Programme
Arrival and welcome. Arriving at Mesi tare guesthouse on Friday evening. Welcome house tour with the hostess. Dinner.
Saturday morning breakfast.
Seasonal work / workshop.
Options:
- In spring: digging onion beds according to Russian Old Believers traditional method / preparing for onion planting / making onion pie together.
- Fishing on Lake Peipsi with a fisherman. Subsequent fish cleaning, salting /drying/ cooking of fish soup.
- Cutting underwood / wood splitting/ making a campfire.
- In autumn: harvesting fruit, preparing them for wine production.
Lunch. Making and enjoying lunch together with the hostess.
The collection of samovars. The hostess will show her collection of 100 samovars - the traditional tea making devices and will talk about tea drinking traditions.
Visiting neighbours. The Voronja artisan gallery is open in the summer.
Smoke sauna. Heating the sauna together with the host and experiencing sauna rituals with the sauna master.
Dinner with entertainment. Traditional music with local musicians, learning dances and singing along.
Overnight in Mesi tare guest house.
Sunday morning breakfast.