Our response to Disneyland - The Kingdom of Berendey - is the first Russian fairy tale reserve. The project promises to be ambitious, therefore already now, when a fabulous country is in the process of formation, it attracts huge attention of entrepreneurs, the public and travelers.
August 14, 1999 is considered the foundation day of the kingdom, so by historical standards the state is very young.
Since 2011, it has been a priority investment project in the Central Federal District of the Russian Federation. In addition, it is part of the inter-regional tourism project “Crossroads of the Seven Roads”.
What it is
Firstly, it is a complex of cottage villages located on the territory of the Serpukhov district of the Moscow region on the border with the Kaluga region.
Each village is built according to a certain scheme in accordance with the project. Each element of the future park has already been drawn. The motto of the project is the ecological cleanliness of construction and the environment, adherence to Russian folk traditions, a single architectural line.
Each cottage village is a small piece of a common fairyland. Once here, guests temporarily transform into epic, fairy-tale heroes.
The topic is every single institution in the reserve. A hotel room in the form of the hut of Baba Yaga or a hotel in the royal mansions, a tavern or restaurant - all immerses in an adventure-rich atmosphere of a fairy tale.
The "Kingdom of Berendey" is divided into three large zones: good, evil and the world. Each has its own characters, its own characteristics.
Many fairy-tale heroes meet everyone who has crossed the fairytale border. The greatest joy from these meetings is for children, but adults will not have to be bored.
Open area
A fairy tale meets guests already on the way to the "Kingdom of Berendey." Photos taken by travelers right from the road eloquently tell about this.
Many passing by, unable to resist, stop and set off to get acquainted with the funny figures of fairy-tale heroes located in the open. Photo shoots are very popular here. Children are reluctant to leave here, because it is not often possible to plunge into a fairy-tale life like this for free.
It takes about two hours to get enough exercise and take pictures.
In the open area there are no amenities in the form of cafes and toilets. You will have to resolve this issue yourself.
Closed area
But in fact, this is only a saying, and a fairy tale will be ahead. The "Kingdom of Berendey" has a huge closed territory, the entrance to which is paid. All the palaces, huts, ponds with Golden fish are located there, and in the thicket the woods wanders the Goblin, knocks with the ax the Lumberjack.
While the reserve is not officially opened, it is better to enter the paid territory by prior arrangement. This place is already popular now that you can hold a gorgeous photo shoot, arrange a festive celebration.
Walking in the Berendeevo kingdom is not a cheap pleasure. A visit is worth five thousand. This figure is indicated on the official website of the reserve.
For what
The project is conceived as a new type of recreation, where you can combine business with pleasure, it gives cultural development, patriotic education. All conceived activities are informative and educational in nature. Children and adults will be able to immerse themselves in certain historical conditions, thus learning the laws and traditions of the Russian people, getting to know crafts, master agricultural and military art skills.
All this will help revive Russian traditions, instill respect for the culture of the native country.
Interesting
The "Kingdom of Berendey" already at this stage, that is, before the official opening, was widely publicized not only in the country, but also abroad. According to Dmitry Kovalenko, the project manager, representatives from Switzerland, Dominican Republic and Honduras have already come here to order such parks in their territories.
In Russia, the interest in the project is so high that several years ago at the High Fashion Week in St. Petersburg a collection of clothes was specially demonstrated for Berendeyevka - this is also called this place among the people.
And for young readers, a book with beautiful illustrations was released, "Kuzka's Brownie in the Berendey Kingdom."
In future
The project is large-scale and its authors are not going to stop in their plans. Here it is planned to create bars, restaurants, sports grounds, an entertaining children's center, shops and souvenir shops, spa salons and even ski slopes. One can only hope that all plans will be implemented and available to most Russians.
Where is
How to get to the "Kingdom of Berendey", where this fabulous corner is located - many ask, considering the placers of photos on blogs and photo albums of the lucky ones who have been here.
As mentioned above, this is the Serpukhov district. Only 100 km from the capital and 25 km from Serpukhov - and you are in a fairy tale. Landmarks can serve as the village of Skrebukhovo and Rudakovo. Be sure to visit the "Kingdom of Berendey." How to get there by car, there is a detailed description on the site. You need to go along the Simferopol or Kiev highway. Coordinates for the navigator 55 ° 3′21 ″ N 37 ° 7′52 ″ East
Officially, the "Kingdom of Berendey" has the following address: Moscow region, Serpukhov district, the village of Rudakovo.
You can get there on your own.
A bus leaves from Yuzhnaya metro station to Serpukhov every 15 minutes. Drive a little over an hour. Every half hour from the Kursk station, a train goes to Serpukhov. The price of a bus and train ticket does not exceed 200 rubles.
From Serpukhov to the Kingdom of Berendeev, you can get on bus number 102, spending another 40 minutes. The bus goes from the train station. There are 8 flights per day.
You can also get a taxi. From Serpukhov, this pleasure will cost about 500 rubles, from Moscow - about two thousand.