Ladoghskoe (Ladoga) lake

The largest freshwater reservoir in Europe – Ladoga lake. It is located on the territory of Karelia and Leningrad region, 136 km in length and 51 miles in width. On lake Ladoga a lot of recreation centers, from simple mini-hotels and guest houses to luxury country clubs and resorts. Tourists are attracted to the boat trips and sailing in the beautiful bays, Hiking, horseback riding and road trips along the rocky coast, camping in the coastal forests. Camp site Ladoga lake offer excursions to the lake Islands, including the famous Valaam with its ancient monastery. Popular in winter skating and skiing, ice fishing, snowshoeing.

The rest on Ladoga lake is inconceivable without fishing. In the warm season in these waters and catch salmon, trout, smelt, trout, walleye, and in the cold people fish through holes pike and perch.