Lake Onega is a rather popular place for recreation and tourism in Russia, but we will talk and look at all sides of this piece of paradise. Lake Onega is located in the north-west of Russia, in the Republic of Karelia. Lake Onega can be safely called the pearl of Karelia, because all tourists and visitors to Karelia immediately rush to visit Lake Onega and tourist places near the lake. ( 11 beautiful photos)
In length, Lake Onega stretches for 245 km. Lake Onega is one of the largest lakes in Europe, in size it is second only to Lake Ladoga. And its width is 91 km. As you can see, the lake is very large in size. The total area of the water surface of the lake is 9690 km². Almost in the center of the lake there are a number of islands: Kizhi Island, Big Kliminetsky Island, etc. ( Lake map below)
About 50 rivers flow into the lake, and one flows out - the Svir River. A hydroelectric power station has been installed on the river. In general, Lake Onega is of great importance for the country as a whole. One of the main advantages of Lake Onega is that it is one of the most important navigable arteries of such important waterways of the country as the Volga-Baltic waterway and the White Sea-Baltic Canal. Lake Onega has always been fully used by the state, thanks to it we can get cargo from Germany to Iran in the shortest possible time.
At present, fishing is fully established on Lake Onega. Here are the main types of fish caught in the local waters: vendace, smelt, whitefish, burbot, pike perch, roach, ruff, perch, bream, pike, salmon, if you are very lucky, you can catch Ide here. Probably most fishermen know about the local fishing spots, and what kind of stories go about fishing. Really fishing on Lake Onega will be one of the best in the country.
About 30 species of different fish species live in the waters of the lake, mainly predatory fish: pike perch, salmon, pike, perch, etc. The fact is that the relief bottom of Lake Onega is perfectly suitable for living aquatic life And where there is food, there is fish. There have been rumors about glorious fishing in Lake Onega since ancient times. The bottom is predominantly silty, with various kinds of ridges, depressions and pits.
The average depth of the lake is 30 meters, the deepest point is a mark of 107 meters, near the shores and capes the depth does not exceed 8-9 meters in depth. It is worth noting the unique purity of the lake, it can only be compared with, the transparency of the water allows you to see up to 8 meters in depth, in the bays due to the strong current you will not see this, the bottom is visible only to a depth of 1 meter. As for the shore of Lake Onega, it can be noted that the entire coast is indented by small capes, this is the result of the ice age.
As you yourself have noticed, Lake Onega is extraordinarily beautiful, every day there are water excursions on motor ships, few people can remain inspired by such unearthly beauty, it seems the sky here smoothly descends into the water. Lake Onega served as an object for their works and inspiration for many writers, poets and artists. Tourist walks have recently been gaining more and more popularity among both foreigners and Russians.
Tourists will also be pleasantly surprised by architectural sights, such as Ilyinsky Pogost, made of wooden log cabins. Also on the territory of the lake is the largest national park Europe, its area is 500 thousand hectares. Of course, the composition of the park includes not only the lake but also the picturesque taiga. In total, there are 187 species of birds, 39 species of mammals, 5 species of amphibians and 21 species of fish in the Vodlozersky National Park, the park includes about 100 different lakes.
Unfortunately, at this time we can state the intense pollution of the environment, namely the local waters. The fact is that large enterprises located on the shore of the lake, violating all laws, abundantly emit pesticides into the environment, about 190 million m³ of wastewater are thrown into the waters of the lake per year, but of course, oil products cause the main damage to nature, if this continues then in the end, instead of the indescribable beauty of the “fresh sea”, the lake will turn into a dirty oil puddle.
On the shore of the lake there are some large cities - the City of Petrozavodsk, which in particular is the capital of Karelia; the city of Kondopoga is famous for its unique churches; Medvezhyegorsk is the capital of the construction of the White Sea-Baltic Canal. Cities are actively developing, including thanks to the lake. There are two large ports on the lake, located in the cities of Petrozavodsk and Medvezhyegorsk.
As for recreation in these places, the lake is suitable only for lovers of traveling around the Motherland, you will not find colorful beaches and major centers entertainment, the city is more of an industrial character. I wish you vivid impressions from your travels.
"Onego-father" - this is how the Russian people who lived on the shores of Lake Onega from antiquity called their breadwinner, what they considered this quiet, transparent expanse framed by picturesque shores under the sky, shining with pearl light through the veil of almost permanent clouds here.
Russian scientist, historian and archaeologist of the late 19th century, founder of the Russian school of ethnography H.N. Kharuzin (1865-1900) in his work “Materials collected among the peasants of the Pudozh district of the Olonets province” cites such an appeal to the lake, recorded by him: with incoming guests, bless the water to take not for the sake of cunning, not for the sake of wisdom, but for the sake of goodness and health ... ”In addition to the sacral and ritual intonation, one can also read the sincere gratitude of people to the lake - for the purity of its water, for the abundance of fish in it and timber on it shores. And, of course, for the beauty that pleases the eye and soul. And now the townspeople who come to Lake Onega in order to see the wooden architecture of the Kizhi reserve, the “demons” - the petroglyphs of Cape Besov Nos, go fishing, just relax and unwind, all as one say that they experience an unusually strong surge of spiritual strength here.
The name Onego is Sami in origin, like many original names of settlements on its shores, which is a clear answer to the question of who mastered these shores. The Scandinavians and Russians also call the Finno-Ugric Saami the Lop, Loplyans and Lapps (this is where the toponym Lapland comes from). The Vepsians (Chud) also lived here. The Slavs came here in the 5th century. In the Sami language, the word ale, or elo, which was transformed in Russian into Onego or Onega, simply means " big lake". It is large, the second largest water surface in Europe after Lake Ladoga, with which it is connected by the only river flowing from Onego - the Svir, while about 50 rivers flow into it. As for the more ancient inhabitants of the shores of Lake Onega, archaeological excavations on the islands of the southern Zaonezhye Big Lelikovsky and Small Lelikovsky testify that people lived there settled from the Neolithic era (the turn of V-IV - the beginning of the III millennium BC).
Geologists attribute the rocks that form the basin of the lake to the Proterozoic period. Hydrologists believe that this basin was filled mainly with water from melting glaciers, as well as underground sources. At the same time, the channels of the rivers flowing into the lake were formed. The location of the fjords in the north and northwest of the lake, rocky ridges and placers of small islands covered with granite boulders between them in the bays (bays) on the map of the lake are a kind of schematic reproduction of the movement of the ice cover here on the ground. This movement occurred gradually and in different periods of the ancient glaciation of the European continent, with powerful jerks and shocks generated, as is quite obvious, by tectonic processes during the movement of the margins of the lithospheric plates. Under the influence of these processes, the larger islands of the lake were also formed, the total number of which, together with the very tiny ones, is about 150. The largest of the islands is Bolshoi Klimetsky (Klimenetsky), whose area is 147 km 2; There are several settlements here, a school operates. Other large islands are (Kizh), Kerk, Deer, Sennogubsky, Suysari. Large islands fall on the northern segment of the lake.
