Gastronomic tour to Kaliningrad

In the morning we have breakfast at the hotel and set ourselves up for a very busy, beautiful day!

We are waiting for a sightseeing tour of Kaliningrad — the former Konigsberg, the center of East Prussia.

We will walk around the city and see all the main sights of Kaliningrad: University Square, the ruins of the Royal Castle, Kant's grave, synagogue, sculpture Alley, Wooden and Honey Bridges.

Let's take a walk around Kneiphof Island, located right in the center of Kaliningrad, and find out how it developed and who its most famous inhabitants are.

After the walk, we are expected to attend the gastronomic master class "Cuisine of East Prussia", where, under the guidance of the chef, we will prepare authentic dishes and learn the gastronomic history of Kaliningrad.

We are waiting for a venison tartare of rominta, carpaccio of Baltic sprat with green pea gel and Baltic flounder baked in an envelope with vegetables.

We will taste all the dishes accompanied by perfect wine pairs.

After lunch, we go to see the preserved Lutheran church of the 14th century and the restored Order castle of the 13th century, which bore the proud name "The Great Russian Embassy", and Peter I and Catherine the Great visited its walls.

There will be a guided tour for us at the castle.

After the tour, we are already waiting for a cheese tasting at the craft family cheese factory, which is located here, in the historical ensemble.

The cheese factory produces 12 varieties of cheese and is aged on average for up to a year.

The factory also produces handmade chocolate.

They will tell us and show us how cheese is made and ripens, what conditions are needed for this and due to which each type of cheese has its own flavor.

And then we will head to the tasting room, where we will try different types of cheese with a glass of white wine. 

We will also taste handmade chocolate!

After the cheese factory, we go to the ancient German brewery, once the largest in East Prussia!

During the tour, we will find ourselves in one of the rooms of the old factory, where modern production is now located, and descend into the dungeons of Konigsberg.

And, of course, we will learn everything about how beer is brewed, how malt grows, what it tastes like, what hops look like and what types of hops there are.

We will finish the tour with a tasting of five varieties of freshly brewed beer with snacks!

In the evening we return to our cozy hotel and relax.

Today, after breakfast at our hotel, we will be waited for in a cozy marzipan house, where we will taste various marzipan products with a cup of coffee or tea.

In 1809, the Italian confectioners, the Pomatti brothers, opened a confectionery factory in Konigsberg for the production of marzipan and supplied their products even to the Royal Court.

Then we go to the resort town of Zelenogradsk, the former German Krantz.

Beautiful old villas, sea air and beautiful views!

A walk along the main street with Prussian houses and along the promenade along the sea will take us back to the heyday of Krantz, where the Konigsbergers were improving their health. 

We will see the water tower, taste the water from the pump room of Queen Louise and understand why Zelenogradsk bears the title of "capital of cats".

After the walk, we head to the Baltic cuisine restaurant for lunch, which is located in the building of the former German Post Office of the 19th century!

The chef will offer us to try his author's recipes from local products.

First, we will taste the "Baltic snack" — this is a real gastronomic art in the form of an eel stone with hazelnuts, icing from celery root, decorated with pickled cherry.

For the hot meal, the chef will serve us a famous dish from the cuisine of Eastern Prussia - Koenigsberg venison bugs with prune sauce.

And it's time to taste branded tinctures of our own production, which will be served with perfect gastronomic pairs!

Cherry with cinnamon, Marzipan, Black currant and Borodino — we try!

After Zelenogradsk, we leave for the Curonian Spit National Park — the highlight of the Kaliningrad region! Sand dunes, snow—white sand, forests inhabited by moose and wild boars, the sea on one side and the bay on the other.

We alternate small walks with traveling by minibus.

We will learn the history of the dunes, admire them from the heights of Muller and Eph and walk through the mysterious Dancing Forest. 

If desired, we will swim in the sea.

In the late afternoon we are going to Svetlogorsk — the most central resort of the "Russian Baltic"! 

It is more like European resorts with their high service, first-class hotels and leisurely strolling tourists.

Let's go to dinner! 

They will be waiting for us in the chamber restaurant, which serves fish delicacies and traditional German cuisine.

For an aperitif, we will be served sprat pate with tapioca chips.

In the second course, we will try Baltic eel with two types of rice and sesame cream sauce. 

The dishes are accompanied by fragrant German wine from the Gewurztraminer variety.

We will finish the dinner with a traditional apple strudel, which is served with ice cream with Borodino bread.

After dinner, we check into the 4* spa hotel in the center of Svetlogorsk.

Today, after breakfast at our hotel, we will go to get acquainted with Svetlogorsk.

We will take a walk and see the city together with a local guide, who will give us an eventful tour.

A leisurely walk will take about two hours.

Winding through the narrow streets, let's talk about the historical value of this place, about the traditions and distinguished guests of the elite German resort. 

There will also be places of worship: a water tower, sculptures and the world's largest sundial.

Then we leave for Yantarny, the only place in the world where commercial amber mining is carried out. 

And there is also a unique amber museum-restaurant!

It is incredibly beautiful here, and amber is literally everywhere: it is used not only in the design of facades and interiors, but even in the decoration of dishes here adhere to the "amber theme".

We will try a spicy creamy cream soup with smoked Baltic eel, truffle oil and parmesan. 

As a main course, we will be served catfish fillet in wine and cream sauce with venus rice. 

Zinfandel rose wine will perfectly complement our lunch. 

Dessert time! Let's try the branded "caramel sphere" of crispy French cookies on a pillow of chocolate sponge cake.

After lunch, the only Blue Flag beach in Russia awaits us — wide, clean, equipped. 

Here you will have some free time to walk and, if desired, swim.

In Yantarny, we will definitely visit the interactive museum of the amber combine to learn more about the extraction of amber, its properties and how to distinguish the original from the fake.

Then we go to the westernmost city of Russia — Baltiysk! 

We are waiting for an exit to the Baltic Sea on a speedboat!

We will look at the warships, admire the elegant German buildings and feed the swans. 

We will also find out what events took place here, and why Baltiysk was closed for a long time.

In the evening we return to Svetlogorsk and go to dinner!

Renowned chef Rustam Tangirov, executive president of the St. Petersburg Chefs Club and a regular presenter of culinary programs on TV, will offer us to try dishes from local products.

For the first course, we will be served Baltic tapas — these are mini snacks with smoked eel, lightly salted walleye, sprat and horse mackerel on Estonian toasted bread.

In the second year, we will try trout steak with beetroot risotto and spinach leaves.

And for dessert, a cheesecake made of fried chocolate in velour with meringue and meringue.

After dinner, we go to our hotel and relax after a busy day!

You will have free time after breakfast today. 

You can relax in the SPA complex in our hotel (already included in the price!), or relax on the equipped beach (located 400 meters from the hotel).

Or take a walk around the beautiful Svetlogorsk: walk along the promenade, breathe the Baltic Sea air and go to the pier.

3 hours before the flight, we leave for the airport, happy and full of new experiences!

Have a great journey, and see you soon in new bright journeys!