The New Year holidays are left behind, which means that February 23 is about to arrive - the popularly celebrated Defender of the Fatherland Day, which has become an official day off since 2002.

Today, this wonderful holiday has begun to have a less pronounced military and political overtones, turning simply into Men's Day. February 23 is the time for the strong half of humanity to accept congratulations from women and receive gifts, since they are all our protectors. We joyfully thank them for real masculine qualities: masculinity, strength, care, love, courage, support, for taking care of us.

Best congratulations on February 23

Don’t know how to congratulate you on this day in an original and useful way? The best gift for real men on February 23rd will be an exciting trip with family or friends to the most famous cities of Russia, as well as abroad!

In 2020, we offer you unforgettable excursion tours around the Golden Ring, to Novgorod, Pskov, Karelia, the Middle Zone and other most interesting places. You will appreciate the beauty of majestic cities, follow in the footsteps of outstanding people of our country and learn a lot of interesting things about their exploits. Choosing such an educational tour will cause an unprecedented rise in patriotic feelings.

Most often, tourists choose a bus tour around the Golden Ring and to cities not very far from Moscow. But if you are planning a long winter vacation for the February holidays (for example, tours to St. Petersburg, Crimea, Kaliningrad, etc.), then it is better to use train or air travel.

KOSTROMA(345 km from Moscow, 4.5 hours by bus)

What we are watching: “Here, cars drive and people walk, not like in Moscow - leisurely. And architecture is proportionate to man,” the Kostroma guide sang praises to her hometown. On the banks of the Volga frozen under the ice, the Ipatiev Monastery is where Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov was elected to the kingdom in 1613 - this is how the Romanov dynasty began. In the Trinity Cathedral of the monastery there are frescoes of the 17th century of amazing beauty. And under the white stone walls there is a scattering of wooden houses. It was in Kostroma that “Cruel Romance”, “Dowry” and “The Barber of Siberia” were filmed. Local shopping arcades - one of the largest "department stores" in Russia 200 years ago. If you want to immerse yourself in history, check out the Flax and Birch Bark Museum. The best souvenirs are linen, tablecloths and even hats made from “northern silk”.

How we relax: the Azimut Hotel Kostroma has a unique bath complex. They will steam you here in fourteen different ways! Birch brooms, with honey, fir and Suvorov style - sheets, and then rubbed with ice and poured over with beer. On the “menu” are rubbings (that is, scrubs) with corn, salt and the foreign one - coffee. After all the procedures, you are lowered into... a cauldron of hot water, suspended on a huge tripod right in the cold, under the starry sky. The structure is called “The Little Humpbacked Horse”, and the feeling is truly fabulous.

How much does it cost*: two-day tour Ples - Kostroma - Rostov the Great (22 - 23.02) - 5900 rubles per person.

OPTION

By the way, about “foreign rubbing”. It seems like you can find any exotic SPA pleasures in Moscow. For example, in the “7 Colors” salons you can choose from 77 programs. Balinese boreh is especially relevant for chilly February - a wrap made of ginger, cinnamon and other spices with rice. This mixture warms, relieves joint pain and saves you from colds.

SUZDAL(200 km from Moscow, 2.5 - 3 hours by bus)

How we relax: On February 21 - 23, the festival of Russian fairy tales “Lukomorye-2009” is taking place in Suzdal. An ice show and pyrotechnic performance, festivities with mead and tea from a samovar await you. The Suzdal Hotel, where you will stay, has a swimming pool and a gym.

How much does it cost*: three-day tour (21 - 23.02) - 11,900 rubles per person.

BORODINO(111 km from Moscow, 2 - 2.5 hours by bus)

What we're watching: a program for military history buffs that will be of interest to schoolchildren. The first stop is the Museum of Armored Vehicles in Kubinka. Three hundred tanks, including the legendary T-34. Next - Mozhaisk and Luzhetsky Monastery. And the Borodino Museum-Reserve with the military-historical settlement of Doronino, where they are engaged in the reconstruction of “living history”.

How we relax: like the hussars in 1812! We eat cabbage soup and pies from the oven, drink tea from the samovar, shoot from a flintlock gun and ride horses.

How much does it cost*: 2-day tour (22 - 23.02) - 5590 rubles.

PRO'S OPINION

Olga FILIPPOVA, director of the department of the Vladinvesttur company:

They are now traveling around Russia more often. Tours abroad have become more expensive. But Muscovites are already accustomed to traveling in comfort. So we offer them only good hotels where the rooms have a shower, TV, and mini-fridge. No “facilities on the floor”! For example, in Rostov the Great - “Moscow Highway”. Hotel in the city center, next to the Kremlin. In Vladimir - “Russian Izba”, a very colorful hotel: in the Russian style, on the beds instead of bedspreads there are patchwork blankets.

Where to celebrate February 23 in the Moscow region? Winter gave us an amazing holiday - February 23rd. On this day we all strive to please our men.

In hotels in the Moscow region on February 23, you can pamper your loved one with a Russian bath, a Finnish sauna, a romantic walk or a romantic delicious dinner, and also have fun snow scootering, skiing or horseback riding.

