Tula province: industrialists and seafarers

The program introduces the history of the dynasties of the famous Tula industrialists Mosolov and Demidov. You will learn about the formation of weapons production in Tula, and visit the only surviving industrial noble estate located on the shore of a beautiful pond.

1 day

• Arriving in Tula. Meeting with the representative of the Silk Road travel company.
• Sightseeing tour of the city;
• Excursion to the historical and memorial museum of the Demidovs, which is dedicated to the legendary noble dynasty of industrialists, gunsmiths and patrons led by its founder Nikita Demidov.
• Excursion to the Tula State Museum of Weapons. The exposition is presented in a modern version using the latest multimedia complexes - holographic showcases, video walls, projection screens.
• Lunch;
• Excursion to the Tula Samovar Museum is one of the most popular museums in Tula. In the halls of the museum you can see samovars, diverse in shape, material of manufacture and size - from a huge, 70-liter buffet, to a tiny samovar for three drops of water.
• Hotel accommodation. Free time.

2 days

• Breakfast. Meeting with a guide in the hotel lobby.
• Departure to the village of Luzhnoye (~40 km) Travel information.
• Excursion to the museum named after Captain-Commander A.I. Chirikov. The museum is dedicated to the famous navigator, Alexei Ilyich Chirikov, who was born in the Tula province, in the village of Luzhny. He took part in the expeditions of Vitus Bereng to Kamchatka.
• Excursion to the house and estate Mosolov. The only industrial estate in Russia of Mosolov breeders (XVIII-XIX centuries) with a magnificent park, beach area, on the shore of a beautiful three-hundred-year-old pond, among the wonderful Duben nature.
• Lunch at the manor restaurant;
• End of program.