Solovki
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Monk at the monastery. -
Canal on Solovki -
Botanical garden on Solovki -
You know you have landed at a remote airport when you have to pick up your luggage from the plane yourself. -
Sikirnaya hill church -
Procession at the monastery -
Procession at the monastery. -
Procession at the monastery. -
Procession at the monastery. -
Procession at the monastery -
The holy lake -
Priest from the monastery. -
The Holy lake behind the walls of the monastery is a popular recreation area for the locals on Solovki. -
The walls around the monastery is hundres of years old. -
Cows grassing outside the monastery -
This chapel on the Hare Island was built when Peter the Great visited Solovki in 1702. -
The monastery was founded in the second quarter of the 15th century by two monks from the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery. -
Procession coming out of the holy gate to the Monastery. -
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One of the prehistoric labyrinth on the Hare island. -
You are welcome to rent a small rowing boat and explore the beauty of the lakes by your own. -
The passenger boat takes you from Kem on the mainland to Solovki.
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