Moscow – Kostroma – Moscow on the ship Swan Lake

• "Walking tour of the city of Uglich with a visit to the historical, architectural and art museum "Uglich Kremlin"
  You will get acquainted with the city of Uglich, its architecture and its centuries-old history.
  
  The walk will start with a visit to the Kremlin, located on the picturesque banks of the Volga River. The princely chambers, the oldest building in the city and one of the oldest examples of residential architecture in Russia have been preserved on its territory. Here stands the Transfiguration Cathedral, built in the 18th century and painted by a group of artists led by serf Timofey Medvedev. Travelers are always fascinated by the biblical stories that adorn the walls and resemble the works of famous Italian Renaissance artists. Also, the six-tiered iconostasis with unique icons of the XVII-XVIII centuries deserves special attention.
  
  On the territory of the Kremlin, you will visit the Church of Tsarevich Dimitri "on blood", inspect the architectural monuments on the territory of the Uglich Kremlin Ensemble, inspect the monument to "Saint Tsarevich Dimitri", visit the Chambers of the Appanage Princes (1st floor) and the Transfiguration Cathedral. The acquaintance with Uglich will continue in one of the monasteries.
  
  This small town, which is part of the Golden Ring of Russia, has been loved by tourists for many years. Many of them return to Uglich again and again. What is the secret of his appeal? We suggest you answer this question yourself after the tour.
  The tour is included in the price.
  
• "Walking tour of the city with a visit to the Museum of Hydropower"
  A unique exposition is presented on three floors and in 11 halls, telling about the history of the development of hydropower in Russia and in the world, about outstanding people of the profession, generation and transmission of electricity, construction and installation of hydroelectric power plants, as well as about the Earth's hydro resources. A two-storey building from the 30-40s of the last century, which previously housed the Volgolag administration, was converted into a museum of hydropower.
  The tour is included in the price.
  
• "Walking tour of merchant Uglich with a visit to the museum of urban life"
  The path will pass along the embankment, where you can enjoy a beautiful view of the Volga River. Tourists will cross Selivanovsky Creek, see the military enlistment office building, which previously housed a linen factory, and hear a story about the factory's owners and their occupation. The guide will tell you about modern production in Uglich – cheese and watch factories. Guests will learn about the Suponevsky Palace and its secrets, as well as what a mark the construction of the hydroelectric power plant has left in the history of the city.
  
  Then the guests will visit the church of the Korsun Icon of the Mother of God, and if possible they will be greeted by the priest – rector of the church. The walk will continue along central Yaroslavskaya Street with a story about interesting facts from the lives of merchants who lived there. After entering the central square of the city of Uspenskaya, guests will find themselves in the Museum of Urban Life, located in the building of the former city public library. After crossing the threshold of the museum, tourists will get acquainted with the life and everyday life of a provincial town of the XIX century, learn about the structure of a prosperous house, about the lifestyle, traditions, customs, leisure, fashion of the Uglich people at that time. Guests will visit a fun fair, where a broken-down clerk with jokes and jokes will offer all kinds of goods, as well as guests will find out how the screenings and weddings took place.
  
  The tour ends at the Assumption Square.
  The tour is included in the price.
  

• "Bus and walking tour of the city with a visit to the Kostroma women's Epiphany-Anastasiinsky Monastery and the Cheese Museum"
  Kostroma cheese is famous all over Russia! Why, Russia is known and loved in other places by delicious, fragrant Kostroma cheese. Sometimes Kostroma is even called the cheese capital of Russia. Any tourist coming to Kostroma must necessarily buy a small piece of "delicious Kostroma gold"…
  
  The old merchant's mansion has an extensive exposition on the world history of cheese making. Here, under the strict guidance of a cheese sommelier, you will discover a whole world called "Cheese": learn the history of cheese, hear cheese tales, get acquainted with cheese traditions of different nations, cheese records, the most unusual varieties of cheese and have fun on an interactive tour.
  
  And, please note: taking pictures everywhere is strictly allowed!
  The tour is included in the price.
  
• "Bus and walking tour of the city with a visit to Kostroma women's Epiphany-Anastasiinsky Monastery and the Museum of Theatrical Costume"
  The Kostroma State Drama Theater was founded in 1808. Ostrovsky is one of the oldest theaters in Russia. Kostroma Drama Theater has a unique collection of theatrical costumes, which became the basis of the Museum of Theatrical Costume. The beginning of the collection's formation dates back to the 20s of the last century.
  
  The museum is located in the house where Fyodor Grigorievich Volkov, a native of Kostroma, the founder of the Russian National Theater, spent his childhood.
  
