Some heroes of works or myths are so “alive” that modern people not only begin to believe in them, but also embark on trips to their places of “living”. Such tours are quite interesting and unusual.
A visit to fictional characters
To the Scottish Lake Loch Ness a large number of tourists rush in order to see with their own eyes even a shadow from the famous monster. Travelers are accommodated in comfortable hotels, fed in cozy cafes, sell them souvenirs from Nessie, arrange boat trips. But so far no one has been able to boast that he was personally convinced of the existence of the Loch Ness resident. Someone is disappointed, but most tourists do not despair, because they have the opportunity to continue their journey through this wonderful country, full of secrets and legends.
To the city of Veronalocated in Italy, romantically inclined tourists gather from everywhere to "touch" the spirit of immortal and tragic love that is in these places. Tourists will be provided with a walk to the houses of Montecchi and Capulet, they will be shown the very balcony on which the lovers explained, and they will also be led to the tomb of beautiful Juliet. And for many centuries, thanks to Shakespeare, this "pilgrimage" lasts.
During excursions in Stockholm guides will surely lead tourists to house number 12, located on Vulkanusgatan Street, to show a small house of a couple of square meters, built on the roof of this house. This is, according to the Swedes, the house of the famous Carlson - men in the prime of life. If you wish, you can climb the roof, look into the house and make sure that the real mess reigning inside is really arranged by the hero himself. An interesting panoramic view of Stockholm opens from the window of a fairytale house, and an iron horseshoe hangs above the entrance, touching which you can feel happy.
In St. Andrew's Church, located in Kiev, the wedding of the main characters of the comedy "For Two Hares" almost happened - Svirid Petrovich Golokhvastoy and Proni Prokopovna. This famous staircase saw the hopes of the heroes collapse. And in front of the stairs, at the top of Andriyivskyy Descent, there are bronze sculptures of Proni and her seducer with the faces of their performers - actors Margarita Krinitsyna and Oleg Borisov. All tourists are eager to rub the ring on Proni’s little finger and a brooch in the form of a beetle on the Golokhvastoy tailcoat to be lucky in love.
In London Thousands of fans of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes are traveling to "honor" his memory and to look at him on Baker Street, No. 221B. And it doesn’t matter that when writing novels, such a house number did not exist. The main thing is that it is now, and it is officially registered and can be visited. In the house-museum, all objects are in accordance with the description: you can sit in the favorite chair of Sherlock Holmes in front of the fireplace, touch his violin, hat, hunting whip, as well as Watson's army revolver and other household items. Leaving home, you can really feel like joining the great detective.
