Valaam Island is the largest in the Valaam archipelago of the North-Western part of Ladoga Lake.

Valaam Monastery has existed for more than a thousand years. It is the oldest monastery in Russia. Besides the Monastery you can visit here many cells some of which are still inhabited. In spite of all the historical vicissitudes that have been unfavorable for the thriving of its monastic life, it has survived as a living witness to monasticism in Russia.

Rigorous beauty of Valaam nature with its mighty coniferous forests, rocky shore, numerous of picturesque bays, and monuments of church architecture will make an unforgettable impression on you.