* You will get acquainted with historical and natural sights in the immediate vicinity of the house of the artist Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov: - The nearest village is Strakhovo with the Church of the Sign of the Lord and a school built by the Polenov family, next to which you will learn about the theatrical traditions of the family and this school. - Manor house of Princes Abamelek-Lazarev. With his sosesod Semyon Semyonovich Polenov made his first trip to the Holy Land. - The view from the village of Strakhovo to the surrounding forest. Learn the legends associated with these places. - The Sknizhka River with its floodplain meadows, through which Vasily Dmitrievich's daughters went to Strakhovo, and a pine forest above the banks. Here the artist spent more than one hour at work. Since these places are also a nature reserve, you will admire the views that were opened to the artist. - A suspension bridge in the Polenovo estate and a path to the village of Behovo. - The village of Behovo with the Trinity Church, designed and built by V.D. Polenov. We will be able to visit the "right" point for the perception of the temple. - A rural cemetery with the graves of the artist and his family members. - The famous view of the Oka from a high hill. - A spring, where you can walk from the church along a picturesque forest path, and even a waterfall. - The historical village of Velegorz with a very beautiful Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos. - The high bank of the Oka with an ancient forest near the village of Mitino. And, of course, everywhere we will talk about the history, the nature of these places, as well as about modern life in this protected corner.