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Lipetsk: a journey of 300 years

On a walk through the center of Lipetsk, you will learn how our city became a major center of ferrous metallurgy and one of the first health resorts in Central Russia. Discover the story of a secret flight school. Find out why there are so many streets here dedicated to the conquerors of star space and space. And also consider the Soviet "frescoes" and the "alien" art object.

What awaits you

Journey into the depths of centuries

  • You will be transported back 300 years, learn how Peter the Great found deposits of iron ore and how later imperial negligence saved an entire plant from bankruptcy!
  • Let's count 200 years and figure out where spa patriotism comes from, how the Lipetsk resort is better than Baden-Baden and what diseases the local healing water treats.
  • Let's click a toggle switch 100 years ago and talk about how a secret German flight school appeared in Lipetsk in the 1920s, how Russian pilots surprised the Germans and how the fate of some of the school's graduates developed.
  • Finally, you will find yourself in the Soviet era and look at the "frescoes" of the times of socialism, appreciate the Lipetsk "Cheburashka" and visit the place where the career of Alla Pugacheva began.

Picturesque and historical places of
Lipetsk The journey will begin on aviators Square, then you will walk through the ancient Bykhanov Garden, turn to the central Street of Zegel and reach the house-museum of Plekhanov. You will visit the Upper and Lower Parks, stop at the Komsomolsky Pond and see the monuments to Peter the Great. And we will finish the walk in the quarter of old manor houses on Frunze Street.

Organizational details

No additional costs along the way are expected.

Meeting point: on Aviators Square
Max persons: 10
Price: 3000 rub. per excursion
Movement type: foot
Your guide: Александр
I am an interpreter from German and by the nature of my activity I regularly conduct or translate excursions for our foreign guests. In addition, I work a lot with foreign books about Lipetsk, which allows me to look at the city from a completely different angle. Exclusive, interesting, and sometimes funny information is provided to my travelers!
January 11, 2022-November 11, 2024