Canal cruises. Boat rental and travel in France

Program

Can you believe that in the early thirties of the last century it was possible to ford the Moskva River near the Kremlin?
And if not for the constructionGrand Canal. Moscow, literally pouredliving Volga watersinto the drying bed of the Moskva River and saturating the vast reservoirs near Moscow with life-giving moisture, the fate of the most colossal metropolis of the country would be very vague ...
Our unique journey is an excitingexcursion into the history of the main water arteryour city ismagnificent views from the board of the handsome shipand a close acquaintance with the work of the powerful "valves" of this artery– Moscow locks.
The decoration of the program will be a 3-hour boat trip along the Ikshinsky and Pestovsky reservoirs. A unique opportunity to enjoy a rare, if notexotic, the spectacle of locking "from the inside", we will present ourselves on board the handsome shipwhen passing one of the most beautiful locks of the channel named after. Moscow.Gateway to Ikshanot only a unique hydraulic structure, but also a magnificent architectural masterpiece Stalin's "Empire". Incredible sight and wonderful photos!
The banks of the reservoirs are very picturesque, the mirror surface of the water is fascinating, and the smell of fish soup comes from the wardroom. Lunch from the captain with a glass of tincture will be most welcome. Music sounds on the ship, everyone can dance or just have a good time. An exclusive "highlight" of our trip - a visitMuseum of the History of the Canal. Moscow. Here we will dive into the history of the construction of this incredible hydraulic structure for its time, and a lot of truthful, tragic, "closed" until recently, the details of the construction of the "Stalin Mirror Bridge". Details of giant sluice pumps and gate units that did not fit in the museum building and are stored outside will help to assess the scale of this structure. And, if we are lucky, the tour will be conducted by the founder and curator of the museum herself, the oldest employee of the channel named after. Moscow, and a direct participant in the tragic events of its history... The bewitching miracle of "living water", its power and strength, incredible prospects and scenic views, tons of new knowledge and hundreds of great photos - a great alternative to a boring weekend in the city!

Additional charge

Lunch - 450 rubles. (optional, when buying a tour)

Weekend cruises departing from Moscow are the most popular among Muscovites and guests of the capital. This is due to their short duration, no need to take a vacation, and relative cheapness compared to multi-day flights.

From the northern river station of Moscow for three days you can go to:

From the southern river station to:

Cities farther from Moscow are not available for three-day cruises. The fact is that all these cities are located on the coast of the Volga, which is connected to Moscow. . Its length is 128 kilometers. On this route, motor ships pass a cascade of six locks. And, given that the ship passes through the canal twice during the cruise, it takes quite a long time (usually at night). As a result, the journey to Tver takes about 20 hours, and to Uglich almost a day. Approximately the same time is the ship from the South River Station to Kanstantinovo.

Departure and arrival times

The boats depart from Moscow for weekend cruises on Friday evenings at 17:30, 19:30 or 21:30. It takes the ship an average of 4 hours to reach lock No. 6, which opens a cascade of other locks, so the ship passes the next locks at night. Passengers have breakfast against the backdrop of the Volga banks.

The ships usually return back to Moscow at 15:00, 20:00, 22:00.

Motor ships

As a rule, short trips to Uglich or Tver are carried out by two and three-deck motor ships. This is due to the fact that four-deck motor ships are involved in the St. Petersburg direction. Only double-deck ships of the Borodino type go to Konstantinovo, since the depths of the Oka and Moscow rivers do not allow the use of ships with a large draft on this route.

Four-deck motor ships are actively involved in weekend cruises at the beginning and end of navigation.

Ticket prices.

The cost of a three-day cruise in a standard double cabin on the middle deck is on average from 7 to 14 thousand rubles. depending on the type of ship. This amount includes: accommodation in a cabin, bedding and toiletries, three meals a day in the restaurant of the ship, entertainment on board, methodological support along the route, excursion program on the shore. For an additional fee: bar, sauna, hairdresser, massage, etc.

Approximate excursion program

Choice:
1. Overview hiking around the city with a visit to the territory of the Kremlin, the Cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Savior, the Church of Tsarevich Dmitry "On the Blood", the vodka museum.
2. Sightseeing walking tour of the city with a visit to the active women's Alekseevsky monastery and the gallery of modern Orthodox art and painting "Under the Holy Protection".

In Tver.

Choice:
1. Sightseeing walking tour of the city with a visit to the Museum of Tver life.
2. Sightseeing walking tour of the city with a visit to the Saltykov-Shchedrin Museum.

in Myshkin.