Depths in the southern segment of the lake in coastal water spaces range from 9 to 14.5 m. Netak in the north. From the line Petrozavodsk - the mouth of the Vodla River, bottom depressions begin, some reach depths of 111, 115.5 and even 132.5 m, although 127 m are considered to be the maximum depth. water in Onega can vary depending on the strong winds prevailing in a given year, moving layers of water, or the amount of precipitation.
Lake Onega on the territory of Karelia (mainly), Leningrad and Vologda regions extends from the north-north-west to the south-south-east. The maximum length of the lake - between the Black Sands shore in the south and the mouth of the Kumsa River in the north - reaches 220 km, and the width - from Lake Logmo, actually a continuation of Onega, to the village of Pudozhsky Pogost - 86 km. The coastline in the south has a relatively smooth character, in the north it is indented by narrow fjords bordered by skerries.
Some were created by nature, others by man. It makes no sense to talk about which ones are more important, they are all valuable - because, in fact, they are inseparable.
The natural resources of Lake Onega are not fundamentally different from those of Lake Ladoga or, say, Lake Vänern in Sweden, because all these lakes in Northern Europe stand on the same geological Baltic granite shield, have a common history of origin, similar climate and hydrology. True, Onega belongs to the Baltic Shield only in its northern part, and in its southern part - to the Russian platform. The non-specialist will not notice this, but any person who understands the dim northern nature, will rejoice that he again sees deserted sandy spits, rocky capes, avant-garde detachments of virgin coniferous forests approaching the water. And also to the fact that he can stay in silence and fish from the heart here in clear water. The bottom of the lake with its muddy areas, elevation changes from deep holes to shallow water, underwater ridges contribute to the fact that different breeds of fish are found here, and they fatten up a lot of body weight. The ichthyofauna of Lake Onega includes 47 species and varieties of fish. Among them are sterlet, salmon, trout, lake and stream, pike, whitefish, grayling, eel, etc. The lake begins to freeze around mid-December, but this is not the main obstacle for fishing enthusiasts, but short daylight hours.
Onega is connected with Ladoga by the Svir River, with the White Sea by the White Sea-Baltic Canal. And so on: with the Volga, the Caspian and Black Seas - through the network of canals of the Volga-Baltic waterway.
In total, 552 man-made monuments are registered on the coast of the lake today. Among the petroglyphs of Onega, the most famous, whose age is 5-6 thousand years, are those located on Cape Besov Nos, especially three large "figures" - an anthropomorphic "Bes" 2.3 m long, along the entire "body" of which there is a crack , looking really ominous, “Otter” (or “Lizard”) and “Burbot” (or “Catfish”). There are other places on Onega with Neolithic monuments, no less interesting, on the rocky outcrops of the coast from the mouth of the Vodla River to the mouth of the Chernaya River: it is better to learn about them and the road to them on the spot, the tourist infrastructure here, alas, is not yet very developed. The technique for creating these images is common for the Neolithic: dot-cutting on stone. On the peninsula Kochkovnavolok at the mouth of the Vodpa there are open in the 1980-1990s. the northernmost rock paintings of Lake Onega. Anthropomorphic figures are also found here, while images of animals predominate, and among them - swans (there are swans in other accumulations of petroglyphs). The largest local “swan” from head to tail is 4.12 m. These petroglyphs are much worse preserved than on the Besovy Nos: erosion has affected, some images are overgrown with lichens, and yet the most valuable impression from what they saw here is that the ancient hunters and fishermen thought not only about food, they also admired the surrounding world and, judging by the size of some figures, deified it, because the swan is not at all a game bird, but the personification of beauty and purity.
The beauty of the wooden buildings collected on the island of Kizhi in the State Museum-Reserve of Russian Orthodox Wooden Architecture "Kizhi", or "Kizhi Pogost", is included in the list world heritage UNESCO. In addition to the churches originally built on the island itself, chapels, houses and outbuildings from Zaonezhye and other regions of Karelia were moved here with all possible care. Many legends tell about the “piecework” of the exhibits of this open-air museum. The most famous of them is the carpenter Nestor, who built the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord with one ax (initially without a single nail), threw the ax into the lake so that no one could copy his work.
general information
Lake of glacial-tectonic origin on the territory of the Republic, Leningrad and Vologda regions in the north-west of the European part of the Russian Federation.Education time: about 12 thousand years ago, with the end of the last Valdai glaciation.
According to hydrographic parameters, Lake Onega is included in the water basin of Lake Ladoga and the Neva River.
Type: fresh.
The most significant flowing rivers: Vytegra, Suna, Andoma, Vodla, Shuya.
The largest islands: Bolshoy Klimetsky, Bolshoy Lelikovsky (in the southern Zaonezhye), Kerk, Deer, Sennogubsky, Suysari.
Cities: Petrozavodsk, Kondopoga, Medvezhyegorsk, urban-type settlement Povenets.
Outflowing river: Svir.
Nearest airports: Pulkovo in St. Petersburg (international), Besovets in Petrozavodsk.
Numbers
Length: 220 km.Maximum Width: 86 km.
Note: different sources give different indicators of the length and width of the lake.
Water surface area: 9720 km 2 (excluding islands, whose area is 224 km 2).
Total number of islands: more than 1500.
Water mass volume: 295 km3.
coastline length: 1280 km.
Max Depth: 127 m.
catchment area: 62,800 km2.
Water transparency: 1.5 to 8 m.
Climate and weather
Transitional: from temperate continental to maritime.January average temperature: -9°C.
July average temperature: +16°С.
Maximum water temperature in July-August: +24°С.
Average annual rainfall: 610 mm.
Economy
Shipping.Fishing.
Tourism.
sights
■ Petrozavodsk: Cathedral Alexander Nevsky (1826), Exaltation of the Cross Church (1852), Onega Embankment - an open-air museum, which houses a monument to the founder of the city, Peter I, monuments-gifts from sister cities, the Wishing Tree, other sculptures and structures, the Park culture and recreation - the former Petrovsky Garden, founded in 1703, the oldest park in Russia.■ Kondopoga: wooden church of the Assumption of the Mother of God (1774), local history museum, Ice Palace(2001).
