Valaam

Tucked amid the islands of northern Lake Ladoga in Karelia, Valaam is a place whose character is shaped by the vast freshwater lake and its exposed rocky shores. The island is the largest in the Valaam Archipelago, where conifer forest, small inland lakes and sheltered coves meet Ladoga’s changeable weather. At its centre stands the Valaam Monastery, an important Russian Orthodox community whose Transfiguration Cathedral gives the settlement its distinctive silhouette. The monastery and its sketes have long drawn pilgrims and travellers arriving by boat from the mainland. Move on to other webcams in Karelia to compare landscapes and settings around Lake Ladoga.

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