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06:40 Gathering of the Rechnoy Vokzal metro group, exit the metro in the direction of Friendship Park. 1 Flotskaya St. (7 minutes from the metro on the way through the park).
06:50 Departure from Moscow. Watching movies on the way
09:30 Technical stop.
12:30 Arrival in the Capital of Boatmen. Lunch.
Russians Russian Chicago", "Corner of St. Petersburg", "Capital of the Russian merchant class", "Volga Pearl of the Golden Ring" — it's all about Rybinsk.
Welcome to the captivating and incredibly beautiful city on the Volga!
During the walking tour, you will walk along Red Square and see one of the most unusual monuments to Lenin, admire the beautiful embankment and learn about the development of the city, visit the places where the boatmen were located.
Rub your shoes for good luck to Lev Oshanin, a native of this city, a songwriter ("The Sunny Circle", "The Volga River Flows", "The Anthem of Democratic Youth", "And in our yard ..." and many others).
Enjoy his songs, which are constantly played on the embankment in memory of the honorable citizen of Rybinsk who never forgot his homeland. The most attentive will recognize in the surrounding architecture the same Stargorod from the movie "12 Chairs" by Leonid Gaidai.
15:30 You will visit the museum, which has not left anyone indifferent! One of the oldest and largest museums of the Upper Volga.
The former Grain Exchange, built in 1912 by the Moscow architect A.V. Ivanov in the "pseudo-Russian style" and currently houses more than 100,000 exhibits.
During the tour, you will learn the history of the emergence and development of the city of Rybinsk, the largest transport hub on the Upper Volga, find out why it was called the "breadbasket of the country", hear a story about representatives of famous merchant and noble dynasties, traditions, everyday life and leisure of citizens.
You will discover the archaeological past of the Rybinsk region and nature, the history of the Rybinsk settlement in the XVI-XVIII centuries and what the city of Rybinsk grew to in the XIX – early XX centuries.
The pearl of the museum is the magnificent art gallery of the Rybinsk Museum Reserve, where you will get acquainted with the paintings of the XVIII-XX centuries. You will see portraits from the art galleries of noble estates located in the vicinity of Rybinsk, masterpieces of salon painting, canvases by artists of the era of classicism and romanticism, the Silver Age.
The exhibition presents works by such famous masters as I.Ya. Vishnyakov, F.M. Matveev, I.I. Shishkin, I.K. Aivazovsky, K.E. Makovsky, V.E. Makovsky, P.P. Konchalovsky, Z.E. Serebryakova. In the beautiful, ancient halls, you have the opportunity to enjoy the tranquility and intimacy with the works, as you can view these canvases as closely as possible!
17:00 Accommodation at the hotel, free time before dinner.
18:20 Dinner with a glass of wine.
20:00. Evening folklore program "Ivan Kupala" on the island of Yurshinsky.
A boat trip along the Rybinsk Sea will give you an unforgettable experience. During the walk you will see the Mother Volga monument and the famous locks! Mooring to the island, you will get to a cheerful pagan holiday, which has been celebrated in Russia since ancient times.
Dancing and funny games will whirl everyone around under the Kupala ritual songs, because everyone knows that evil spirits are afraid of fun, so we will scare them away!
And to step over the peak of summer, you need to purify yourself with water and fire. You will have fun swimming in the Rybinsk Sea and jumping over a bonfire, so that all our wishes come true, we will definitely launch wreaths and tell fortunes!
Well, where can you go without festive treats and a bright fire?!
23:30 Approximate return to the hotel.
