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A journey to the origins of the Odoyevsky Principality

Type of route: Cultural tourism
Moving: Bus
31.05.2025, 12.07.2025
For everyone
9 hours
Tula Kremlin Tourist Information Center
Tula Kremlin Tourist Information Center

Travel dates: 29.03.2025

Dear residents of Tula and guests of our city, we invite you to take an excursion trip to the ancient city of Odoyev.

This is a journey through the historical milestones of Odoev, which at various times was the capital of the principality and a stronghold of the Bolshaya Zasechnaya Line, a county town and a craft center, and today is one of the regional centers of the Tula Region and a place where everyone will find a museum to suit their taste.

Visiting Odoyev, you will get acquainted with the epochs of development of this ancient settlement, starting from the XII century, and you will also

have to:
  • To visit Cathedral Hill, an outstanding earthen rampart with a breathtaking view of the Anastas Monastery, and then the monastery itself;
  • See the colorful diorama of the Odoyevsky fortress, the banner of the princely squad, the coat of arms of the city and the initial plan of its construction, immerse yourself in the times of legends and legends;
  • Learn about the various crafts that this land has been famous for since the beginning of time;
  • To touch various objects that have gone out of use nowadays – rocker arms and cast-iron irons, spinning wheels and looms, all this will make you feel like a piece of the past;
  • "Visiting grandfather Filimon" to get acquainted with one of the oldest brands of the Tula region – Filimonov toy and paint it with your own hands;
  • "Open your door to childhood!" and, for those whose early years fell on the period of the USSR, get nostalgic over the toys of the Soviet era and remember their own: teddy bears, bunnies, tumblers, favorite dolls;
  • To hear the story that you are in the "homeland of elephants";
  • To observe "Kuzka's mother" and "Kuzya" himself;
  • Visit the restored old estate of General A.Ya. Mirkovich, see the recreated rooms of the 19th century, hear the history of the family;

The bus departs from the Tula Kremlin Tourist Information Center (shopping malls, Pavilion 1)

Pre-registration is required

Phone numbers for recording: 8 (4872) 52-08-98, 8 (953) 995-85-91

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9.00
Departure from Tula. Tula Kremlin, shopping malls, pavilion 1
10:30-11:30
Guided tour of the Estate of General A.Ya. Mirkovich (Tula region, Odoevsky district, Nikolo-Zhupan village, Molodezhnaya str., 82 )
11:30-11:40
Transfer to Odoev
11.40-12.50
Odoev City Tour "Capital of the Principality-county town-district center"
13:00-14:00
Excursion "At the origins of the Odoyevsky Principality" (Odoyev village, K.Marx Street, 35a)
14:00-14:40
Filimonovskaya Toy Museum Tour
14.40-15.20
Master class on painting Filimonov toys
15.40-16.20
Moving to the museum of Soviet toys "In childhood"
16.20-18.00
Open Your Door to Childhood Tour