Arrival in Saint Petersburg.
09:30 Meeting with the guide at the monument to Peter the Great at the Moscow railway Station, St. Petersburg. The sign "Pretzel Fest".
Transfer to Vyborg. Highway tour. Transfer to the hotel, check-in, things in the hotel's luggage room.
Visit to the Castle Island.
13:00 There are not many pretzels, so we invite all the guests to a master class on baking a real Vyborg pretzel. You will learn about its history, recipes and participate in the manufacturing process yourself. We will try two authentic recipes: medieval according to the recipe of the townspeople Marin (rye without yeast) and Viiperinrinkelli, baked on straw (fluffy, yeast).
14:30 Lunch at a cafe for an additional fee (950 rubles)
15:30 Transfer to the village of Podberezye to explore the ancient manor house of the Vyborg district.
16:00 Excursion to the Kiiskil estate, owned by the Kron family and founded in 1562. The main building was built in 1816. You will have a unique opportunity to visit the estate, which is still undergoing the process of restoration and restoration, and to touch the history of one of the oldest estates in the Leningrad region.
The history of the estate is closely connected with the history of Russian brewing. Abraham Kron, the first Russian factory brewer, is the father of Leopold Kron— one of the owners of the estate. Therefore, at the end of the tour you will have a tasting of manor beer (light Kelsh, pale ale, stout, cherry) and cider.
Some of the produced varieties are aged in the old granite cellar of the estate, where you will visit — in particular, it is there that the Russian imperial stout matures, one of the most dense and saturated varieties of dark beer, bottled in champagne bottles.
18:00-20:00 Walking tour of the center of Vyborg — our guide will tell you about the history of the city, its legends and secrets. You will see the Market Square, the Peter and Paul Cathedral, the Transfiguration Cathedral, the Panzerlaks bastion, and the Town Hall Tower.



























