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RUSSIA KARELIA Da San Pietroburgo Alla Penisola Di Kola Tra Architetture E Paesaggi Della Russia Europea Settentrionale 13 Giorni – in Hotel E 2 Notti in Treno RUSSIA KARELIA Da San Pietroburgo alla Penisola di Kola Tra architetture e paesaggi della Russia europea settentrionale 13 giorni – in hotel e 2 notti in treno Un insolito itinerario nella Repubblica di Karelia, nell’estremo nord della poco conosciuta Russia europea, una regione ammantata da fitte foreste, che vanta i due laghi più estesi del continente, il Ladoga e l’Onega. La parte settentrionale della repubblica è occupata dalla Penisola di Kola, una lingua di terra di 100.000 kmq protesa tra il Mar Bianco e il Mare di Barents, un luogo favoloso per lasciarsi incantare dal sole di mezzanotte. Dopo una veloce immersione nella magica atmosfera di San Pietroburgo (UNESCO) si procede in treno notturno per Petrozavodsk e poi in aliscafo sul Lago Onega per l’Isola di Kizhi, dove ci attende la splendida visione della Chiesa della Trasfigurazione (UNESCO), una sinfonia di cupole in legno, timpani e ricche decorazioni. Anche l’Isola di Valaam, situata nel Lago Ladoga, ospita un suggestivo complesso monastico. Si continua poi verso nord per raggiungere Kem, punto di accesso alle remote Isole Solovetsky (UNESCO), trasformate da Stalin in uno dei più spietati campi di prigionia dell’Unione Sovietica, l’ “Arcipelago Gulag” di Solzhenitsyn. Ancora un treno notturno per Kandalaksha (Penisola di Kola) per l’incontro con la cultura lappone/sami e la visita di Murmansk, la più grande città a nord del Circolo Polare Artico. PROGRAMMA DI VIAGGIO – Partenze Estate 2017 1° giorno / Italia – San Pietroburgo Partenza dall’Italia con voli di linea per San Pietroburgo via scalo intermedio. Arrivo a San Pietroburgo , espletamento delle formalità d’ingresso, accoglienza da parte dell’organizzazione locale e trasferimento in hotel. Pasti liberi. Pernottamento in hotel. 2° giorno / San Pietroburgo – treno notturno per Petrozavodsk ( l’astro nel firmamento russo ) Bella, complessa e autoritaria, San Pietroburgo è un fulgido astro nel firmamento russo. Situata sul Golfo di Finlandia, costruita su isole e attraversata dalla sinuosa Neva, la città più europea della Russia, voluta da Pietro il Grande, è stata soprannominata la Venezia del Nord per i suoi corsi d’acqua sui quali si affacciano palazzi monumentali e cupole dorate. San Pietroburgo (Patrimonio dell’Umanità UNESCO) è geometrica ed elegantemente ordinata ed essendo riuscita a evitare gli scempi architettonici dello stalinismo ha mantenuto, praticamente intatte, le grandiose reliquie dell’epoca zarista. Dopo la prima colazione giro panoramico della città con soste per scattare le fotografie dei suoi monumenti più significavi. Visita del Museo Statale dell’Ermitage , allestito per la maggior parte nel sontuoso Palazzo d’Inverno, la cui poderosa collezione, che comprende oltre tre milioni di pezzi, costituisce in pratica un’esaustiva storia dell’arte dell’Europa occidentale. E’ possibile trascorrervi intere giornate ammirando i tanti tesori, per poi uscirne ogni volta con il desiderio di ritornarvi. Nel pomeriggio passeggiata lungo la prospettiva Nevsky che è sempre stata e sempre sarà la strada russa più famosa. San Pietroburgo è particolarmente suggestiva durante le lunghe giornate estive, quando le fontane sono in funzione, i parchi sono un caleidoscopio di colori e i suoi abitanti si riversano nelle strade per fare festa. Pasti liberi. Dopo cena trasferimento alla stazione ferroviaria Ladozhskiy per l’imbarco sul treno notturno per Petrozavodsk in scompartimenti di 2^ classe con 4 cuccette. ( N.B. Non sono disponibili scompartimenti di 1^ classe, pagando un supplemento è però possibile riservare uno scompartimento per solo 2 persone ). 3° giorno / Petrozavodsk – Isola di Kizhi – Petrozavodsk (la fiabesca chiesa di legno ) Arrivo alla stazione ferroviaria di Petrozavodsk al mattino, incontro con la guida locale e prima colazione in un caffè. Adagiata in una baia sulle sponde del vasto Lago Onega, Petrozavodsk , la capitale della Repubblica di Karelia, costituisce il punto di partenza ideale per chi desidera scoprire le meraviglie dell’isola di Kizhi. Il suo nome, “officina di Pietro”, si riferisce al fatto che la città fu fondata da Pietro il Grande nel 1703 come fabbrica di armamenti in vista della guerra contro la Svezia. Giro panoramico della città e trasferimento al porto per l’imbarco sull’aliscafo per l’escursione all’ Isola di Kizhi . Questa incantevole lingua di terra è di gran lunga la più visitata tra le oltre 1.600 isolette che punteggiano le acque del Lago Onega , soprattutto grazie alla presenza della Chiesa della Trasfigurazione , un fiabesco edificio ligneo del 1714 (Patrimonio dell’Umanità UNESCO) caratterizzato da trenta piccole cupole e ingegnose decorazioni. La chiesa costituisce il fulcro della Riserva-Museo di Khizi che ospita una dozzina di costruzioni lignee (XVIII-XIX secolo) trasferite sull’isola da altre zone della Karelia durante il periodo sovietico. Visita del villaggio di Yamka , una comunità di Vecchi Credenti dalle lunghe barbe, dove è possibile ammirare altri edifici d’epoca inseriti in un contesto più vissuto. Pranzo con lunch-box. Nel pomeriggio rientro a Petrozavodsk. Cena in ristorante locale. Pernottamento in hotel. 