The memory of Great ancestors. Along the Belgorod line

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Belgorod is an ancient city of Russia, the first mention of it dates back to the XIII century. An informative weekend tour will reveal to us the secrets of the first Belgorod fortresses, the skills of Russian artisans, the exploits of the Great Patriotic War, and will also delight us with generous gifts of the Belgorod region – natural honey, herbs, traditional wine tinctures and snacks.

Location

Russia, Belgorod

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Tour highlights

Unforgettable delicious tastings

We will try natural honey with herbal tea, and also visit the bar for tasting beer from spring water

The famous III Military field of Russia

Fast forward to the battlefields of the Great Patriotic War, we will learn a lot about the history of armament and tank building

Fascinating time travel

We will visit an ethnic village in the image of an ancient settlement of the XVII century. If desired, we will take part in master classes in vine weaving, icon painting and others

Itinerary

Day 1 - Belgorod – III Military field of Russia – village of Prokhorovka, Prokhorovsky district – Belgorod
06:10 According to the time schedule of the train 71/72 Moscow-Belgorod meeting at the station.

Departure for a sightseeing tour of the city.

09:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

Things are checked into the hotel's luggage room.

10:00. Visit the Fire Arc Diorama Museum or visit the Folk Culture Museum.

11:00 Departure for an excursion to the III Military field of Russia – Prokhorovskoye. (63 km, ~1 hour).

The Battle of Prokhorovka was a battle between units of the German and Soviet armies during the defensive phase of the Battle of Kursk.

During the tour, you will get acquainted with such monuments on the tank field as the Victory Bell Tower monument, an exhibition of equipment and weapons from the Great Patriotic War, a monument to V.M. Klykov, and the sculptural composition "The Great Commanders of the three Battlefields of Russia."

14:00 Lunch during the tour at the cafe "Halt" or "Dugout".

And also visit the museum of armored vehicles (6 km, ~ 10 min.).

The main purpose of the exhibition is to recreate a complete picture of the development and history of tank construction from the period of antiquity and the Middle Ages to the present day and the new museum "Battle for the Weapons of the Great Victory".

Visit to the Church of Saints Peter and Paul.

Next, our way lies to the apiary to the beekeeper (5 km, ~ 9 min.), who will tell you about the complex and exciting process of producing natural honey.

You will have the opportunity to taste honey with herbal tea and even buy home this natural healthy product, harvested from the steppe grasslands of Belgorod region.

At the end of the excursion program, return to Belgorod.

17:00 Check-in at the selected hotel: "Continental" 4* or "AMAKS Congress Hotel" 3*.

Free time.

We suggest visiting the Belgorod State Academic Drama Theater named after M.S. Shchepkin or/and the Belgorod State Philharmonic (tickets for the performance must be booked in advance for an additional fee).

Return to the hotel on your own.

Meals are served 2 times a day (breakfast, lunch).

Overnight at the hotel.

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Day 2 - Belgorod – Kolotilovka village – Golovchino village – Porubezhnoye village
08:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00 Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby.

Travel information along the road that runs past the place where the Bolkhovets fortress once stood, and today there are living witnesses of that time – the remains of an earthen rampart.

Continuing the tour, we arrive in the village of Kolotilovka, Krasnoyaruzhsky district (81 km ~ 1 hour), where the Historical and Cultural Complex Novaya Sloboda was opened.

A picturesque craft park is located a few minutes' walk from the main building of the complex.

It represents an ethnic village in the image of an ancient settlement of the 17th century.

The workshops of a potter, a cooper, an icon painter, a distiller, an oil millerand a master of dowsing are located in six mud hutts surrounded by front gardens.

And behind the houses, three pillared mills stood proudly, one of which is accessible to the public.

Tasting of wines and tinctures with a traditional snack in the distiller's hut.

After a guided tour of the huts and lunch, you can take part in your favorite master classes (extra charge), you will be offered one of several options to choose from:

Izba dowsing – a product made of vines/plaits;

Icon painter's hut – painting icons/boards;

Potter's hut – to make a toy / or paint;

Cooper's hut – making a stand for hot food/ gingerbread painting.

All items can be taken home.

13:00 Lunch at the butter churn hut.

With traditional herbal tea, dumplings and honey for dessert.

14:30. Departure to the village of Golovchino, Grayvoronsky district (55 km~ 1 hour).

Visit to the village of Khotmyzhsk, Borisovsky district, a former fortress city of the Belgorod region.

Sightseeing of the Resurrection Church, Peoples' Friendship Arch, observation deck, Khotmyzhskoye settlement– an archaeological monument of ancient Russian culture.

15:30 Arrival in the village of Golovkino.

Guided tour of one of the most interesting and at the same time mysterious architectural monuments.

The circular building is about 200 years old.

This is an unusual building of the late 19th century, there is no other such example in Russian architecture.

The unusual space-planning composition is a cylinder within a cylinder.

Scientists are still arguing about the purpose of the building.

Now a museum of ancient life has been created in the building.

16:30 Departure on the way back to Belgorod.

17:45 Return to Belgorod (70 km ~ 1 hour 15 min.)

Free time.

Meals are served 2 times a day (breakfast, lunch).

Overnight at the hotel.

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Day 3 - Belgorod – the village of Yablonovo – the city of Koroch
09:00 Departure for an excursion to the Korochansky district of Yablonovo village (69 km ~ 1 hour).

