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Arrival in Arkhangelsk. Independent check-in at the hotel. Things in the luggage room.
"Early check-in" and "late check-out" service for an additional fee. The cost and the possibility to specify when booking.
08:45 Meeting with the guide at the accommodation hotel.
09:00 Country tour to the Museum of Wooden Architecture and Folk Art "Malye Korely". Malye Korely is one of Russia's largest open-air museum-reserves of wooden architecture and the main attraction of Arkhangelsk. Once in Malye Korely, you will find yourself in a northern village of the XVIII-XIX centuries: peasant huts, slender tent temples of Kargopol, Mezen, Pinega, Podvinsk, surrounded by the winter northern forest, create a sense of patriarchy and extraordinary peace.
Guided tour of one section of the museum.
Free time to explore the museum's territory on your own and participate in the Pomorskie New Year festivities, and buy souvenirs.
Return to Arkhangelsk.
Lunch at a cafe.
Sightseeing tour "Arkhangelsk – the capital of Pomerania". Arkhangelsk is a city with a beautiful name, the first commercial seaport in Russia, founded at the end of the 16th century by decree of Ivan the Terrible.
On the shore of the Northern Dvina on the cape with the mysterious name "Pur-Navolok" you will learn about why the city was founded here and how it got its name, get acquainted with the centuries-old history: from the time when brisk trade was booming here, Peter the Great founded the first state shipyard and launched the first commercial the ship "Saint Paul".
You will hear about famous people, about Arctic expeditions, the first of which set off from the docks of Arkhangelsk, about the sights located along the Embankment of the Northern Dvina.
Visit to the historical and architectural complex "Arkhangelsk Gostiny Dvory". The Arkhangelsk Museum of Local Lore is one of the oldest museums in Russia: it turned 188 years old in 2025.
The "Meet Gostiny Dvor!" tour is a journey into the past that opens the pages of Arkhangelsk's history and the more than three hundred—year history of Arkhangelsk's Gostiny Dvors.
The merchant chambers of the 17th-century Russian Gostiny Dvor and the front halls of the 18th century house exhibitions and expositions. An architectural dominant that historically forms the silhouette of the city, as it was many centuries ago, gostiny dvory is still a symbol of the city.
Check-in at the hotel.
Free time.
Dinner on your own.
