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Kizhi Travel Guide: 74 reviews and 221 photos

If you want to visit the island of Kizhi in the Lake Onego, in front of Petrozavodsk, fastest is to take a boat, since the capital. The hydrofoils "Cometa" or "Colkhida" carry visitors from the Petrozavodsk port to Kizhi.

Kizhi island

The island was practically uninhabited a long time, but it shelters real chiefs of works, of the very old constructions, in wood, that makes its celebrity :

The cathedral to the 22 domes of Transfiguration (constructed in 1714) is the oldest church in wood of Russia.

The church of The Resurrection of Lazarus that dates of the 14th century.

The 1764 Church of the Intercession

The Belfry restored in 1874.

Today we can find 82 monuments of wooden architecture there. Monuments of folk wooden architecture, peasant life, applied wooden and ancient Russian pictorial art are still finding their way to Kizhi island.

The cathedral to the 22 domes of Transfiguration

The museum pursues the aim of exhibiting the culture of various nationalities and ethnic groups of Karelia.

New displays have already appeared, such as "Russian embroidery", "The Russian of Pudozhye", "Karelian from Pryazha". Preparation are underway for creating new displays: "Karelia from Kondopoga", "Northern Karelians", "The Vepses". So the repletion of the museum is still going on.

The Kizhi museum-reserve is open to the public from May 25 to October 15 from 9.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.

In 1990 the architectural whole of the cemetery of Kizhi has been added to the World Cultural inheritance of the UNESCO.

Follow my travel in the Respublika Kareliya, on the four pages :

An tour on all country of this Respublica :
The Mystery of Thousand Lakes
The capital Petrozavodsk :
Ilona's city so faraway
Valaam and the monastery "Spaso-Preobrazhensky" :
The spiritual light of Russia
Kizhi island and the 82 monuments of wooden architecture :
Magic Kizhi island

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The railroad trains to Petrozavodsk - Kizhi

The railroad trains to Petrozavodsk Transportation (2)

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River port of the city of Petrozavodsk - Kizhi

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Pawtuxet Mar 7, 2004 at 2:30 PM

Charming churches, beautiful photographs, excellent commentary.
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Janni67 Nov 19, 2003 at 6:02 AM

I had no idea it could be that beuatiful crossing the border... wow! Great introduction Claude :)
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martin_nl Jun 8, 2003 at 4:21 AM

I'm totally amazed by those chuches. So unlike any other church I've ever seen!
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globetrott May 30, 2003 at 4:49 PM

What an interesting location ! These russian churches look really great !
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Lalique May 14, 2003 at 1:16 AM

Another great Karelia page with super photos! Now I feel ashamed, that I haven't yet been there!