Chelyabinsk is the steel heart of Russia

Breakfast.

Transfer to Magnitogorsk.

Excursion to Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK).

The origin of MMK began in 1925 with the design of a plant in Sverdlovsk, and later it was confirmed that ore reserves on Mount Magnitnaya reached 400 million tons and in 1929 the Magnitogorsk Plant began operation.

During the tour, you will visit the MMK museum, the blast furnace shop and the production of thick-rolled products.

Lunch of a metallurgist.

Sightseeing tour of Magnitogorsk.

In 1743, the Magnitnaya Fortress appeared on the right bank of the Yaik River as a defensive line on the border with the Kirghiz-Kaysak steppe, but still, local residents consider June 30, 1929, to be the date of birth of the city, when the huge Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works and the city began to be built here.

Magnitogorsk is the second most populous city in the Chelyabinsk region.

Many consider it the metallurgical capital of Russia.

In Magnitogorsk, you can see stucco stucco of the Stalinist Empire, arches, bas-reliefs, monuments, monuments and park areas, and there is also a monument to the border of Europe and Asia, since the border between the two parts of the world is drawn along the Ural River.

Return to Chelyabinsk.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Transfer to Kasli.

Excursion to the Museum of Kasli casting.

The Kaslin Museum is the only specialized museum of artistic casting in Russia.

The museum houses a unique collection of cast iron castings, which were made in the XIX-XX centuries at the Kasli factory.

The exhibition presents the best examples of Kasli casting, which were created according to the original models of outstanding Russian and Western European sculptors.

A special place in the museum's collection is occupied by cast-iron miniatures: pocket watch chains and key rings.

Excursion to the A.V. Chirkin House Museum.

Lunch.

Return to Chelyabinsk.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Room release.

Transfer to Zlatoust.

Production tour to the Armory settlement "Airovka".

The AIR company is a manufacturer of bladed weapons, Damascus steel and knives.

The company was founded in 1999 in the city of Zlatoust.

It combines modern technology and the manual labor of gunsmiths, blacksmiths and artists.

You will get acquainted with the full cycle of knife production, visit the Damascus steel forge, an exhibition hall with the best works of craftsmen and a corporate hall.

Visit to the Mountain Park named after P. P. Bazhov.

Of course, sculptures of characters from Bazhov's fairy tales are presented in the park.

There are also characters from other famous works in the park.

Visit the Bell Tower with the Chapel of St. John Chrysostom.

The tower was erected as soon as possible and in 2006 it was opened to visitors on the eve of the 1600th anniversary of the glorification of St. John Chrysostom.

The total height of the tower is 53.4 meters, and at a height of 36.5 meters there is an observation deck with panoramic views of the city, Taganay and Kosotur Mountain.

Lunch.

Transfer to Miass.

Sightseeing tour of Miass.

Miass is partially located on the shores of the picturesque lake Turgoyak.

Ski resorts are located near the city.

Excursion to the Natural Science Museum of the Ilmen Reserve.

Today, the museum's collections contain more than 25,000 exhibits.

More than 700 samples from different types of deposits are on display in the Mineralogy hall.

Here you can also see sections of the landscape Ural jasper, purple amethysts, blue topaz and minerals of the emerald mines of the Urals.

In the Ilmen Hall, you can see the minerals of the Ilmen Mountains and rock samples.

The biological hall gives an idea of the wildlife and flora of the reserve.

Transfer to the airport by 19:30.