Kizhi Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Kizhi
TheKizhi museumis one of the largest open-air museums in Russia. This is a unique historical, cultural and natural complex enlisted on theCode of the Most Significant Cultural Heritage Sites of the Peoples of the Russian Federation. The basis of the museum collection is the architectural ensemble of the Kizhi Pogost, aUNESCO World Heritage Site. The State Kizhi Museum is on the Island of Kizhi in Lake Onega, 68 km fromPetrozavodsk, the capital of the Republic of Karelia. The museum has been researching, preserving and popularizing culture of the native peoples of Karelia for more than 40 years. The collection of the Open-Air “Kizhi” Museum includes 89 monuments of wooden architecture: old chapels and houses, windmills and granaries, threshing barns and racks for drying crops. The gem of th
Where to Stay in Kizhi
- 🏨Kizhi Museum Guest House
Kizhi Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 11 sections including: