The Silver route. Railway cruise with a visit to the Pushkin Mountains

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On this railway cruise through the cities of the north of Russia, you will get acquainted with Pskov, Veliky Novgorod, as well as their surroundings.

In the Pskov part of the trip, tourists will discover not only the glorious Pskov, which in the XVI century was one of the five largest European cities, but also the Mikhailovskoye Estate Museum - the ancestral estate of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, as well as the Trigorskoye estate.

The Novgorod day of the route is Veliky Novgorod with a visit to the Vitoslavlitsy open-air museum of wooden architecture, as well as a voyage to the oldest Russian resort of Staraya Russa, which was lovingly called "Russian Baden-Baden".

During the trip, you will learn more about the culture of Ancient Russia and the Volga merchants.

Location

Russia, Moscow

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Tour highlights

The birthplace of the great poet

Let's take a walk through the Mikhailovskoye Estate Museum, where A. S. Pushkin created the famous novel "Eugene Onegin"

The beauty of wooden architecture

We will visit the Vitoslavlitsy Museum, where unique authentic wooden buildings are collected

Getting to know Staraya Russa

Let's go on a sightseeing tour of the city and visit the house museum of F. M. Dostoevsky

Itinerary

Day 1 - Departure from Moscow
Self-boarding the train according to the original documents (passport, birth certificate for children under 14 years old).
22:07 Departure of the train from Leningradsky railway station in Moscow.

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Day 2 - Veliky Novgorod
Breakfast on the train.
07:00 Arrival of the tourist train to Veliky Novgorod.
Meeting with guides on the platform, organized passage to buses.
Departure to Staraya Russa, travel information.
Visit the city of Staraya Russa, one of the oldest and once richest cities in medieval Russia.
The main source of his wealth was salt, which was evaporated from the waters of local springs that gushed here directly from the ground.
Sightseeing bus and walking tour of the city with a visit to the F.M. Dostoevsky House Museum and the museum of the novel "The Brothers Karamazov".
Lunch at the cafe.
An open—air tour of the Museum of Wooden Architecture - "Vitoslavlitsy", where unique authentic wooden buildings are collected — churches, huts, outbuildings.
Arrival of the tourist train to Veliky Novgorod.
Meeting with guides on the platform, organized passage to buses.
Sightseeing bus and walking tour of the city with a visit to the unique monuments of ancient Russian architecture of the XI–XVII centuries, recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A walking tour of the Novgorod Kremlin is one of the main attractions of Veliky Novgorod.
Free time in Veliky Novgorod.
22:13 Departure of the tourist train.

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Day 3 - Pskov
Breakfast on the train.
09:10 Arrival of the train in Pskov.
Meeting with guides on the platform, organized passage to buses.
Transfer to Pushkinogorsky district, travel tour.
A visit to the Mikhailovskoye Estate Museum, the famous ancestral estate of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin's mother, which became his poetic homeland.
Here the great Russian poet created the novel "Eugene Onegin" and wrote a huge number of poems.
Lunch at the cafe.
Excursion to the Svyatogorsky Monastery (the current monastery of the XVIII century, you will see the ancestral cemetery of the Pushkin-Hannibals, visit the grave of A. S. Pushkin).
A tour of the park of the Trigorskoye estate, which belonged to the family of Pushkin's friends Osipov-Wolf.
We will walk through the English landscape park, see the "Onegin bench", the bathhouse (the place of "friendly feasts" by A. S. Pushkin and A. N. Wolfe), the "green dance hall", the sundial, the "secluded oak" and Tatiana Alley.
Departure to Pskov and transfer to the railway station.
19:30 Departure of the tourist train.

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Day 4 - Return to Moscow
06:50 Arrival of the tourist train at the Leningradsky railway station in Moscow.
The time in the program is indicated approximately.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Train

3 nights

Comfort

Midscale
Upscale

The tour provides for travel in wagons of the selected category along the route.

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the accommodation, RUB.:

Carriage category	Four-seater compartment	sv	sv single occupancy
For an adult	32 500	50 500	87 500
For children up to and including 9 years old	31 500	40 500	—

The seating in the compartment is mixed (not separately female and male).

The tourist train includes comfortable luxury, CB, compartment and second-class carriages.

SUITE 6 compartment	1 upper shelf + 1 lower (unfolds, it turns out the analogy of a bed is slightly smaller than a 2-bedroom bed), bathrobes + slippers, 1 medium + 1 large towel. Personal amenities in the form of a WC with a sink. A soft corner sofa, there is a TV (you can use a USB stick or disks). There are only 12 people in the carriage.
sv	2 lower shelves, 1 medium towel for 1 person, mini travel kit (toothbrush + toothpaste, slippers, refreshing napkin). Amenities per carriage. The maximum number of people in a carriage is 18.
COMPARTMENT	2 lower and 2 upper shelves. Amenities per carriage. Mini travel kit (toothbrush + toothpaste, slippers, refreshing napkin). The maximum number of people in a carriage is 36.

Tour conditions

Group

up to 50 tourists

Minimum age

7 years old

Duration

4 days 3 nights

Group meets at

Russia, Moscow

Included in price

travel in wagons of the selected category on the route Moscow — Veliky Novgorod — Pskov — Moscow;
transportation and excursion services, including entrance tickets to the excursion facilities according to the program;
meals specified in the program.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Moscow and back;
meals not specified in the program;
personal expenses.

It's important to know

Air and railway tickets are not included in the price of the tour. You can purchase them yourself or contact us for help.

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