Tolstoy route

Route type: combined route, route through Tula and Tula region

Despite the saturation, the Tolstoy route will be interesting for guests of the Tula region of any age category.

The route includes locations that can be visited at any time of the year, regardless of the weather, because every museum along the route will be happy to open its doors and introduce you to the exhibition.

After arriving in Tula, the journey begins from Lenin Square. On Lenin Square, guests of Tula meet with a guide who will meet them on a comfortable bus. While all the guests who came on the tour are gathering, there is an opportunity to take a look at the sights located nearby: on the central square, guests of Tula can see the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the samovar Museum and the Odoyevsky Gate tower of the majestic Tula Kremlin.

The next point of the route is the L.N.T. Cultural and Exhibition complex, located on Metallistov Street. The tour will tell you how the post office and telephone service developed in Tula, how Tula residents rested and what kind of transport they used to visit. Each guest will be able to take advantage of a pleasant bonus – the opportunity to send a postcard to anywhere in the world and talk on the phone with Lev Nikolaevich himself.

After an educational tour at the L.N.T. cultural and exhibition complex, the route passes through the city's only urban estate, the V.V. Veresaev House, which was visited by L.N. Tolstoy at the end of the 19th century. On the tour, guests will find an interesting story about the meeting of Leo Tolstoy and V.V. Veresaev in Yasnaya Polyana in 1903, guests will look at exhibits from the memorial fund of V.V. Veresaev associated with the name of Leo Tolstoy, and also learn about the spiritual intersections in the worldview of Leo Tolstoy and V.V. Veresaev, founded by based on the analysis of the book "Living Life".

After exploring the sights that are located in the historical centers of Tula, lunch awaits the guests.

The final location on the route will be Yasnaya Polyana. This is a famous place in Russia, associated with the name of Leo Tolstoy. The estate, where the writer spent most of his life, has become a museum, which is visited annually by thousands of tourists from all over the world.

Guests of Tula will explore the central part of the estate, the house of Lev Nikolaevich, the exhibition in the Kuzminsky Wing. And in your free time you will have the opportunity to take beautiful photos and buy souvenirs.