To the Lyceum student Alexander Pushkin and Count Ivan Shuvalov

We go to the city of Pushkin. Our first stop is the monument to either a brooding or a bored Lyceum student Alexander, erected for the centennial of the great writer in the Lyceum Garden.
During the Great Patriotic War, the monument was buried by the locals here in the park, which is why it was preserved.

We will visit the famous Lyceum, where Alexander Pushkin was educated from 1811 to 1817. Here he met loyal friends, who remained faithful to the strong Lyceum brotherhood. Here, "near waters shining in silence," the muse began to "appear to him.
The museum recreates the atmosphere of life of that very first Pushkin graduation. We will be able to look at the library, classrooms and dormitories of the pupils.
Working schedule: Monday, Wednesday through Sunday: 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday: day off Sanitary Day: last Friday of the month

Time to stroll through the beautiful park, which appeared thanks to Peter I, who gave his future wife Catherine the land he had won from the Swedes. By the way, at that time it was called Saarland Manor. So, the name "Tsarskoye Selo" comes from the word "Saar" and has absolutely indirect relation to the Tsar.

We will have lunch in an authentic restaurant, located in a nineteenth century mansion. The view of the cathedral square of Pushkin, the atmosphere of the past centuries, and the delicacies of Russian and European cuisine, served at the royal tables more than a hundred years ago await us.
You can reserve a table by calling +7 (812) 941-67-22.

We move to the Russian village of Shuvalovka. The land, on which the Russian life of two hundred years ago is recreated, once belonged to Count Ivan Shuvalov, a favorite of Elizabeth I. Now there is an interactive open-air museum.
We will learn the details of life in the village, reincarnate as pottery masters and blacksmiths. We will visit our little brothers in the poultry and cattle yard. And at the end we'll have a tea ceremony "the Russian way".
Important: Clarify the start time of the master classes and the possibility of organizing a tour by calling +7 (931) 980-65-80 or in the official Vkontakte group.

On the way to Sosnovy Bor, we will stop to look at the lighthouse, standing majestically on the shore of the Gulf of Finland. By the way, it is working. Every 16 seconds, the 38-meter-high structure sends two long red or white signals, depending on the direction of travel to the lighthouse.
Important: Sosnovy Bor is located in the border area, so please take your passports of Russian citizens with you.

Isn't it time to stop for a vacation? You can stretch your legs, fill up your tank, and buy supplies for the road at "Gazpromneft" gas stations.

It is worth having dinner in a small but cozy restaurant. Visitors praise the kind and caring staff and advise to take borscht and dumplings.
You can reserve a table by calling +7 (921) 399-35-11.

We rest and gain strength for tomorrow.