Country Club "Artiland"

Country club “Artiland” invites you to relax and plunge into an unforgettable atmosphere of relaxation and entertainment on February 23 in the Moscow region. Festive events and discos are constantly held on the club's territory. For fishing lovers, there is a pond in which sturgeon, catfish, trout, pike, carp, crucian carp and others are found. Near the pond you can barbecue; for your convenience, special areas have been prepared, which are separate houses with heated floors. They are comfortable even at sub-zero temperatures. For lovers of active recreation, bowling and billiards are open every day on the territory of the country club. For those who like to swim, the swimming pool is open daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The quality of your vacation largely depends on the travel agency, which employs highly qualified specialists. Most often, Russians prefer to cooperate with an organization that not only offers travel packages, but also takes care of all related issues - booking a hotel room, organizing transport, drawing up an excursion route and much more. After all, in this case, you can be sure that your vacation will be complete and full of various interesting events.

Reliable and time-tested travel agency

The travel agency "Family Suitcase" provides a wide range of services for organizing travel to different cities of Russia, including St. Petersburg, Moscow, Sochi and many others. The offices of our travel agency are located in Kazan, Cheboksary, Yoshkar-Oli and other cities of the Volga region. We are pleased to offer interesting trips to the cities of Russia with visits to various attractions, which are divided into several categories: museums, theaters, Orthodox churches, Muslim mosques, literary exhibitions, sports facilities.

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On our website you can also find information about travel schedules, dates and times of departure on tours, offers to agencies and partners, departures, as well as a brief description of excursions in cities. We organize trips to Chuvashia (Cheboksary), along Mari El, the capital of Tatarstan (Kazan), the Republic of Belarus, and we are developing various other routes. Our specialists are ready to provide all the necessary information regarding travel, including what is included in the cost of travel.

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Our travel company has been successfully operating in Yoshkar-Ola for many years, organizing not only individual, but also group and family tours. Experienced tourism managers always take into account the financial capabilities of clients, as well as their desires in terms of goals, so they select exactly what is needed. At the same time, our tour operator takes a very responsible approach to organizing travel, so people don’t have to worry about anything.

Numerous positive

It became known that in 2018, Russians, in addition to vacations and “regular” weekends, will have an intensive rest for another 28 days. Full vacation, and paid. This luxury was a consequence of the postponement of weekends due to holidays.

The Commission for the Regulation of Social and Labor Relations supported the draft resolution of the Russian government on the postponement of holidays in 2018. In this regard, Russians will have substantial New Year holidays, “long” holidays on February 23 and March 8, quite decent May holidays, and will also have the opportunity to relax in June and November.

How to relax for the New Year

New Year holidays 2017-2018 will be ten days - from Saturday, December 30, 2017, to Monday, January 8, 2018, inclusive. Thus, the last official working day will be Friday, December 29, and the first working day of the new 2018 will be Tuesday, January 9. Here, as doctors warn, the main thing is to correctly calculate your strength and not get carried away with strong drinks with fatty, high-calorie snacks.

Defender of the Fatherland Day February 23

On Defender of the Fatherland Day Russians will be able to rest for three days - from Friday, February 23, until Sunday, February 25, inclusive. This is convenient because you don’t have to go to work straight from the holiday table.

Women's Day March 8

Women will also be lucky in 2018, at least as far as their holiday is concerned. Traditionally popular in Russia International Women's Day we have to walk and relax for four whole days - from Thursday, March 8, to Sunday, March 11. This is very convenient, because, as after Defender of the Fatherland Day, you don’t have to “get up to the bench” immediately after the hectic celebration.

May beds

The start of the dacha season will also be successful for Russians - on 1st of May Russians will be given four days off at once, and this is not counting the lonely 9th May.

The May holidays will begin on Sunday, April 29 (Saturday, April 28, you will have to work) and will last four days - until May 2 inclusive.

On Russia Day, which is celebrated on June 12, you will also be able to relax longer - the small summer holidays for working Russians will last from Sunday, June 10, to Wednesday, June 12, inclusive. You will have to work for this on Saturday, June 9th.

Although November 7 in Russia it has not been a day off for a long time, but the habit of celebrating in the midst of autumn cannot be canceled, so we have a holiday National Unity Day, which is celebrated on November 4th. Due to the fact that next year November 4 falls on a Sunday, the Russians were compensated for this loss. Therefore, we will have a rest from Friday, November 3, to Monday, November 5, inclusive.

And there, as they say, the New Year is just around the corner, and, judging by the calendar, from December 29-30, 2018, Russia will again go on a ten-day New Year holiday.

Who is the laziest

Russia ranks first in the world in the number of non-working days. Russians annually receive 40 paid non-working days, consisting of 28 days of vacation and 12 days off due to public holidays.

In second place among those who like to relax are Italy and Sweden; citizens of these countries vacation for 36 days.

Next come residents of Brazil, Norway, Finland and France, who each have 35 days off.

In last place is Mexico, where there are only seven days of paid leave plus six holidays.

In China it’s a little better - a five-day vacation plus 11 days of holidays.

In the USA - ten days vacation and ten days of public holidays.

In terms of vacation duration, Russia is in second place (28 days), second only to Brazil, where workers rest for 30 days.