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Do you have the desire to relax in the countryside away from the hustle and annoying work? Maybe you just want to be away from the noisy city and relax your body and soul. There is an exit! There is a very interesting country estate that will help you experience the atmosphere of the ancient rural life.

In a small village, where the remains of the strength of ten houses, visit the city, and their zealous desire to conquer "wildlife" received with curiosity and suspicion. And while the grandmother Long-lived in the evenings on a bench discussing will have "them" or not, the rest of rural youth and middle-aged people have quickly seen: neighborhood a strategically important. Today, the young owners farmsteads in helping some of the villagers, and those who are not directly involved, not sold without the benefit of Andrew and Natalia virtually everything they could grow in their gardens.

- This is a good thing and a good business, not only you give people positive emotions, but also the "charges", - says Andrey. - Where will Agriturismo, chosen by accident: once for was in the area, drove to the village, he saw Solid old house and almost immediately thought that it is worth to buy.

It turned out that the grandfather's building no one wants: a miracle found the heirs of owners who do not even suspect that they are heirs. From an offer to buy suddenly collapsed on their land and house the people were ecstatic. We agreed, shook hands. And there was with us a house in the village.

- A little later - continues to Andrew - was formed the idea to create here farmsteads, in which everything would be: good food, entertainment, the opportunity to take a steam bath and relax in the hayloft. In general, we sat down, thought and realized that we can do it. Moreover, Belarus has favorable conditions for agricultural tourism employment, in particular preferential taxation.

The fact that the apartment was sold and invested in the business, has never regretted - our is. Welcomes guests with bread and salt, to give them a holiday, always think how to make the holidays more interesting and memorable - what could be better?

Today rest in the farmsteads "Vyasёlaya hut", which granted the maximum four rooster (by analogy with the stars in hotels), painted in the weeks ahead. Although it is worth the pleasure of rest "in the wilderness, in the village" and not cheap, if you drive a small company. Twenty-four hours on a weekday will cost $ 200, the output - 300, this price is already included bath.

But for the food, if you want to try the hearty, rustic dishes, will have to pay 25 dollars per person on a normal day, and 35 - in the "banquet". By the way, parting with money, the client is said to Andrew and Natalia Kruk, have at its disposal all the farmsteads, neither the owners nor much less "neighbors on the block" will not see the rest.

- Prices may vary during the week tried to discount, because everything can be negotiated, - says Natalya.

In the landscaped grounds there was a place not only traditional in such cases, bath, garden furniture and the house, but the volleyball court, a small lake, hammocks and even a children's sandbox.

- For this ecotourism is no civilization, in fact, it is not necessary that people come to get away from all, being in nature, roughly speaking, "in a haystack" to sleep, - says the owner of the estate. - In order to preserve this sense, we even cook food in the oven only. We, of course, a TV, conducted sewage as the city person complicated one hundred "give up" nature, but in general here - a complete sense of freedom and peaceful village life. Although, by the way, there are vacationers who simply require a conventional wooden toilet with a thatched roof. There is a nostalgia for some, especially Moscow, so already thinking about where we could put it.

In addition to the Belarusians rest in farmsteads often come the Russians. On New Year, May Day and any long holiday fun in the village only our eastern neighbors - call for half a year and book their holiday on an "all inclusive". The Germans have been here and even the Americans.

- The stereotype that all Russians "on the Ponte and in chains," is fundamentally wrong. On the contrary, young people coming reared and educated. Very appreciate that we keep national traditions, they are either lost or costs a lot of money - says Andrew Crook. - And in general, seeing the interest in rural life, I was a whole programmu- "immersion": everyone teach chopping wood, sawing, mowing, raking hay, light the stove. These easy-to-farmer and, as it turns out, prohibitively difficult for a city dweller things people do not immediately grasp that something was wrong, it goes wrong, but still a little bit skill comes. But the most important thing is that people are interested.

- This old house, some logs more than 120 years. When restored, trying to preserve as much as possible all. Room design engaged himself: he wanted to create a special comfort, its atmosphere. Household items that are of interest for our guests, gathered in the surrounding villages: their grandmother for a long time do not use, but something and destroy - for example, a spinning wheel well lit. And I'm sorry that things were lost, so we have so many irons, samovars and other old village "exhibits." Once we saw in one house an interesting switch is unknown what times, grandmother and great pleasure to exchange it for a new and modern. For us, these are the things of value to the history, our children will remain the same - says Andrew.

The house is on two floors are five bedrooms, decorated with different trees. And in the bath has a modernized barn: a small room, which directly lie on the wooden floor soft hay mattresses. This, of course, not the classic version (which the owners are going to do the same), but for the citizens, accustomed to an orthopedic mattress, still exotic. According to Natalia, to spend the night in this room are often married - for them the room is decorated with flowers. Total Manor can relax at the same time up to 50 people, though festivals overnight more modest - up to 23 guests.

The fact that people choose a rustic vacation, it is not surprising, according to Natalia and Andrei. - I guess everything is just tired of the standard of restaurants and recreation. I would like to go on nature, relax. And then your whole house available and you can do anything: to sunbathe, steam bath, play volleyball or bike ride through the countryside. In winter - skiing and tubing fun sleigh rides pulled by horses, - says Natalya.

- When we started, it seemed that everything will be much simpler and easier. In fact, enough worries - the spouses are divided. - But we have already been drawn: plan to rebuild another house, to revive the old Belarusian rite (which is - still a secret). I think to make houses out of haystacks, in general, a lot of plans. Ecotourism - the sort of thing that can grow and evolve and stop you did not want.