A good starting point for planning a stay in Tikhvinsky District is to consider which cultural themes you want to shape your visit. The Tikhvin Information and Tourism Center provides information about tourist services in Tikhvin and Tikhvinsky District and helps visitors find accommodation, food and places to relax. If you plan to use this assistance, check the current service details in advance.
Culture and everyday life around Tikhvin
At the Tikhvin Museum, the ethnographic exhibition “Liki ushedshikh vremen” presents the culture and everyday life of the area around Tikhvin from the late 19th to the early 20th century. This stated period gives the exhibition a clearly defined theme and focuses on the way of life in the area at that time. There is also a natural history and ethnographic museum in the village of Pashozero, in Tikhvinsky District. This gives you two distinct points of interest to choose from: the exhibition’s clearly defined time period and the museum’s natural history and ethnographic focus in Pashozero.
Historically described excursions and cuisine
A two-day excursion titled “Weekend v Vepsskom lesu” is described in a historical account as a trip to Pashozero, with an excursion to natural, historical and ethnographic sites in the southwestern part of Vepsian Forest Nature Park. Pashozero is the named destination; the described excursion sites are in the southwestern part of the park. The tour is described historically and is not a promise of current availability.
An excursion to a trout farm in the village of Kharagenichi is also described historically. Dishes from Vepsian cuisine and dried fish prepared using traditional recipes were offered for tasting. During the described visit, guests could also learn about salmon-farming sites. A historical account mentions a fish farm in Kharagenichi, Tikhvinsky District, where trout are raised. The fish farm and trout farming, as well as the tasting and visit, are also described historically and should not be understood as current offerings.
A separate look at Leningrad Oblast
The following natural area is part of the broader travel destination of Leningrad Oblast. Vepsian Forest Nature Park lies in the far east of Leningrad Oblast and includes seven nature reserves with especially strict conservation rules. The park has numerous lakes; the largest is Lake Lerinskoye, in the reserve of the same name. Its special features include preserved old-growth spruce and pine forests in the “Vepsskiy les” and “Ashchozyorskiy” reserves. These forests are important for many organisms that can survive only in forests undisturbed by economic activity.
The Veps, a small people of Russia with their own culture and traditions, have traditionally lived in Vepsian Forest Nature Park. Brown bears are found there in relatively large numbers; the wolverine, which is extremely rare in Leningrad Oblast, has also been recorded. Encounters with these animals are not guaranteed.
Ecological routes are also a regional feature: trails of this kind run through seven protected areas of regional significance in Leningrad Oblast. A regional account dated December 24, 2019, describes them as intended for independent visits and equipped with information materials and various visitor facilities. Check current trail conditions before your trip.
Choosing a focus for your accommodation
These places and themes offer different starting points for planning your trip; historical descriptions of excursions should not be treated as current offerings.
Discover more destinations: Syargozero, Lodeynopolsky District, Tikhvinsky District, Lotoshinsky District, Vsevolozhsky District, Lodeynopolsky District, Kingiseppsky District, Gatchinsky District.
View the broader travel guide: Leningrad Oblast.