■ Petroglyphs of Cape Besov Nos, the Kochkovnavolok peninsula and other rocky ledges on the banks.
■ Kizhi Island- State Historical, Architectural and Ethnographic Museum-Reserve "Kizhi" (UNESCO World Heritage Site): ensemble "Kizhi Pogost": the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord (1714), crowned with a complex system of 22 domes arranged in 4 tiers; the Church of the Intercession of the Virgin (1764), the Tent Bell Tower (1863), the oldest wooden church in Russia - the Resurrection of Lazarus from the Murom Monastery (XIV century), as well as other churches, chapels, peasant houses, barns, a mill, rigs - a total of 76 buildings.
■ Monuments of Pegrema(opened in 1985) - an archaeological complex 1.5 km from the village of Pegrema on the Zaonezhsky Peninsula 100 monuments from different eras, including a unique cult complex (III-II millennium BC): boulders resembling figures people and animals.
■ Bolshoi Klimetsky Island.
Curious facts
■ The island of Bolshoy Klimetsky has the glory of an anomalous place. Fans of interpreting mysticism explain the origin of such stories by the fact that there is an “entrance to Parallel Worlds". Ancient legends about ghosts roaming the island and "witch lights" can be immediately attributed to the phantasmagoria of an inflamed consciousness, because it is known that there was an ancient temple on the island. But there are still unexplained facts of our time. So, in 1973, the captain of the fishing vessel Pulkin disappeared here. It is impossible to imagine that he got lost, he is a local, experienced person. Pulkin appeared 34 days later, dirty, ragged and emaciated. But he didn’t really tell anything, he only repeated that he didn’t remember where he was and what happened to him. In 2008, a local fisherman, Yefimov, said that “someone” drove him in the same circle five times in a row. In the summer of 2009, a group of students moored ashore. But as soon as they pitched their tents, they heard a rumble coming from somewhere out of the ground. All began severe headaches and nausea. The frightened youth quickly packed up and set off on their return journey. As soon as the guys sailed from the shore, all unpleasant symptoms receded.■ From time to time there are rumors about increased levels of radiation on Kizhi Island. Scientists of the Institute of Geology of the Karelian Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, on the basis of their research, refuted these idle conjectures.
■ The word "trolling" in the language of a modern person is associated primarily with some kind of hoax, deliberate challenge, provocation, manipulation. Most often, it appears in social networks - both as a mode of action and as a term. However, the primary origin of this word is from the lexicon of fishermen. This is a fishing method. On Lake Onega, trolling at medium depths, from 30 to 60 m, is widely used. Its essence is to hold the bait in the water from a boat or from a motor boat. When trolling, up to 10 rods are used. They are installed on the sides with the help of special devices.
■ Since 1972, Russia's largest international multi-day sailing regatta has been held on Lake Onega at the end of July. Mostly cruising yachts of the Orel 800 class participate in the races, since 2003 yachts of the Micro class are also allowed to compete. The regatta starts and finishes in Petrozavodsk.
Its area with the islands, according to Strelbitsky, is 9751.1 km2
Lake Onega is elongated along the north-north-west line and its greatest length between the Black Sands in the south and the mouth of the Kumsa in the north reaches 220 km, and the greatest width from Logm Lake to the Pudozhsky churchyard is 86 km. The height of the lake is about 45 m. According to the nature of the structure, Lake Onega can be divided into two parts by a line running from Petrozavodsk to the mouth of the Vodla River. All southern part The lake is one vast basin with a slightly winding coastline, while the northern one has the character of skerries: here the lake branches into many narrow and long bays, maintaining a general direction from north-northwest to south-southeast. This nature of the shores significantly increases the length of the coastline of the lake, reaching up to 1,280 kilometers.
The shores of Lake Onega are mostly elevated. In its northern and western parts are covered, the southern part of the banks is low and, especially near the mouth of the Vytegra River. The eastern shore in the southern and middle parts is sandy, formed by the deposits of the lake itself; three terraces can be traced inland here; further north East Coast the lake becomes elevated and is composed of solid. The nature of the structure of the northwestern part of the lake, with its narrow bays, elongated from the northwest to the southeast and separated by the same narrow and long ridges, serves as one of the confirmations of the spread of an extensive cover here during the ice age.
Lake Onega in Medvezhyegorsk
Lake Onega receives a number of tributaries, of which the most significant flow into it from the southeast and east - these are the Vodla, Andoma and Vytegra rivers. Taking, in addition, many more rivers and streams that serve as the sources of a whole mass of lakes surrounding Lake Onega, the latter forms an extensive water basin, occupying up to 58,328 square meters. kilometers. The only source of all this mass of water is the Svir River, which flows out of the southwestern end of the lake and flows into Ladoga, entering, together with the latter, into the system of the Neva river basin. Lake Onega, occupying an intermediate position between and, could play a big role in the inland waterway between and, if there was a navigable connection with the latter.
Coastline differs sharply in character in its southern and northern parts. As already mentioned above, in the first part the coasts are slightly indented and there are no deeply protruding bays. On the contrary, the northern and northeastern parts of the lake are replete with bays, and, just as it is seen in Ladoga. A particularly large tortuosity of the coastline begins at Petrozavodsk and ends at Povenets. All the most significant bays are located along this stretch of the coast; of these, the most notable are the following six:
To the north-west of Petrozavodsk, a vast bay of the same name stretches, which, together with Lake Logmo, which forms its continuation, reaches 17 km. length; at the entrance it has about 7 km. width; near the entrance there are several islands from the south and from the north.
Further north is a large bay Kondopazhskaya, extending deep into the mainland for 30 km. The width of the entrance is about 7 km, but it narrows to 5 km. the island of Suisari. Like the Petrozavodsk Bay, Kondopazhskaya Bay also has lakes as its continuation, stretched in that direction. The Suna River flows into the western part of the bay, on which famous waterfall Kivach.
Lizhma Bay- a narrow and long bay, jutting out into the mainland for 35 kilometers; its width at the entrance is about 5 km., in some places it narrows to several hundred meters between the islands, of which there are quite a lot. The river Lizhma flows into it.
Unitskaya Bay, up to 45 km long. and a width of 6 km. up to several hundred meters. Guba is occupied by a whole archipelago of islands.
Guba Velikaya, jutting out for 20 kilometers into the Zaonezhie peninsula; the width at the entrance to the bay reaches 9-10 km. Several islands are located in the southwestern wider part.
Povenets Bay- this is the name of the entire north-eastern part of the lake, separating the Zaonezhie peninsula from the mainland. Its greatest width is opposite the city of Povenets, where it reaches 20 km. Three more very narrow and long bays (up to 20 km long, 2 km wide and less) separate from this bay, extending far into the northeastern part of the Zaonezhie peninsula.
