Tula

The ancient Russian city known as the «Armory Capital» and «Samovar Heartland», famous for its centuries-old traditions of metalworking and craftsmanship, birthplace of the legendary Tula gingerbread and samovars, a key industrial center with rich military history — it’s all about Tula, the main attractions of which are the Tula Kremlin, the State Museum of Weapons, Yasnaya Polyana (Leo Tolstoy’s estate), the Samovar Museum, the Gingerbread Museum, and the historic arms factories that have been producing weapons since the 16th century.