Varnja Samovar House

Varnja Samovar House is a small museum in the Old Believers’ street village of Varnja in Peipsiääre parish, devoted to samovars and the tea culture of the Lake Peipus shore. The private collection, housed in an authentic Old Believer home, includes more than 200 different samovars, and visits explain their history, uses and local tea-drinking customs. The hosts link the collection to living heritage: in a bookable tea culture workshop, samovar tea is brewed, ivan-chai is discussed and traditional boiled sugar is served. From autumn to spring, groups are received by prior arrangement.