Peninsulas and islands. Due to the long and narrow bays of the northwestern part of the lake, there is no shortage of peninsulas, of which the most significant lies between the Unitskaya Bay and the Povenetsky Bay. Its length, counting from the top of the Unitskaya Bay, is up to 70 km, and its maximum width is up to 32 km. The width of the isthmus connecting it with the mainland is about 10 km. In addition to the Great Bay and three others, separated from the Povenets Bay, the interior of the peninsula is cut by several more narrow and long lakes, elongated parallel to all the bays of this part of the lake.
There are many islands, but they are all located in its northern part: the largest of them is Klimetsky, at the southeastern tip of Zaonezhye. It is about 24 km long. and about 7 km wide. Of the others are remarkable: Kizh, Kerk, Deer, Sennogubsky, Suisari. Some islands, especially Klimets, are quite densely populated.
Onega lake. Great Guba
According to the works, the line is 21 meters deep, following, in general, quite close to the outline of the shores, and is significantly removed from them at the southwestern tip of the lake. Then this line completely leaves aside: the Unitskaya Bay, the strait between the island of Klimetsky and Zaonezhie, the Velikaya Bay and the middle part of the Povenets Bay. Inside this isobath in the northern part of the southern, wide half of the lake, a vast area is occupied by a basin with depths of 9–12 meters, in the middle of which there are several places with depths reaching 14.2–14.5 meters.
The greatest depths are found north of the line Petrozavodsk - the mouth of the Vodla River. Here is the greatest depth of 124 m. And further to the north there are several more depressions with depths of 111, 115.5 and even 132.5 meters. These depths are located between Zaonezhie and the mainland. It should be noted that all with the greatest depths, both in the northern and southern parts of the lake, are elongated along the direction characteristic of Lake Onega from the north-north-west to the south-south-east. Then significant depths are still found in the northernmost tip of the Povenets Bay, where they reach up to 92.4 meters.
Water level and current. The correct annual fluctuations in the level of Lake Onega are insignificant: the largest level difference measured so far (in 20 years) is 1.8 meters. These studies did not show the existence of any regular currents in the lake. In the middle, pelagic part, they depend on the direction of the blowers; the currents take on a constant character only at the mouths of the rivers flowing into the lake and against the mouth of the Svir River - the source of the lake.
Opening and freezing. There are very few observations on this issue: at Ascension, the average opening occurs on May 5, at Petrozavodsk, too, and freezing at Ascension on December 22, at Petrozavodsk on November 26. The average number of days of an ice-free surface for the first point is 231, for the second - 205. In winter, the lake is covered with a continuous ice cover, along which there is communication across the lake. The duration of navigation is, of course, somewhat less than the number of ice-free days.
Lake Onega is a lake in the north-west of the European part of the Russian Federation, located on the territory of Karelia, the Leningrad and Vologda regions. The second largest lake in Europe after Ladoga. Refers to the Baltic Sea basin of the Atlantic Ocean. The area of \u200b\u200bthe lake without islands is 9690 km 2, and with islands - 9720 km 2; the volume of water mass - 285 km 3; length from south to north - 245 km, maximum width - 91.6 km. The average depth is 30 m, and the maximum depth is 127 m. The cities of Petrozavodsk, Kondopoga and Medvezhyegorsk are located on the shores of Lake Onega. About 50 rivers flow into Lake Onega, and only one flows out - the Svir.
The average depth of the lake is 31 m, the maximum depth in the deepest northern part of the lake reaches 127 m. The average depth in the central part is 50-60 m, closer to the south the bottom rises to 20-30 m. bottom depressions. In the northern part of the lake there are many troughs, alternating with high bottom rises, forming banks, on which industrial trawlers often fish. Much of the bottom is covered with silt. Typical forms are luds (shallow stony shoals), selgas (deep-water elevations of the bottom with stony and sandy soils, in the southern part of the lake), underwater ridges and ridges, as well as depressions and pits. Such a relief creates favorable conditions for the life of fish. The regime of Lake Onega is characterized by a spring rise in water, which lasts 1.5-2 months, with an annual water level amplitude of up to 0.9-1 m. The flow from the lake is regulated by the Verkhnesvirskaya hydroelectric power station. Rivers bring up to 74% of the incoming part of the water balance (15.6 km 3 per year), 25% falls on precipitation. 84% of the expenditure part of the water balance falls on the runoff from the lake along the Svir River (an average of 17.6 km 3 per year), 16% - on evaporation from the water surface. The highest water levels of the lake are in June - August, the lowest - in March - April. There are frequent unrest, storm waves reach up to 2.5 m in height. The lake freezes in the central part in mid-January, in the coastal part and in the bays - in late November - December. At the end of April, the mouths of the tributaries are opened, the open part of the lake - in May. The water in the open deep parts of the lake is transparent, with visibility up to 7-8 m. In the bays it is slightly less, up to one meter or less. The water is fresh, with a mineralization of 10 mg/l.
The thought of writing this post was a long time ago. As a child, together with my parents, I regularly went to rest on Lake Onega. We passed first on an inflatable boat, and then on a sailing tourist catamaran "Albatros" a significant part of it. You can read about how and on what we went in the article.
In 2017 and early 2018, we again visited Lake Onega. In this article I want to talk about some interesting places on Lake Onega and its environs. Of course, this is only a small part of the natural and historical beauties of Obonezhie.
If you want to see the predominantly natural beauties of Obonezhie, then some disappointment may await you on a road trip. At least I had it. Karelian beauty is visible mainly from the water: sheep's foreheads and curly rocks, miniature lakes in the rocks, on the banks of which miniature trees grow - natural "bonsai", nature untouched by man. And, of course, the boundless Lake Onega itself. However, at times and along the road there are very picturesque landscapes.
The logging road goes deep into the forest
Those places on Lake Onega, where you can get by car (especially if you are not an off-road enthusiast), are often very uninteresting and dirty clearings, from where all the beauty can be seen only through serious optics. But, on the other hand, you have the opportunity to visit many ancient villages, where large northern houses of the 19th century and wooden churches have been preserved. After all, the peasants, first of all, were interested in the wealth of the land and the convenience of communication, and not at all the rocks and other natural beauties.
In my opinion, in order to get the full impression of Obonezhie, you need to combine all the options for movement: by water and by land.
