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Arrival at the airport or railway station in Kaliningrad.
Check-in at the hotel after 14:00.
Please note: the program specifies the exact start time of the excursions (local time). Please do not be late and observe the designated boarding point for the tour, the bus departs according to schedule.
Due to possible traffic congestion, the waiting time for the bus can be 10-15 minutes.
Tour "Castles of the Teutonic Order: Tapiau and Waldau".
Route: Gvardeysk and the village The lower reaches.
09:00 Boarding from the Tourist Hotel (53 A. Nevsky St., main entrance or hotel lobby).
09:15 Boarding from the stop Fish village, landmark hotel "Skipper" (Oktyabrskaya St., 4).
09:30 Boarding from the Moscow hotel (bus stop on the side of the Moscow hotel, Prospekt Mira, 19/21).
09:40 Boarding from the Kaliningrad Hotel (81 Leninsky ave.).
You will have a fascinating journey through time in the medieval castles of Tapiau in the city of Gvardeysk and Waldau in the village of Nizovye: from the chivalric times to the present day with the big names of the most famous historical figures who visited the walls of these castles, and the fascinating stories that took place there.
The most interesting museum halls with many historical objects and artifacts.
Settlements grew up under the walls of such castles, which later became cities. The typical layout of old German cities has been preserved in Gvardeysk: in the very center there is a market square framed by ancient buildings; the city parish church (church), founded in the early 16th century as a Catholic church (today the Russian Orthodox Church of St. Peter the Great). St. John the Baptist); the town hall with a musical clock.
The monument to the Russian soldiers of the four wars on Victory Square, the monument to the internationalist soldiers in the city square, as well as the bronze figure of Vasily Terkin, the literary hero of A.T. Tvardovsky's poem, remind of the heroes of bygone times.
The program provides free time for lunch.
Lunch is paid for independently.
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Excursion "The city of Baltiysk — the westernmost city of Russia".
Route: Baltiysk.
10:40 Boarding from the Tourist Hotel (53 A. Nevsky St., main entrance or hotel lobby).
11:00 Boarding from the Fish Village bus stop, landmark Skipper Hotel (Oktyabrskaya str., 4)
11:10 Boarding from Kaliningrad Hotel (81 Leninsky ave.).
11:20 Boarding Zoo (bus stop on the Zoo side, Prospekt Mira, 26).
The city of Baltiysk is a seaside, port city, naval base of the Baltic Fleet. All this determines the flavor and spirit of the place. You will have the opportunity to walk along the embankment in the historical part of Baltiysk, where ships are moored; see the oldest operating lighthouse in the Kaliningrad region (1816); monument to Peter I— the founder of the Baltic Fleet.
The Russian tsar visited here, including the Swedish Fortress, which he later modeled on the Peter and Paul Fortress when founding the northern capital.
The building of the old Reformed church, which has now become St. George's Naval Cathedral of the Baltic Fleet, has been preserved. You will definitely have the opportunity to go to the sea at the monument to the Russian Empress Elizabeth Petrovna.
The program includes free time for a walk by the sea and lunch.
Lunch is paid for independently.
At lunchtime, you can optionally visit the Baltic Fleet Museum or the Swedish Fortress (only for citizens of the Russian Federation with a passport or birth certificate for minors!) — tickets are purchased independently (the objects are not included in the price of the tour).
In hot summer weather, you can take beach accessories with you. If you want to stay on the beach after the tour, you can return on your own by regular bus. In this case, please inform the guide and the driver about your decision to stay.
The duration of the tour is 6-7 hours.
