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The weekend will be filled with creativity: we will go to the village where local artists have revived the traditional art craft and are ready to share with us the secrets of craftsmanship.

We will walk around the neighborhood, draw sketches, sculpt from clay and paint decorative tiles, all under strict guidance. Let's relax body and soul, immerse ourselves in history, creativity and contemplation of the northern nature.

And in the evening we will have a hot bath with brooms, for dinner — meat and fish cooked by the cook on the fire. It will be fun and interesting for both adults and children!

Location

Saint-Petersburg

Tour highlights

A warming Russian bath

What could be better than a hot wood-burning sauna on a cool autumn evening?

Master classes

We will make dishes for ourselves, get acquainted with the technique of underglaze painting and create unique products!

Let's touch the antiquities

We will visit the monastery of the XIII century and, if desired, have lunch in its refectory

Itinerary

Day 1 - A walk along the shore of the Volkhov and a pottery workshop
At 10:30 we take the train to Volkhovstroy-1 station or take a private car directly to the estate.
We check into the house, go for a walk around the village of Chernavino.
The Volkhov River flows just a 10-minute walk from our ceramic workshop, offering magnificent views of the Old Ladoga Fortress and two monasteries.
If the weather is good, we will try to make quick sketches. It's not difficult, even if you're not an artist at all.
After walking up, we go to have lunch in a cafe.
After lunch we go to the pottery workshop. We get acquainted with the traditions of local crafts, invent and sculpt dishes for ourselves, decorate it.
Here, under the guidance of a professional craftsman, you can make yourself not just a souvenir, but a really beautiful interior thing.
In the evening, we will have a sauna and dinner prepared for us by the cook. Meat and fish on the grill — what could be tastier than fresh farm products?
We rest, get to know each other better, share our impressions :)
Day 2 - Tour of the Old Ladoga Monastery
We wake up, have breakfast and go back to the ceramic workshop.
Today we will get acquainted with the technique of underglaze painting on decorative tiles and/or blanks.
Everyone will create a unique product that will reflect your style and personality, but also preserve the traditions of Ladoga region.
Then the products will be dried, burned, covered with glaze and sent to St. Petersburg, where after a while you will be able to pick them up.
We pack our things, take a transfer to Staraya Ladoga, where we will have a sightseeing tour of the Old Ladoga Nikolsky Monastery (temple of the XIII century, relics of Nicholas the Wonderworker).
We walk, take pictures, and have lunch in the refectory of the monastery.
After a walk along Staraya Ladoga, we take a comfortable minibus to St. Petersburg.
On the way, we stop at a farm store or farm, where everyone can buy fresh village products directly from the producers.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Tour organizer's comments

The tour is suitable for everyone, regardless of physical fitness and age.

Accommodation

Camp Site

1 night

Comfort

Basic+

The tour includes accommodation in a house in the village of Chernavino.

The cost of the tour: 16,000 rubles.

The cost of the tour for children from 4 to 12 years old: 11,200 rubles.

The cost of the tour for children from 13 to 15 years old: 13,200 rubles.

Surcharge for single occupancy + 1800 rubles to the cost of the tour.

Accommodation in a warm, cozy house, in the evening — a hot bathhouse with brooms, for dinner — meat and fish cooked by a cook on a live fire.

The tour includes accommodation in a house in the village of Chernavino.

Tour conditions

Group

From 5 to 12 tourists

Minimum age

5 years old

Duration

2 days 1 night

Group meets at

Saint-Petersburg

Included in price

consultation and support on all organizational issues;
taxi ride from Volkhovstroy station to our house;
accommodation in a large warm house;
2 master classes in ceramics: we sculpt and paint dishes with our own hands (everyone will take them away as a souvenir);
dinner with smoked fish and meat on the grill (prepared by the cook);
Russian bathhouse on firewood;
excursion to the Old Ladoga Nikolsky monastery (temple of the XIII century);
walking around the neighborhood, drawing 5-minute sketches (in good weather);
return transfer to St. Petersburg by comfortable minibus;
the services of experienced and caring instructors.

Paid extra

tickets to St. Petersburg and back;
travel by train from St. Petersburg to Volkhovstroy station-1 — 330 rubles. (or you can immediately get to the estate by car);
lunch at the cafe on the first day (about 400 rubles);
lunch in the monastery refectory (soup, second course, pastries, tea — 400 rubles);
optional: single occupancy 1800 rubles.;
personal items.

It's important to know

Clothes:

sleep clothes;
upper running trousers (windproof and waterproof);
wool socks;
long sleeve shirt;
warm fleece jacket with a neck (thick wool sweater);
windproof and waterproof jacket (windbreaker/membrane/ski jacket);
gloves;
the hat is warm;
rain cape with hood;
warm boots;
slippers;
comfortable pants.

Personal items:

passport;
money;
personal hygiene items;
student ID (if available).

We recommend adding:

down jacket (warm jacket);
tourist seat (hob);
thermos flask (1 l)
individual first aid kit;
electric shoe dryers.

Art weekend in Staraya Ladoga