Currently, excursions to Vologda are popular not only among Russian, but also among foreign tourists. The project “Silver Necklace of Russia” was developed, thanks to which the historical and cultural sights of the northwestern regions of the Russian Federation were combined.
Transport
Excursions to Vologda from Moscow are offered not only to adults, but also to schoolchildren. Among the interesting tourist destinations, we note the Vologda - Great Iron route. The Vologda Oblast is a real treasury with many unique natural attractions. It is here that there are ancient cities that are under the protection of UNESCO.
You can take a tour to Vologda from Moscow by train. The route was developed specifically for students and schoolchildren, who during the holidays can get to know the history of the country and its attractions concentrated, including in this ancient Russian city, as well as enjoy the beauty of nature.
As a beneficial advantage of the Vologda Oblast over other Russian regions, we note well-developed transport links. Many routes start from Vologda. Moscow is connected with it by planes, trains, buses. In order to get from the capital of Russia to Vologda, nine hours is enough, and on an airplane here it is even less - 1.5 hours.
Tour operators offer tours to Vologda from St. Petersburg. By train, the travel time is 10-13 hours, and by plane you can fly to Vologda from the northern capital in two hours. In addition, quite a lot of bus routes have been developed, including weekend tours.
Route to Veliky Ustyug
Tour operators offer bus excursions from Vologda to the homeland of Santa Claus. On an amazing journey into the world of fairy tales and wonders, the guys go together with their teachers, parents. In the residence of Santa Claus, children get acquainted with a workshop in which they create magic toys. The path to the palace of Santa Claus passes along a fairy trail where you can meet Baba Yaga, twelve months old, a robber nightingale, as well as many other characters of Russian folk tales.
Santa Claus also has its own winter garden, in which "magic" fruits and vegetables grow. Snegurochka, a granddaughter who lives in the Kostroma region, also looks into the spacious tower. The winding path of fairy tales leading to Santa Claus’s tower will not leave anyone indifferent. In the hallway there are assistants who take guests to the throne room. It is in it that you can arrange a photo shoot with a wizard, in which all children believe.
In a special room you can make the most cherished desire, ring the crystal bell, so that the dream will come true. At the post office, where letters from adults and children come from all over the world, children can write their wish. Grandfather also has his own zoo, in which fountains murmur, and parrots live.
In the Forest Pharmacy, children learn about the healing properties of various northern herbs. On the Glacier, the guys admire the frozen sculptures, and in the forge they learn the wisdom of the craft, try their hand.
Capital of lace
A sightseeing tour of Vologda lasts 3-4 hours. Tourists get acquainted with amazing architectural ensembles, walk around the territory of the Vologda Kremlin.
The city is known around the world for its unique lace, condensed milk, butter. A variety of excursions to Vologda are planned so that travelers are sure to look into the lace museum, which has no analogues in the country. The exposition of this museum occupies 1.5 thousand square meters, it includes unique works of European and Russian masters.
The main part of the Lace Museum is precisely the Vologda lace - wraps, tablecloths, napkins, dresses. If desired, tourists can buy a product for memory.
Museums of the Vologda region
Excursions to Vologda are designed for one or several days. For example, in the museum "World of Forgotten Things" we are talking about the life of Vologda residents in the pre-revolutionary era. Here are the standard interiors of that time, tourists can get acquainted with the history of the Vologda portrait.
The life of the Russian northern village of the XIX-XX centuries is presented in the Semenkovo Museum, which is located in the open. In the center of this exposition there are works of wooden architecture that were created by Vologda masters of that time.
Exiles, who were sent to the Vologda province, starting from the 15th century, are dedicated to the exposition "Vologda Link". It was in these parts that Ivan the Terrible and Ivan III sent opponents of tsarist rule, then the tradition was continued by the Romanovs. The Social Democrats, Narodniks, philosophers, and future members of the ruling elite of Soviet Russia visited Vologda.
