It may be that foreign places are good, however, in Russia there are corners in which you can relax no worse and admire the sights that in Russia there are a lot of .One of such amazing places is Karelia, the rest of which leaves impressions for a long time .Here you can spend time in different ways, for fans of outdoor activities you can stop at camp sites and plenty of snowmobiling and skiing .For those who simply want to spend a relaxing holiday in Karelia, it can show unique places, such as the Valaam Monastery, where you can touch the heritage and stronghold of our faith..A wonderful monastery stretches for many kilometers, drowning in the greenery of Ladoga Lake .However, this sumptuous greens and riot of colors are the result of the titanic and painstaking work of the clergy hands..

Over the years, from day to day, monks prepared the soil, brought fertile land, tirelessly took care of beautiful plants and seedlings .Growing something on the cleanest ground is impossible, but hard work has made the impossible .Here you can see many amazing plants and flowers, once here, in Karelia, they harvested a crop of watermelons .Not having current opportunities, the monk managed to create such a climate that they got accustomed .In the center of the natural miracle, the five-domed Spaso-Preobrazhensky cathedral rises, its greatness makes you turn to an almost reverent whisper, only seeing its domes and the high peak of the chapel .This is a unique complex-ensemble that has absorbed many ancient churches, such as the Church of the Life-giving Spring or the Temple of the Assumption, surrounded by a double ring of monasteries and temples .

But, in addition to such a grandiose complex, the Republic of Karelia can show one more precious pearl - the Solovetsky Islands .In itself, this is a historically priceless place, which played a big role in the creation of the Russian fleet under Peter the Great..Indeed, quite near Arkhangelsk, where our first ships were built .Solovki Monastery once played a big role and helped in the development of this piece of Russia, becoming not just a monastery, but a stronghold of its spirituality and Orthodoxy .The unique Kremlin, built from large boulder stones, became a powerful and impregnable fortress, equal to which there was no .Amazing white temples located on all islands are built in such a way that they create an impression of true unity .

Speaking of such monasteries as Solovetsky and Spaso-Preobrazhensky, it would be abnormal to forget about the greatest miracle of Russian miracles - the Kizhi complex (tours to Kizhi Island), the amazing and magical creation of human hands. The fact is that all the buildings, and more than 70 of them, are built from pure wood, many houses and temples are simply brought to the islands, and the Transfiguration Church with its 22 domes is simply a masterpiece and a crown of creation. Here is the rare church of the Resurrection of Lazarus, dating from the 14th century.

Visiting such places can not simply leave any of the people indifferent, so rest in Karelia becomes unforgettable.