From Borovichi to Lyubytino (self-drive route)

A self-drive route through the Novgorod Region. Driving time: 3 hours. Distance: 150 km. Istoki Private Museum of Traditional Everyday Culture Nikolai Georgievich Alekseev is a well-known artist and master of wood and burl carving. The museum brings together woodcarving, embroidery, wool felting, painting and other traditional crafts. Visitors can see paintings created during plein-air sessions and join workshops in wool spinning, woodcarving, weaving, knitting and distinctive basket weaving. Address: Borovichi District, Shakhtersky settlement, Tsentralnaya St., 1b. Contact: Nikolai Georgievich Alekseev. GPS: 58.453488, 33.884192. Phone: +7 921 694 54 95; +7 953 906 55 76. “10th-Century Slavic Village” In the 9th-10th centuries, the Slavic settlement near modern Lyubytino was the centre of a large territory and the residence of local princes and their retinues. The tribute from surrounding lands was brought here. In May 2006, as part of the “Deep Rus” project, an open-air living-history museum was established on the Msta River. Today it contains four houses, a barn, storage building, threshing barn, smithy and bakery, recreated after 10th-century structures. Address: Lyubytino District, Lyubytino. GPS: 58.811488, 33.376401. Phone: 8 (816-68) 61-7-93; +7 950 681 59 59. Website: https://lubturism.ru/ Waterfall on the Priksha River The Priksha is a small right tributary of the Belaya River, which flows into the Msta at Lyubytino. Near the village of Galitsa, the river cuts through a limestone hill, forming a small canyon. Over karst slabs, the current creates a cascade of two small waterfalls. Address: Lyubytino District, toward the village of Galitsa. GPS: 58.814722, 33.5985581. Lyubogorye Ski Resort The Lyubogorye ski club opened in 2015 near the village of Selishche. It offers 7 slopes of different difficulty levels, a tubing run and an ice rink. There is also a Russian bathhouse. In summer, it operates as a recreation centre with wooden cottages, walking, horse-riding and cycling trails, sports grounds, a lakeside beach, children’s club and rope park. Address: Lyubytino District, Selishche village. GPS: 58.817839, 33.547246. Phone: +7 800 301 27 16. Lyubytino Khutor Recreation Centre Family cottages, home-style cuisine, a petting zoo, horse riding and photo sessions in a natural setting. Address: Lyubytino District. GPS: 58.802469,33.3597621. Phone: +7 921 093 35 35.