The legends of the old Pomeranian. Architectural tour

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The Russian North has preserved amazing masterpieces of wooden architecture for posterity.

Centuries are passing, nature, people, states and civilizations are changing, but despite various cataclysms, the wooden temples of Pomerania carry the cultural code of ancient Russia through time.

We invite connoisseurs of culture and lovers of photography on a unique tour of the lost corners of the Arkhangelsk region, where every object we visit can be called the most beautiful in Russia.

It is possible to conduct a tour on other dates for a group of 2 people or more.

Location

the city of Arkhangelsk

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Tour highlights

Arkhangelsk

Let's walk through the streets of the northern city, born of the sea

"Small Korels"

We will visit the unique open-air museum of wooden architecture

Wooden temples

Let's enjoy the beauty and grandeur of the wooden temples of Pomerania, Poonezhye, Podvinye

The village of Vorzogory

Being in this part of the world, we will feel like Pomors, a harsh inhabitant of the White Sea coast

Juicy pastries

We will take part in an interactive game where we will learn how to bake the famous Pinezh shanezhki

The village of Kizma

We will visit the "Most beautiful village of Russia" – the first Arctic village in the Federation of the most beautiful villages of the earth

Itinerary

Day 1 - Meeting, Arkhangelsk, museum "Small Korels"
Arrival in Arkhangelsk.
Self-check-in or things in the luggage room.
10:00 Meeting of the group with the guide at the accommodation hotel.
Sightseeing tour "The Northern city of Arkhangelsk", which introduces the history of the city, the diverse life of modern Arkhangelsk, its main attractions.
Walking tour of the city's protected street.
Unique northern houses with carved architraves, elegant porches, and spacious merchant estates have been preserved here.
You will not leave that special feeling when you are present at the meeting of the past with the present.
Lunch at the cafe.
Bus tour "Wooden architecture of the Russian North".
During the tour, you will visit the Museum of wooden Architecture and folk culture "Small Karelians", where the world's largest collection of wooden architecture is collected.
As soon as you set foot on the territory of the museum-reserve, you find yourself in the distant past, in the world of brave pomors, hunters, loggers, farmers.
This open-air museum, which protects a unique culture, has preserved the unique creations of folk architecture.
Return to Arkhangelsk.
Dinner on your own.
Free time.

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Day 2 - Excursion to the village of Purnema, Kurtyaevo tract
Breakfast.
Room release.
Departure from Arkhangelsk.
Stop in the Kurtyaevo tract.
The tract is known thanks to the icon of Alexy, the man of God, revealed there, and its sources.
The pilgrims who visited Kurtyaevo revered the icon as miraculous, and considered the spring healing.
In the tract itself, tourists visit the chapel and the "holy spring".
In the mineral spring, the water of which is rich in trace elements, you can take a dip or collect holy water.
Visit to the village of Purnema.
Purnema was first mentioned in 1544 — even then it was a multi-court parish consisting of 8 villages.
The pearl of Purnema is the wooden church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker on the basement – a quadrangle, completed with an octagon under a chopped tent with a closed porch (1618).
As well as the wooden Church of the Nativity (1860), built as the winter church of the parish.
Lunch on your own.
There will be stops along the way.
Transfer to Onega.
Check-in at the hotel.
Dinner at the cafe.
Free time.

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Day 3 - Wooden temples of Poonezhye
Breakfast.
A large nest of villages — Podporozhye - has settled 11 km from the mouth of the Onega River.
On a high, well-surveyed promontory on the left bank stood a temple complex: the Trinity Church (1724), the Vladimir Temple (1757) with two chapels and a bell tower (1847).
Of the buildings of the temple complex, only the Vladimir Church has survived to this day.
The second stop is St. Nicholas Church (1867) and the chapel of Kiryak Raw Materials in the village of Raw Materials.
A real wooden two-altar church with a refectory and a bell tower was erected on the site of the Assumption of the Virgin Male desert.
The third stop is the Ascension Church (1661) in the village of Piyala.
The height of the Ascension Church is 45 meters, it is one of the tallest tent churches in Russia.
According to legend, the future Patriarch Nikon prayed in this temple.
Next to the preserved temple there is a bell tower built in 1700.
Excellent proportions, the play of facets and volumes makes the Piyalsky ensemble one of the most beautiful monuments in Russia.
Lunch on your own.
There will be stops along the way.
Return to Onega.
Dinner at the cafe.
Free time.