4° giorno / Petrozavodsk – Kinerma – Sortavala (le tradizioni della Karelia ) Dopo la prima colazione partenza verso ovest per la cittadina di Sortavala lungo una strada che attraversa una zona ammantata da fitte foreste e che unisce i due laghi più estesi del continente europeo: il Lago Onega e il Lago Ladoga. Sosta nel villaggio tradizionale di Kinerma , costituito da una ventina di case di legno raccolte intorno alla Cappella della Vergine Maria di Smolensk del XVIII secolo. Passeggiata nel tranquillo e grazioso villaggio e pranzo tipico in un’autentica casa di legno dall’atmosfera unica. Dopo pranzo si continua verso est per la tranquilla cittadina di Sortavala . Fondata dagli svedesi nel 1632, Sortavala divenne famosa con il nome di Serdobol durante la prima fase del dominio russo (1721-1812), quando le sue cave fornirono la maggior parte della pietra utilizzata per la costruzione dei palazzi di San Pietroburgo. In seguito Sortavala fece parte della vicina Finlandia fino alla seconda guerra mondiale quando, dopo un pesante bombardamento, la sua popolazione fu evacuata e la zona venne incorporata nel territorio dell’Unione Sovietica. Passeggiata nella gradevole zona centrale caratterizzata dalla presenza di alcuni imponenti edifici d’epoca. Visita del piccolo museo dell’intaglio del legno, dedicato al famoso scultore russo Kronid Gogolev. Da non perdere la bella caserma dei pompieri di legno. Cena e pernottamento in hotel. 5° giorno / Sortavala – Monastero di Valaam – Sortavala – Petrozavodsk (l’arcipelago nel Lago Ladoga ) Dopo la prima colazione escursione in aliscafo all’arcipelago di Valaam, l’attrattiva principale del Lago Ladoga , costituito da una cinquantina di isolette ricoperte quasi interamente da fitte foreste. Sull’isola principale sorge il Monastero della Trasfigurazione di Valaam , un magnifico edificio sacro del XIV secolo, di colore bianco e azzurro, caratterizzato da un massiccio campanile e da cinque cupole a punta. Oltre a essere un luogo di culto Valaam fu anche un’importante roccaforte contro gli invasori svedesi, che nel 1611 la rasero completamente al suolo. Ricostruito grazie a una donazione di Pietro il Grande nel 1754 questo monastero venne devastato da un incendio. Nel corso del XIX secolo divenne uno dei primi sketes (ibrido tra eremo e monastero) dove i monaci novizi potevano ritirarsi e fare tesoro dell’esperienza dei religiosi più anziani senza essere turbati dalle distrazioni delle grandi comunità monastiche. Durante la seconda guerra mondiale molti monaci e buona parte del tesoro del monastero furono trasferiti presso una comunità monastica in Finlandia e le autorità dell’Unione Sovietica trasformarono Valaam in una residenza per invalidi di guerra. Oggi questo complesso ospita di nuovo una comunità di circa 200 monaci. Pranzo nel refettorio del monastero. Dopo pranzo rientro in aliscafo a Sortavala e prosecuzione via terra per Petrozavodsk . Cena in ristorante locale. Pernottamento in hotel. 6° giorno / Petrozavodsk – Riserva di Kivach – Medvezhyegorsk – Petroglifi di Belomorsk – Kem (le incisioni rupestri sul Mar Bianco) Dopo la prima colazione partenza verso nord per Kem. Lungo il percorso sosta alla Riserva Naturale di Kivach per ammirare le omonime cascate e visitare il Museo della Natura. Passeggiata lungo il sentiero delle betulle in un tipico habitat di taiga della Karelia. Si continua verso nord per Medvezhyegorsk . Pranzo in ristorante locale. Ancora verso nord fino a raggiungere la costa del Mar Bianco nei pressi di Vigostrov per ammirare i Petroglifi di Belomorsk : centinaia di incisioni rupestri che raffigurano mammiferi terrestri e acquatici, volatili, pesci, cacciatori, barche e uomini con gli sci. Cena in ristorante locale e proseguimento in serata per Kem . Pernottamento in hotel. 7° giorno / Kem – Rabocheostrovsk – Isole Solovetsky ( l’“Arcipelago Gulag” di Solzhenitsyn ) Dopo la prima colazione trasferimento al porto di Rabocheostrovsk per l’imbarco sul traghetto per le Isole Solovetsky (circa 3 ore di navigazione). Conosciute anche come Solovki, queste remote isole del Mar Bianco sono punteggiate di laghi e ospitano uno dei monasteri più suggestivi e famosi di tutta la Russia. In questo luogo sacro sono state scritte alcune delle pagine più cupe della storia russa: trasformate da Stalin in uno dei più spietati campi di prigionia dell’Unione Sovietica, le Isole Solovetsky costituivano
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