National Museum in Petrozavodsk
Petrozavodsk, pl. Lenina, d. 1 
Guess a riddle: "Modern and interesting, cognitive and not boring"? It's hard to imagine that the correct answer is a museum! This is how visitors respond (which on average comes here about 50 000 people per year) of the National Museum of the Republic of Karelia in Petrozavodsk.
Onega Onega quay embankment., Petrozavodsk Attractions Petrozavodsk 
Arriving in Petrozavodsk, first of all go to the embankment of Onega Lake - the pride of the city, its business card and a favorite place of rest for the townspeople. The official opening of the Onega embankment took place in 1994.
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Petrozavodsk
Petrozavodsk, ave. Alexander Nevsky, 32 
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Petrozavodsk - the main cathedral of the Karelian eparchy - was built in the first half of the 19th century in memory of the Patriotic War of 1812. Alexander Nevsky - the patron of Novgorod Puppet theater
in Petrozavodsk Petrozavodsk, Ave Karl Marx, 19 
We all come from childhood, and dolls.. - Part of the memories of this wonderful time! If you are traveling with kids a half years or students, and want to own a short time become a child again, the Puppet Theater in Petrozavodsk - the place is worth a visit
Monument to Peter I in Petrozavodsk
Petrozavodsk, Onega embankment @@.. 
Attractions Peter I was 31 years old when he founded Petrozavodsk (and St. Petersburg), and to the bicentennial anniversary of his birth, in 1872, in the capital of Karelia was cast monument that several times changed its location, but in and Aage was in the heart of Petrozavodsk -.. on the shore of Lake Onega
recreation park in Petrozavodsk
Gulling nab 1, Petrozavodsk Attractions Petrozavodsk 
Attractions Petrozavodsk For the past three centuries, the park of culture and rest in Petrozavodsk reminds of the historical moment of the foundation of the city - it was here that the first stone of the blast furnace shop was laid, around which Petrozavodsk was later founded.
The Finnish Theater
Petrozavodsk, Karl Marx Ave., 19 
Touch the Karelian culture, see Karelian-Finnish epic "Kalevala" and just listen to the Karelian speech can be at the National Theater of the Republic of Karelia in Petrozavodsk (Petrozavodsk call it "the Finnish theater").
Capital The Republic of Karelia Petrozavodsk is located 400 km from St. Petersburg and 1000 km from Moscow. The city is located on the shore of the second largest in Europe and at the same time the most beautiful Onega lake.
There is much to see in Petrozavodsk. There are many historical and cultural attractions here.
Petrozavodsk is considered one of the most "green" cities in Russia. Environmentalists even estimated that for every city resident there are more than 14 square meters. m of trees and plants. And this despite the fact that Petrozavodsk is equated with the regions of the Far North. Winter here, though long, but warm: an average of minus 7-9 degrees Celsius.
The name Petrozavodsk received, as it is easy to guess, in honor of the founder - Emperor Peter I. In 2013, by the way, the city celebrated its 310th anniversary .
You can get to the capital of Karelia by plane and by train. The flight will take only an hour and a half, and the ticket Moscow - Petrozavodsk - Moscow will cost 12000 rubles per person
If you go by train Moscow - Petrozavodsk, then you have to spend more than 12 hours on the way, and the train ticket will cost about 2300 rubles for a reserved seat and about 4000 rubles for a seat in a compartment.
By car from the Russian capital to Karelia can be reached on average for 14-15 hours
Thanks to its location (Onega Lake communicates with five seas) Petrozavodsk remains a developed port city. Unlike the usual Russian megacities, where there is nowhere to fall an apple on the streets during rush hour, no more than 270,000 people live in the entire Karelian capital (according to data for 2013).
There is much to see in Petrozavodsk. There are a lot of historical and cultural sights here: the Krestovozdvizhensky and Alexander Nevsky cathedrals, monuments to Peter I and Alexander Pushkin, Lenin Square, the most beautiful Onega quay plus a number of parks and squares.
In the summer in Petrozavodsk there are sailing regattas on Lake Onega, and not one winter does not do without the traditional international festival of ice sculptures "Hyperborea".