Fantastic Profile of Russia’s Greatest Monastery – Valaam, 4 Hours North of St. Petersburg
Located on an archipelago encircled by a huge lake, the Monastery of Valaam is only accessible for part of the year.
Founded almost a thousand years ago – some sources speak of the beginning of the eleventh century – this fortress of monasticism has no equal in the Orthodox world, apart from the famous Mount Athos in northern Greece.
Fantastic Profile of Russia’s Greatest Monastery – Valaam, 4 Hours North of St. Petersburg
Source: RI