Choice:
1. Sightseeing walking tour "To the mice on old mill"(visiting an old mill, the Barn Mice exposition, the Russian felt boots museum, crafts houses, the Flax exhibition, visiting the Upper Boulevard, the Assumption Cathedral and the Memorial of the 60th anniversary of the Victory.)
2. Sightseeing walking tour "The Kingdom of the Mouse" (visiting the shopping center "Palace of the Mouse"), the museum "Russian felt boots", the Upper Boulevard, the Assumption Cathedral and the Memorial of the 60th anniversary of the Victory, the exhibition "Myshkin in old photographs".

in Kalyazin.

Walking tour of the Zarechnaya part of the city of Kalyazin "Mysteries of the flooded city" with a visit to the local history museum, the Vvedenskaya Church, the exhibition and sale "Kalyazin felt boots" and "Russian linen".

in Konstantinovo.

Sightseeing walking tour with a visit to the house-museum of S.A. Yesenin and the estate of L.I. Kashina.
Optional excursion: Trip to St. John the Theologian Monastery (with a visit to the holy spring).

In addition to the cities listed, on the route of the ship you will have the opportunity to see other ancient coastal cities that are interesting for their sights:

Dmitrov - an ancient Russian city with magnificent panoramas of the golden domes of churches, founded in 1154;

Konakovo, famous for its mineral water and sturgeon breeding plant;

Kimry - the former capital of shoemakers and the city of merchant fairs;

Sosenki is a green parking lot on the picturesque bank of the Volga.

Weekend cruises are a great start to your passion for river tourism or a comfortable stay on the water away from the bustle of the city.

Photographic description of the entire route of the Moscow Canal. From the Northern River Station to Dubna: ports, locks, monuments, interesting buildings. Notable facts about the channel and photos.

There are two river stations in Moscow: the northern one on the Leningrad highway and the southern one in the Nagatino area. 90% river cruises start or end at the northern river station.

From here, motor ships depart to St. Petersburg (one of the most popular routes), along the Volga to Astrakhan and Rostov-on-Don, to the Urals, to Perm and Ufa and to the White Sea to the Solovetsky Islands.

The building of the Northern River Station, built for the opening of the Moscow Canal in 1937, is crowned with a spire with a star, which used to be on one of the Kremlin towers. According to the plan, the spire was supposed to be raised during navigation, and lowered in the off-season, but this operation was carried out extremely rarely. In 2008 it was lowered and never raised again.

Since the building is an architectural monument and is protected by the state, it is naturally in a terrible state. At least from the outside. Inside is better: most of the premises were renovated by travel companies that rented places there. Since 2010, the building was taken over by the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Kanal Moskvy and was closed for renovation.

The berths of the northern river station were lengthened several times after the opening, and now their length is just over a kilometer. Most of it is given cruise ships, a small patch is occupied by a pleasure fleet.

The cargo port is adjacent to the passenger port. Since it occupies a very attractive place on the coast, there have already been several projects to close it and build residential complexes there and shopping centers. But so far it hasn't worked out.

The northern port accepts bulk and general cargoes, now non-metallic materials for construction are imported there: sand, gravel. There are also two ports in Moscow: the almost destroyed western one in the City area and the southern one. The same cargoes are transported there, equipment and coal are also periodically brought to the southern one. AT reverse side either scrap metal is transported from Moscow to Cherepovets, or nothing at all. Previously, they took away equipment, cars and all possible goods.

Closer to the ring road is Portokhladokladokombinat, which has existed since 1959.

On the opposite side of the Khimki reservoir is the Northern Tushino area and the park where the Navy Museum is open. Initially, the museum was supposed to be in the center of Moscow, near Gorky Park.

Its exhibits include the Novosibirsk Komsomolets submarine brought to Moscow in September 2003 from Severodvinsk.

Ekranoplan "Eaglet" from the Caspian Sea (since June 2007).

Since October 2003, the Druzhny TFR, which arrived in Moscow from Kaliningrad, has been standing at the berths of the Port Cold Storage Plant. It was also supposed to be part of the museum's exhibits, but for a number of reasons this did not happen. In the summer of 2008, "Druzhny" was rented for one night for a corporate party and with the help of tugs it was dragged along the reservoir along the piers.

Acquaintance with the station, the port and the surrounding area is over and you can hit the road along the Moscow Canal. The flight of a passenger ship to St. Petersburg takes 7 days, to Astrakhan 10, to Rostov 12, to Perm or Ufa about 7 days, one way with stops.