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Day 4 - Excursion to the village of Vorzogory
Breakfast.
Excursion to the village of Vorzogory.
Vorzogory is an ancient Pomeranian settlement with an interesting residential development and a local maritime lifestyle.
The first mention of Vorzogory dates back to the middle of the XIV century.
Where it is said that the inhabitants paid tribute to the Solovetsky monastery, and local craftsmen built wooden sea vessels for the monks.
In Vorzogory there is a unique architectural monument — a wooden tee, the only one that has survived, which are located right on the seashore.
It consists of the St. Nicholas Church (1636), the Vvedenskaya Church (1793) and the bell tower (XVIII century).
A tour of the village, an inspection of architectural monuments.
Being in this part of the world, you can feel like that very Pomor, a harsh inhabitant of the White Sea coast.
Lunch on your own.
There will be stops along the way.
Return to Arkhangelsk.
Accommodation at the hotel.
Dinner at the cafe.
Free time.

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Day 5 - Wooden temples of Podvinye
Breakfast.
Room release.
Departure from Arkhangelsk.
Transfer to the village. Pinega (7 hours).
There are stops on the way with an inspection of wooden temple complexes.
In the village of Zaostrovye, you will see the wooden church in the name of the Intercession of the Mother of God — a unique Christian cultural and architectural monument of wooden architecture (1688), as well as the stone Sretensky Temple (1827).
There are six thrones in the temple, which were moved here from the former temples destroyed by time.
30 km from Arkhangelsk in the village of Lyavlya there is an ancient temple complex consisting of two churches: the stone church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1833) and the oldest preserved tent-roofed wooden church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (1584).
St. Nicholas Church in the village of Lyavlya is the most ancient type of tent-roofed temple, chopped with an octagon from the base, the so-called "octagon from the ground".
St. Basil's Church in the village of Chukhcherma is a former Orthodox church built in 1824, a wooden architectural monument.
The church was part of the triple ensemble of the Chukhchem-Ilyinsky churchyard, along with the bell tower (1783) and the nine-domed Ilyinsky Church (1657) that did not survive.
Lunch on your own.
There will be stops along the way.
Arrival at the Golubino Park Hotel.
Placement.
Dinner at the cafe.
Free time.

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Day 6 - Kizhma village is the most beautiful village in Russia
Breakfast.
A trip to the village. Kimzha.
The village of Kimzha, founded at the beginning of the XVI century, is located in the Mezen district.
There are 71 historical monuments in Kimzha, one of which is the five—domed wooden tent-roofed Odigitrievsky Church (1709) of federal significance.
The village of Kimzha has preserved its traditional layout, peasant Pomeranian houses, windmills, wooden votive crosses, a complex of outbuildings of the XIX – XX centuries, unique landscapes.
All the houses in the village are over a hundred years old: these are strong, northern fortress huts.
Therefore, Kimzha looks like a revived museum of wooden architecture, only everything is real here: children play between courtyards, gingerbread is baked in houses, smoke rises from chimneys, fish are caught on the river, berries are picked and hunted in the forests.
Customs and rituals are revered here, most holidays are celebrated according to the canons, and important dates are celebrated.
The village of Kimzha received the status of "The most beautiful village in Russia" and became the first Arctic village in the Federation of the most Beautiful Villages on Earth.
Return to the Golubino Park Hotel.
The master class "Baking rolls", where everyone can learn how to bake the famous northern rolls.
Dinner at the cafe.
Free time.

