A Christmas tale in a Pine forest. Ivanovo region

08:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

Departure to Palekh.

This is a unique place where tradition has not been interrupted, but has taken on new forms, a place with a special cultural environment and an artistic community.

Thousands of tourists from all over the world rush to Palekh to see with their own eyes the masterpieces of miniature painting, which arose on the basis of the great art of icon painting.

Today you will have a unique opportunity to admire rare items and admire the masterpieces of Russian artists.

The Palekh icon painters painted the temples of the Novodevichy Monastery and the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, and the caskets created by local craftsmen won the highest awards of art exhibitions around the world.

A unique collection of Christian art from the 14th–19th centuries has been preserved here, as well as an exhibition tour.

You will see a unique collection of ancient icons and an Old Believer cross from the 17th century, which has even been to the Vatican, in the Icon Museum.

The main temple of Palekh is Holy Cross.

It is distinguished by its interior murals. According to art historians, this is the last painting in the history of art, created in the traditions of ancient Russian fresco painting. You will visit the main shrine of Palekh and see the carved royal gates, a unique monument of decorative temple art of the XVI century.

Free time to visit souvenir shops on your own.

Transfer to the village of Ponkino.

A Christmas feast made from organic village products.

Rustic lunch from the oven is a unique taste of Slavic cuisine: Russian green cabbage soup, potatoes with herbs, homemade bacon, pickles, pastries and a rustic drink, cooked with a soul.

The incomparable taste and aroma of Russian rustic cabbage soup with green sauerkraut. To prepare this dish, you need a cabbage soup — pickled lower leaves of white cabbage, chopped with carrots. We cook our cabbage soup in a Russian oven according to our grandmothers' recipe.

Have you been drinking tea from a charcoal samovar for a long time? We will treat you to delicious tea and homemade lamb rolls.
Remembering folk traditions, you will wear Russian cotton sundresses and men's shirts and be transported into the festive flavor of the holiday.

We will sing drinking songs to the sonorous Shuya accordion.

Let's learn a rustic quadrille.

Let's recall folk folklore — ditties that are not deservedly forgotten now.

Transfer to Shuya.

An excursion to the city park, which will become the new location of the festival. Here you will find a unique light show that will not leave anyone indifferent.

Return to the hotel.

Dinner for an additional fee (700 rubles).

Breakfast at the hotel. Room release.

Visit to the textile fair.

Ivanovo Textile Center offers a wide range of domestic textiles at affordable prices.

Transfer to Shuya.

Sightseeing tour of Shuya, an old cozy Russian town above the Teza River, famous since the beginning of the 16th century.

Shuya is famous as the birthplace of the "elected tsar" Vasily Shuisky, merchant dynasties, holy icons, the wonderfully beautiful Church of the Resurrection of Christ, where the list of the miraculous icon of the Shuisky — Smolensk Mother of God is kept, and the tallest "candle" bell tower in Russia.

On our tour, we will talk about the temples that were the centers of people's spiritual life before the revolution.

Today, the purpose of our tour will be the churches of the ancient merchant city of Shuya.

Visit to the festive fair on the central street of the city. Original souvenirs and gastronomic finds from all cities of the Ivanovo region.

Lunch at a cafe with tasting of 3 types of Shuya berry infusions.

Visit to the Shuiskaya Vodka company store. The products can be purchased at factory prices so that when you return home, you can impress your friends with unique tinctures.

At the end of our fairy tale, we invite you to an interesting tour of the estate of a major industrialist-manufacturer M.A. Pavlov.

A beautiful building with a beautifully preserved rich interior. We will admire the beautifully preserved interiors, stucco, sculptures, chandeliers, lamps and furniture. The amazing life story of the richest merchant of Vladimir province Pavlov A.M.

A Christmas miracle awaits you. A real magic mirror that cannot be cleansed from his past.

No matter how often and thoroughly it is cleaned, after a while spots appear on the surface again, as if someone touched it at night.

We suggest that you, following the tradition, put your palm to the mirror and make a cherished wish. If a palm print remains on the glass, then the wish will come true! So says the local legend!

Transfer to Shuya railway station.

18:30 The end of the program at the Shuya railway station.