Mystical Kolomna

In a letter to V. F. Odoevsky, Berlioz wrote: “I saw a lot, admired many, was amazed by many, but ancient Russia – the one that appeared before us in the monuments of Kolomensky – is from the area that I saw the most amazing.” As a rule, the same impression of a trip to Kolomenskoye remains with every modern tourist. This estate is unlike any architectural ensemble of Moscow and in its originality can compete with the Kremlin. Kolomenskoye is the summer residence of Russian tsars and almost every ruler since the time of Vasily III contributed to the formation of the architectural ensemble of Kolomenskoye. The oldest monument of the Emperor’s court in Kolomenskoye – the Church of the Ascension of the Lord – was first mentioned in 1532. According to legend, the temple was erected in honor of the birth of the heir Vasily III - the future Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible. To the XVI century, the time when the grand ducal residence was formed in Kolomenskoye, the St. George bell tower standing next to the Ascension Church, as well as the church of the Beheading of the Honest Head of John the Forerunner in Dyakov, are located. The palace of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich researchers consider the pinnacle of Russian wooden architecture. In recent years, the Church of the Ascension of the Lord was restored in Kolomenskoye - a monument included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, as well as the Front Gate complex, the Palace Pavilion of 1825, the bell tower and the church of St. George the Victorious. During the tour you will learn where Ivan the Terrible was going to get married, how many times Peter I visited Kolomenskoye, why Catherine II came to Kolomenskoye and many other interesting historical facts.

However, true connoisseurs of Moscow history will say that you did not see the real Kolomensky, if you did not approach his secrets.
Kolomenskoye has always been considered a place where many secrets are hidden, often inexplicable from the point of view of the usual view of the world. There were mystical events that people could not accept as real. However, a lot of documented evidence only fuels interest in the area.

There is an amazing place in Kolomenskoye called the Voice ravine. This is one of the most mysterious and mystical places not only in Moscow, but also in the whole country. During a walk along the Voice ravine in Kolomenskoye, we will try: to restore the picture of the battle of George the Victorious with the terrible Serpent; to find the remains of the horse George the Victorious; to find healing springs; to find a space-time portal - they say, it opens on certain days, and the mysterious green glow is a passage into it; to find strange hairy giants speaking an unfamiliar language.