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Spa Karelia Hotel
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Elegant hotel in the center of Petrozavodsk, surrounded by ecologically clean parkland, offering comfortable rooms, excellent restaurant serving Russian cuisine, 24h bar, and wide range of business services.
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Nevskaya Hotel
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Friendly, award winning, hotel located in a quiet area, close to the center of Petrozavodsk, offering an excellent restaurant serving traditional Russian cuisine, well equipped rooms, Internet access, cozy bar and car park.
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Russia – short info
- Language: Russian
- Capital City: Moscow
- Population: 143.4 million
- Area: 6,592,771 square miles
- Area comparative: approximately 1.8 times the size of the US
- Telephone Calling Code(s): 7
- Electricity: 230V, 50 Hz
- As of Jul 17, 2006:
1 Russia Rubles = $0.04 US
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What to do and see in Petrozavodsk and surroundings
Petrozavodsk is the capital of the Republic of Karelia, set on the western shore of the Lake Onega.
The city is distinguished by its splendid Neoclassical architectural heritage including the Round Square and the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.
- Bronze monument of Peter I build in 1873
- The monument of Russian Poet Gavrila Derzhavin
- Walk along the Onego Lake waterfront
- Visit the unique private gallery "Doll's house"
- Make a trip to the Kizhi island (68 km from Petrozavodsk), which is in the list of the world
cultural legacy of UNESCO, to see the
historical churches and chapels. Here you can see the masterpieces of wooden architecture.
- Make an excursion to the Pegrema village with a unique old Saam’s sanctuary and the place of
ancient earthquake. There are remains of ancient civilizations with tribal totems, ancient erotic
sculptures and stone idols.
- Visit the waterfall "Kivach" and Kondopoga city with the biggest flat waterfall Kivach, the
museum of nature, dendropark (tree-park) and the park of Karelian birch
- In the Sheltozero village you can admire the culture of Karelian native population - the Veps,
Visiting the centre of handicrafts, seeing craftsmen making a souvenirs.
- Make a trip to Lake Ladoga and Valaam island to see the historic monastery and Spaso-Preobrazhensky cathedral.
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