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Viking River Cruise stop in Kizhi
dustmon Says: This was one of my favorite things from our St Petersburg to Moscow Viking River Cruise. We stopped early enough in the morning to get some good photographs---morning light is sometimes better for pix....There was an incredibly-local looking Lady selling smoked fish (I...
The church of the Resurrection of Lazarus
globetrott Says: The church of the Resurrection of Lazarus is the oldest building that you will find in the openair-museum of Kizhi island. This tiny church dates back to the 14th century and was taken there from Murom, thats an important place of russian history.Unfortunately you cannot...
local cafe: a nice garden-cafe
globetrott Says: This garden-cafe is next to the landing-stage where you will also find a lot of souvenirshops. It is a good place to relax before your ship is leaving again and maybe also for everybody, who does not want to take the walk with the rest of the group through the island....
brazwhazz Says: There is only one place to buy food on Kizhi Island: the small cafes near the landing dock, where you can buy cheap food (including some kind of dried fish -- Russians couldn't seem to get enough of it!), snacks and drinks.Therefore, unless you bring a picnic with you, a...
walking on this island is easy
globetrott Says: Walking on the island of Kizhi / Kishi / Kischi is really very easy and even possible for wheel-chairs without an attendant needed to help you. Of course you will not be able to enter most of the buildings, except the farmhouse that is shown during the tour right after the 2...
globetrott Says: The only way to get to Kizhi is by ship from Petrozavodsk and it is also one of the places that almost every hotelship will take you to, when you are cruising between Moscow and St.Petersburg. The openair museum is in walkingdistance from the ship and we had about 2 hours in...
Kizhi island: Souvenirs galore
globetrott Says: There are a lot of great souvenirshops next to the landing-stage for all cruiseships and another row of souvenirstands you will find as well around the ticketbox of the openairmuseum. Prices are more or less the same, Kizhi is also a popular place to go to for russians, so...
Post Office: stamps, a mailbox & a supermarket
globetrott Says: Just a few meters from the ships-landingplace there is a path to the right that gets you to the postoffice and a supermarket, that are both situated inside of a ship.The shop is open between 09.00am and 08.00pm Sending your postcards from there is easy and in the...
globetrott Says: In the openair-museum of Kizhi island you will be able to see also a lot of different fences, made by simple constructions of sticks and wood beeing fixed togeather in a perfect way and also strong enough to hold back the cattle and protect a garden. In my 3rd photo there is...
Ribbons made in the traditional way
globetrott Says: Next to the farmhouse of you can watch this lady making Ribbons with ornate decorations in the traditional way. One end of her "weaving loom" is fixed on the fence of the farmhouse, the other end is fixed at her body and it is interesting to see how many times she has to...
works of art, fresh from the local farm
globetrott Says: This lady is sitting inside of the house of the peasant Oshevnev and making a traditional russian work of art : she is putting tiny pearls on a string and that way she created lovely souvenirs that you can buy also directely there from the lady. I liked that traditional...
globetrott Says: Smoking is totally forbidden on the island of Kizhi except for this tiny area in a short distance from the ticket-box and also in a safe distance to the precious wooden buildings that might be damaged or even totally destroyed forever so easily with just a small bit of fire...
the monks are singing in the winterchurch
globetrott Says: The singing of the monks is something that you will be able to attend in many monasteries in Russia and it is also that way in the winterchurch of Kizhi island, where several monks will be in the church during the opening-hours. Donations are the only income for russian...
Not a single snake & also NO warnings !!!
globetrott Says: Well, this is some kind of a "non-warning" that I put against the other 2 warnings set here by other VT-members : First of all I did not see any snake and we had a local guide from the beginning and also NO warning from his side about snakes and I also did not see any of the...
call_me_rhia Says: Apparently more snakes live on Kizhi than people - and there are signs all over to remind you of this slightly significant detail. Basically you're advised to remain on the marked paths - although I doubt that the over 10000 poisonous snakes of the islands will read those...
call_me_rhia Says: There appear to be over 10000 snakes on Kizhi island. While most seem to prefer the msot remote corners, it's better to be careful and wear (comfortable) shoes rather than sandals... it's jsut an extra precaution The few public toilets are incredibly smelly and dirty:...
Interactive internet virtual tours
kizhi Says: Official homepage of the Kizhi Museum presents a tour of a real Kizhi museum exhibition – The Homestead of a Karelian farmer Yakovlev. User can get general information about the house’s interiors and exteriors, it’s historical background, and the detailed information about...
The cemetery of Kizhi island & 2 giant "keys"
globetrott Says: This is the cemetery of Kizhi island and you will find it next to the winterchurch and inside the wooden fortification of the 2 great churches.What I found even more interesting inside these walls where the 2 giant "keys" that I saw like thrown into a corner of the...
globetrott Says: When walking through the outdoor-museum on the island of Kizhi you will have the feeling to be set back into the 17th or 18th century: absolutely no cars or modern machineries, the grass stands high mixed with a lot of beautiful flowers, no noises except the voices of the...
globetrott Says: Kizhi / Kischi / Kishi is an amazing place, an openair-museum of old wooden buildings and churches that were taken from different parts of Russia to this island in Onega Lake , east of Petrozavodks.Almost all cruiseships taking passengers between St. Petersburg and Moscow...
Plan a Kizhi vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Kizhi locals
The Chapel of the Archangel Mihail is small church-like building, unique in its style. It has an onion-shaped dome and a bell tower from where a bell ringer...
Q: Last month while on a Russian waterways cruise we stopped at Kizhi Island. There was an artist, an elderly man, at work making a...
A: I've translated your question and posted it to the Kizhi Forum, hope anybody from Kizhi will help you: http://kizhi.karelia.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?p=570#570
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Kizhi is a highlight on every cruise in Russia
This is an amazing place, an openair-museum of old wooden buildings and churches that were partly taken from other parts of Russia, but for instance the giant wooden church in my main photo was built...
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Kizhi is an island in the middle of Lake Onega, roughly 75 minutes away from Petrozavodsk, the capital of Russian Karelia. We went there as part of a day-trip from Petrozavodsk on a beautiful June...
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KIZHI AND MYSELF Kizhi & Petrozavodsk is the longest trip I've made so far in summer of 2003. It's also the place (Kizhi, I mean) of Russia I've most dreamt of visiting. So now my #1 for Russia is......
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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...
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