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Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the Russian province with us: visit the museum of cheese and jewelry, get acquainted with life on the farm and enjoy the beauty of the Volga.

You will go on exciting excursions, taste delicious products, create your own jewelry and discover the real flavor of Russia!

Location

Kostroma

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Tour highlights

Farming

You will get acquainted with the work of the farm and the peculiarities of animal care, as well as taste meat and dairy products

Jewelry art

Take part in a charming jewelry workshop and make your own souvenir from a scan

Soothing beauty

From cozy forests to the majestic Volga, the nature of the Kostroma region fascinates with its beauty and silence

Cheese Story

You will learn all about cheese making and taste delicious Kostroma cheeses

The path to the origins of Kostroma

Learn the history of the city and visit local shrines

Itinerary

Day 1 - Walk through the city center, cheese museum, Ipatievsky Monastery, farm
The most optimal, easiest and fastest way to get to Kostroma is the new Lastochka comfort class train, it follows from Moscow (Yaroslavsky railway station) for 4 hours, arriving in the morning at 10:37 in Kostroma at the Kostroma Novaya station.
10:37 Meeting at the Kostroma Novaya station for all arrivals. Getting to know the participants and boarding a comfortable minibus.
The first stop is the Ipatievsky Monastery, the cradle of the Romanovs, a tour of the monastery.
Then we will go to the central square of the city. Acquaintance with the Kostroma region begins from kilometer zero and continues through the famous shopping malls.
We will also take a walk around Susaninsky Square, where we will get acquainted with its main character — Ivan Susanin.
We will visit the Epiphany-Anastasia Monastery and the Kostroma shrine of the icon of the Fedorovskaya Mother of God.
Let's go down the Milk Mountain, take a walk along the embankment of the city, because we cannot do without the great Volga River. And then we will walk through Ostrovsky's gazebo and head to the cheese museum, where you will have a tasting of Kostroma cheeses with a glass of whatever you choose.
Lunch at a cafe in the city.
After the tasting, when you have become experts in cheese, we will go to the Cheese Exchange and buy the freshest Kostroma cheese of different varieties.
We will also visit the "Fish Barge" – the official store from the "Volgorechensk fisheries".
There are many farms in our city, today we will visit one of them. We will learn about the work of the farm from the inside and how robotic technology helps in the life of the farm. They will tell us about the breeds, peculiarities of life and nutrition of cows, calves and steers. Animals can be petted, fed and photographed. They will show you how to milk a cow properly and give you a taste of fresh cow's milk.
We will taste meat and dairy products and learn how to make fried ice cream or butter.
Let's look into the store at the entrance of the linen manufactory and buy products made of flax that grew in the Russian field, passed dozens of machines and human hands and retains the smell of summer heat and morning August dew.
Check-in at the hotel.

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Day 2 - Krasnoe-on-Volga
After a hearty breakfast, we will leave at 9:00 and return to Kostroma by 17:15, so if you need an evening "Swallow", take your things from the hotel with you.
Krasnoe-on-Volga is the center of the jewelry art of Russia, which for many centuries has been famous all over the world for jewelry, about a third of all gold products and a quarter of silver produced in Russia are made here.
On the sightseeing tour, we will see the white–stone Church of the Epiphany - a magnificent example of tent construction of the 16th century.
Of course, in order to make the right choice when buying jewelry, you must first visit the jewelry museum, where we will learn the process of making jewelry and get acquainted with various jewelry techniques. And, of course, under the strict guidance of the master, using metal scissors and jewelry tweezers, as well as applying a little creativity and creativity, we will make our own scanned element. The result of your work is a composition of the scanned elements you have typed, we will take with us.
Lunch at the Gornitsa cafe.
To buy jewelry, we will visit the jewelry alley of the Krasnograd shopping center, where the leading brands of Krasnoselye are represented. The alley surprises with a wide range of jewelry made of gold and silver. Fashion novelties, collections for children and adults, cutlery and religious items, all of which can be purchased at producer prices.
Departure to the train station.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

1 night

Comfort

Premium

The tour provides accommodation in the hotel "I-Hotel" 4*.

I-Hotel occupies a modern 4-storey building located next to the Epiphany-Anastasiinsky Monastery. An expanded range of services, including meals, is provided to guests.

The hotel's rooms are decorated in a modern style. Moscow artists worked on the design of the rooms. The rooms have not only a comfortable bed and other furniture, but also a workplace so that hotel guests can continue to work while on a business trip.

There is a restaurant complex on the territory of the hotel, which is divided into several zones. In the morning, guests are invited to the breakfast room to recharge with hearty meals and a good mood. There is also a banquet hall and a lobby bar.

Staying at the hotel, you can diversify your stay by visiting interesting places nearby. Within walking distance there is a Literary Museum, a monument to a Dog, a fire tower. You can get to the airport by minibus in 10-15 minutes.