Mysteries of the city of Kalyazin, the most delicious city in the Tver region and the village of Katskarey

After breakfast at the hotel we go to admire the main attraction of Kalyazin - the bell tower, standing alone in the middle of the water surface. In the Soviet era, the town was half flooded during the construction of the Uglich hydroelectric power plant. Old houses were mired under the water column, and only the five-tier bell tower of the Nikolo-Zhabensky monastery still reminds us of the past.
In winter you can walk to the tower on ice. And while the river is not bound by ice, you can reach the tower by renting a motor catamaran (about 4000 rubles per hour from the yacht club) or by boat with local residents (for 300-500 rubles).

The city of Kashin in the Tver Region is called the heart of Russia because of its peculiar landscape (the riverbed of the Kashinka River creates a heart pattern in the city center). The city is dotted with red brick buildings. Previously, it had its own production of this building material, but in the XIX century, it went down.
The main attraction of Kashin is the Resurrection Cathedral, which dates back to 1382 (the current building was built in XVIII-XIX centuries). By its scale, the cathedral is one of the largest in the Tver land, and in the panorama of Kashin is the undisputed dominant.

According to legend, guests were treated to delicious porridge, which the merchants of spruce on the main square. That's why the city got such an unusual name. Museum of porridge can be visited with various excursions lasting 1.5 hours - but in any case you will learn a lot of useful and interesting things about porridge. The excursion program usually includes tasting of porridge, herbal tea and kvass.
It is better to make an appointment for the excursion in advance by phone indicated on site. Museum work schedule: Monday - Sunday 11:00-17:00.

If you didn't have enough porridge at the museum, it's time to go for a hearty lunch at the "Golden Ring" café. It stands out against other establishments of the city and boasts large portions and pleasant prices.

The next point of the trip will be the Ethnographic Museum of Cossacks. Katskari is a subethnic group of Russians living in the Kadka river basin. This group began to form 30 years ago with the easy hand of the local ethnologist S.N. Temnyatkin, who saw a special accent and a unique cultural code among the locals.
The museum is a "living" village: its 55 huts are inhabited by 90 people, all local. They will help tourists to immerse themselves in the village life with its unique flavor and get acquainted with the myths and folklore of the village.
Museum work schedule: 09:00-17:00. It is better to order the excursion in advance, by phone or e-mail specified on the official site.

Before dinner, visit the museum of Peter Arsenyevich Smirnov, the creator of the vodka of the same name and well-known to all. The standard excursion lasts 40 minutes. More information is available on the museum website.

You can have your appetite on a walk around the city and the city's waterfront.

I offer dinner in Myshkin, in one of its most famous restaurants - "Myshelovka". Mushrooms of all kinds, cutlets from a wild boar, assortment of dumplings, fragrant nalewkas and kvass - such a nourishing Russian lunch will be an excellent end of an interesting journey.
And another cute touch: the waiter brings free cheese to every visitor. That's right - you're in a "mousetrap"!