This place can only be reached by water: Lizhma Bay. Digitized slide
A bit about the geological history of Lake Onega
Lake Onega is the second largest in Europe after Lake Ladoga. It, like the whole of Fennoscandia, is distinguished by a special beauty. Here you can find one of the oldest rocks on earth , whose age exceeds 3-3.5 billion years, the remains of ancient volcanoes and products of their eruptions.
Recent glaciation , the last of which (Valdai) ended approximately 10 thousand years ago, emphasized the ancient structure of the region. The map shows that many lakes, bays, hills - selgi and others are elongated in the direction from the northwest to the southeast. On the "lamb foreheads" often you can find long parallel strokes - traces of a glacier. Often there are boulders brought by the glacier from Scandinavia.
In Unitskaya Bay you can see picturesque rocks. They are a real textbook on geology. Digitized slide
After the melting of the glacier, a man came to these places. Archaeological monuments of world importance are located on Lake Onega: Onega petroglyphs , Oleneostrovskiy Mesolithic burial ground and etc.
Finds from the burial ground on the South Deer Island of Lake Onega (VI millennium BC). National Museum of the Republic of Karelia
Interesting places on Lake Onega for traveling by water
The northern part of Lake Onega is dissected by narrow long bays - “lips”, which are convenient and safe for sailing on small tourist vessels - inflatable boats, kayaks, sailing tourist vessels, etc. Unlike skerries, it is much less crowded here.
The most picturesque places, in my opinion, are Unitskaya and Lizhemskaya (Chorga) lips , with numerous rock outcrops. The Unitskaya Bay is very winding, with a large number of islands, the most interesting of which are sandy transverse islands , Kolgostrov where an ancient pagan sanctuary has been preserved. There is also an abandoned Pegrema village , in the vicinity of which a cultural and historical complex operates. Lizhma lip is straight. There are many beautiful places here, for example, Sonya Island , Pai-lip (or rather, its southern part, facing the Deer Islands). To the south, the Unitskaya and Lizhemskaya lips are combined into Big Onego Bay whose shores are mostly sandy.
It is convenient to get to the Lizhma Bay from station Lizhma located a couple of kilometers away. Easy access to the water. To the Unitskaya Bay - from station Kyappeselga , then on a ride to the village of Unica, where there is a recreation center and you can leave the car. Further - only on the water.
Pine on the coast. Unique lip. Digitized site
Unrest in the Lizhma Bay. Digitized slide
In the Lizhma Bay. Digitized slide
Happy childhood on the shores of Lake Onega. Digitized slide
Our catamaran "Albatross", on which we sailed on Lake Onega. Digitized slide
On the peninsula Zaonezhie there are a lot of beautiful small lakes, which can be reached mainly on foot along swampy forest roads. Off-road enthusiasts can try to drive over them in cars. Especially picturesque, in my opinion, Ladmozero . At its southern end is an ancient Cherkasy village . interesting and "hanging lakes" (for example, Tyutozero), which are located above the level of the Unitskaya Bay of Lake Onega.
A completely different beauty Great Guba and Gulf of Povenets . Here there are mixed grass meadows, on which huge boulders are scattered. People have long settled in these places, built villages and churches. An ancient trade route to the White Sea passed through these lands.
Many archaeological sites are located here, for example, the Mesolithic burial ground on South Deer Island , sanctuary on Radkolye Island and others. Huge 19th-century houses, churches and chapels have survived to this day in ancient villages. Some of them, unfortunately, drag out a miserable existence, others are already abandoned and plundered. Therefore, it is worth taking the opportunity to see what will be irretrievably lost in a few decades. Worth visiting Kizhi skerries and themselves Kizhi . There are many islands suitable for lodging for the night. However, vipers are often found in the grass.
A few more years will pass, and such houses will disappear forever. Digitized slide
The ruins of the Paleostrovsky Monastery in the 1980s. Now the monastery is being restored. Digitized slide
Rafting timber in the Great Guba. Digitized slide
Many places on Lake Onega are connected with our recent history - the repressions of the 1930s, the construction of the White Sea-Baltic Canal, the Great Patriotic War. All this can be seen in Povenets Bay .
If you are an experienced sailor, you can make a trip through the open part of Lake Onega to Devils Nose where ancient petroglyphs are preserved, Murom Monastery and to Andoma-grief from where a magnificent panorama of the lake opens. But remember that the weather on Onego changes very quickly and in the eastern part of the lake the excitement is usually especially strong.
The shores in the southern part of Lake Onega are heavily swamped.
Condition of roads around Lake Onega
In general, the A-119 highway in the section from Vytegra to Medvezhyegorsk is of excellent quality, but there are some repair sections (data for 2017). There are few cars. The R-21 "Kola" highway on the section from Medvezhyegorsk to Petrozavodsk is also of excellent quality, but there are much more cars.
Highway "Kola" on the section between Medvezhyegorsk and Petrozavodsk
More problematic, according to reviews, the southern detour around Lake Onega between Vytegra and Petrozavodsk (highway K-224 Petrozavodsk - Oshta and 19K-038 (P37) Oshta-Vytegra and further Kargopol and Arkhangelsk). Here there are areas with a ground cover. In addition, you will have to cross the Svir River by ferry (Ascension) or make a big detour through.
The quality of smaller, local roads is much worse. Very often dirt roads lead to the villages, on which only a car with high ground clearance can pass. Often there are also those through which only a very well-prepared SUV or tractor will pass. So remember the golden rule that works great in Karelia: "The cooler the jeep, the farther the tractor."
A hut for travelers on Paliy Island (Paley Island). By car, you can't get here with all your desire. Digitized slide
When is the best time to go to Lake Onega?
The best time to visit Lake Onega is traditionally considered July and early August, when the weather is warmest and the white nights continue. But this is also the most mosquito time. The berry ripens - blueberries, then lingonberries. True, in the last few years the climate in these parts has changed somewhat: it is cold and it often rains. If you travel by car and are not afraid of cold weather, then the road trip season can start in May and end by the beginning of October.
In the rocks you can often find similar miniature lakes with decorative miniature gardens. Digitized slide
Sights of Lake Onega and Obonezhie
For convenience, I tried to group the sights on a territorial basis. These are both natural sights and cultural and historical ones. If you travel by SUV, then, of course, the geography of your trips will expand significantly. And if you still have a boat, then you can get to almost anywhere.
Petrozavodsk
Do not ignore the capital of the Republic of Karelia - city of Petrozavodsk. Petrozavodsk is the same age. Initially, it was a settlement around the Petrovsky plant, which produced various weapons for the needs of the Russian army. In the 1770s, the Alexander Plant arose here, where weapons and decorative products were made from cast iron. After the revolution, the plant was re-profiled several times, producing civilian products, and then was reorganized into the Onega Tractor Plant.
