Our Chinese department:
Departure from St. Petersburg at 7:30 from the metro station. Dybenko.
Transfer to Tervenichi.
Visit to the museum of Vepsian culture "Enarne ma".
In the village of Tervenichi, in the house of merchant Fedot Zaitsev, the museum of Veps culture is comfortably located.
Here you will be greeted with an ancient Vepsian rite with a wish for goodness and well-being, they will tell you about the history and fate of the Vepsian people, about the peculiarities of the Vepsian language, about ancient traditions and customs.
Visit to the Pokrovo-Tervenichesky monastery.
A new monastery appeared under the walls of an ancient church, restored by nuns at the end of the XX century.
Now it is a very beautiful monastery with many buildings descending to the shore of the lake.
Here we can visit an ancient temple and a candle shop, admire the paintings made by one of the inhabitants, visit the source of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Transfer to the village of Alyokhovshchina.
Set lunch in a cafe (additionalpayment).
The village of Alyokhovshchina stands on the banks of the Oyat River.
These places are considered the historical location of the middle Veps. And the name "oyat" translates from Vepsian very touchingly – "streamlet". The river coast has long been famous for its rich deposits of high-quality red clay. Therefore, the Oyat Veps had no shortage of household utensils. They sculpted everything: pots, bowls, cups, toys, etc. They were engaged in modeling in their free time, more often in winter. Moreover, the whole family was involved in pottery: women kneaded clay, men were engaged in molding and firing vessels, and children molded small parts to products.
Transfer to Lodeynoye pole.
A visit to the museum of local lore / or a visit to the studio of the folk costume "Domovushka".
The museum's exposition tells about the traditional way of life of the peasants of the Svir region in the XIX – early XX centuries, about the history of the city, famous natives of Lodeynoye Pole, military operations in the Petrozavodsk-Svir direction during the Great Patriotic War.
Visit to the memorial park "Svirskaya Pobeda".
A walk along the embankment of the Svir River.
Inspection of the house of Peter the Great, the equipped embankment with monuments of the Petrovsky shipyard, the Svir Victory and the monument to the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica, the monument of the Order. Visit to the new Cathedral church of Peter and Paul.
Accommodation at the hotel "U Maksimych".
