How diverse is the flora and fauna of Russia, how many interesting and unusual! The regions located in the northern part of the Russian Federation have a special charm. Impressive landscapes almost untouched by human hand. For example, the popular tourist region in the country is Karelia , famous for its efficient nature, clean lakes, mountain rivers and waterfalls. But the Marble Canyon in Karelia deserves special attention.
Marble Canyon, Ruskeala Mountain Park, Karelia
Not far from the largest city in the Republic of Sortavala and just 20 km from the Russian-Finnish border is one of the most significant historical and natural monuments of the region - the Ruskeal Marble Canyon. As a quarry for the extraction of valuable stone, this place began to be used almost three centuries ago, under Catherine II. In a huge marble layer, a huge bowl was carved by the human hand and its incredible efforts, stretching from north to south for more than 400 km. Being filled with transparent water of an emerald shade, the bowl is fringed by marble, almost vertical, 25 m high cliffs. The quarry was incinerated with remains of mines, galleries and drifts. There are holes that lead to underground grottoes and tunnels, which were flooded on the eve of the Soviet-Finnish war. By the way, many buildings and palaces of St. Petersburg, for example, the Kazan Cathedral, the Hermitage, the St. Isaac's Cathedral, the Marble Palace and others, are faced with marble extracted from the Ruskealsky canyon.
Now here is organized the mountain park "Ruskeala", which is a tourist complex offering to take part in excursions.
Rest in the mountain park "Ruskeala"
Rest in the Marble Canyon of Karelia is possible all year round. Excursion to the mountain park includes a walk along the site with a length of almost 1.4 km, during which it is proposed to inspect the dissected layers of marble surrounded by forest groves, which at any time of the year look unforgettably and unusually. In the warm season, tourists are offered a boat trip along the lake. The canyon looks especially impressive in winter, when the surrounding landscape of frozen lake water and snow-covered rocks is illuminated by artistic light. Organized and a walk along the vertical shaft, which leads the bridge and the tunnel. Fans of diving can plunge into tunnels, which are under water, and see the submerged technique. Tourists, keen on mountaineering, can try their hand at going down to the Ruskealsky dip to the underground lake.
It should be pointed out that it is safe to rest in the Marble Canyon: the entire route is equipped with curbs, descents, stairs and bridges. There is a small coffee, where after an active promenade you can eat well.
As for where to stay at the Marble canyons in Karelia, then there are few options. In the immediate vicinity of the mountain park is a small village Ruskeala, where you can rent a room without frills, or in one of the tourist bases. With comfort, tourists are located in a hotel near the Marble Canyon of Karelia - in Sortavala, for example, in Ladoga, Sortavala, Piipun Piha.
Marble Canyon, Karelia - how to get there?
There are several ways to get to a mountain park. From St. Petersburg by train "St. Petersburg - Kostomuksha" get off at the stop "Sortavala" and hire a taxi to the final point. The car from the cultural capital follows along the Priozerskoe highway (route A129) to Priozersk, from where it reaches Sortalava. From the city are sent to the side of Petrozavodsk, but on the 10th km they turn to the left to the village of Vyartsilya. From the capital of Karelia, Petrozavodsk , follows the Petrozavodsk-Sortavala train # 680-Ч to the Kaalamo station, from where it is then necessary to hire a taxi to the park. By car from the capital of the republic along the P21 highway follow the Yarn, Lyaskel to the village of Wärtsilä.
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