What you need for travel? A couple of weekends and a little plan are enough. We will provide the latter; all you have to do is pack your bag and hit the road. And considering that Valentine’s Day is next weekend, you have a reason to celebrate it in an unconventional way.
Tickets:
Trains from Moscow to Tula run all day. Price – from 470 rubles*. Travel time – 2 hours.
You will need to get from Tula to Kaluga by bus. Price – from 290 rubles*. Travel time – 2 hours.
From Kaluga to Moscow, return by direct train. There are several options throughout the day. Price – from 460 rubles*. Travel time – 2 hours.
Accommodation
We have selected several accommodation options for you in Tula and Kaluga, where you can rest, refresh and gain strength.
Tula
Moscow Hotel – from 1,800 rubles per night*
Key Hotel — from 2,800 rubles per night*
SK Royal — from 4,100 rubles per night*
Kaluga
Hotel “Globus” – from 1,700 rubles per night*
Hilton Garden Inn — from 2,800 rubles per night*
Hotel “Gubernskaya” – from 2,800 rubles per night*
What to do in Tula?
Visit the Tula Kremlin
This is the historical heart of the city and one of the most beautiful places in the region. The inspection, if you don’t want to prolong the pleasure, will take a couple of hours along with a climb to one of the towers open to guests. If time permits, you can walk through the internal museums (armoury and military history) and visit the Assumption Cathedral.
Entrance ticket – from 150 rubles*.
Bake gingerbread at the factory
You can buy Tula gingerbreads (and you probably will), Or you can bake it yourself – it’s even tastier. On a tour of the factory, you will get acquainted with the cooking process, learn how to bake them according to all the rules and try the treat while drinking tea at the samovar.
Entrance ticket – from 650 rubles*.
Walk from Lenin Square to the Museum of Weapons
Open any online map and build a route from the main square to the museum. In it you will see thousands of exhibits that have no analogues. And along the way you will pass by the main temples, monuments, cross the Upa River and get acquainted with the atmosphere of the city.
What to see in Kaluga?
Iconic places of the city
In a few hours you will get to know ancient Kaluga. See Peace Square, the “space outpost”, the stone chambers of Korobov, the luxurious Zolotarev house, Gostiny Dvor, the main cathedrals, a viaduct, a two-hundred-year-old fountain, the Vostok backup rocket, on which Gagarin made a legendary flight, and other interesting places.
Excursion – from 4,000 rubles*.
Cosmonautics Museum and Planetarium
It was founded with the participation of Gagarin and Korolev. The exhibition tells about the conquest of space, from the creation of the first artificial satellite to modern developments. You can also visit the planetarium and watch the starry sky and cosmic panoramas on its dome.
Entrance ticket – from 300 rubles*.
Avchurino Estate
Half an hour from the center of Kaluga – and you will find yourself in a former noble nest on the banks of the Oka. There is a park, ponds, a dilapidated Gothic house and a rotunda – you can walk through the atmospheric territory, feel the spirit of antiquity and take spectacular photos against the backdrop of the ruins. Travel – from 450 rubles by taxi.
* Price valid at time of publication
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