Legends of Prussia. Sightseeing tour to the Kaliningrad region for 5 days

09:00 Excursion "Roads of kings" (Route: Sovetsk - Neman).

Excursion to the Russian-Lithuanian border in the city of Sovetsk - the legendary Tilsit. The city, which was visited simultaneously in 1807 by Napoleon Bonaparte, the Russian Emperor Alexander1 and the Prussian royal couple. In which the famous Tilsit Peace was signed. The city where farmers invented the legendary Tilsiter cheese. 

Today, the city of Sovetsk is one of the most attractive cities in the Kaliningrad region: one landmark replaces another, a magnificent pedestrian zone with restored burgher houses, an open-air museum of military equipment and, of course, the Queen Louise Bridge. We will take a walking tour of the city with you, plunge into the history of bygone days. We will definitely stop by the city of Neman to take a look at the ruined Order castle  Ragnit (15v).

Here we will visit the Deutsches Haus cheese factory, which produces cheeses according to ancient recipes, and learn the secrets of cheese makers. In addition, you will be offered a tasting of products, and you can buy your favorite varieties of cheese as a gift to your loved ones.

17:00 The end of the tour.

08:30 Excursion "To the kingdom of the sea, dunes and bird voices" (Route: NP "Curonian Spit").

The Curonian Spit National Park is an amazing, unique natural area, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. It is a narrow, long strip of land between two bodies of water: The Baltic Sea and the freshwater bay. The Curonian Spit is one of the smallest national parks in Russia. Its uniqueness lies in a rare combination of natural and cultural heritage. 

Here you can enjoy the sea breeze, strolling along the white sandy beach, admire the pine trees twisting in an intricate dance and filling your lungs with phytoncides. And bird trills will accompany you on every ecotrope. On this atmospheric excursion, you will visit ornithologists and learn many interesting facts about the life of birds, try to solve the mystery of the "dancing forest" and climb not the highest dune of the Russian spit territory.

16:30 The end of the tour.

09:00 Excursion "Chernyakhovsk: traces of history on the streets of the city" (Route: Chernyakhovsk).

It is no secret that many people go to the Kaliningrad region, as to "Russian Europe". That's where we'll take you, to the city of Chernyakhovsk. Everything is beautiful in this city — houses and streets, fountains and sculptures, churches and castles. Almost 90% of the pre-war buildings of the city are being actively put in order., restorers are being trained on the remains of the ruined Insterburg Castle, which we will visit. The preserved Georgenburg Castle is preparing to become a museum, and in the school, during the First World War, there was an infirmary, the sisters of mercy in which persons of royal blood served.. 

Napoleon Bonaparte once stayed in this city. And in the well-preserved building of the Lutheran church, Orthodox services are held.

Filled with impressions, we will go for lunch to a cafe located in the cinema building, built in the early XX century.  Black-and-white movie stars Marlene Dietrich and Lyubov Orlova have performed in this cinema over the years, presenting their films. 

Chernyakhovsk is a wonderful city that takes away the heart without a trace, as you will see for yourself.

17:00 The end of the tour.

09:00 Excursion "To the very west" (Route: Baltiysk - Baltiyskaya spit).

Feel the breath of the fresh Baltic wind while walking along the westernmost embankment of Russia with warships moored here.

Baltiysk – formerly Pillau – is a city with a rich pre-war history. The political and military interests of Poland, Russia, France and Sweden have clashed here in different centuries. Russian Russian icebreaker You will walk where Peter the Great set foot, see the embankment, named Russkaya in the middle of the 18th century, and the harbor where the Russian icebreaker Ermak stood. The beautiful pre-war architecture and monuments to the brave heroes of the Pillau assault, the walls of ancient fortresses and the new temple, the bicentennial lighthouse and the majestic sculptures of Elizabeth and Peter will remain in your memory for a long time.

You will cross by ferry to the Baltic Spit, where you will see the defensive structures of the 18th-19th centuries. The hospitable hosts of the Lunette will tell the story of its construction, show interesting films and treat you to pies.  From the walls of the ruined fort "Zapadny", located on the seashore, you will have a wonderful view of the junction of three water areas — the sea, the bay and the canal.

16:00 The end of the tour.