Napoleon's roads!
Description:
Spring-summer voyage!
We are waiting for a real immersion in medieval times. To do this, we go to the east, where the walls of the knightly castles of the Teutonic Order have been preserved.
We will visit medieval cities - Gvardeysk (Tapiau), Znamensk (Vellau), Pravdinsk (Fridlant), Veselovka (Yudshen), Railway (Gerdaouen), Chernyakhovsk (Insterburg)!
We will walk along the streets of these cities, get acquainted with architecture from the Middle Ages to Art Nouveau and learn about life here in the old days.
They'll meet on the way :
Kirchs and Castles of the 13th century, old locks and waterfalls, hydroelectric power plants built in 1926, visit the Museum in Yudshen (Veselovka) where Immanuel Kant lived and worked in 1731-1734!
Chernyakhovsk (Insterburg) was founded in 1336 by the Master of the Teutonic Order, in the 17th century the Swedish Queen Maria Eleonora lived here for a long time. The city is famous for medieval castles, historical villas, a horse farm and a rich cultural heritage in 1709, the city was visited by Peter I.
The village of Railway (Gerdaouen until 1946) in the Kaliningrad region is an authentic European town with a centuries-old history, attracting travelers due to the magnificently preserved German architecture.
The historic center of the village was carefully restored. We will walk along the paved streets with half-timbered houses and tiled roofs that create a sense of travel into the past. The walls of the castle, Kirch Gerdaouen and the castle mill will add to the experience of visiting this place!
Take a good mood with us and go on this exciting tour!
Excursion cost based on car comfort + Mitsubishi Outlander 4WD