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Day 7 - Excursion "Ice palaces of caves". Departure
Breakfast.
Room release.
Excursion "Ice palaces of caves".
The Northern caves are a unique natural phenomenon: underground karst caves and systems, the longest and most numerous in the European part of Russia.
This is a fabulous kingdom of ice, hidden from human eyes deep underground.
Frozen streams of water, shaped icicles and tunnels and grottoes covered with soft and fragile snowflakes are waiting for you.
Lunch at the cafe.
Transfer to Arkhangelsk (4 hours).
Return to Arkhangelsk after 18:00.
Recommended departure from Arkhangelsk after 19:00.

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Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

6 nights

Comfort

Midscale

The tour provides accommodation in hotels in double rooms with amenities:

Arkhangelsk – The Capital of Pomerania Hotel;
Onega – Yubileynaya Hotel;
Pinega is a tourist complex "Golubino".

The cost of the tour for 1 person:

double occupancy – 85,500 rubles;
the surcharge for single occupancy is 10,000 rubles.

It is possible to conduct a tour on other dates for a group of 2 people or more.
The cost of an individual tour:

for a group of 2 people — 280 000 rubles.;
for a group of 3 people — 330,000 rubles.;
for a group of 4 people — 350,000 rubles.

The Capital of Pomerania Hotel

The Stolitsa Pomorye Hotel is located in the center of Arkhangelsk, on the historical cape Pur-Navolok. Stolitsa Pomorye Hotel offers a 24-hour front desk and rooms with free Wi-Fi.

The elegant rooms of the hotel are classically decorated in warm colors. They are equipped with a private bathroom and a flat-screen TV. Some rooms offer views of the Northern Dvina River.

The Barolo restaurant on the ground floor serves European cuisine. A sparkling wine breakfast is served on Saturdays.

The hotel is 450 metres from the 17th century Gostiny Dvor and 400 metres from Lenin Square.

Stolitsa Pomorye Hotel is just 300 metres from Troitskiy Prospekt bus stop. Arkhangelsk Central Train Station is a 10-minute drive away, and Arkhangelsk Airport is 13 km away.

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Another option

The Yubileynaya Hotel

The Yubileynaya Hotel is located in the center of Onega. Parking, Wi-Fi, sauna, laundry, safe at the reception and more are at your disposal.

The presented rooms are divided into several categories, and different numbers of guests are expected. Each of the rooms has everything that will make your trip pleasant.

There is a cafe On the 4th floor on the territory, where you can fully enjoy the offered complex meals, or order something from the menu.

Within walking distance of Victory Park, Raduga shopping center, railway station is just a 10-minute drive away.

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Another option

Forest hotel "Golubino"

Featuring free private parking, Forest Hotel Golubino is located in the village of Golubino, on the banks of the Pinega River. It offers a restaurant and a games room.

All rooms are equipped with a TV. Some rooms have views of the river or garden. Rooms with all amenities.

The property has a private beach area, direct access to the ski slopes, ski storage and ski equipment rental. Guests can play billiards or borrow a book from the library.

Free Wi-Fi is available in public areas.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 16 tourists

Minimum age

6 years old

Duration

7 days 6 nights

Group meets at

the city of Arkhangelsk

Included in price

accommodation according to the tour program;
meals according to the tour program (6 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 5 dinners);
transportation and sightseeing services;
entrance tickets;
guide services.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Arkhangelsk and back;
meals not specified in the program;
excursions and services listed as "on their own" or "for an additional fee";
bathhouse.

It's important to know

The program involves a long (up to 2 hours) stay outdoors.

It is necessary to have warm clothes and comfortable warm shoes for walking in the winter forest.

To visit the caves, you need to wear warm, preferably waterproof shoes and clothes that you don't mind getting dirty.

Dates and Prices

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20 – 26 Feb, 2025 7 days 6 nights

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6 – 12 Mar, 2025 7 days 6 nights

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