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11:00 Meeting with a guide in Ivanovo at the railway station at the loom.
The sign "The Feast of Ivan Kupala on the Volga".
Boarding the bus (free seating on the bus).
Bus tour of the city.
Ivanovo is a city of unique metaphor houses, the most revolutionary history, the birthplace of Russia's "main" fashion designer Slava Zaitsev and the father of Russian chanson Arkady Severny, the youngest and most colorful city in the Golden Ring of Russia! Russian Russian Brides", "Cotton paradise", "The heart of Russian textiles", even "Russian Manchester" – all these are the folk names of Ivanovo!
It is also the third most important center of the 1917 revolution after St. Petersburg and Moscow, and it is not for nothing that many bold and provocative monuments of Soviet urban architecture are concentrated here.
We will see a Ship House, a Bird House and a Bullet House, a two-colored church, the deceptively ancient Vvedensky Monastery, the famous Shchudrov tent of the 17th century and the most unusual and even bold monument to Arkady Severny (the legend of Soviet chanson).
The architectural diversity of Ivanovo streets covers almost all styles, from Baroque to Art Nouveau.
Transfer to Kineshma, which is located on the banks of the Volga River.
The first mention of the city dates back to the 15th century. However, in the following centuries, Kineshma was, although large and rich, but a rural settlement (sloboda).
Kineshma received its urban status only in 1777 as part of Catherine's city reforms. In addition to the Volga trade, the city also developed its own textile industry.
Lunch at a cafe.
Accommodation at the Mirnaya Marina hotel in Kineshma.
Transfer to Reshma village.
Russian Russian village, where a special, incomparable spirit of Russian traditions, peace and quiet, has been preserved to this day. Reshma is located on the steep right bank of the Volga River.
The view here offers the most beautiful views of the Volga and the Reshemka River.
Cape Lyubov is the highest viewpoint on the right bank of the Volga River in the Kineshma district. A cliff overgrown with a pine forest, offering an amazingly beautiful view of the bend of the Volga, along which merchant ploughs from the Varangians to the Greeks sailed long ago, steamboats with red goods sailed, and gloomy boatmen dragged barges. There are many legends, creepy and romantic stories associated with this place.
You will have an excursion to the ancient monastic monastery, founded according to legend by St. Macarius of Unzhensky and Zheltovodsk. They say that services used to be held here so solemnly that people from Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod came to listen to them.
Today, the life of the monastery has been revived, the temple is working. The nuns have laid out wonderful flower beds around. Visiting the monastery grounds is like visiting a small botanical garden.
Reshma has the purest air. Every person who comes here feels this. Today, more than three and a half hundred Siberian cedars grow here. The grove is a specially protected natural area of local importance.
The feast of Ivan Kupala on the banks of the Volga.
It is believed that on Midsummer Day, nature is at the zenith of its power. This holiday is an extravaganza of light, sun, water and all living things. On this day, the grass and dew are healing, and the water is purifying! And how can there be no miracles at a magical holiday?
You will meet with "evil spirits" and have fun on the banks of the Volga River. Sonorous songs, round dances, weaving wreaths, jumping over a bonfire. According to legend, anyone who takes part in a fire ritual and jumps over a bonfire will gain strength and be able to change fate for the better!
Participation in the theatrical interactive program "The Feast of Water and Fire" on the banks of the Volga River, you will enjoy exciting festive events: weaving wreaths and throwing them into the water, dancing, singing, jumping over a bonfire and much more.
You can't do without a treat – welcome to the festive dinner.
We will visit the Reshemka guest house. We will be greeted by the hostess, a generous, hospitable, good-natured, amazing woman. The menu includes potatoes with pickles, cabbage salad, assorted vegetables, tea with pies, and a cup of tincture for appetite! And then we'll have a real rustic feast.
Let's have a fun evening with drinking Russian folk and Soviet songs, ringing ditties to the rousing music of the accordion player!
Return to the hotel.