  The exhibition features 15 costumes that were used in productions based on Ostrovsky's works – "The Forest", "There wasn't a penny, but suddenly Altyn", "Simplicity is enough for any wise man", "The Last Victim", "Hot Heart", as well as sketches and photographs from performances. The oldest of the presented costumes was made in 1963.
  
  We invite you to visit the museum of theatrical costume and get acquainted with the exhibition "A fascinating journey to the Berendey tribe or once again about love ...". Once you find yourself in the atmosphere of the scenery for A.N. Ostrovsky's play "The Snow Maiden", you will be able to reflect on the literary basis of the fairy tale play, on the characteristics of the characters, and on the fate of the fairy-tale girl. The exhibition features 20 costumes, unique in their design and implementation. Pre–Christian is a pagan style with ancient oriental elements.
  
  The exhibition "We owe everything to Volkov"
  
  Many wonderful people were born on Kostroma land. One of them is Fyodor Grigorievich Volkov, the founder of the first publicly accessible theater in Russia. The decree on the foundation of the state theater was issued by Empress Elizabeth Petrovna. The first actor played an important role in the palace coup of another Empress Catherine II. You will learn about all this when you visit the exhibition.
  
  The exhibition presents rare documents (in a copy) unknown not only to the general public, but also to specialists in the field of theater of the XVIII century: autographs, a list of academic achievements in theater disciplines, a poster of Russian performances from the time of Volkov, the case of the "Award of Fyodor and Grigory, the Volkov brothers, to the nobility."
  
  You also have a unique opportunity to see objects of theatrical machinery-a wooden mechanical device that simulates the howling of a blizzard, the sound of rain, the clatter of hooves on the pavement.…
  The tour is included in the price.
  
• "Walking tour with a visit to the Epiphany Cathedral and the Russian Sweets Museum"
  Russian Russian Sweets Museum's exposition introduces visitors to Kostroma sweets, the traditions of their manufacture and the culture of real Russian tea drinking!
  
  
  When you arrive at the museum, you will find yourself in a stylized sweetener's shop, as the one who cooked and sold sweets (sweets) used to be called. Sweets in Kostroma were made for any purse, people with different incomes could buy them.
  
  
  The interactive tour will tell you about:
  
  
  • about the sweets that Kostroma residents enjoyed at the beginning of the last century;
  • about sweet products that could be purchased in our city – gingerbread, sweets, lollipops, special Kostroma green chocolate, ice cream;
  • about the tricks and tricks that accompanied the sale of sweet goods in Kostroma.
    
  
  You will hear the amazing life story of the famous Kostroma pastry chef Fyodor Ignatievich Borovsky. At one time, Borovsky was called the "chocolate god": he himself came up with recipes for his products, packaged their intricate shapes of his own invention, the famous green chocolate was the trademark of the master!
  
  
  The museum also features kitchen utensils from peasant and merchant life, a collection of samovars, antique confectionery, tea boxes, chocolate and candy wrappers, and much more.
  
  
  And, having looked into the museum shop, you will go home with delicious gifts from Kostroma confectioners: gingerbread of various shapes and fillings, marshmallows, marshmallows, figs, chocolate, sweets.
  The tour is included in the price.
  
• "Tasting program at the Cheese Museum"
  This tour is available for purchase only if you select the main program "Bus and walking tour of the city with a visit to the Epiphany Monastery and the Cheese Museum."
  
  Once in the Tasting Cellar, you can taste cheese and more, learning more and more facts... Everything is according to the rules and indisputable cheese laws. Subject to mandatory expert comment. How to try, with what, when, under what… Not only cheese is cooked for adults, as it should be!
  
  You can ask for the most favorite varieties to be wrapped right without leaving the cash register. In a small shop or in the Cheese store in the courtyard of the museum, you need to buy a piece or two of cheese from local cheese makers (in vacuum and branded boxes).
  The tour is paid separately
  

• "City bus tour with a visit to the Church of St. John the Baptist and the Transfiguration Monastery"
  Yaroslavl has been standing for more than a thousand years. According to legend, it was founded by Yaroslav the Wise at the place where he defeated the bear. Experts say that this is just a beautiful legend. And the residents of the city point to the city coat of arms, on which this wild beast flaunts.
  
  Nowadays Yaroslavl is a museum city that has preserved a huge number of architectural monuments. Travelers will visit the ancient Bogoyavlenskaya Square and learn the history of the oldest theater in Russia. Admire the Assumption Cathedral, built near the arrow of the Volga and Kotorosli rivers, and visit the Transfiguration Monastery, whose walls have repeatedly protected the city since the 12th century. Every tourist has heard about this monastery in the lessons of not only history, but also literature: here in the XVIII century they found the "Word about Igor's regiment".
  
