Breakfast at the hotel.
Bus sightseeing tour to Severodvinsk, located on the shore of the White Sea.
During the tour, you will hear the history of the founding and formation of the city from the time of the Nikolo-Korel Monastery to the grandiose construction of Molotovsk, which was once the name of Severodvinsk, the Center of Nuclear Shipbuilding.
The acquaintance with the history of the development of the Russian submarine fleet will continue at the Severodvinsk Museum of Local Lore.
You will have to create an interactive composite model of a nuclear submarine.
By assembling the "constructor", you will learn about technical solutions in the field of design and construction technology of nuclear submarines, their internal structure and equipment of the premises.
Departure to the southern coast of the Arctic — to the island of Yagry.
Walk along the embankment and enjoy stunning views of the White Sea and ice hummocks.
There is also a military memorial complex and a memorial sign in honor of the sailors of the Kursk nuclear submarine on the border of Sosnovy Bor and the sea coast.
Return to Arkhangelsk.
Lunch at a cafe.
Excursion to the shipyard of wooden shipbuilding "Pomorsky Koch".
Solombala is the cradle of the Russian navy, a favorite place of Peter the Great, the history of Admiralteiskaya Sloboda, an island where the traditions of wooden shipbuilding are being revived and the Pomorsky Koch, a commercial Pomeranian vessel, is being built.
At the shipyard, you will see with your own eyes how modern craftsmen, using the techniques of wooden shipbuilding, recreate a ship of the pre-Petrine era! It was on these wooden vessels that the state borders of Russia in the Arctic were described and fixed.
Excursion to the Northern Maritime Museum, Russia's only state marine museum with a scientific and technical profile.
The museum is the keeper of material and spiritual values related to the maritime culture not only of the Russian North, but also of the whole of Russia, as well as the countries of the Barents Euro-Arctic region.
The exhibition "The Millennium of Northern Navigation" will tell you about the history of northern shipbuilding, polar expeditions, the icebreaking fleet and other milestones in the development of Arctic navigation.
A special place is occupied by the history of the northern convoys during the Great Patriotic War.
But what a maritime museum without models of ships! There are more than two dozen of them here, from models of three-masted sailboats of the 17th century to the famous "Saint Foka", on which Georgy Sedov set off to the North Pole.
The museum's collection includes Pomeranian gear, marine devices and instruments, nautical charts, as well as rare publications related to navigation.
Free time.
Dinner on your own.
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