The building of the former plant management of the Onega Tractor Plant, now business center"fossa"
There are many sights and museums in Petrozavodsk that are worth visiting. These are the Onega embankment and the port, the Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Karelia, the Museum of Precambrian Geology and others. There are several theaters National Theater Karelia, the Musical Theater of the Republic of Karelia, the Puppet Theatre, the Actor's House, etc. Another interesting sight of Petrozavodsk is Botanical Garden located on the northern coast of Onega Bay, on the slopes of a relic volcano. Here you can see typical Karelian landscapes, a rich collection of plants.
Gaff sloop "Messenger" in the Maritime Museum "Polar Odyssey"
It is interesting to walk along the streets of the city, where beautiful buildings of the 18th - early 20th centuries have been preserved, some of which were built in the Finnish style. In general, Petrozavodsk makes a very favorable impression.
Lenin Square, former Round Square
From Petrozavodsk you can get to the famous open-air museum located on Kizhi Island in the Great Bay of Lake Onega. The heart of the Kizhi churchyard is a wooden 22-domed Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord (1714) Church of the Intercession of the Virgin (1764) and hipped bell tower (1863), surrounded by a fence (1959, built on the model of the fences of the northern graveyards). Around are residential buildings, chapels and churches, transported to the Kizhi Museum from different parts of Obonezhie. In addition, there are residential villages on the island.
"Rockets" and "Meteors" regularly go to Kizhi from Petrozavodsk, the journey time is about 1.5 hours. They also stop in Kizhi cruise ships. You can get to Kizhi from the village. Great Lip. In the event of a storm warning, flights are cancelled. Therefore, if the weather forecast is unfavorable, it is better to refrain from traveling. There is a chance that even if you get to Kizhi, then back to Petrozavodsk is gone.
Kizhi. Digitized slide
On the island of Kizhi. Digitized slide
However, it should be borne in mind that on such a trip you will not feel all the beauty of this place, only from a distance you will see the picturesque Kizhi skerries. Therefore, if there is a financial opportunity, it is better to get to Kizhi either by renting a ship or on your own. And be sure to stop for the night on one of the islands of the Kizhi skerries. From my own experience, I can say that this is a fantastic feeling.
Kizhi Island, digitized slide
Kivach is one of the highest flat waterfalls in Europe. Before the construction of the cascade of dams on the Suna River, it was higher and more full-flowing. But even now it impresses with its size. The best time to visit Kivach is May and early June, when the river is at its fullest. The waterfall is located on the territory of the Kivach nature reserve. There is also an arboretum, a museum of nature and a mass grave of Soviet soldiers. Ecological routes of various lengths are laid along the territory of the reserve.
Ancient volcano Girvas, Paleozerskaya hydroelectric power station, Suna river
Another natural attraction of Karelia is paleovolcano Girvas, whose age is more than 2 billion years. In the past, the territory of Karelia has repeatedly been a zone of intense volcanism. Not far from the ancient volcano Girvas, south of the village Girvas, located old course of the Suna River— dammed reservoir, Girvas dam and spillway. A little downstream of the Suna - shallow due to the construction of a hydroelectric power station, and once very formidable Poor threshold. Here you can also find the ancient lavas of the Girvas eruption.
Mount Sampo
Mount Sampo represents a high selga - a narrow rocky ridge elongated from the northwest to the southeast, formed as a result of the activity of two forces: ancient tectonic processes and recent glaciation. It is located between the lakes Konchezero and Ukshozero.
The mountain got its name from the magical Sampo mill from the Karelian-Finnish epic Kalevala. In the 60s of the XX century, a joint Soviet-Finnish film "Sampo" was filmed in these parts. The name of the fantastic mill that produces all earthly goods stuck to the mountain, which soon became a tourist attraction. At the top of Mount Sampo is equipped observation deck from where beautiful panoramas of Konchezer open.
Resort Marcial Waters
On the road between the Girvas volcano and Mount Sampo, there is another interesting place - balneological and mud resort "Marcial Waters". The resort was founded at the beginning of the 18th century, Peter I also visited here. respiratory organs. In 2003, another sanatorium was built - "Palaces".
The museum-reserve "Marcial Waters" has preserved a wooden Church of St. Peter the Apostle , built in 1721 in the form of a Lutheran church. According to legend, the project of the temple was personally carried out by Peter I. In 2005, a church was erected in the name of the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos "Life-Giving Spring".
Assumption Church in Kondopoga
In the city of Kondopoga there is a unique architectural object, the pinnacle of wooden architecture -. It was built in 1774 as a temple-monument to those who died during the Kizhi uprising (the uprising of the workers of the Olonets mining factories). The church spectacularly stands on the shores of the Kondopoga Bay of Lake Onega. In the past, it was a reference point for sailors. Currently, a museum has been opened in the Assumption Church, services are held several times a year.
In Kondopoga itself, you can find other interesting buildings. But in general, the city makes a rather heavy impression due to the presence of a pulp and paper mill in it, which poisons the air and waters of Lake Onega.
Shoksha village
Near the village of Shoksha there is the world's only deposit of crimson quartzite (Shoksha porphyry), which was used as a finishing stone. They are trimmed Winter Palace, St. Isaac's and Kazan Cathedrals in St. Petersburg, Lenin's Mausoleum and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, memorial Complex on Mamaev Kurgan in Volgograd, Napoleon's sarcophagus in Les Invalides in Paris, etc.
Sheltozero Veps Ethnographic Museum
South of Petrozavodsk, in Sheltozero village, is the only museum in Russia dedicated to the culture and history of the Vepsians. This is the Sheltozero Veps Ethnographic Museum, a branch of the National Museum of the Republic of Karelia. The museum exposition is housed in a 19th-century house that belonged to a wealthy peasant Melkin. The exposition of the museum includes more than 7 thousand exhibits, collected mainly in the Vepsian villages of Karelia.
Kolgostrov Island
Kolgostrov is located in the Unitskaya Bay of Lake Onega, respectively, it can only be reached by water. Once the Sami lived here, then the Vepsians and Karelians. In the western part of the island there is a rock with an unusual boulder that, when hit, makes a sound resembling a bell. In ancient times, a pagan sanctuary was located here. Nearby you can see ancient stonework and rock paintings.
Pegrem Cultural and Historical Center
The village of Pegrema is located in the Unitskaya Bay of Lake Onega, now abandoned. The wooden chapel of Varlaam Khutynsky of the second half of the 18th century has been preserved. In the vicinity of the village, a large cult complex of the 3rd-2nd millennium BC was discovered, which is a cluster of boulders unusual shapes resembling human and animal figures. In total, more than 100 objects have been discovered here. Currently, a cultural and historical center operates in Pegrem. You can only get there by water.
