Yukankoski waterfall is considered the highest in the south of Karelia. The nineteen-meter cascade is 8 meters higher than the well-known landmark of the region - the Kivach waterfall. True, Yukankoski is inferior to it in terms of deep water, but it is located in a very picturesque place
Meshchersky National Park, located in the Bakovsky forest, is not only a green place within the boundaries of a noisy and polluted metropolis, but also an excellent occasion to take a walk with family or friends, play sports with like-minded people, introducing them to useful leisure and de
The next part of the story about the August road trip to Karelia will be short. However, the object I want to talk about deserves mention in a separate post. The largest flat waterfall in Europe is the Rhine Falls for one
The calm Kulismayoki River flows in the south of Karelia; its banks, composed of moraine rocks, are low. But ten kilometers from the city of Leppäsilta, the flow of the Kulismajoki, which cannot even be classified as a medium river, is blocked by basalt rocks and collapses.
The Oryol Polesie National Park is located in the north-west of the Oryol region. It was created in 1994 with the aim of preserving the unique community of the southern Russian taiga and occupies 77,745 hectares. Coniferous and coniferous-deciduous forests, interspersed with areas
At the junction of three regions of Russia - Moscow, Vladimir and Ryazan lies a beautiful land of emerald swamps and lakes, quiet and leisurely rivers with beaver settlements, amber pine forests filled with mating wood grouse, light birch and aspen forests with borax
The Oryol Polesie National Park was formed by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation on January 9, 1994 on the initiative of forestry specialists, the public and with the active support and assistance of the head of the administration of the Oryol region Egor Semenov
KIVACH WATERFALL Kivach Waterfall is a natural pearl of Karelia, the second largest flat waterfall in Europe. The first mention of the Kivach waterfall dates back to 1566. The waterfall is one of the most romantic attractions of the Republic of Karelia. Many pi
National Natural Park Oryol Polesie Address:. 303943 Oryol region, Khotynetsky Khotynetsky district, pos. Zhudro. The Oryol Polesie National Park is located in the Znamensky and Khotynetsky districts of the Oryol region. The park was founded in 1994 - area 77.7
Meshchera is an amazing country of swamps and forests, lakes and rivers. Since ancient times, these lands have been considered a dense, mysterious, protected land. There are legends that Meshchera is inhabited by mermaids, mermaids, and goblins. They say that nearby, on the ancient Murom highway, there was a