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The cycling route goes from Moscow, the modern Russian capital, to the old one, St. Petersburg, through the oldest one, Novgorod the Great (UNESCO world heritage), and the most interesting places between. You will be charmed by the spirit of olden times in Torzhok, Ostashkov, Staraya Russa. In Staraya Russa we will visit the museum of Fyodor Dostoyevsky, who wrote there his novels The Brothers Karamazov and The Possessed.
Arrival in Moscow. You will be met at the airport and taken to the hotel. Hotel is located in the east part of Moscow next to the biggest Moscow park and 5 minutes walk from an underground station. It takes 15 minutes by metro to get to the Red Square. After short briefing and buffet dinner we will go for a walk in the center of Moscow with a guide. Read more
We start with a bicycle tour of Moscow along rivers from the hotel to the Victory Park. We will pass the Kremlin, the Gorky Park, Vorob’evy hills with a view point of Moscow. After a lunch we will take a bus to Volga (250 km) where we stay for a night in a charming resort hotel. A swimming pool and the beautiful Volga, the longest European river, are waiting for us in the evening. Read more
We continue our way to Torzhok. Road almost does not have cars and twists through a nice forest. On our way we will stop near house-museum of famous Russian opera singer Sergey Lemeshev. Torzhok – an old Russian town, famous for its unique architecture and folk craft of gold work embroidery. Chicken cutlets (called Pozharskie) were invented here. Great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin used to eat them here. We have a master class of cooking them. Read more
We start a day with bus transfer to Seliger lake. We visit the Saint Nil monastery. Overnight in another country hotel near lake Sig. You may try a real Russian steam bath (banya).
Early bus transfer to Novy Brod. From here you cycle to Staraya Russa– around 75 km. Staraya Russa is old provincial town famous for a balneological (spa) resort and Fedor Dostoevsky museum. (Fyodor Dostoevsky used to live in Staraya Russa from 1872 till his death in 1881. He wrote here his novels The Brothers Karamazov and The Possessed.) We stay in the hotel which is a part of old spa resort. Read more
After visiting Dostoevsky museum there is short bus transfer to Borki (75 km) from where we cycle scenic road along lake Ilmen to Veliky Novgorod (35 km). Veliky Novgorod is one of the oldest Russian cities supposed to be the most influential in that time which gives us grounds to call it the first capital of Russia. The center of the city including outstanding Kremlin is World Heritage Site. City-tour in Novgorod with local a guide. Read more
You start in Novgorod and cycle to Selistche around 60km along Volkhov river by quiet road. At the end we transfer you to St. Petersburg (150 km). Here you will have a Farewell dinner.
City tour with a local guide in St. Petersburg including Metro, Nevsky prospect, downtown, Hermitage. Farewell dinner.
Departure
I felt an incredible sense of accomplishment afterwards. The tour had just the right amount of structure, and our guides were extremely genuine and personable.
I thought the trip was very well organised. There was a lot of laughing and friendship during the trip.
Thanks very much for a well thought out tour - the variety of scenery, villages, towns, cities, churches and museums increased my appreciation of Russia.
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