The Moscow Canal - until 1947 the Moscow-Volga Canal, connects the Moscow River with the Volga River; located in the Moscow region, north of Moscow. It starts from the Ivankovskoye reservoir (here is gateway No. 1 and the Ivankovskaya hydroelectric power station with a dam and dams) and connects with the Moscow River in Moscow, in the Tushino region. The total length of the canal is 128 km. It includes more than 240 hydraulic structures (locks, pumping stations, hydroelectric stations, spillways, spillways, dams, ferry crossings, etc.). Built in 1932-1937. The first 74 km of the canal from the Ivankovsky reservoir are the stairs of the northern slope of the Klinsko-Dmitrovskaya ridge, where 5 hydroelectric facilities (No. 2 - 6) are located, each of which consists of a shipping lock and a pumping station; Vessels heading to Moscow overcome an elevation of 38 m in this section.

The first on the way we pass the bridge of the Leningrad highway. This is the second bridge built in this place across the canal: the first was dismantled in the 70s. In 2009, construction of another understudy bridge was started next to the existing one.

View of the Canal from the next bridge of the Moscow Ring Road. On the picture - the protagonist movie Election Day. Almost the entire action of this comedy took place on board the "Sergei Abramov".

Railway bridge of the Oktyabrskaya road.

To the left and right, along the banks of the canal, there are several barrier gates. In the area of ​​the city of Khimki No. 73, then No. 121. During operation, it may be necessary to some part of the channel for the period of repair, or in case of an emergency, turn it off from the general system and dry it. Therefore, the navigable water canal is divided into a number of sections with the help of barrier gates, which make it possible to turn off individual sections and reservoirs from the general canal system. Principle of operation: with the help of winches from the bottom, the gate rises.

Bridge Savelovskaya railway.

The guaranteed depth on the canal is 5.5 meters, for example, such depths are almost along the entire length of the canal from Tempi to Iksha. In the area of ​​Khimki - Vodniki and Tempy - Dubna are the deepest sections (9-11 meters). 17.5 meters at lock No. 1 in Dubna, 23 meters at the berths of the Water Stadium in Moscow.

After Vodniki ships pass under the Dmitrov highway bridge, then along 5 reservoirs and sections of the canal connecting them.

Barrier gate number 114.

Yacht club of the village "Aurora".

Barrier gate No. 108 separating the Ikshinskoye and Pestovskoye reservoirs.

Five hours after departure from Moscow, the ship approaches the first lock on the way - No. 6 in Iksha.

On the towers of lock No. 6 there are figures (sculptors R.R. Iodko, D.P. Schwartz, A.I. Teneta), crowning the columns facing the lock entrance and forming, together with the elongated towers, a propylea from the side of the watershed pool. Memorial plaques were used here (architect G.G. Wegman).

Sluice camera.

Gates.

passes over the camera pedestrian bridge, from which it is convenient to watch the locking and take pictures. You can get here by train from the Savelovsky railway station (40 minutes to the Iksha station).

In direct line of sight from lock #6 is lock #5: view of this area from the footbridge.

In front of the gateway, from the side of Moscow, there is a sculpture similar to the one in Moscow, in the park of the Northern River Station. Sculptor Yu.A. Kuhn.

On the right is the pump chamber.

Lock chamber number 5. Architect - D.B. Savitsky: The towers of the upper head of the lock have a shape resembling stone retaining hydraulic structures. Simplicity of forms, wide smooth surfaces of the walls, cut through by arches of openings, the complete absence of ornament and decorative elements make the towers monumental, and the use of round rotundas with columns on the towers gives the structure as a whole lightness and the necessary height.

After lock No. 5, the canal crosses a road bridge in the area of ​​Morozki station (a section of the Moscow Small Ring).

Then the river Skorodayka flows into the canal from the right.

Previously, 7 to 9 ferry crossings operated on the canal. Currently, only two remain in the northern part. All the rest are either completely disassembled or presented in this form.

At night, at the quay wall of lock No. 4.

Lock chamber No. 4 (architect A.L. Pasternak) during the day. View while driving from Moscow.

Between locks 4 and 3, the channel again crosses the railway bridge of the Savelovsky direction.

On the left, after the bridge and in front of lock No. 3, there is a spillway into the Yakhroma River.

The northern towers of Lock 3 are decorated with decorative sailing caravels made of red copper on a large scale and replicating the Columbus Santa Maria ship. The architecture of the hydroelectric complex V.Ya. Movchan.

General view of lock No. 3. During the Great Patriotic War, the gateway was blown up Soviet troops during the retreat, since the Germans were able to break through the defenses and the capture of such an important strategic structure was unacceptable. After the war, the lock was restored.

