Valamo Praasniekka Package!
Welcome to celebrate the Temple Festival of the Valamo Monastery and its main church and the Feast of the Theotokos in honor of the Valamo Miracle-Working Icon 5.-7.8.2025
This celebration package offers diverse experiences, interesting lectures and traditional monastery events in the beautiful and calming environment of Valamo. Come and participate in our event, where Orthodoxy, culture and community merge into one unique whole.
Festive liturgies, a procession, inspiring lectures, an enchanting concert and a guided tour in the heart of the monastery create an unforgettable experience. The gentle steam baths in the seaside sauna and the delicious meals at Trapesa will complete your stay.
Welcome to celebrate with us!
Tue 5.8.
15:00 Valamo Monastery's anniversary and its main church's temple celebration - lecture by TT Juha Riikonen
16:00 The tradition of the procession of the cross - lecture by TT Juha Riikonen
17:00 Lunch from the buffet table
18:00 Vigil
21:00-22:00 seaside sauna (women)
22:00-23:00 seaside sauna (men)
-own towels rooms
Wed 6.8.
Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ
Monastery breakfast starting at 7.30
A small blessing of water at 8.15, followed by a festive liturgy at 9.00, a procession around the main church and the entire monastery, and after the procession, the blessing of new fruits
12 noon lunch from the buffet table
1 pm Feast of the Theotokos – lecture by TT Juha Riikonen
2 pm guided monastery tour - Father Stefanos
3.15 pm donut coffee from the linjasto
4 pm musician Sari Kaasinen's concert "Karelia "municipal evening"
at 17.15 dinner from the buffet table
at 18 vigil
at 18.30-20.30 Valamo tea table with table setting
Thu 7.8.
Feast of the Theotokos in honor of the Valamo miracle-working icon
from 7.30 monastery breakfast
at 9.00 festive liturgy
at 11.00 lunch from the buffet table
at 11.30 self-guided tour of the Heavenly Light exhibition and the monastery museum
at 12.00 moleben or prayer service To the Mother of God
Divine services will be held in the main church of the monastery, lectures and a concert in the Cultural Center hall, and meals will be served at the Trapesa restaurant.
Room handover by 12:00.
PACKAGE PRICES:
The package includes accommodation and breakfasts from 5.-7.8.2025 and the above program with meals
Monastery hotel double room: 275 € / person
Monastery hotel single room: 335 €
College hotel double room: 255 €/ per person
Opistohotelli 1hh: 305 €
Guesthouse 2hh: 215 €/ person
Guesthouse 1hh: 255 €
Reservations and inquiries:
myyntipalvelu@valamo.fi
tel. 017 5701 810
