A.P. Chekhov and unusual churches

The main value of the estate, located on the high bank of the rivers Pakhry and Desna near Podolsk, is the Church of the Sign of the Holy Virgin. It was built according to a completely untypical for Orthodoxy project.
If it were not for the curiosity of Peter the Great, Boris Golitsyn would not have completed the construction of the temple crowned with a crown, in the style of early Italian Baroque. Intrigued? Let's go take a look at it!

We're moving to Chekhov near Moscow. We have lunch in a cozy cafe with an unusual plant design. Regardless of the weather outside the window it seems that eternal summer always reigns here.
The menu is huge, for all tastes. You and I are going to stop at the dishes cooked on open fire. Can you smell the shish kebab and kebab cherry?

We're visiting A.P. Chekhov. We explore the estate where the writer spent the most productive 7 years of his life. In the shadow of local scattered poplars 42 works were written, including "The Seagull", "Uncle Vanya", "Ward number 6".
The museum's collection consists of 30 thousand items, including a coat, a hat and the famous white Chekhov's cartouche. In addition to the owner's possessions, we can visit the outpatient clinic, where Anton Pavlovich treated peasants with herbs grown here, and the weather station, where Chekhov's father kept his weather notes.
If we're lucky, we'll be a spectator of Chekhov's open-air theater. The Seagull", or at least participants of one of the interactive excursions that are held regularly (see the official website).
Important: the museum is not open on Mondays and the last Friday of each month.

Another unusual church on our way. The temple building is a cylinder with a high round dome. Have you noticed any echoes of Western European baroque?
The current rector of the church in secular life was a musician, so the church from time to time held the most interesting music festivals, including outdoor (poster published in the group "Concerts and Festivals in Podmoklovo" on Facebook).
Important: inform about your wish to visit the abbot's church (contacts are on the official website), and he will be happy to give you a tour.

It's a great trip, isn't it? And to make it dynamic, come to the Gazpromneft filling station, take water and a snack.

Let's go over the bridge, at the same time we will admire "the most Russian river", as Konstantin Paustovsky called it.

We finally got to Serpukhov. We finish our day with a dinner in a stylish restaurant occupying a separate building on 3 floors with a show kitchen concept. We will be able to watch how our chosen dishes are prepared.

We go to the hotel to rest and replenish our strength.