Solovetsky Islands, Historic monastery archipelago in White Sea, Russia.
The Solovetsky Islands consist of six main islands with stone structures, dense forests, and rocky shores covering 347 square kilometers in the White Sea.
The Solovetsky Monastery, established in 1436, transformed from a religious center into a prison camp between 1923 and 1939 during the Soviet regime.
The monastery complex includes five churches, stone fortifications from Ivan the Terrible's era, and multiple religious buildings representing Russian Orthodox architecture.
Visitors can access the islands through regular flights from Arkhangelsk or seasonal ferry services operating during the summer months from mainland Russia.
The Bolshoi Zayatsky Island contains ancient stone labyrinths dating back centuries, representing significant Northern European archaeological structures.
Location: Соловецьке сільське поселення
GPS coordinates: 65.02444,35.71056
Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:24
Solovetsky Monastery
0 m
Stone labyrinths of Bolshoi Zayatsky Island
6.4 km
Solovetsky state Museum-reserve
40 m
Gora Sekirnaya
10.6 km
Ascension Church on Sekirnaya Hill
10.7 km
Golgotha Skete (Solovki)
20.5 km
Bolshoy Zayatsky Island
6.1 km
Saint Andrew Skete (Solovki)
6.6 km
Isakovsky Skete
9.1 km
Botanical garden in Solovki
3.8 km
Ascension Skete (Solovki)
10.6 km
World War II memorial in Solovki
338 m
Saint Macarius Skete
3.7 km
Trinity Skete
19.4 km
Saint Savvaty Skete (Solovki)
11.4 km
Saint Sergius Skete (Solovki)
9.1 km
Jesus (Filippovskaya) pustin
2.1 km
Staraya Sosnovaya pustin
13.3 km
Malaya Muksalma
13.5 km
Biostation in Solovki
314 m
Eleazarova pustin
20.1 km
Церковь Воскресения Христова (остров Анзерский)
20.5 km
Церковь Троицкая (остров Анзерский)
19.4 km
Кладовая кожевенная (Остров Большой Соловецкий)
168 m
Bell tower of Solovetsky Monastery
44 m
Галерея-переход (Остров Большой Соловецкий)
58 m
Buildings of Solovetsky Monastery
78 m
Solovetsky lighthouse
10.7 kmReviews
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