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07:15 Gathering of the group in Moscow, VDNKh metro station, parking lot to the right of the Kosmos Hotel.
07:30 Departure to Kostroma.
Lunch "Kostroma style" in a cafe in the city.
In the menu:
- salad with marinated mackerel, baked beetroot and fresh cucumbers;
- daily cabbage soup, according to Kostroma recipe, from pickled green leaf with pork;
- Kostroma rabbit cutlets with cream sauce and boiled potatoes with butter and dill;
- cranberries in cream sauce with pine nuts.
Important: the menu is indicative, the restaurant reserves the right to make changes to it.
Getting to know the business cards of Kostroma.
You will definitely find out why Kostroma is called the Birthplace of the Snow Maiden, the cradle of the Romanov dynasty, the jewelry capital of Russia and the linen city.
What an association arises with the word "Kostroma", of course, cheese. Kostroma is famous for its cheeses, which is why it has rightfully received the title of the cheese capital of Russia!
Visit to the cheese museum with tasting.
The cheese sommelier will guide the guests through the halls of the ancient mansion, constantly telling them about the most mysterious, amazing and unexpected cheese stories.
You will find out how and where the first cheese appeared, you will see and even be able to touch ancient and modern cheese making devices, laugh at cheese fun, discover a whole world called "cheese".
And what stories about cheese without tasting!
Once in the Tasting Cellar, you will taste 5 different varieties of Kostroma cheeses, from soft to semi-hard. Everything is according to the rules and indisputable cheese laws...with a glass of aromatic wine (juice for children), bunches of grapes and nuts.
Also, there will certainly be time to visit the famous "Cheese Exchange" in the central square of the city.
An excursion to the Kostroma Jewelry Factory, the leading and oldest company in the jewelry industry, where in the showroom you can see the entire modern jewelry manufacturing process from the artist's sketch to the store counter.
Here they will tell and visually demonstrate the technologies of casting and stamping, waxing, mounting, polishing, and fixing stones.
This company is the only one in Russia where the cutting production of stones operates. You will see how all kinds of inserts of various configurations are cut from raw materials and fixed into jewelry.
After the tour, if desired, you can purchase jewelry at the manufacturer's price in the company's store.
Visit to the "Snow Maiden's chamber".
The heroine of the fairy tale and her assistants will guide the guests through the courtyard and take them to the fairy-tale tower, show them the most interesting things, and help them make wishes that will surely come true.
Shrovetide days in the Snow Maiden's Chamber are always fun, delicious and generous!
The Snow Maiden sees off Winter, Meets Spring in red!
In the program:
- fun outdoor Carnival fun;
- a generous Shrovetide table in a winter gazebo (tea, sbiten, hot mead, pancakes and goodies).
Hotel accommodation according to the selected option: "Snow Maiden" 3* or "Ya-Hotel" 4* (backup accommodation – "Volga" 4*). Rooms of the "standard" category.
Dinner at the hotel restaurant.
