Village Byokhovo

The village of Byokhovo is located on the steep bank of the Oka River in the Zaoksky District of the Tula Region. Along with the V.D. Polenov Museum-Reserve and the village of Strakhovo, it is part of the Strakhovskoye Municipality.

Sights
Church of the Life-Giving Holy Trinity. In the early 20th century, at the request of parishioners, it was decided to build a new church to replace the old, dilapidated one. The new brick church was erected between 1904 and 1906 near the village cemetery, designed and funded by Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov, and was later surrounded by a stone fence. The church was consecrated in 1907.

Several drawings by V.D. Polenov are dedicated to the Byokhov period. Polenova's paintings depicting the estate with the main house and several outbuildings: "Old Byokhovo Estate," 1890; "House in Byokhovo, 1892; View from the Window. Old Byokhovo," 1891. Byokhovo was also depicted by the artist's wife, N.V. Polenova: "Old Byokhovo," 1891; "Byokhovo," 1888; "House in Byokhovo," 1892.

Also in the village of Byokhovo is a stele commemorating soldiers who died in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45.

Food, Gastronomy, and Terroirs.
Café on the grounds of the V.D. Polenov Museum-Reserve. Tula Region, Zaoksky District, V.D. Polenov Museum-Reserve. Link: https://vk.com/public154904267
Phone: 8 993 2401651

Café Nouveau (New Café) on the grounds of the V.D. Polenov Museum-Reserve. Tula Region, Zaoksky District, V.D. Polenov Museum-Reserve.
Link: https://visittula.com/places/restorany/kafe/cafe-nouveau/
Phone: 8 953 1931538

Gulyai Gorod Restaurant. Tula Region, Zaoksky District, Lanshinsky Settlement, Beregovaya Street, 164A. Website: https://xn----etbbewlyary7k.xn--p1ai/ , https://vk.com/gulyaigorod1
Phone: +7 4872 467660, +7 936 1369724
Email: g-resort@yandex.ru

Brunkol Restaurant. Tula Region, Zaoksky District, Mitino Village, Sosnovy Bulvar Street, 3A.
Website: https://brunkol.ru/
Phone: +7 985 2318222
Email: brunkolreserve@yandex.ru

Accommodation
Gulyai Gorod Country Club. Tula Region, Zaoksky District, Lanshinsky Village, Beregovaya Street, 164A. Website: https://xn----etbbewlyary7k.xn--p1ai/, https://vk.com/gulyaigorod1
Phone: +7 4872 467660, +7 936 1369724
Email: g-resort@yandex.ru

Lesnye Polyany Recreation Center. Tula Region, Zaoksky District, Mitino Village.
Website: https://xn--80ahetigfd.xn--p1ai/
Phone: +7 495 1151530, +7 926 4643388
Email: info@zamkadom24.ru

How to get there
Moscow – Bekhovo, 144 km: The drive takes about 2 hours along the new Simferopol Highway (M2). Tula – Byokhovo, 87 km: The journey takes about an hour by car along the new Simferopol Highway (M2).

Alternatively, you can use public transportation: take a commuter train from Kursky Station on the Tula line and get off at Tarusskaya Station. From Tula, the commuter train departs from Moskovsky Station. You can then take a bus from the Zaoksky bus station towards Lanshino, get off at the Byokhovo stop, or use Yandex Taxi.

It's best to check the commuter train and bus schedules on the official websites of the carriers.

Museums
Museums in the Zaoksky District, Tula Region:

Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov Museum-Reserve. The museum-reserve will be of interest to anyone interested in learning about the work of V.D. Polenov and experiencing the Oka River expanses where this artist, a master of genre, landscape, and historical painting, lived and worked. A.T. Bolotov's Dvoryaninovo Estate Museum. The Dvoryaninovo Estate Museum is located on the site of the former family estate of the renowned Russian scientist, writer, and polymath Andrei Timofeevich Bolotov. He lived here for most of his 95-year life, conducting plant breeding experiments that became famous throughout Russia and greatly influenced the agricultural activities of his neighbors and farmers.

Varyag Cruiser Commander V.F. Rudnev Museum. The museum's exhibition is dedicated to the heroic deeds of the crews of the cruiser Varyag and the gunboat Koreets in the Battle of Chemulpo (Korea) during the Russo-Japanese War. Unique exhibits are on display. Particularly valuable are items from Rear Admiral V.F. Rudnev's family and his personal belongings.

Events Calendar
Events taking place at the V.D. Bolotov Museum-Reserve. Polenov:
- Children's Art Festival "Ryaba the Hen," May
- Picnics in Polenov, June, July, August
- Master classes at the Children's Art Center of the V.D. Polenov Museum-Reserve, every weekend and on holidays (Tula Region, Zaoksky District, Strakhovo Village, 10 Shkolnaya Street) and on the estate grounds, summer months
- Tours of the V.D. Polenov Museum-Reserve: The Big House, Half-Timbered House, Abbey, and Admiralty.

Useful Links
Information about the village of Byokhovo and the Church of the Holy Trinity can be found on the official website of the V.D. Polenov Museum-Reserve:
https://polenovo.ru/usadba-i-okrestnosti/czerkov-svyatoj-troiczy-v-sele-byohovo/