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10-Hour Pushkin Museum Tour in Pushkinskiye Gory with Historic Estates

10 Hours Round trip from Pushkinskiye Gory Easy pace

Visit a monument to young Alexander Pushkin in the apple tree orchard in Mikhailovskoye Estate

One of the ponds in Mikhailovskoye Estate

Walk down the Fir Avenue in the Mikhailovskoye Estate

See a 250 year old oak tree in the park of Trigorskoye Estate

Visit the picturesque pond in the park of Trigorskoye Estate beloved by Pushkin

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Visit the Mikhailovskoye Estate, where Pushkin lived and wrote in exile
02 See the Trigorskoye Estate, the neighbouring house known and loved by the author
03 Explore the Assumption Monastery, where the author is buried
04 Follow the landscapes and countryside that inspired Pushkin's poetry

Explore the haunts and inspirations of Alexander Pushkin, the Russian Romantic poet, playwright, and novelist considered the founder of modern Russian literature, on this 10-hour tour. Visit the Mikhailovskoye Estate, with its French-style regular park, apple tree garden, estate house, and two outhouses. Continue to Trigorskoye Estate for a walk through its English landscape and a visit to the estate house, and stop at the Assumption Monastery, where Pushkin was buried after being mortally wounded in a duel.

The poet is said to have often made his entrance into the house by leaping into the dining room through an open window.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 10 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City Pushkinskiye Gory

Languages English, Russian

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Pushkin's Estates and the Assumption Monastery

Begin this tour with a visit to Mikhailovskoye, Pushkin's family estate and the site where he spent two years in exile. He wrote no fewer than 100 poems during this time, including the central chapters of the famous "Eugene Onegin", the tragedy "Boris Godunov", and many other great masterpieces. The author drew his inspiration from the adjoining countryside, where he spent his days horseback riding, swimming, and strolling. The landscape has not changed since his time, so you will enjoy the same views he once did.
Visit the Assumption Monastery, whose library Pushkin used to visit and which inspired him to start writing. Also visit the poet's grave within the monastery.
Continue to the Trigorskoye house, which served as a great consolation and a source of inspiration for Pushkin as a place for merrymaking, flirting, and talent. The poet is said to have often made his entrance into the house by leaping into the dining room through an open window. While exploring the estate, discuss Pushkin's life, his personality, his relationships with different people, and their influence on him and his poetry.