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    Gold, ceramics, Old Believers' icons: what is the Sverdlovsk Region famous for?

    Gold, ceramics, Old Believers' icons: what is the Sverdlovsk Region famous for?
    Starts from

    Yekaterinburg

    Transportation

    By Car

    Activities

    15

    Duration

    2 days

    Length

    268 mi

    Guide details

    Starts from

    Yekaterinburg

    Transportation

    By Car

    Duration

    2 days

    Length

    268 mi

    • History and Culture
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    Mastercard Routes

    Mastercard Routes

    • Go to a gold washing workshop and find a gold mining dredge.
    • Study the beauty of ancient Nevyansk.
    • Mould the famous Tavolga whistle out of the clay.
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    Sverdlovsk region is a land of amazing beauty, folk art, and the main industrial center of the country. During this two-day tour you will touch the rich history of the region, learn more about local craft traditions, and take a walk through the most picturesque nature reserves.
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    • History and Culture
    Sverdlovsk region is a land of amazing beauty, folk art, and the main industrial center of the country. During this two-day tour you will touch the rich history of the region, learn more about local craft traditions, and take a walk through the most picturesque nature reserves.
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    Mastercard Routes

    Mastercard Routes

    • Go to a gold washing workshop and find a gold mining dredge.
    • Study the beauty of ancient Nevyansk.
    • Mould the famous Tavolga whistle out of the clay.
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    Travel itinerary

    Museums and Nature of the Sverdlovsk Region
    8 Activities

    Day 1

    135 mi

    Museums and Nature of the Sverdlovsk Region

    In the morning of the first day we'll visit the Berezovsky museum-mine. Then we will sneak into one of the largest museums of technology, and in the afternoon we will try to find a real gold mining drag. To learn about the nature of the Middle Urals lowlands we'll try in a charming museum in Kirovgrad.
    Original architecture and traditional Urals crafts
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    Day 2

    133 mi

    Original architecture and traditional Urals crafts

    In the morning we enjoy the services of the hotel, and then go to the town of Nevyansk, one of the oldest cities in the Urals. Having admired the inclined tower, we drive to the ancient Old Believers' village Byngi with a very unusual church. Then we will attend a master class on making traditional Tavolga ceramics. On the way back we will stop at the "Nevyansk Icon House" with the most valuable collections of Old Believers' icons.
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