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Mayak (Light Tower) Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 8/16/2010
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is hidden near the lighthouse (Russian: Mayak) at lake Ladoga, the largest freshwater lake in Europe. 100 meter away is a sandy beach and a restaurant so don´t forget your bathing stuff during the summer.

1 km away you can visit the museum Doraga Schisni covering the Road of Life. Open Wednesday to Sunday 10 am to 5 pm, entrance fee 40 Rubel.

The Road of Life (Russian: doroga zhizni) was the ice road transport route across the frozen Lake Ladoga, which provided the only access to the besieged city of Leningrad in the winter months during 1941–1944 while the perimeter in the siege was maintained by the German Army Group North and the Finnish Defence Forces. The siege lasted for 29 months from September 8, 1941, to January 27, 1944. Over one million citizens of Leningrad died from starvation, stress, exposure and bombardments. The road today forms part of the World Heritage Site. (Source: Wikipedia).

How to get there with public transport: Take the train from St. Petersburg, Finlyandsky Rail Terminal (Russian: Finlyandsky vokzal), also known as Finland Station (Metro-Station: Pl. Lenina) to Ladoschkoje Osero. One way ticket is 82.50 Rubel and the trip takes 1,5 hour.

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