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A self-guided quest on your smartphone. A bot on Telegram or MAX leads you from the Zarayskaya Baranka cafe through public gardens, along the eco-trail by the Osetr River, to the kremlin walls and back along old Krasnoarmeyskaya Street, asking questions whose answers you can only see on the spot: on steles, information boards and building facades. No guide needed, you can start at any time, and one phone is enough for the whole group.
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"The bread capital" was once no figure of speech for Zaraysk: eighteen bakeries operated in the town, and grain left from here by the trainload all the way to the Baltic. Did you know cucumbers were pickled right in the river here, and that locals wouldn't let the walls of the only fully surviving kremlin in the Moscow region be painted? This quest will take you through the ages — from the Stone Age to merchant shops — and end right where it began: over tea with Zaraysk pastries. How it works • The bot sends you a task and tells you where to go next. • You look for the answer with your own eyes, not in a search engine: it's hidden on a stele, information board or facade. • For each answer you get a short story about the place, and at most stops also an audio version. If you get stuck, take a hint: it will tell you where to look, but won't give away the answer. Route • Leonov Square: the hero who is constantly confused with a cosmonaut • Monument to the 140th Zaraysk Regiment: a coat of arms inherited from another land • Worship Cross: where the town's main relic was brought from • White Well: a food trade right in the Osetr River • Eco-trail: a platform depicting a river spot • Venus and Bison: Stone Age finds • Museum Street: what is no longer on the street • Zaraysk Kremlin: what was done to the tower but not to the walls • Sovetskaya Street: the house with a teahouse that fought vice • Revolution Square: the trace of a demolished building under your feet • Krasnoarmeyskaya: a detail of the houses that wasn't built for beauty • Ilyinskaya Church: a mural that brings you back to food again • Water Tower: what the watchman was protected from • Finale at the Zarayskaya Baranka cafe: the last tasty riddle Sample tasks • Look at the coat of arms on the stele by the regiment monument. Which town's coat of arms does its upper part match? • Look at the kremlin walls and the tower on the right. What was done to the tower that wasn't done to the walls? • Take a closer look at the water tower. What did the concrete superstructure protect the watchman from? How difficult it is The tasks are about what you see right in front of you, so attentiveness matters more here than erudition. Who it's for • Muscovites looking for a weekend getaway. • Families with children aged 6 and up and groups of friends: one phone for everyone, and tea with pastries at the finale.
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Public gardens near the start
Start at the Zarayskaya Baranka cafe, the Leonov bust and the stele with the coat of arms by the monument to the 140th Regiment.
20 minutes
2
Worship Cross and White Well
A view of the kremlin, the story of the town's main relic and the spring by the Osetr River.
20 minutes
3
Eco-trail along the Osetr
A wooden boardwalk with a river platform and Stone Age figures of Venus and the bison.
30 minutes
4
Museum Street and the kremlin
A board with an old view of the street and the Epiphany Gate of the only surviving kremlin in the Moscow region.
25 minutes
5
Sovetskaya Street and Revolution Square
The site of the house with the Temperance Society teahouse and the Eternal Flame on the spot of a demolished chapel.
20 minutes
6
Krasnoarmeyskaya and the finale
Passage arches, the murals of Ilyinskaya Church, the water tower and the finale at the cafe.
35 minutes
For reference only. The program may change.
Access to the quest in the bot (Telegram or MAX) for a group of up to 10 people
14 tasks with hints and a short story about each place, at most stops also in audio
Start on any day, without a guide and without a fixed time
Guide accompaniment; the route is led by the bot
Mobile internet and phone charge
Tea and pastries at the cafe, kremlin museum tickets
• You need a smartphone with Telegram or MAX and mobile internet. One phone is enough for the whole group. • Payment in two steps: pay the deposit here, and pay the remainder via the link we'll send in the order chat. The bot will open the route right after payment. • The route is a loop of about 4.5 km: start and finish at the museum cafe Zarayskaya Baranka at Krasnoarmeyskaya 6. The last task is inside the cafe, which is open Wednesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00. Part of the route runs along the eco-trail by the river. You can pause the walk and continue later. • Suitable for children aged 6 and up together with adults. • The entire route is on foot, so wear comfortable shoes.
Start location
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Museum cafe Zarayskaya Baranka, Krasnoarmeyskaya Street 6. Stand at the cafe entrance and launch the bot: the first task is in the public garden two minutes from here.
End location
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The same Zarayskaya Baranka cafe, Krasnoarmeyskaya 6: the last task is inside, by the old tiled stove. This is the finale of the route.