10:30 a.m. In front of us is the fortress city of Yablonov, formerly one of the largest cities in the Belgorod region.

He occupied an important place in the defensive line, covering the Izyumsky shlyakh.

The reconstructed complex is close to the original 17th century.

Guided tour of the complex.

Imagining ourselves as the ancient defenders of the fortress or its inhabitants, we drive to Korocha (14 km ~ 13 min).

The emergence of the city of Koroch is also associated with the construction in 1635-1658 of the defensive line of structures of the so-called Belgorod line.

Monument to the founder of Koroch, stolnik and voivode Andrei Vasilyevich Buturlin, the "messenger" bell weighing 12 pounds is a copy of the one sent to Koroch by Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov in 1677.

Visit the Yasny Well spring, which has its own legend and unusual history.

Above it stands the chalk mountain, on which the first Korochan fortress stood in the distant 17th century.

13:30 Lunch at the cafe "Old Fortress".

After lunch, Tasting of beer produced at the factory of the Staraya Fortress brewing company.

The old building, a cultural heritage site, houses a bar for tasting unpasteurized beer produced using Danish equipment from beautiful spring water.

For children and non-drinkers, beer can be replaced with several varieties of carbonated water produced at the plant.

After the tasting, beer, kvass, and mead produced at the plant will be available at the company store.

16:30 Return to Belgorod (56 km ~52min.).

Transfer to the railway station.

The end of the program.

Items are checked into the station's luggage room (for an additional fee).

Free time to buy souvenirs, have dinner, and stroll through the quiet streets of the central part of the city.

Meals are served 2 times a day (breakfast, lunch).

22:10 departure by train to Moscow (according to the time schedule).

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Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

2 nights

Comfort

Upscale
Premium

The tour includes accommodation in a hotel.

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the accommodation, RUB.:

A group of 2 people or more

DBL/TWIN

standard

SNGL (DUS)

AMAX Congress Hotel 3*

17 800

19 150

Continental 4*

the "tourist" tariff is the number of towels for 1 person, 2 pieces, no bathrobes and slippers)

18 600

20 000

AMAKS Congress Hotel 3*

The AMAKS Congress Hotel is located near Kharkov Mountain in Belgorod. It offers rooms with a private balcony offering panoramic views of the city's main attractions.

The rooms at the AMAKS Congress Hotel are decorated with wooden furniture. All rooms are equipped with heating, cable TV and a private bathroom.

Russians Russian sauna is located at the hotel, with an interior in the style of a traditional Russian bath and images of Russian landscapes on the walls. In the souvenir shop you can buy original products of local craftsmen in memory of the Belgorod region.

The Super-Kuzmich Restaurant serves traditional Russian and Ukrainian cuisine. The bar offers a variety of local and imported drinks.

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Another option

The Continental 4* Hotel

Featuring a sauna, hammam and fitness center, the Continental Hotel is located in the center of Belgorod. Free Wi-Fi is available.

The air-conditioned rooms feature a minibar, an electric kettle and a flat-screen TV with cable channels.

Guests can dine in the hotel's restaurant, which serves European cuisine. There is also a bar at the hotel. Breakfast is served in the room upon request, and room service and packed lunches can also be arranged.

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Tour conditions

Group

From 2 to 40 tourists

Minimum age

7 years old

Duration

3 days 2 nights

Group meets at

Russia, Belgorod

Included in price

accommodation specified in the program;
half board with an additional breakfast on the first day (3 breakfasts and 3 lunches);
transportation service according to the tour program (transfers from Belgorod railway station to the hotel, transportation service every full day of the tour);
excursion service according to the tour program;
guide support;
entrance tickets to museums;
tasting of honey with herbal tea at the beekeeper on the Storozhev farm;
beer/soft drink tasting in Koroch;
tasting of wines and tinctures in the Craft Park in the village of Kolotilovka.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Belgorod and back;
master class in the craft park of Kolotilovka village, GBUK "Historical and cultural complex "Novaya Sloboda" -200 rubles;
personal expenses such as hotel bills, use of the minibar, etc.;
tickets to the Belgorod Academic Drama Theater named after M.S. Shchepkin – from 500 rubles;
tickets to the State Philharmonic Hall – from 350 rubles;
optional dinners at the AMAKS Congress Hotel - 500 RUB. or 700 rubles (complex);
dinners at the Continental hotel – 600 rubles (a choice of 4 options);
passage on armored vehicles through the territory of the tankodrome in the museum of the III Military Field of Russia. Pre-order is required;
demonstration performance at the tankodrome of the museum III Military Field of Russia. (10 minutes) for groups up to 30 people – 20,000 rubles; for groups from 30 to 50 people – 25,000 rubles; for groups over 50 people – 30,000 rubles. Pre-order is required.
For groups, it is possible to book a concert by an ensemble of soloists (piano, violin, soprano), taking advantage of the excellent acoustics of the Round Building in the village of Golovchino during its visit – from 20,000 rubles, duration 40 minutes. Pre-order is required.

It's important to know

Air and railway tickets are not included in the price of the tour. You can purchase them yourself or contact us for help.

name	duration	quantity	cost
BTR - 40	10 minutes	7 people	4 000
BTR - 70	10 minutes	7 people	5 000
BRDM - 2	10 minutes	3 people	3 000
BMD	10 minutes	3 people	5 500
BMP	10 minutes	6 people	5 500