Our Chinese department:
Arrival in Arkhangelsk, transfer to the hotel for an additional fee.
11:00 Meeting of tourists in the hotel lobby with a tasting board. We will definitely treat our dear guests to Pomeranian delicacies and berry tinctures.
Sightseeing tour of the city "The city of treskoyeds".
The most attractive place in the city is considered to be the embankment of the Northern Dvina, where the tourist hits of Arkhangelsk are located: for example, the monument to Peter I, who once conceived the idea of founding an admiralty here.
You will visit Cape Pur-Navolok, the founding place of Arkhangelsk. In the Living Rooms of the Courtyards, along the powerful walls of which even today one can imagine how three centuries ago trade was noisy behind them.
The guide will show and tell you about the Assumption Church, the island of Solombala – the cradle of the Russian navy and much more. Two hours of the tour – and a lot of new impressions, knowledge about the history of Russia and the development of the Russian North, about modern life and the past of Arkhangelsk.
Walking tour of the "German settlement" – the place of settlement of foreign merchants and industrialists.
You have an interesting opportunity to walk through the places where only a hundred years ago there were mansions surrounded by greenery, mansions of foreign merchants. Each house here was especially beautiful and together they resembled the cozy estates of a Western European city. Arkhangelsk at that time gave travelers the impression of a "City with a German physiognomy."
Historical lunch of foreign Archangel residents with beer and cheese tasting.
Lunch will be atmospheric! There are old maps, household items of the German settlement and the interiors of merchant houses of pre-revolutionary Arkhangelsk, and on the table there is a hot beer soup with sausages, smoked catfish on juniper and a sweet beer pie with cinnamon, prunes and nuts.
A master class on painting the goat – Arkhangelsk gingerbread.
Check-in at the hotel, free time, independent way to the restaurant in the city center.
19:00 Gastro-dinner "Acquaintance with the cuisine of the North".
In the cozy restaurant you will appreciate the most interesting specialties of the region, discover the traditions of local cuisine and, of course, taste the Russian North. The dinner is accompanied by a performance from one of the restaurant's team members with a story about traditions and local products from this menu.
Sample menu (may vary depending on the season):
- homemade bread with whipped butter;
- strong creamy broth on dry with glazed halibut and brine tortilla with corned beef;
- porridge with dried venison and goat cheese;
- catfish fillet with pike caviar, celery root cream and fresh herbs and creamy sauce based on strong chicken broth and dried ruff;
- dessert of the local cuisine.
Independent way to the hotel.
