The magic of evening Smolensk. 2-3 hour walking tour

The cost is indicated from ...; for 1 hour of excursion, depends on the season and the number of people.

You will see the Smolensk fortress, magnificent monuments of history and architecture of the ancient city in the evening lighting, which makes them especially interesting and unusual.

Programme

2-hour walking tour of the historical center of Smolensk with a walk at the walls of the Smolensk fortress, Lopatinsky Garden, Blonje Park, Park of Heroes' Memory, ancient streets that have preserved the appearance of the times of the Russian Empire, the most mysterious and mystical of the Smolensk hills - Voznesensky;

with the inspection of famous monuments of history and architecture, ancient houses and mansions, “houses with a ghost”, “cat house”, Ascension monastery;

Visit the observation deck, which overlooks the unique Smolensk Cathedral and a story about the history of the city from 862 to the present day!

You will see the historical center of the city - unique parks and squares, numerous monuments, lush noble and merchant houses;

majestic walls of the Smolensk fortress;

You can evaluate:

the exquisite beauty of the Lopatinsky Garden – a wonderful corner on the territory of which almost the whole complicated history of Smolensk and Russia as a whole is reflected;

aristocracy of Blognier Park, with its legendary bronze deer and unique monument to M.I. Glinka;

the majesty of the Square of Memory to the Heroes, in which since 1913 the famous “monument with eagles” stands, the “Eternal Flame” burns, next to which the Smolyan M. Egorov, who hoisted the banner of Victory over the Reichstag, is buried;

style of the heyday of the Russian Empire, inherent in the central streets of the city, which once bore the names of Godunovskaya, Royal, Pushkin.

In Russia, only in Smolensk you can see:

a monument depicting the author and his literary hero together;

the only cast-iron monument installed in the cities of Russia in memory of the most important battles of 1812, preserved in its original form;

memorial burial in the fortress wall, similar to the burial on Red Square in Moscow;

monument "with eagles", which is considered the best in Russia of the dedicated heroes of 1812;

The world’s first monument to composer M. I. Glinka and much more!

Place of beginning
The monument “with eagles” in the Park of memory of Heroes

The cost is indicated for 1 hour of excursion.

• Walking tour of the historical center of the city. Suitable for adults and children.