The spirit of Veliky Novgorod and the power of Valday.

The first stop on our journey is the city of Gatchina, whose history begins with the Novgorod chronicles. The 18th century brought fashion to English landscape parks here: ancient palaces are reflected in the surface of lake water. Many temples await us on the way to Veliky Novgorod. Take a breath with the view of the waterfall.

A place to meet the Great and Ancient History. To feel the spirit of the Russian land. Low hills, lakes, wide fields, many monasteries, churches, chapels, all this makes the city an open-air museum. Take a boat trip from the Kremlin walls and back. Rachmaninov's music in the air.

At the beginning of the day we will feed Vietnamese pigs and African ostriches. In the middle we will get acquainted with the city of Old Russa, its centuries-old history and atmosphere. The gilded domes of churches in the hills, fast rivers and countryside. The end of the day will be celebrated with dinner at a restaurant on Valday.

Valdai is rightly considered to be a place of strength, it is loved to organize field training sessions like "energy reset of the body" and other personality transformations. By its location - "the space between the kerb and the kerb". Bell ringing. Transparent water of springs and lakes. You can check into a budget hotel, which is sure to have a Russian bath, offers to take you hunting or fishing. Tie a foam to your backpack and go on your own walking or cycling trip. There are also organized eco-trails, man-made and natural attractions.

We are smoothly leaving the Novgorod land. Today we are waiting for the "literary and military" barracks and a picnic at their walls. Now we will look at temples and wooden architecture from the side of the Leningrad region.