- “The Island” is a photo album of Valaam Monastery, the nature of the Russian North, and man’s path to God.
- On the far north of Lake Ladoga lies Valaam Island, home to one of the holiest of Russian Orthodox monasteries.
- The Oboronny (Defense) Island is located to the south of Valaam, separated by a narrow canal.
- Valaam is the largest island of an archipelago in Lake Ladoga, the largest lake in Europe located in the north of Russia near Finland to whom it had once belonged.
- Find Valaam Island stock images in HD and millions of royalty-free photos, illustrations, and vectors on Shutterstock.
- Özellikle Valaam'a gelen tüm ziyaretçileri etkiler.Petersburg ve ülkenin diğer şehirleri, Skitsky adasında bulunan All Saints manastırı.
- The first picturesque images of Valaam appeared in the middle of the 19th century, when steamship communication between the island and the “mainland” was...
- The area of the park is 24.7 thousand hectares, only 3600 hectares of which account for islands. Valaam Island (2800 hectares) is especially notable among them.
- The transportation connection with the mainland is closed, you can get to Valaam Island only by air if the weather permits or by a hovercraft.
- Particularly striking to all who come to Valaam from St. Petersburg and other cities of the country skete of All Saints, which is located on the island Skitsky.