps, who gathered authentic peasant huts, looking for forgotten cultural and historical values. You'll have to touch the local cultural traditions and explore the life of the villagers. Interesting, isn't it ?
    Towards Petrozavodsk
    9 Activities

    Day 3

    130 mi1 mi

    Towards Petrozavodsk

    Today you will have to leave early, you will have to drive to Petrozavodsk through dense Korean forests and several stops in wild, deaf places. In the afternoon you will get acquainted with majestic Petrozavodsk, located on the shore of Lake Onega.
    Going deep into the Karelian forests
    9 Activities

    Day 4

    166 mi

    Going deep into the Karelian forests

    Thick and ancient Karelian forests, they are as if from a magic fairy tale, beckon in their wilderness. You will have to go far away from civilization, learn their mystery and leave their trace in your memory forever.
    Wonder of Nature
    6 Activities

    Day 5

    126 mi0.1 mi

    Wonder of Nature

    Today you will finally reach Ruskeala Nature Park and you will realize how creatively nature has approached the creation of these places, as if an artist and sculptor had formed in tandem the images of these beauties. Be sure to charge your phones and free up your memory, and you will have a huge number of new pictures.
    Returning home
    6 Activities

    Day 6

    83 mi0.1 mi

    Returning home

    Today is the final day of the journey and the silver necklace will be locked in the last and no less important place - the heroic fortress of Korela, which has undergone many attacks and fought bravely.
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