What else attracts travelers to Vologda? City tours include exploring the Kremlin, whose construction began in the 16th century.
An obligatory element of the excursion program is to get acquainted with numerous monasteries and temples. There is also a monument to the letter “O” in Vologda, as an enveloping dialect is considered a visiting card of the inhabitants of this region.
Totem Baroque
Totma is a small city located in Sukhon, which also organizes excursions for children. Vologda is the capital of lace, and Totma is famous for its unique architectural style, called the Totem Baroque. Local craftsmen on the basis of Western Baroque learned to create temples of amazing beauty. Snow-white walls were decorated with twisted cartouches that sculpted or painted.
Totma is often called the city of seafarers. In the XVII century, Peter I was three times in it, who was interested in the activities of the shipyard. In the eighteenth century, the natives of Totma equipped numerous expeditions to Siberia, the Pacific Ocean, and the Far East. They took an active part in the opening of the Commander and Aleutian Islands, as well as the Russian-American company. Born in Totma, Ivan Kuskov became the founder of Fort Ross Fortress in California.
The travel tradition continues Fedor Konyukhov, who opened a house museum in the city, as well as a school of travelers.
There is an interesting museum in Totma, which is dedicated to family traditions of the XIX-XX centuries. In his collection are household items and toys of that historical period. Totma is also known for the fact that Nikolai Rubtsov lived and worked here. Currently, there is a house-museum of the writer, a monument is erected in memory of him.
"Northern mob"
What else do tour operators include in the program of excursions in Vologda? Individual tours offer tourists to go to the most fabulous place in the whole Vologda region. In Veliky Ustyug there is an open-air museum. While children get acquainted with Santa Claus’s tower, adult tourists study blackening - a unique ancient technique of applying original patterns to precious metals. On a special tour offered to travelers, you can get acquainted with this technology, as well as purchase your favorite jewelry.
Foreign travelers are happy to go on a tour of the monasteries and temples of Great Ustyug. There is a unique museum of Christmas and New Year's toys in this city of the Vologda Oblast. The exhibition features more than 1,500 exhibits of the XX-XXI centuries.
Travel to Cherepovets
Among the demanded destinations of the Vologda region, we highlight a trip to Cherepovets. This city is considered the metallurgical capital of the Vologda region. The main attraction of Cherepovets is the Severstal steel plant, which is the world's largest steel plant.
There is the first metallurgical production museum in the Russian Federation on the territory of the plant. Its exposition is dedicated to the emergence of this industry in our country, as well as to modern steel production.
The modern exposition is made in an interactive form. On interactive panels and tablets, you can consider the complete technological chain of manufacturing metal products. There is also a metallotorium children's center at the plant. It has several laboratories in which children can conduct their first entertaining experiments and creative experiments.
Interesting Facts
Tourists with interest study the cable-stayed bridge connecting the banks of the Sheksna River, get acquainted with the exhibits of the Darwin Biosphere Reserve, which was created under the auspices of UNESCO.
The futurist poet Igor Severyanin spent his childhood and youth in Cherepovets. A literary museum was opened in his honor, one of the city streets was named.
The Vereshchagins Museum is located in the house where the battle painter Vasily Vereshchagin was born .
Conclusion
There are many cities in the Vologda Oblast where tourists can enjoy unique natural and historical sites. For example, the city of Belozersk is called the epic Russian city. It was founded in 862, then the legendary Varangian - Sineus, brother of Rurik, sat on the reign.
Among the main attractions of this city are the ramparts and the Belozersky Kremlin, which are unique defensive structures. A thirty-meter shaft was poured during the reign of Ivan III. You should definitely look at the five-domed Church of the Assumption, which was erected by decree of Ivan the Terrible in the middle of the 16th century and became the first stone building in Belozersk.
Among the interesting places that include hiking trails is the Craft Center, which opened in 2000. Pottery is made here, northern folk costumes decorated with original ornaments are sewn.