Krutova: Village Festival, Horse Visits and the Klyazma

Experiences in Krutova include an annual village festival, interactive horse visits, and activities related to the Bogdarnya estate and the Klyazma. These offer different ways to shape your trip: a recurring local event, encounters with horses, and activities on the river.

Village Festival, Horses and Estate in Krutova

The village festival is held annually. A programme for Krutovo Village Day took place on 26 August 2023. If you would like to plan your trip around a festival, note that this specific date is in the past and check for future dates.

The Krasny Kon equestrian club offers interactive horse visits: guests can groom and feed a horse. If you would like to include this activity in your plans, ask the provider about booking details in advance.

A tour of the Bogdarnya estate includes a visit to the stable. Visitors also learn about John Kopiski’s cheese-making using milk from his own cows. For specific tour dates and booking details, it is best to contact the provider directly. Bogdarnya also offers catamaran and kayak trips on the Klyazma. For this water-based activity, it is advisable to enquire in advance about current availability.

Nature in Vladimir Oblast

In Vladimir Oblast, the visitor centre of Meshchora National Park at 111 Internationalnaya Street in Gus-Khrustalny provides information about the nature, history and tourist attractions of the Vladimir Meshchora, as well as visitor conditions. An exhibition room features a model of the park area and collections of lichens, beetles and butterflies. The model can be explored virtually and may help you plan your own route. You can visit the exhibition independently or as part of a bookable general or themed tour. Check the current visitor arrangements before planning your visit.

The national park’s ecological trails also vary in scale. The long educational trail “A Meeting with the Meshchora” runs north to south through the entire park; “Journey into the World of Meshchora’s Bogs” is designated as a short educational trail. Another ecological route is called “Journey along the Old Ryazan Tract”. Check the park’s current visitor arrangements before planning your visit.

Architecture and Crafts in Vladimir Oblast

Vladimir Oblast offers architecture enthusiasts a wide range of destinations. The St George’s Cathedral in Yuryev-Polsky dates from the 13th century and is considered an outstanding example of white-stone architecture. It is also regarded as the last church in North-Eastern Rus built before the Mongol-Tatar invasion. The merchants’ chambers in Gorokhovets are seven of the twenty 17th-century stone houses in Russia that have been preserved almost in their original condition. In Vladimir, the Golden Gate is an outstanding monument of Old Russian architecture; the Church of the Intercession on the Nerl in Bogolyubovo is described as “a poem carved in stone”.

Craft experiences offer a different focus: at the Mstera Traditional Miniature Centre in Mstera, guests can take a factory tour and a workshop on painting caskets. The Vladimiro-Suzdalskiye Uzory factory in Suzdal offers a production tour and a workshop on painting matryoshka dolls, introducing Vladimir-Suzdal wood painting. The experiences thus differ in both their locations and their subjects and techniques.

When looking for a holiday rental, it helps to decide on the main focus of your trip first. If the village festival, horse visits and activities on the Klyazma are your priorities, focus your search on Krutova.

Discover more destinations: Koloksha, Pershkovo, Zarechnoye, Seslavskoye, Krasnaya Gorbatka, Vetchi, Kolokol'nitsa, Repino.

For the overview of the wider region: Vladimir Oblast.