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The Golden Ring of Russia
10 days in Saint-Petersburg, Moscow, Yaroslavl

Itinerary


Day 1
Airport or railway station pickup
Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
Orientation bus tour The foundation of the north capital, the centre of science and art: (The house of Peter the First. Menshikov`s and Marble palaces. Church of Our Savior. Summer Garden and the Field of Mars).
Excursion to the cruiser Aurora. Visit of the Peter & Paul Fortress (the first construction in St. Petersburg) and St. Peter and Paul Cathedral.

Day 2
Excursion to the Hermitage Museum the winter palace of Russian Emperors, one of the largest art museums of the world.
Excursion to St.Isaac's Cathedral, the forth largest cathedral in Europe and one of the symbols of St. Petersburg.

Day 3
Tour to Pavlovsk and Pushkin. The Grand Palace of Catherine, Alexandrovsky palace and park. Visit the palace of Paul I and landscape park.

Day 4
Visit of Alexandro-Nevsky Monastery.
Russian Museum

Day 5
Visit of the Grand Palace, summer residence of Peter the First and park, the masterpiece of fountain art of the 18th century.
Departure to Moscow.

Day 6
Orientation bus tour. Dedication to Muscovites. The main streets and squares of the city, world known sights of the capital. Moscow Kremlin. Historical architectural complex of Sobornaya Plochad. Church of Christ the Savior, Novodevichy monastery. Vorobjevy Gory. Poklonnaya Gora, Kutuzovsky prospect, Arbat street. Night reception Russian nights, Russian cuisine and folk show.

Day 7
Excursion Kitaji-gorod. Architectural and historical memorials of 15th-16th centuries. Visit to the unique collection of Russian artists paintings in Tretjyakovskaya gallery.
Night performance in one of Moscow theatres.

Day 8
Trip to Sergiev Posad. Troitse-Sergieva monastery founded by Sergy Radonezsky more than 600 years ago. Architecture of churches of the ancient monastery. Troitsky cathedral. Famous icons of Andrei Rublev. Fresco. Old Russian needlework of the 14-17th centuries.

Day 9
Trip to Pereslavl-Zalessky. Church town of the 12th century.

Day 10
Trip to Yaroslavl. Spaso-Preobrazensky monastery the oldest architectural memorial of Povolzje of the 12th century. Church of Ilija the Prophet of the 17th century.
 

 
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The tour price  includes:
- Airport/railway station pick-up
- Excursion program
- Guidance
- Transfer
- Reception
- Tickets to the museums



Additional:
- Theatre performances
- Meeting outstanding people
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
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