The village of Velikaya Guba
The village of Velikaya Guba is located on east coast Great Bay of Lake Onega. It has the status of a historical settlement. The old wooden building has been fragmentarily preserved. In the village of Verkhovye is located Kostin's house , an architectural monument of local importance. A stone building was built in the 1860s. Church of St. Alexis, Man of God which is currently being restored.
In Karelian village Kondoberezhskaya, located one and a half kilometers from the Great Guba, stands wooden chapel in the name of St. Samson the Hospitable built around 1850. From its bell tower opens beautiful view to Lake Onega.
Not far from the Great Guba is located Spring "Salt Pit" whose water has a bitter-salty taste. According to legend, in the old days, peasants boiled salt here.
You can get to the Great Guba by road, and during the navigation period - by boat from Petrozavodsk.
Shunga village
To the north of Petrozavodsk on the Zaonezhsky Peninsula, at the northern end of Lake Putkozero is located Shunga village. It is interesting from several aspects at once. Firstly, Shunga is one of the oldest settlements in the region, the first written mention of the Shunginsky churchyard dates back to 1375.
The way to the White Sea passed through Shunga. Widely known since the 17th century Shungin Fair which existed until the 1930s. Since the 19th century, the art of embroiderers has spread, in Shung there is Factory "Karelian Patterns" “, in the past it was called “Zaonezhskaya embroidery”.
And finally, one of the few deposits is located in Shunga shungite - Precambrian rock, which is used in metallurgy, construction, for water filtration, as well as in alternative medicine. Shunga is the only place where a section with shungite veins comes to the surface, it has been given the status of a regional geological monument.
Tolvuya
On the southwestern shore of the Povenets Bay, there is the ancient village of Tolvuya, the first written mention of which dates back to 1375. Zosima Solovetsky was born in Tolvui (died in 1478), one of the founders of the Solovetsky Monastery, a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church. In 1601, Inokinya Martha, the mother of Mikhail Fedorovich, the first Russian tsar from the Romanov dynasty, was exiled to Tolvaya. Not far from the village near the shungite deposit is located spring "Tsaritsyn key" . The windmill from Tolvui, an architectural monument, was moved to the Kizhi nature reserve.
Zero kilometer. Filmed somewhere near Tolvui. Digitized slide
paly island
On Paliy Island (Paley Island), located 7 kilometers from Tolvui, there is Cornelius-Paleostrovskiy Nativity Monastery , founded by the Valaam monk Cornelius at the end of the 14th century. At one time, Zosima Solovetsky lived here in the monastery. At the end of the 17th century, the Old Believers captured the monastery and staged a “baptism of fire” in which 2 to 3 thousand people died, mostly Old Believers, residents of nearby villages. The only way to get to the monastery is by water.
Paleostrovsky Monastery in the 1980s. Digitized slide
Tipinitsy
An interesting village with the status of a complex architectural monument. It is located near the picturesque Tipinitskaya Bay of the Povenets Bay of Lake Onega. Preserved wooden Chapel of the Descent of the Holy Spirit , cage type, built around 1870. The wooden chapel of Peter and Paul of the 18th century was transferred to the Kizhi Museum-Reserve.
The wooden Ascension Church built in 1781 with an attached bell tower that adorned Tipinitsy burned down from a lightning strike in 1975. There is a transfer project to Typinitsa wooden Church of the Great Martyr Barbara from the village of Yandomozero . At the moment, judging by the publications on the Internet, the disassembled church was transported to Tipinitsy, but not assembled.
The Onega peasants have long collected stones from the fields and put them in such piles or walls. Digitized slide
Southern Deer Island
Located in the Kizhi archipelago. The largest Mesolithic cemetery in Europe, with more than 170 burials, was discovered here. Such ancient artifacts as tools, religious objects, household items, etc. have been preserved. National Museum Republic of Karelia in Petrozavodsk. In addition, the South Oleniy Island is a geological monument of nature, where Precambrian rocks with fossilized remains of ancient organisms come to the surface.
Radkolye Island
Radkolye Island is located in the Kizhi archipelago. A huge number of archaeological sites have been discovered, including a pagan sanctuary, finds of the comb-pit ceramics culture, etc. There are other archaeological sites of a later time in the vicinity.
Batova village
Located in the Medvezhyegorsk district, about 50 km southeast of Medvezhyegorsk, on the east coast Lake Putkozero . Such monuments of architectural monuments as wooden chapel of Antipas, Bishop of Pergamon built in 1880 and residential building Kolobov 1898.
Cusaranda village
Kusaranda is located near the coast of the Zaonezhsky (Povenets) Gulf. In the past, it included almost three dozen small villages, but now it is gradually emptying. Located in the village Museum of folk storyteller Fedosova Irina Andreevna born, lived and buried here.
Similar worship crosses can still be seen in Obonezhie. Digitized slide
Medvezhyegorsk
Interesting places related to recent history are located on the northern tip of Lake Onega. These are Medvezhyegorsk and Povenets. In Medvezhyegorsk, the building where the Office of the White Sea Canal of the NKVD of the USSR was located was preserved. Now the offices of the FBU "Belomorkanal" and Medvezhyegorsk Regional Museum.
In the 1930s, there were many camps in Medvezhyegorsk and around it, and in the village itself there lived former prisoners, very often convicted on political charges. This left a certain imprint on the appearance of the city.
Povenets
In Povenets, located near the Bear Mountain, you can see an interesting modern Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker built in memory of those who died during the construction of the White Sea Canal. Next to her - locks of the White Sea-Baltic Canal , and a little further begins Povenchanskaya staircase of locks . A road has been laid along them at some distance.
Gateway No. 3 of the White Sea Canal and the beginning of the Povenchanskaya stairs
Sandarmokh
Between Povenets and Medvezhyegorsk is located truly scary place- the Sandarmokh tract, where in 1937-1938 almost 10 thousand people were shot and buried. Now a memorial complex has been built here in memory of the repressed.
Lake Suavjärvi
Lake Suavyarvi (Suvari) is located 56 km northwest of Medvezhyegorsk. meteorite crater that fell to Earth about 2.6 billion years ago. Thus, it is one of the oldest craters on our planet. However, not all geologists share the theory of the meteorite origin of the lake.
Cholmuzhi village
The village of Cholmuzhi is located on the eastern shore of the Povenets Bay of Lake Onega, in the Chelmuzhskaya Bay (Chelmoguba). In the village there is a unique monument of architecture - a wooden Church of Peter and Paul or Epiphany late 16th - early 17th century buildings, one of the oldest in Zaonezhye. It is a transitional type from the Kletsky to the hipped temple.
