Smolensk journey through time

08:00 Breakfast in the hotel restaurant.

Transfer to the village of Flenovo.

Talashkino — Smolenskoye "Abramtsevo" is one of the spiritual and cultural centers of Russia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Russian russians deservedly called Talashkino "Russian Athens," and Maria Klavdievna Tenisheva, the owner of the estate, "Pericles of the Russian peasants."

She invested her money and soul in the development of a peasant school, a balalaika orchestra, and art workshops. Recognized masters worked here: Ilya Repin, Konstantin Korovin, Nikolai Roerich and others.

Guided tour of the historical and architectural complex with an inspection of the architectural and artistic masterpieces of the estate (external inspection): A Teremok house, the Church of the Holy Spirit (under restoration), a manor house with columns.

Return to Smolensk.

Lunch in a cafe in the city according to recipes of Smolensk cuisine, scrupulously collected in the book "Smolenskaya cooking". Throughout its history, the city has passed from one state to another more than once.

Smolensk was owned by Russians, Poles, and Lithuanians. Napoleon was here too. All these events are reflected in the local cuisine.

In the menu:

• vole soup (soup with pearl barley, mushrooms and vegetables);
• Smolenski oven chickens (tender chicken with vegetables in sour cream sauce).
• potato pancakes (potato pancakes);
• Bonaparte apple (apple baked in puff pastry with hazelnuts, honey and cinnamon).
• raspberry sbiten (raspberry, honey, lemon).

Please note: the menu is indicative, the cafe reserves the right to make changes to it.

Visit to the Sergey Timofeevich Konenkov Sculpture Museum, the exposition of which is dedicated to a bright, original artist, unexpected and original.

The collection is based on 41 works from the artist's Moscow studio, which were given by Konenkov with the message "I give my art to dear fellow countrymen."

The highlight of the collection is the "fabulous" works of the master: "Witch Owl", "Sirin Bird", "Pan playing the duda", "Naiad".

Sightseeing tour of Smolensk, which has stood on the banks of the Dnieper River for more than 9 centuries.

An excursion along the fortress wall, a visit to the observation deck, which offers a magnificent view of the longest section of the Smolensk fortress wall, the legendary old Smolenskaya road and the ancient temples of the city.

Visit the memorable places of 3 eras, 3 wars in which Smolensk defended the whole of Russia more than once: the defense of the city in 1609-1611, monuments to the heroes of the war of 1812 and the memorial square to the heroes of the Second World War.

Monuments to famous Smolyans: M. I.Glinka, A. T. Tvardovsky and his hero Vasily Terkin, M. A. Egorov, V. T. Kurylenko.

Visit to the Holy Dormition Cathedral of the XVII-XVIII centuries, where the icon of the Mother of God of Smolensk "Hodegetria" of the XVII century is located.

Return to the hotel.

Dinner at the hotel (city) restaurant.

07:30 Breakfast in the hotel restaurant.

Departure to the city of Vyazma.

Vyazma is a small town in the Smolensk region, which attracts tourists with its masterpieces of ancient architecture and cozy provincial atmosphere.

Sightseeing tour of the city of Vyazma. In the program:

• sightseeing of architectural monuments, ensembles and houses of the 17th and 19th centuries;
• visit to the Vyazma St. John the Baptist Convent, which is in operation. The highlight of the monastery is the church of the Hodegetria of Smolensk of the 17th century.
• Holy Trinity Cathedral is the main cathedral of the city, located on a high embankment hill, which offers a wonderful view of the surrounding area.

Lunch at a cafe in the city.

Departure to the village of Khmelita.

Excursion to the museum-reserve of A. S. Griboyedov.

Khmelita is the ancestral estate of the Griboyedov family. Khmelita was more luxurious, more comfortable, more aristocratic than other estates of the Smolensk land.

"The most beautiful", with her high level of culture, she had a great influence on the formation and formation of the personality of the great playwright and outstanding statesman A. S. Griboyedov.

In the program:

• an introduction to the unique natural landscapes and memorable places associated with the life and work of the creator of the comedy "Woe from Wit".
• A tour of the museum's exposition: things that accompanied the poet's creative, diplomatic, and military career and the life of the nobility of that era.

Departure to Kubinka district.

Inspection of the complex of the Main Temple of the Russian Armed Forces (external inspection, architecture) — the spiritual symbol of Russia.

The construction of the temple was completed on May 9, 2020, the day of the 75th anniversary of the Great Victory. Its shapes, volumes and interiors are filled with significant figures and dates from the history of Russia.

Departure to Moscow.

22:00 Approximate time of return to Moscow (VDNKh metro station).