Highlights of the Tula region

3 days/ 2 nights

Dates 2022: 

September: 23-25 

October: 14-16, 28-30

1 day. Pedestrian. 

• Independent arrival at the hotel, things can be left in the luggage room at the hotel. Check-in after 14.00. (We can order you a taxi, it's not expensive here, about 200 rubles)
• meeting at the Museum of Arms at 13.00 at the monument to Demidov

Tula Artisanal Sightseeing TourAt the beginning of the 16th century, Tula performed defensive functions as part of the Moscow state. You will understand why they say that you can assemble a gun from the names of Tula streets. You will see an ancient Weapons factory and you will be able to take photos of Lefty and the Horseshoe of Happiness and make a wish at Tulyachka, a monument to all skilled people.

You will learn about the origin of the famous Demidov family, the richest Russian entrepreneurs, you will see a necropolis and a monument to the founder of the family.

The Helmet Museum of Weapons is the oldest museum of weapons in Russia with a rich collection, telling about the history of weapons from the Middle Ages to the Present. An exciting tour awaits you, complemented by numerous interactive playgrounds, modern multimedia devices, virtual simulators and much more.
• Free time for Lunch and souvenir shopping in the Iskra urban area
• The Grandfather Philemon Harmony Museum.Let's give ourselves a burst of good mood.

A two-minute walk from the Tula Kremlin is an old two-story building where the harmonies live. Their overflows are carried far beyond the walls, so much so that they can be heard all over the street. If you visit them, they will surely reward you by giving you a piece of their soul.Not just an excursion, but a real theater of action, where you and the accordion will be the main characters, will be presented to your attention! All lovers of singing, playing, dancing and just listening to the harmonica are definitely here! Accordion is a delight, I am glad to welcome a guest!

• Hotel accommodation after the program

Day 2.Pedestrian

• Breakfast at the hotel
• 11.00 a.m.-Meeting with the guide at the Lenin monument

City walking tour.Visit to the Kremlin.Tula is an ancient Russian city that served the defense of the Moscow state for centuries, and then became the country's largest arms manufacturer. We invite guests to take a walk through the quarters of the Old Town – you will be able to see Tula almost exactly as Ushinsky, Tolstoy, Saltykov-Shchedrin, Uspensky saw it. You will take a walk along the Kremlin Garden and the embankment, opened in September 2018, get acquainted with one of the most beautiful streets in Tula – Metallistov St., which recently became pedestrian, take a photo at the Tula Gingerbread monument.You will get acquainted with the main sights of one of the oldest cities in Russia, learn about the most famous Tulyaks, about the past and about how our city lives now.
• Samovar Museum

A modern large museum. You will learn the history of samovar making in Tula and get acquainted with outstanding craftsmen. You will be amazed by the collection of samovars: from miniature to huge

• Lunch (optional for an additional fee)
• Excursion to the Museum of International gingerbread.The museum presents the history of a unique ancient delicacy that came to us from the depths of time, experienced ups and downs, losses and rebirth. They will tell you about ancient traditions and rituals. They will reveal the secret of making gingerbread.

A gingerbread tasting with tea and sweets is waiting for you + a gingerbread making master class.

They will pack everything beautifully for you and take it with you.

• Interactive event at the Tula Antiquities Museum "One Day in a Russian hut" of the 17th century

( optional for families with children 450 rubles)

To go on a trip four centuries ago to live one day in a Russian hut. Immerse yourself in the life of a family that lived four hundred years ago, get acquainted with male and female responsibilities, learn about the traditions and customs of the Tula land.

During the interactive lesson, you will get acquainted with the daily life of a Russian family of the XVI–XVII centuries, learn about the traditional division of duties into "male" and "female", and hear a story about the customs of that time. Those who wish will be offered to stroke with a rolling pin or cut a spoon out of a wooden bucket.

You can decorate the clay figurine with characteristic drawings, then the guide will tell you about how and what the children played, and at parting – a fairy tale with a ray of sunshine and a treat with Tula gingerbread

• The tour ends after 16.00. Free time

Additional excursions:

• The Machine Tool Museum with programs to choose from.. 350 rubles for an adult, 250 rubles for a student
• The old Tula pharmacy Museum with a master class on making perfumes

Day 3

• Breakfast at the hotel
10.00 a.m.-Meeting with the guide (by appointment), boarding the car with your belongings. Departure. 
• Excursion to the Kozlova Zaseka Museum and railway station complex.A place where everything looks exactly as it looked at the moment when Leo Tolstoy's body was brought to this station. Even the clock stopped. In this place, you can not only take beautiful photos, but also learn about railway transport in Russia at the beginning of the 20th century.
• Time for lunch (extra charge) and souvenir shopping.
• Guided tour of the museum-estate of Leo Tolstoy "Yasnaya Polyana"

The tour is intended for those who come to Yasnaya Polyana for the first time or want to refresh their impressions from a long-time visit to the museum. The group examines the central part of the Yasnaya Polyana estate, the House of Leo Tolstoy, where most of the writer's life was spent, and an exhibition in the Kuzminsky Wing dedicated to the beginning of Tolstoy's creative activity.
The group will learn about sports games in the Tolstoy family, the first school in the Kuzminsky Wing, and the economic activities of Leo Tolstoy. Being on the border of several Yasnaya Polyana forests, tourists will learn about their history, reflection in Tolstoy's work, and hear about why one of them became the writer's burial place.

In the final, those who wish can visit the grave of Leo Tolstoy in the Yasnaya Polyana forest of the Old Order on their own.

• Return to Tula at the railway station around 16.00

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