  Travelers will surely be impressed by the Church of St. John the Baptist, which is considered the most artistic Yaroslavl temple. By the way, its outlines will seem familiar even to those who have not been to Yaroslavl before: it is she who decorates the 1,000-ruble bill.
  The tour is included in the price.
  
• "Bus sightseeing tour of the city with a visit to the Museum of Foreign Art"The tour is included in the price.
  
• "Bus sightseeing tour of the city with a visit to the V.Orlov Museum"
  Yaroslavl has been standing for more than a thousand years. According to legend, it was founded by Yaroslav the Wise at the place where he defeated the bear. Experts say that this is just a beautiful legend. And the residents of the city point to the city coat of arms, on which this wild beast flaunts.
  
  Nowadays Yaroslavl is a museum city that has preserved a huge number of architectural monuments. Travelers will visit the ancient Bogoyavlenskaya Square and learn the history of the oldest theater in Russia. They will admire the Assumption Cathedral, built near the arrow of the Volga and Kotorosli rivers, and visit the Transfiguration Monastery, whose walls have repeatedly protected the city since the 12th century. Every tourist has heard about this monastery in the lessons of not only history, but also literature: here in the XVIII century they found the "Word about Igor's regiment".
  
  During the tour, tourists will visit the V.Y. Orlov Museum. The museum is located in the House of the Society of Doctors and is named in memory of Vadim Orlov, a patron of the arts, an honorary citizen of Yaroslavl. The basis of the museum – collection of V. Orlov: porcelain of the XVIII-XX centuries of Russian and foreign factories, cast iron, silver, household items. The building of the House of the Society of Doctors itself is of interest – a federal architectural monument of the XVII-XIX centuries, restored with private funds.
  The tour is included in the price.
  

• "Walking tour of Dubna with quest elements"
  Dubna is a city of science, a city of the future. It is here, at JINR, in Dubna, that 10 new elements have been discovered, which have found their place in the Periodic Table. The main feature that motivates a scientist is to be the first. To be the first where no one has ever been before. The ideas of Dmitry Ivanovich Mendeleev were ahead of their time and opened the way to the future.
  
  During the tour, tourists are expected to:
  
  • The history of the founding of the institute part of the city. At the initiative of Igor Kurchatov, the head of the Soviet atomic project, the USSR government decided to build a proton accelerator, a synchrocyclotron, and a scientific center attached to it in the area of the village of Novo-Ivankovo (now part of the city of Dubna).
  • Familiarization with the layout of the Solar system, immersion in the atmosphere of the science campus of the 50s and 60s. World-famous scientists such as G.N. Fleurov, V.P. Dzhelepov, V.I. Vexler, M.G. Meshcheryakov, I.V. Kurchatov, and B.M. Pontecorvo worked and lived in the city.
  • In Dubna, Mendeleev's great discovery had a sequel – JINR scientists synthesized new chemical elements. During the tour, tourists will write a letter themselves using the names of chemical elements as an address: Y.C. Oganesyanu, Russia, Moscow region, Dubna, Flerova St. (Og, Ru, Mc, Db, Fl), and also as a gift they will take away a badge with a chemical element discovered in Dubna.
  The tour is included in the price.
  
• "Sightseeing walking tour of Dubna with a visit to a mosaic workshop and a mosaic making workshop"
  Dubna is not only a city of physics, rockets and airplanes, but also a city of distinctive architecture. The Art Nouveau of the 60s; buildings based on Bulgarian projects; the "cottages of scientists" surrounded by greenery and, of course, the atmosphere of the city are perfectly complemented by the mosaics of Nadezhda Leger, decorating the streets of the city and creating a unique appearance of the science city.
  
  During the tour, tourists are expected to:
  
  • The history of the founding of the institute part of the city is "Russian Cambridge". The streets of Dubna are named after great physicists, and the name of the city has received a "registration" in the periodic table, where the element "dubnium" is registered at number 105.
  • A walk along Vysotsky Alley, tourists will take pictures at the monument to the actor, get acquainted with the mosaic. Visitors will see the stained glass mosaic "Neptune" by Czech craftsmen placed on the facade of the Archimedes swimming pool, get acquainted with the "secrets" of the city-small mosaics hidden in unexpected places of the city (2 hours).
  • Visit to the mosaic workshop:
    The muralist and his apprentices will immerse you in an unforgettable atmosphere of creativity, where you will find inspiration among a variety of beautiful colorful stones, glass, shells, ceramics and smalt. You will hear a story about the mosaic making process, its history and secrets. Guests will see works in various techniques and materials. You can make souvenirs using mosaic techniques with your own hands.
  The tour is included in the price.
  

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