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Recommended trains from Moscow:
- No. 711, departure 06:30-8:15;
- No. 733 departure 07:07-8:48;
- No. 713 departure 07:15-8:59.
Boarding the bus. Seating on the bus is free.
08:00 Departure of the bus to Suzdal. Travel information.
Arrival in the ancient city of Suzdal, the most famous and most mysterious city in Russia.
We invite you to walk through its streets, discovering new, unfamiliar pages of its history. The city will appear in all its glory. You will see the most interesting sights of Suzdal, visit the most intimate places, find out what secrets are kept by the high walls of its monasteries.
New Year's decorations will give you a festive mood.
Free time.
Departure to Gavrilov Posad.
This is a small town in the Ivanovo region, where the only one of the three stables of Catherine the Great has been preserved in its original form.
Horses are still bred here.
It was in Gavrilovo Posad that the expression "a fly in the ointment" appeared. Then, to make the drink, honey was buried to a depth of two meters, and the barrel was tarred so that it would not get wet. Sometimes it got into the drink and spoiled the taste.
Lunch at a cafe.
Visit the Museum of Russian National Beverages, it is located in the center of the "Palace Factory", in the building of the Gavrilovo Posad Palace Stud Farm, founded by decree of Catherine II. The center offers guided tours of the Museum of Russian Drinks.
Russian Russian Hussar Museum halls are dedicated to Russian samovars, soft drinks, beer of the Russian Empire and ... life in the city of the Russian Hussars (the 10th Ingermanland Hussar Regiment was housed in the factory building in the century before last).
In the museum, you can also get acquainted with the history of the legendary horse breed, the Vladimir heavy horse, whose birthplace is Gavrilov Posad.
Here you can get acquainted with their history, ancient cooking methods, dishes intended for their storage and other attributes related to these drinks in one way or another.
For those who wish, a tasting of "Drinking Meads" – 1000 rubles per person.
Mead, drinking honey, and Mead are the first low–alcohol national drinks that our ancestors drank at the dawn of the formation of the Russian state.
During the "Drinking Meads" tasting, you will be able to taste 3 types of honey drinks and will be able to appreciate historical tastes and learn the secrets of honey drinks.
Transfer to Ivanovo.
Hotel accommodation to choose from: in the Tourist hotel complex or in the Voznesenskaya Hotel. Both are located in the city center. Nearby there is a Circus, a Drama Theater, a Puppet Theater, the Ivanovo D.G. Burylin Museum of Local Lore, the Ivanovo Calico Museum, the Museum of Industry and Art, as well as the famous Ferris Wheel, which offers a magnificent view of the city.
Free time to relax.
For an additional fee, dinner (to be paid together with the ticket).
