Discover beautiful and true Russia

1 day
16.35   Аrrival in St. Petersburg. Transfer to Pskov
22.00   Arrival in Pskov, check in to the hotel.
            Dinner.
2 day
10.00 – Breakfast at the hotel.
11.00 -  the walking tour in Pskov. Pskov Kremlin – The Administrative Chamber – Dovmont`s Town – The Holy Trinity Cathedral – The Pokrovsky Complex - The monument to Alexander Nevsky - The monument to Princess Olga- Mirozhsky Monastery - Pskov temples
14.00 – Lunch
15.00 – Excursion in Pskov museum– The Pogankin Chambers
17.00 –  Master-class of Russian doll Matryoshka painting
3 day
10.00 – Breakfast at the hotel.
11.00 -  Excursion to the Talab islands in the Pskovskoye lake. The Talab archipelago consists of three islands. One of them is named the Zalit, which  is completely built up from coast to coast, the other island named  after Belov, which is a unique natural reserve. The third is named Talabenec,  it is deserted and its size is not larger than a football field. But, despite its small size, these islands have a rich history.
14.00 – lunch at the house of the real Russian housewife.
15.00 - Transfer to Belova Island. This is a paradise of wild nature, where is a wide variety of birds and beautiful landscapes.
16.00 - Transfer from the islands
17.00 – Excursion to the Yeleazarovsky Nunnery. This is a beautifully restored complex of the XV century. It was the center of Pskov icon painting and the place where the elder Philotheus formulated the main political doctrine of Moscow Russia “Moscow is the third Rome”.
19.00 – Arrival in Pskov.
4 day

10.00 – Breakfast at the hotel. Checking out.
11.00 – Excursion to the Izborsk fortress and Slovenian Springs. The Izborsk fortress is one of the most ancient Russian stone fortresses and an example of original Pskov architecture. Slovenian Springs, underground waters emerge between carbonate rocks in the form of 12-15 separate streams, forming a cascade of waterfalls. It is believed that the water of the springs possesses some healing power.
14.00 – Transfer to Pechory. Lunch.
15.30 – Excursion to the Pskov-Pechory Holy Dormition Monastery . This is one of the oldest monasteries in Russia, which has a cave necropolis
17.00 – Transfer to the country hotel.  The hotel is located in a picturesque location, where everyone can plunge into the atmosphere of serenity, tranquility and enjoy the true freedom and the delightful beauty of nature.

5 day
10.00 – Breakfast at the hotel
11.00 -  Visiting the “Selskaya usadba” raspberry farm - raspberry plantations, picking raspberries with your own hands, tasting various raspberries delicacies and drinks from and other berries.
13.00  -   Visiting the “Helebniy Hutor” Bread Farm - production of bread from flour amaranth, production of gingerbread and healthy sweets, master classes of cooking gingerbreads, milking a cow and chopping wood.
14.00  - lunch of true Russian food
15.00 – Transfer to the country hotel.  Free time
Additional services –  hiking, trout fishing, tasting freshly cooked trout, driving a quad bike, mini-zoo (goats, rabbits, turkeys), a workshop on making hay toys, Russian Banya (sauna)

6 day
09.00 – Breakfast at the hotel.
10.00 -  Transfer to St. Petersburg.
15.00 – Аrrival in St. Petersburg, check in to the hotel.
16.00 – Lunch
17.00 – excursion along the canals of St. Petersburg.  You can see many sights of the city: the Marble Palace, the Mikhailovsky Castle, the Hermitage, the Summer Garden, The cruiser Aurora and the Bronze Horseman.
Additionally: Night excursion for the opening of the bridges on the boat

7 day

09.00 – Breakfast at the hotel.
10.00 -  The excursion to the Hermitage Museum. The Hermitage is one of the most famous museums in the world. Today the Hermitage boasts over 2.7 million exhibits and displays a diverse range of art and artifacts from all over the world.
13.00 – Lunch
14.00 – the walking tour in Saint Petersburg (Palace Square – The Admiralty - St. Isaac's Cathedral - Kazan Cathedral - Church of the Savior on Blood – The Winter Palace -  Aleksandrovsky Sad (Alexander Garden) - Nevsky Prospect)
Departure to the airport

Price – from 780 € per person
The price includes:
• Accommodation in hotels
• Food according to the tour program
• Transport service
• Excursion service
• Entrance tickets to the museums
• interpreter service
• masterclasses, degustations interactive performances during excursions