Picturesque corners of the Kaluga region

Of course, there are many good coffee shops in Moscow, but you won't find anywhere tastier than here. And don't forget to take salads or baked goods - we have lunch in the countryside!

Zvenigorod Bio Station was founded by Sergey Nikolaevich Skadovsky, a student of Moscow Imperial University. It is a very quiet and majestic place. Here you do not feel close to a huge metropolis - this place has its own special atmosphere of peace. The entrance to the reserve is free.

The park has become a popular tourist attraction due to the diversity of flora and fauna. Over 1100 species of plants and 300 animals have been found here. It should be said that the Ugra National Park is one of the most important centers of bison population restoration.
There are 4 cultural-historical routes in the park and several environmental trails: A six-kilometer route along the Stone Age archaeological monument "Devil's Hillfort" with ramparts and moats, introduces tourists to unique plants and butterflies. "Ugra-Front" in the Yukhnovsky section of the park - military memorial open-air museum with a length of 2 km. Visitors will see fortifications, trenches, bomb funnels from the Great Patriotic War. More detailed description can be found at official website, there you will also find a price for services.

A huge art park, which is located around a tiny village in the Kaluga region. It hosts the annual festivals "Archstoyanie" and "Night of new media". The park is impossible large (650 hectares) and it is impossible to see everything in one day, so today I suggest to see only the most important thing.

The first thing to see in Nikola Lenivets is the Rotanda. The Rotunda is a project by the artist-architect Alexander Brodsky, implemented as part of the festival "Archstoyanie" in 2009.

There is another interesting architectural structure in the park. The "Lazy Ziggurat" is an 18-meter tower built of log cabins on the principle of playing dice without using a single nail.

There's a wonderful place in the park where you can have dinner. Be sure to try a specialty - "Boyar salad".

Today we spent all day in the fresh air and saw a lot of interesting things. The Kaluga region amazes with its beauty. And now it's time to go to bed.