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Ruskeala Marble Quarry

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June 13th 2015
14 June 2015 My wife wanted to visit the Ruskeala marble quarry and so did I. I searched the web for guided tours and found the cheapest one-day trip from Petersburg to Ruskeala via Priozersk and Sortavala with Scan Tour Company. I paid for the tour by bank card without visiting any offices. Unfortunately the tour was cancelled due to technical reasons (perhaps the bus was broken) on the initia ... read more

Europe » Russia » Northwest

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Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more