Right behind the gateway is the Yakhroma Automobile Bridge, built in 2005. The old bridge, built in 1937, was demolished in 2004.

The port of the city of Dmitrov is focused on cargo transportation. Several years ago, pleasure voyages along the Canal towards Dubna were carried out from here on ships of the "Moscow" type.

The Rogachevsky road bridge leading to Dmitrov passes along the northern border of the port.

The next ten kilometers later, the canal crosses the Tatishevsky bridge, built in 1996. Behind the turn is the village of Orevo, barrier gate No. 103 and the banks decorated with white figures of pioneers.

The first years of my life were spent in the area near the Northern River Station of Moscow, and as a child, my parents or grandparents and I often went to its berths to look at the sailing ships. I retained my love for this place and the habit of sometimes going there even after the move, and in my youth I had a dream to someday sail from River Station on a cruise to big boat. A week ago, this dream partially came true - I took a walk along the Moscow Canal on a real cruise ship. In this post you will find beautiful evening views reservoirs near Moscow, impressions of passing the lock and a story about how I was removed from the ship with the wording “for smoking on deck”. :)))

The ship on which we went on this mini-journey - the four-deck "Princess Anastasia" of the company "Mosturflot" - at the pier of the Northern River Station.

"Princess Anastasia" has been operating as a low-ster for the second season. The same principle applies here as with low-cost airlines: the base price is reduced as much as possible, but the set of services included in it is limited - the rest can be obtained for an additional fee. See these people in the photo? They float on deck because they save on space in the cabin. :))) A joke, of course. You can’t refuse a cabin on the Princess Anastasia, but you can refuse food (in whole or in part) and an excursion program.

The vessel "Princess Anastasia" of the so-called 302nd project was built in 1989 in the GDR and previously bore the name of Nikolai Bauman.

In 2009, it was renamed in memory of Anastasia Nikolaevna Romanova, one of the daughters of Nicholas II, who was shot with the entire royal family in 1918. One of the decks of the ship is decorated with her portrait and photographs of other members of the royal family.

The main decks of "Princess Anastasia" look something like this.

Upstairs is the so-called sun deck with sun loungers and outdoor tables.

The Northern River Station, which could be admired from the sun deck before the ship sailed, opened in 1937, along with the entire canal that connected Moscow with the Volga. A separate post could be made about this building - to talk about the star transferred to it from the Spasskaya Tower of the Kremlin, about the retractable spire, about the majolica "plates" on the facade. The only pity is that, despite the periodically announced plans for the restoration of the station, this architectural monument comes into an increasingly neglected state and has long been surrounded by a not very aesthetic fence.

Berths of the Northern River Station.

Tushinsky coast through the glass door of "Princess Anastasia".

The ship sailed away so smoothly that, busy with photographing, I did not even notice it. :)

Administrative building Northern river port.

And his taps.

I was surprised to find that from the water you can take a picture that will fit both the Northern River Station and the towers of Moscow City. When I'm in last time rode here on a boat (a small pleasure boat, not a big one) skyscrapers were probably just starting to build.

Behind the building of the brandy factory "Kin" there was a nice business center River City, the architecture of which, it seems to me, is quite consistent with the port style, but not in Moscow, but in some English and Dutch.

But the building of the port refrigeration plant standing nearby has already been destroyed. There were reports that they were going to build new housing in its place, which, in fact, is already quite a lot in the long-suffering Leningradka.

Left-bank beach, where we went swimming in childhood, the Soyuz hotel and the rescue station (from right to left).

We passed the bridges of the Leningrad highway and the Moscow Ring Road...

And we sail past the Khimki Arena. Adjacent to it is the tower of the business center, which retained the name of the old stadium that stood on this site - "Innovator". They say there is a football field on its roof.

Next to the football stadium is the Khimki basketball center.

The bridge of the Oktyabrskaya railway connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg was also left behind.

Now we have Khimki on the left along the course ...

And on the right - Dolgoprudny. It turned out that there is a very pleasant walking area along the canal.

Approximately from here begins a section of the channel, which is called the Deep Ditch. Its depth is 22.5 meters.

From time to time, along the banks there are constructions of barrier gates that allow you to block the channel, turning off part of it from the general system - this is necessary in case of disasters or some work. This gate is number 73.
In the background of the photo you can see the unremarkable bridge of the M11 highway, notorious for its horse fares.

The curves make the canal very picturesque.

