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8:30 Solemn meeting of the guests at the railway station in Ulyanovsk.
9:00 Sightseeing bus tour.
You will get acquainted with the unique facts and legends of the city — an author's tour, drive over two bridges across the Volga — the old "Imperial" and the longest (more than 8 km long) river bridge in Europe, the "Presidential", admire the breadth of the ice-bound and snow-covered Volga and its extraordinarily mysterious shores.
We leave our things in the hotel's luggage room and go for impressions.
10:30 Breakfast "Simbirsk treats" in the New Year's interior of the restaurant "Nino".
It is necessary to refresh yourself before starting a new exciting journey through Simbirsk-Ulyanovsk.
11:00- 12:00 You are invited to visit the I. A. Goncharov House Museum - the world's only I.A. Goncharov Literary Museum – a business card in the heart of the historical center of the city - "nobleman on the Volga".
A noble old house welcomes guests in sparkling New Year decorations.
The nobles of Simbirsk were, as they say, the "cream of society", distinguished by their noble origin, famous for their kinship with well-known noble surnames.
And merchants have an entrepreneurial streak and patronage.
You will learn the history of the old house and the merchant's basement, when the clock on the tower appeared and what kind of bell we hear every hour.
12:00 -13:30 Sightseeing walking tour of Ulyanovsk.
Together with the guide, you will walk along the snow-covered but bright New Year's Boulevard, you will be able to look at the Volga from the highest point of the shore of the "City of Seven Winds", you will be amazed by its breadth and grandeur.
13:30 – 14:30 "Walk through the quiet school floors."
A visit to the only museum in Russia "Simbirsk Classical Gymnasium", which completely reproduces the atmosphere of the gymnasium of the late 19th century, here you can see the classes where high school students studied and where they took exams, see unique exhibits of the pre-revolutionary school… Its walls and stairs store the sounds of cheerful children's voices at recess, the ringing of the school bell, the silence of the corridors during lessons and exams.
14:30-15:00 Walking tour "Dvortsovaya Street — Losevaya Street" — Many buildings of the main streets of the city were inherited by Ulyanovsk from the Simbirsk merchants.
Along the streets of the provincial town there were shopping malls and shops, solid profitable brick houses with basements and warehouses, preserved to this day.
During an exciting walk through the streets sparkling with New Year decorations, you will get acquainted with the mystical sketches of old Simbirsk, you will learn about the sinister and funny secrets of the city, what was happening in the Simbirsk kurmyshs, where ghosts still live, where the bridge over the Simbirka hid, which even the locals do not know about.
15:00-16:00 "New Year's lunch" in a city restaurant.
You will taste very tasty and unusual dishes according to Simbirsk recipes interpreted by the chef of the restaurant.
For example, pumpkin soup, because one of the county towns — the city of Sengiley — was and remains the "pumpkin" capital of the Middle Volga region.
You will have a tasting of Oblomovskaya liqueur "Currant" or New Year sparkling champagne, of your choice.
Check-in at the hotel.
Free time.
Guests will have the opportunity to walk around the evening city on their own, decorated with garlands, balloons, lanterns, snow women, New Year's light figures installations.
There is an opportunity to visit the gift shop, which is located on the central boulevard, and buy Christmas gifts.
You can spend time in a cafe or coffee shop, there are many of them in the city center.
The tour dates are not confirmed yet. Please, for clarification
