We will be happy to arrange guided tours of Smolensk and the Smolensk region for you. Accompanied by a professional guide, you will discover an incredible Smolensk.
Author's guided tours of the city of Smolensk and its surroundings are offered to your attention!
Sightseeing walking tour of the historical center of Smolensk
A sightseeing tour of Smolensk will introduce you to one of the oldest cities in Russia, which has a unique geographical location and is located on the western borders of the country. At all times, Smolensk has been a shield protecting the capital of Russia from enemies. You will see the historical center of the city and learn about how closely the history of the city and the Russian state are intertwined. You will discover unique architectural monuments that have survived to the present day.
(Time – 3 hours, cost – 1800 rubles.)
NEW! "In the footsteps of Napoleon's soldiers" (exclusive guided tour in historical costume)
The most unusual tour in which you will see with your own eyes what a soldier of Napoleon's army looked like and was armed with. You will learn not only about the causes and course of the Patriotic War of 1812, but also about the strategy, tactics and daily life of soldiers during military campaigns. As well as many other interesting and little-known facts about the warriors of that great and heroic era.
(Time is 2 hours, cost is 2500 rubles.)
NEW! "In the era of Peter the Great" (exclusive guided tour in historical costume)
On this tour, we will turn to the time of the glorious and difficult era of Peter the Great and the Northern War, the period when Russia became one of the leading European powers. It's also not an ordinary tour where you can see what a warrior of the early 18th century looked like, what he was wearing and what he was armed with. You will learn about the strategy and tactics of the troops of that time, about the methods of fighting the enemy in battles and in other ones.
(Time is 2 hours, cost is 2500 rubles.)
"Smolensk Orthodox"
This tour will introduce you to the temples and monasteries of the city of Smolensk and will give you a vivid impression of visiting churches of the XII – XVIII centuries. You will visit the most ancient temples of the city — Michael the Archangel, John the Evangelist, Saints Peter and Paul. An unforgettable impression will be given by an excursion to the Holy Dormition Cathedral with the miraculous icon of Odigitria. We will see places associated with the great name of our contemporary, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, who served as Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad for more than twenty years.
(Time – 2 hours, cost – 1500 rubles.)
"The Necklace of the Russian land"
The Smolensk Fortress Wall is an outstanding military defensive and architectural structure, which was the longest fortress wall in Europe. In this tour, you will walk through the extant sections of defensive structures of the XV – XVII centuries, see the surroundings through the eyes of medieval defenders of the city.
(Time – 2 hours, cost – 1500 rubles.)
"Katyn – the unknown about the known"
During this tour, we will walk the trails of the Katyn Forest, which has become a symbol of the crimes of the totalitarian regimes of the USSR and Nazi Germany. We will visit the world-famous Katyn Memorial, a memorial at the burial site of Wehrmacht officers and come close to the object called "Hitler's Bunker".
(Time – 3 hours, cost – 2500 rubles.+ transportation services and entrance tickets to the museum (optional))
Museum-estate of Princess M.K. Tenisheva (Talashkino village)
You will visit one of the famous centers of Russian cultural life at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Prominent figures of Russian culture have visited and worked here: I. E. Repin, K. A. Korovin, M. A. Vrubel, N. K. Roerich, S. V. Malyutin and many others. You will see the building of the former agricultural school, where the fabulous Teremok museum is currently located, as well as the Temple of the Holy Spirit, which Nicholas Roerich worked on painting. The picturesque surroundings and apple orchards of this amazing place will not leave you indifferent.
(Time – 3 hours, cost – 2500 rubles. + transportation services and entrance tickets to the museum)
For more information about the organization and conduct of group and individual excursions, please contact your personal guide Mikhail +7 (910) 724 18 12 or the hotel administrator +7 (4812) 25 77 77