Pskov in faces, plots and legends
You will get acquainted with Pskov medieval, provincial and modern. Visit all the historic districts and listen to stories about how the city fought, built, traded and defended its borders. And all this time a gallery of images will unfold before you: princes and generals, tsars and fools, merchants and antique dealers, Old Believers, composers and diplomats.
What awaits you
Heroes of the Pskov Time: History in Faces
The history of the city was written not only by princes and generals. There are many faces in this canvas.
- In pre-revolutionary Pskov, all the visitors tried to visit the "old man's shop", for the contents of which the British antique company offered a fabulous amount. The name of the owner will seem familiar to you.
- The evidence discovered by archaeologists will suggest the existence of an organized criminal group in Pskov in the 13th century. I will tell you who and how gets to the truth. All the secret becomes apparent!
- What are you, the guests, bargaining for? Tsar Saltan was definitely not visited by Pskov merchants. Let's see who they are, the Pskov owners of factories, newspapers, steamships.
- On the city streets you will meet kings and fools, solid Old Believers and obsessed with the idea of revolutionaries, composers and diplomats.
- Let's stand at an old crossroads that remembers the childhood friendship between a terrorist and a prosecutor. A short policeman, whose ironic stories made the whole country laugh, will run by with a light gait. The future patriarch will leisurely walk past to a nearby church.
Shrines of
Pskov
Cozy Pskov churches can be seen in any corner of the city. These temples were built by nameless Pskov masters - philosophers and theologians. History has preserved the names of three of them. Let's get acquainted with the creations of ancient architects, included in the UNESCO list.
Legendary Citadel
Pskovians knew how to build their city, knew how to protect them. Stone walls grew, vulnerable areas were fortified with powerful towers, the fortress remained impregnable in the most brutal assaults. Let's talk about the steadfastness of the Pskovites, about military tricks and talented voivodes.
In our program: the Kremlin, battle passages, a secret manhole, observation platforms, the Pokrovsky complex, the Olginskaya chapel, the Gremyachaya Tower, as well as other iconic places of the city.
Organizational details
- The tour is pedestrian-automobile. A completely pedestrian option is possible (in this case, some objects cannot be reached).
- The tour takes place on your car
- Separately, the entrance to the territory of the Kremlin with an excursion is paid: 500 rubles. for the whole group of 1-5 people. (at current rates of the Pskov Museum-Reserve). As well as an optional visit to other museum objects of the city: the observation deck of the VlasievSkaya Tower, the Mirozh Monastery, the model of the Kremlin in the bell tower of the Trinity Cathedral