The journey begins with a meeting at the Moscow railway station in St. Petersburg at 09:00, where you need to get to yourself.
After the meeting in St. Petersburg, you will take a minibus / large bus (depending on the size of the group) to the Northern Ladoga region, visiting iconic natural and historical sites of the Leningrad region and Karelia along the way.
*Breakfast is not provided, we recommend having a snack on the plane or on the train.
The first stop on the route will be the Korela Fortress Museum in Priozersk. The fortress "Korela" of the XIV-XVIII centuries (Keksholm fortress) is an object of cultural heritage of federal significance.
The ancient Russian wooden earth fortress of the XIV-XVI centuries was built by the Novgorodians in 1310 on the Castle Island.
Korela is known as the place of imprisonment of Yemelyan Pugachev's family, and in modern history this place can be seen in the opening shots of Alexey Balabanov's cult film "Brother" and in the clip of the group "Nautilus Pompilius".
In the XVI-XVII centuries, the Swedes rebuilt the fortifications according to the bastion system, erected stone structures of a Round Tower, an Old arsenal, and a Powder magazine on the territory of the fortress.
In the XVIII century, during the Suvorov period, the building of the New Arsenal was built, where the museum has been located since 1962.
The museum and fortress complex includes a building with a permanent exhibition of local lore, a large exhibition hall for temporary exhibitions and a souvenir shop in the building of the Old Arsenal, as well as fortress facilities.
Lunch at the Keksholm restaurant.
After lunch at the cafe, the next stop will be the Kiryazh Museum in the village. Kurkieki.
Here you will learn about the medieval history of the Northwestern Ladoga region. They will tell you who the Kiryals are, how they are connected with the chronicle tribe of Korela.
The Kiryazh Museum is interactive, you can listen to how Karelian speech sounds, try to play musical instruments, look for hidden runes in the troll's head.
In the evening you will arrive at the pier, from where you will go glamping on motor boats, to the island located in the very center of the Ladoga skerries (20 minutes on the way).
In the evening, at dinner, you will enjoy a tasting of Karelian tinctures made from local berries, balsam, bitter, gin. You will learn what drinks are made of and how they are useful, as well as recharge with a good mood.
You will spend the night in cozy hemispherical tents surrounded by a pine forest.