Kinerma village
The Ershovs’ house was also built in the second half of the 18th century. Other houses belong to the 19-20 centuries.
In 2016, Kinerma became a member of the Association of the Most Beautiful Villages in Russia.
Each year, various historical and cultural festivals and holidays are held in the village.
As of 2020, 5 people constantly live there.
The following tourist services are organized in the village for guests.
1. Sightseeing tour with a walk around the village, visiting the chapel of Our Lady of Smolensk and the exhibition "Life in Kinerma" in one of the historical houses.
2. A master class in baking traditional Karelian pastry, known as kalitki (open rye flour cake with millet, potato or rice) or “sulchin” (wrapped pie, usually with semolina).
3. Master class "One piece of dough - three pies." During this master class, we make “kalitkas” with millet or potato, “sulchins” with semolina, as well as so called “son-in-law pies” - sweet, crunchy with sugar, and soft, with rice. We bake them in the oven and serve the pies with tea or coffee. This master class takes about 2.5 hours, so we recommend it for the guests who are going to stay overnight in the village.
4. A master class on making of a traditional Karelian doll "Rvanka".
5. Breakfasts, lunches, dinners are served with dishes of traditional Karelian cuisine.
6. Tea with pies.
7. Accommodation in a guest house built in the early 20th century.
8. Traditional Russian banya "in black".
9. Walking tours in the surroundings.
Opening hours:
Upon request, flexible.
Rubchoila village
Rubchoyla village is located to the west of Petrozavodsk. The distance from Petrozavodsk by road is about 77 km.
The village was founded in the 18th century. Currently, 8 buildings are preserved in Rubchoyla, which are the monuments of wooden architecture, including the chapel of St. John the Baptist of the second half of the 19th century.
For tourists, an excursion is conducted in the village, a master class on cooking “kalitkas”, lunch and dinner, as well as a concert of the local folklore ensemble.
Opening hours:
Upon request, flexible.
Man'ga village
The ancient village of Manga is located on the right bank of the river of the same name, in Pryazhinsky district of Karelia.
The distance from Petrozavodsk by road is about 66 km.
The settlement was first mentioned in chronicles in 1563 as “the four-yard village of Manginsky.”
In the second half of the 18th century, a chapel of the Nativity of the Virgin was built on the top of the hill in Manga. The chapel, wooden buildings at the lower part of the hill and the Manga River form a picturesque natural and architectural ensemble.
Opening hours:
The chapel is not active and it is usually closed. The village itself can be visited at any time.
