"Journey" from Moscow

Races to the program are year-round from 01.05 to 03.10 on Fridays

Pskov – Manor – Zavye – Sigovo – Pechora – Izborsk

Tour programme

Friday.

08:05 – arrival of train No. 010 at Pskov railway station. Meeting with a guide inside the railway station building (central entrance) with a sign "I am PSKOV".

08:30 – 09:15 – Breakfast in the cafe.

09:15 – transfer to the hotel, delivery of things to the storage room. Free time.

According to international standards, check-in to the hotel room is possible only after 14:00. If you want to stay in the room immediately after breakfast - it is possible to purchase the service "early check-in" (availability of rooms and cost, please specify when booking).

11:30 – 14:00 – walking tour of the Kremlin and the city center.

Pskov is a city with a centuries-old history, which we want not only to tell you, but also to show you! As part of the tour, you will visit the Kremlin, the Trinity Cathedral, the Dovmont city, a walk along the fortress walls along the embankments of the Pskov and Velika rivers, as well as a tour of the Pskov temples of the XV – XVI centuries and monuments to Princess Olga, Skobar and Two Captains.

Note: on a tour of Pskov from the hotel you get yourself. Meeting of the group on Lenin Square near the monument to V.I. Lenin (plate "I am PSKOV").

14:00 free time. Dinner on your own.

Note: If desired, you can join the walking tour "Zapskov fairy tales". The cost is 350 rubles. Man. The tour begins at 15:00 from the monument to V.I. Lenin (Lenin Square, 1).

To find out why Peter I was called the Antichrist in Pskov, why the Heldt Bath stands exactly on the shore of Pskov, choose which legend about the Rattle Tower you like best, and understand what is the feature of the Pskov School of Architecture you can on our walking tour "Zapskov Tales". The objects of display in this tour are not duplicated with the objects of a walking tour of Pskov, but on the contrary, the excursions perfectly complement each other.

Saturday

08:00 – 10:30 – breakfast at the hotel. Free time.

10:30 – Departure for the author’s gastronomic tour “Food”.

11:00 – 12:00 – visit to the farm “Rural estate”. Tour of the berry plantation, tasting.

Farm "Rural estate" is located in a unique corner of the Pskov region, which is known for its ecology and beauty - in the Pechora district, on the shore of Lake Pskov. The main culture of farming is raspberries (which are grown here up to 40 varieties), as well as blueberries, blackberries, currants and others.

12:30 – 14:00 – visit to the eco-farm “Izborsky ostrich”. Excursion to the eco-farm, group lunch.

Ecofarm "Izborsky ostrich" is a unique space for recreation, when visiting which you will get the opportunity to meet amazing representatives of the equatorial fauna, black African ostriches. Ostriches are able to interest not only their unforgettable appearance, but also the characteristics of behavior: these are birds that can not fly, but are able to run at speeds up to 70 km / h. During the tour you can learn all about African ostriches, ask questions and, of course, feed these cheerful and curious birds.

14:30 – 16:00 – interactive program at the Seto Museum “Visiting Grandma Kulaots”, tasting the national cuisine of Seto.

Museum-estate of the Seto people in d. Sigovo is the only museum in Russia of small Finno-Ugric people who have preserved a unique material and spiritual culture. You will hear an interesting excursion about the life and culture of the Seto people, you can immerse yourself in the cozy atmosphere of a village house, as well as enjoy dishes of national cuisine.

After 17:00 - transfer to the hotel. Free time.

Sunday

08:00 – 11:30 – breakfast at the hotel. Free time. Room release.

11:30 – departure for an excursion to Izborsk and Pechora.

Near Pskov, just 30 kilometers away, is the village of Stary Izborsk. By the way, in the Middle Ages, Izborsk was a large city through which trade routes passed, and was one of the 10 oldest cities of Russia (the first mention of Izborsk in the chronicle dates back to 862). 20 kilometers from Izborsk, on the very border of Russia, there is a pearl of the Pskov land - the Holy Dormition Pskov-Pechersk Monastery. It is the only monastery in the whole of Russia, where the service has been going on continuously since 1473. The monastery operated both in the years of Soviet power and during the Great Patriotic War. But our monastery is not only a holy monastery, but also a fortress that fought from the time of Ivan the Terrible to the time of Peter I.

11:30 – 12:00 – transfer to Izborsk (30 km). Track tour.

12:00 – 14:00 – excursion to Izborsk (Izborsk fortress of XIV-XVI centuries, Slovenian keys).

14:00 – 14:30 – moving to Pechora (20 km). Track tour.

14:30 – 15:15 – lunch in Pechora.

15:30 – 17:15 – visit to the Pskov-Pechersk monastery. Tour, free time.

17:30 – Departure to Pskov (52 km).

18:30 – arrival in Pskov, transfer to the railway station.

19:30 – departure of the company train No. 010 Pskov – Moscow.

meeting and seeing off at the railway station, accommodation in the hotel (number of the selected category), walking tour of the Kremlin and the city center, excursion to the Pushkin Mountains, excursion to Izborsk and Pechora, entrance tickets to paid facilities, meal package: 3 breakfasts + 2 lunches, tastings on a gastronomic excursion, transfers under the program.