The canal is quite busy. True, we no longer saw large motor ships, but pleasure boats of various shapes and colors were often encountered.

There were also interesting small vessels, including paramilitary ones. :)

There were many vacationers along the canal grilling kebabs who decided to use the rare good weather this summer in order to spend time on fresh air. Someone, apparently, expected to fry on the grill what they catch. :)

By the way, it is not necessary to observe the surrounding beauties from the deck or from the cabin window. The premises in the bow and stern of the vessel are given over to public spaces: a library, a cafe-bar, a children's club, and so on.

This is what a library with a reading room looks like, for example.

Outside the window, in the meantime, all sorts of beauties and interesting things continue to swim. This, for example, is the chapel of the Russian New Martyrs in the Avangard water sports center in the Khlebnikovo district.

Khlebnikovsky bridge Savelovsky direction MZD.

Dolgoprudny turned out to be a very long city. :) We sailed along it, probably for about an hour.

I don't know what it's like to live here ordinary people, but for those who can afford a yacht or a boat, it should be convenient - water parking is located nearby.

Finally, after Dolgoprudny and the Dmitrov highway bridge, the Klyazma reservoir stretched out in front of us in its entire width.

I don’t know why, but I even like landscapes with barges more species with cruise ships. :)

This place is called the recreation center "Troitskoe".

A local attraction is an artificial rock with a pseudo-beacon.

This place got its name in honor of the Trinity Church, which was built in stone at the beginning of the 18th century (the bell tower - a century and a half later).

Someone is lucky to have a cottage on the banks of the reservoir...

Or at least a house at the water parking lot.

And someone travels through the expanses of water right with their home. :))) Although most likely, this is, of course, a floating bath.

Picturesque view from (if I correctly identified on the map) Zhostovo quarry.

The village of Vitenevo with a modern wooden church (the old stone one was dismantled during the construction of the canal) and a pier. Once people used to come here from the Rocket River Station, but, they say, the last hydrofoils in Moscow have already been written off.

By the time we entered the Pestovskoye reservoir, the sun had switched to pre-sunset mode.

It's time to refresh. :) Dinner consisted of a vegetable salad, French meat with potatoes, tea with dessert and a nice view from the window. :) It was delicious and beautiful! It was a standard dinner for tourists who included an evening meal in the selected tour package. As I said, you can refuse the meals included in the cost of the cruise - in whole or in part. However, in this case, you will always have the opportunity to refresh yourself on board by choosing dishes on the distribution line yourself. For example, the cost of hot dishes on it varies from 140 to 230 rubles.

After dinner, the "Princess Anastasia" staged a drill - all passengers had to put on life jackets, check the operation of the whistles and settle down for testing at their cabin. By the way, there were 300 tourists on the ship - there was not a single empty seat. Director Vladislav Khasikov, a man full of charm and charisma who could easily make a living with stand-up, told us that even he did not get a separate cabin and he shares a dwelling with one of his colleagues. Vladislav also promised to resist those who neglected the training alarm - for example, left the cabin, just holding a vest in their hands - a separate check at night. Like, we didn’t learn from the first attempt - we will do work on the mistakes. In general, stand-ups are stand-ups, and the director does not joke with security.

Meanwhile, our ship approached the first lock on its way. In total, before entering the Ivankovskoye reservoir on the Volga, the ship needs to go through six locks, which will lower it by a total of 38 meters.

To the left of the gateway is the Iksha-I power plant with a dam.

The gateway itself is number 6 (numbering is from the Ivankovsky reservoir) and is located directly opposite railway station Iksha. Its buildings are made in the style of Stalinist architecture.

In addition to sculptures, the entrance gates of the gateway are decorated with commemorative plaques.

After the "Princess Anastasia" entered the airlock, the rear gates closed and we began an imperceptible but rapid descent, which could be tracked by the traces of the water level on the side walls.

In about 20 minutes, the ship sank 8 meters.

Unfortunately, this is the program of my little trip ended, and immediately after the lock, I and several other people sailing along the same route were landed on a technical pier. Having set foot on land, we involuntarily found ourselves in the center of everyone's attention, because after our disembarkation from the decks with bewilderment - “What kind of city is this?”, “What, could you buy a ticket to Iksha?” a good half of the passengers observed. The cruise director promised to tell them that he removed those who smoked in the wrong place from the ship. :)))

After that, we set off on our way back to Moscow, and "Princess Anastasia" with 300 lucky people on board continued its journey along the route Moscow-Uglich-Yaroslavl-Plyos-Kostroma-Koprino-Myshkin-Dubna-Moscow.