Travel Via Baltica Nordica - Finland

SUMMER 2005
Name of the tour: Karelian Culture and Monastery Tour
Starting point: Valamo Monastery in Heinävesi
Ending point: Ilomantsi in North Karelia
Total length: 3 days/2 nights
Suitable number of days for the tour: 3 days/2 nights
Traveling by: by bus

Good to know:
tour is for groups of min 16 pers

What you can experience:
karelian culture and people, Finnish Orthodox religion, silence of nature

Where you can stay:
Valamo Monastery, Culture and Tourism Center Carelicum in Joensuu, Runonlaulajan Pirtti (Rune-singer's house) in Ilomantsi, the Easternmost point of the EU.

Where you can eat:
Valamo Monastery, Taistelijan Talo (The Veterans' Memorial) in Ilomantsi

For more information:

Karelia Expert Tourist Service Ltd
tel. +358 (0)13 248 5303
tarja.harinen@kareliaexpert.fi
http://www.kareliaexpert.fi