Totma - the birthplace of Russian Columbuses (2 days)
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Capitals are admired, admired, proud. But only the province touches the soul. Visit Totma - a small town with a long history, the homeland of Russian Columbuses, whose efforts were mastered Alaska, the homeland of the great Russian poet Rubtsov. Totma is rightly called the city of museums and sailors. In the city with a population of 11 thousand people there are 5 museums. .
Capitals are admired, admired, proud. But only the province touches the soul. Visit Totma - a small town with a long history, the homeland of Russian Columbuses, whose efforts were mastered Alaska, the homeland of the great Russian poet Rubtsov. Totma is rightly called the city of museums and sailors. In the city with a population of 11 thousand people there are 5 museums. .
1 day Departure from Moscow from Yaroslavl station.
2 days. Arrival in Vologda. Bus crossing to the ancient city of Totma, which was founded in 1137 and which is included in the list of the most valuable cities-monuments of Russia. Hotel accommodation. Lunch. Tour of the city "Totma - the city of Russian Columbus". The story of "a small town with a big history". The famous monument of nature stone "Eel". The Sukhona River Embankment. Architectural monuments. Temples of the Totem Baroque. The house-museum of Ivan Kuskov, the legendary sailor, founder of Fort Ross in Northern California. The Navigator Museum. Rest. Dinner.
3 days. Breakfast. Museum of Church Antiquities. Welcome to the homeland of the great Russian poet Nikolai Rubtsov. The complex of the Spaso-Sumorin monastery, on the territory of which there was a technical school, where Nikolai Rubtsov studied. Lunch. Moving to Vologda. Transfer to the train station. Departure to Moscow.
4 days. Arrival in Moscow at the Yaroslavl station.
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