Breakfast is waiting for us at the hotel in the morning.
We have breakfast and set ourselves up for a very eventful, beautiful day!
First, we are going to get acquainted with Murmansk, the largest city in the world, located beyond the Arctic Circle.
Murmansk is called the "Arctic Hollywood", so many films were shot here! We will visit all the iconic places of the city and take a short walk around the center.
We will board the legendary nuclear icebreaker Lenin. This is the world's first ship with a nuclear power plant.
Here we will have a guided tour, we will walk along the decks, climb to the captain's bridge and look into the engine and reactor compartments.
The splendor of the ship's decoration is amazing, because it was built to demonstrate the power of the Soviet Union. Yuri Gagarin, Fidel Castro, Richard Nixon were here.
We will also see the deckhouse of the Kursk submarine (real), go up to the monument to the defenders of the Arctic, Alyosha of Murmansk, and go to the seaport.
The tour will take place by minibus, we will not walk long distances. We move comfortably around the city and walk in beautiful places.
And, by the way, we always have invigorating tinctures from northern berries.
And then we are going to a unique master class of Arctic cuisine from the brand chef of the resident restaurant of the Gastronomic Map of Russia. You definitely won't cook such dishes for yourself — these are all author's recipes.
Northern cuisine is famous for unexpected but very tasty combinations. So, what awaits us?
The first course is freshly caught sea urchin with cloudberry sauce. Served on a plate with crushed ice and a glass of sparkling wine.
The second course is scallop baked on a shell with grated parmesan and Philadelphia cream cheese. It is served with a shot of strong tincture of northern berries.
The third course is a real highlight.
The brand chef marinates venison in lingonberries and red wine and cooks steaks. It is served with apple cream and mushroom sauce with a glass of red full-bodied wine.
For dessert, we will have a sorbet of northern berries with cloudberry jam, yagel chips and mushroom caramel.
During the master class, the chef will share with us all the cooking secrets, and we will start tasting our Arctic dishes!
In the afternoon, we will cross the longest bridge in the Arctic — across the Kola Bay, and find ourselves on its other shore.
We will visit Abram Cape, a village that became part of Murmansk. It offers an incredible panorama of the Kola Bay and Murmansk.
Then we'll take a closer look at ocean-going ships and naval vessels.
You can also go down to the water here, because there is no embankment in Murmansk.
Let's go to dinner!
We will be waiting for you in the best author's restaurant in the Arctic, which is also included in the Gastronomic map of Russia.
The brand chef of the restaurant creates original concepts of Arctic cuisine according to his own rules, combining an innovative approach and old traditions.
We will try Arctic fish soup on crab "milk" with Kamchatka crab meat, seafood and cloudberries.
The main course of the evening is Murmansk scallops on the "sand" of the Barents Sea with oyster grass.
The dishes are accompanied by a tasting set of four signature infusions of northern berries. Chin chin!
And the end of the dinner will be the restaurant's signature dessert, Cloudberry and Cedar under the Snow, served with Arctic tea.
In the evening, we return to our hotel, dress warmly and go hunting for the northern lights!
A professional photographer will be with us so that you can take with you beautiful photos of one of the most amazing natural phenomena.
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