The Silver route. Railway cruise with a visit to the Talab Islands

Breakfast on the train.

07:06 Arrival of a tourist train in 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 of medieval Russia. The main source of his wealth was salt, which was evaporated from the waters of local springs, gushing 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 a cafe.

Guided tour of the Museum of Wooden Architecture in the open air — "Vitoslavlitsy". 

There are unique authentic wooden buildings here — churches, huts, outbuildings.

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. Among the notable places are the monument "The Millennium of Russia", Yaroslavovo Dvorishche and Ancient Torg.

Walking tour of the Novgorod Kremlin, one of the main attractions of Veliky Novgorod.

Free time in Veliky Novgorod.

22:13 Departure of the tourist train.

Breakfast on the train.

09:10 Arrival of the train in Pskov. 

Meeting with guides on the platform, organized passage to buses.

Boarding the boats. Transfer to Zalita Island.

Zalita Island is the largest island of the Talaba archipelago, the pearl of the Russian northern nature. A unique place on Pskov land, combining spirituality, culture, religion, history and nature. 

This is one of the most important places in the history of Russian Orthodoxy. It was here that the famous Russian elder, Archpriest Nikolai Guryanov, who became famous for his foresight, lived. 

From all over the world, those who longed to see the ascetic on the island, to receive his blessing and advice, and to console themselves in their troubles came to the elder. There is still a stream of pilgrims who want to pray at the grave of the elder, visit his house and touch his belongings, and light a candle in the church where he served.

Transfer to the island. Belova (Verkhny) is the largest island among the Talab Islands. When you get to the island, it's like entering another world: a small fishing village. A graveyard of rusty fishing vessels near the shore, old nets, boats, boats, boats... rare fishermen with stern tanned faces. The island is a natural monument of regional importance, there are about 188 species of plants and a wide variety of bird species, among them rare gray herons, and they nest on Christmas trees.

Free time on the island.

Recovery in Tolbu. Departure to Pskov.

Lunch at a cafe in the city.

Sightseeing tour of the Kremlin. The city of Pskov has more than 1,500 years of history. In the 16th century, along with London and Paris, Moscow and Novgorod, it was one of the five largest European cities. One of the most powerful fortresses in Europe and Russia, consisting of 5 belts of stone walls with 39 combat towers, secrets and traps. 

The Pskov Kremlin is an open–air museum that includes Dovmont City, the Pskov Pompeii, Vechevaya Square, a symbol of freedom and the first experience of democratic government in our country, Trinity Cathedral, one of the first Christian churches in Russia, Kromsky Cape, the confluence of the winding Pskov River with the deep Velikaya River, and the first the Pskov settlement. The historical and architectural center of the city, monuments of civil architecture of the 17th century, the history of buildings and the life stories of their inhabitants.

Transfer to Pskov railway station.

 19:23 Departure of the tourist train.

06:47 Arrival of a tourist train at the Leningradsky railway station in Moscow.

The time in the program is indicated approximately. The company reserves the right to make changes to the tour program without reducing the total volume and quality of services, as well as to cancel the tour and/or offer alternative travel options in case of a shortage of the group and cancellation/replacement of rolling stock.