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07:45 Gathering of the group in Moscow: metro station Yugo-Zapadnaya (at the entrance to the "Tasty and dot" (two-storey building), in the subway: the last car from the center, after the glass exit doors — to the left and to the left (exit to Pokryshkina Street), the guide meets with a sign with the name of the tour).
08:00 Departure. Travel tour.
Tula is a warrior city, a fortress city, a city of glorious craftsmen.
During the sightseeing tour, we will immerse ourselves in the history of the ancient Russian city. We will visit the main square, drive along the central highway — Prospekt im. Lenin, let's visit the historical core of Tula.
We will also see the most interesting monuments and sights, learn city secrets and legends. We will also visit the old zavodsky district of Zarechye, where the famous Kuznetsk Sloboda, the pride of ancient Tula, used to be located.
The Museum of Weapons is located here in a historical place associated with the origin of weapons production. This is a modern six-storey building in the form of a helmet of a Russian warrior.
Its exposition includes a unique collection of weapons from the 16th century to the present day. There are authentic historical relics and modern designs, interactive and gaming areas, holographic storefronts and virtual storytellers created using the latest multimedia technologies.
Lunch at a cozy restaurant in the city center.
The Tula Kremlin is an outstanding monument of Russian defense architecture, which has preserved its original appearance. For almost a century and a half, it was an important fortress on the southern border of the Moscow state, the center of the Zasechnaya Line and reliably guarded the borders from nomad raids.
The golden—domed Assumption Cathedral and the Epiphany Cathedral, erected as a monument to the Tula people who participated in the Patriotic War of 1812, became the real decoration of the Kremlin. And also the pearl of the Cathedral Square is an elegant four—tiered bell tower, in the style of the Moscow Baroque, topped with a high gilded spire, with a clock at the top.
Tula has a gingerbread for friends. Tula has a sword for enemies.
You can buy the famous Tula gingerbread and many other sweets and souvenirs in the Kremlin's Shopping malls. We will walk through the territory of the former Posad and transfer to the atmosphere of the 19th century on the pedestrian Metallist street with beautiful preserved merchant mansions, the former Pyatnitskaya.
It was once one of the richest streets in the city. Let's admire the Kazan embankment and see the mysterious Tula river Upu. In the museum quarter, we will meet the Tula Policeman and the Tula Artisan.
Hotel accommodation, free time.
Dinner on your own.
In your free time, you can additionally visit the Samovar Museum, exhibitions in the Kremlin and expositions of the Museum Quarter.
