Ozero Roshino Travel Guide

 sennaya Says:  Folk groups from all over of Russia, and neighboring countries of Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Poland and Finland participate in the festival in August.The festival re-creates many nations' old rites of ploughing, sowing, harvesting and other traditions, sacred... 

 sennaya Says:  In the center of town but hidden under trees by the bluffs. It is a nice area to sit and meditate. Behind the monumernt is green grass and trees and a favorite spot for locals to sit and have a picnic. You can see the Lakes from here and Edith Södergran Monuments are on the... 

 sennaya Says:  The Raivola Larch Forest, is one of the most magnificent cultivated forests in northern Europe and it became part of the Unesco's World Heritage list in 1991. The forest is 3 Kilometers from thecenter of Roschino and 63 km north-west of St Petersburg. It was established in... 

 sennaya Says:  December, before snow stays for winter, then a month later with ice 

 sennaya Says:  Low spots inthe forest create vernal pools or grassy bogs. Along the edge may be many mushrooms and a different grass in the wetlands, or even lilly pads if the water is permanent.Watch for mosquitoes in the early summer. 

 sennaya Says:  We don't know the name of them, but smalllizards come out to sun themselves and look for bugs in the Roschino area. 

 sennaya Says:  Whether wild or someone threw out an apple years ago, you may fine apple trees growing anywhere near a grassy meadow. The small green apples are not too sweet, but tasty and make good pies.Almost a wild species in the forest. 

 sennaya Says:  The purple rose that gows along many roads are not quite wild in the forest, but plentiful and seen along the forests. 

 sennaya Says:  Vewry common inteh forest are the Rabina, a small tree with red berries 

 sennaya Says:  Pretty shrub blooming late summer 

 sennaya Says:  Starting in July you can find many chernika onthe forest floor. You can always find people selling them by the metro at this time of year if you don't want to take time to pick them yourself. 

 sennaya Says:  On teh forest floor, often mixed with Chernika, (small black berries) you find the low-growing cranberries. 

 sennaya Says:  in Russian! It is called Grib Podosenovik (Mushroom Under Aspen Tree), It has a brown top and white stem. It is a favorite to find and eat in Russia, where mushroom hunting is almost a national pastime. Short movie clip of finding a mushroom in the... 

 sennaya Says:  Mixed birch, pine and fir trees most common.A short clip of a cool July dqay with a breeze in the Russian forest of Roschinohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tna-VCQ6Ag 

 sennaya Says:  The prettiest mushroom in the forest is the Red mushroom with white spots, Amanita Muscaria, soemtimes called a psychedelic mushroom. 

 sennaya Says:  Some historical postcards from when Roschino was called Raivola (before 1948)