MOSCOW HOSPITALITY
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As the famous writer wrote, historian Karamzin
Equally unanimously, the chronicles praise the general hospitality of the Slavs, which is rare in other lands and until now common in all Slavic countries. Every traveler was sacred to them: they greeted him with affection, treated him with joy, accompanied him with reverence.
N.M. Karamzin
In Russia since ancient times began to develop traditions of hospitality. It was considered a great shame for the owner of the house not to respect the traveler who came to him. The hospitable person considered it his duty to meet the guest with bread and salt, to drink him, and to steam in the bath.
In Moscow, private inns still existed before the appearance of the first chronicle mention of the city. In Moscow, archaeologists have found ancient coins of the 9th century. This means that the brisk trade was conducted even then in the early Middle Ages. A large accumulation of visiting people contributed to the fact that inns began to open in the city. All these people stopped for a post, with hospitable hosts receiving certain conveniences and service.
On our tour you will learn the history of the development of hotel business, about the architects and owners of the most famous hotels in Moscow, as well as:
When did the first hotel in Moscow meet European standards?
On what principle were the hotels built?
What ancient traditions of hospitality have survived?