Located nearby Cholmuzhskaya braid , which has the status of a state regional geological monument of nature. Eastern Chelmuzhskaya kasa is a sandy shore overgrown with pine forest. Western Chelmuzhskaya Spit is an island.
The village of Pyalma, which has the status of a historical settlement, is very picturesque (not to be confused with the village of Pyalma, located a few kilometers to the north). In Pyalma, ancient wooden houses XIX - early XX centuries, Elias Chapel 18th century, beautiful vintage bridge across the Pyalma River. The river itself is also picturesque. In the past, it was rich in fish, pearl oysters were found in it. From Pyalma you can walk to the shore of Lake Onega.
Pudozh
Pudozh is a city, the center of the Pudozh district, located on the Vodla River, approximately 25 km from its confluence with Lake Onega, on the A-119 highway. Known since at least the 14th century. In the central part, preserved wooden and stone buildings of the 19th - early 20th centuries , including the stone house of the benefactor, merchant Alexander Petrovich Bazegsky. restored Church of St. Alexander Nevsky , built in 1903 according to the project of the architect S.V. Nyukhalov. Working Pudozh Museum of History and Local Lore them. A.F. Korablev, located in the historic building of the former Zemstvo Council.
Lake Vodlozero
Lake Vodlozero is located 70 km east of Pudozh, which is part of Vodlozersky National Park . In the past, there were more than 40 villages on the banks of the Vodlozero. Now several have survived, the largest of which is - Kuganavolok, one of the visitor centers of the Vodlozero National Park. In Kuganavoloka there is a temple of St. Diodorus of Yuryegorsk wonderworker built in 2006 and the Peter and Paul Chapel.
There is a monastery on the island of Maly Kolgostrov on Vodlozero St. Ilyinsky Vodlozersky churchyard which can only be reached by water. According to legend, the churchyard arose on the site of an ancient pagan sanctuary. The main attraction is the wooden church of Elijah the Prophet built in 1798.
There are other sights on Vodlozero, which can only be reached by water.
Cape Besov Nos
On the eastern shore of Lake Onega, perhaps the most mysterious place- Cape Besov Nos, where petroglyphs , created by the inhabitants of these places approximately in the 4th-3rd millennium BC. In addition, petroglyphs have been found on capes Kladovets, Gagazhiy, Peri Nos, on the island of Gury, on Karetsky Nose and on the Kochkovnavolok peninsula near the village of Shalsky.
An experienced driver can drive to Besov Nos in a specially prepared off-road vehicle (this is a matter of honor for jeepers). For the rest, the best option is to rent a motorboat from Shalsky or Karshevo, the local population of which is engaged in delivering tourists to the petroglyphs.
If you travel by water, then you can get to Besov Nos only with a certain experience in navigation and flair. The fact is that the weather on Onego changes very quickly. Especially strong excitement arises on the eastern coast. Maybe that's why the ancient people carved the figure of the Bes here, a bisexual creature expressing the dual unity of our world.
Relatively close to Besov Nos is located Murom Holy Dormition Monastery founded in the 14th century. It is very difficult to get to it. The best way is by motorboat from the village of Gakugsa, located 15 km from the monastery. You can go on foot or by SUV. The place is very picturesque according to descriptions and photos. But at the same time, it is secluded - it is better for tourists not to disturb the monastic peace.
Church of the Resurrection of Lazarus from the Murom Monastery , built at the end of the 14th century and being the oldest surviving wooden building, was transported to the Kizhi Museum-Reserve.
Andoma Mountain (Cape Andoma)
Andoma Mountain - a high cliff above the lake, from which a magnificent panorama of the endless expanses of Lake Onega opens. It is a cut Devonian deposits (360-420 million years ago). The absolute height of Andoma Mountain is about 85 meters, above the level of Lake Onega - about 45 meters. Here you can see multi-colored sandstones and sands: red, green, purple, the remains of petrified trees and armored fish.
It is located in the Vologda region, in the Vytegorsky district. You must leave the Vytegra-Medvezhyegorsk highway (A-119) shortly after Tudozera (which also deserves attention), a pointer to the base of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and Olkovo. The road - first asphalt, then primer, passable for ordinary cars. Near village Gnevashevskaya there is an observation deck. Nearby is a monument to the fallen during the Second World War and two wooden churches. Along the coast you can find places to spend the night.
View from the water to Cape Andoma. Digitized slide
Mount Andoma in winter (south view)
Panorama of Andoma-mountain (view to the north)
Finally, Vytegra herself. Interesting city, located approximately 15 km from the coast of Lake Onega. Passes through Vytegra Volga-Baltic Canal . Vytegra is very picturesque, it houses museums: “Submarine B-440” on the Vytegorsk reservoir, “Waterways of the North”, Vytegorsk Museum of Local Lore, Museum of the poet Nikolai Klyuev. The ancient stone buildings of the 18th-19th centuries and the large Church of the Presentation of the Lord have been preserved.
During our visit to Vytegra, we lived in. The highlight of the hotel is an observation deck in the form of a lighthouse, from where magnificent panoramas of Vytegra and its surroundings open.
The surroundings of Vytegra are also interesting. You can, for example, look at the system of locks and reservoirs of the Volga-Baltic Canal. Or go to Vytegorsk churchyard . Previously, there was a wooden 25-domed Intercession Church, built in 1708. Unfortunately, it burned down in 1963 and was recreated according to old drawings in the early 2000s in the Nevsky forest park of the Vsevolzhsky district Leningrad region, on the territory of the Bogoslovka Estate complex. The ruins of stone churches have been preserved: the Image of the Savior Not Made by Hands and All Saints.
The building of the former hydroelectric power station of the Mariinsky Canal, now the Museum "Waterways of the North"
I repeat that in this section I have listed only the most important, in my opinion, sights of Obonezhie.
Where to live: hotels and recreation centers in the vicinity of Lake Onega
Until recently, the only affordable housing in Obonezhie was a tent and a hotel in Petrozavodsk. But now the situation has changed dramatically: in many villages or near them, guest houses and tourist bases with all amenities. If you are not a fan of spending the night in a tent and cooking on a fire or a gas burner, then such camp sites are an ideal way out. You can rent a boat at many camp sites. Then you will be able to see those sights of Lake Onega, which can only be accessed from the water.
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I hope this small guide will help you plan your trip to Lake Onega and see the most interesting places. If you know other picturesque places in the area of Lake Onega, please write in the comments to the article.
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