Valdaysky National Park
Glacial lakes and forest around the town of Valday in Novgorod Oblast
The park covers the northern, highest part of the Valdai Hills, where the ice age left 76 lakes of various origin among forests that fill 85.9% of the area. It also takes in the town of Valday and its Iversky Monastery.
Things to do
- On footWalk the shores of Lake Valdayskoye, the largest lake beside the town of Valday
- HeritageVisit the Valday Iversky Monastery, founded in 1653
- Try thisExplore the northern part of Lake Seliger
- Try thisLook for 19th-century estates on the roads that cross the park