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| | | | | | | Golden Ring tour
| | | | | |  | | | The Golden Ring is a modern name for a loop of very old towns north-east of Moscow that preceded the present capital as the political and cultural heart of Russia. The towns' churches, monasteries, Kremlins (city forts) and museums make an incredibly picturesque port-folio of early Russian craftwork. Another attraction of the region is that some of the towns are really little more than villages, providing a peaceful glimpse of country life as it is lived all over European Russia.
| | | | | | Here is the example of program that can be materialized to see main attractions of Golden Ring:
DAY 1Arrival in Moscow. Meeting with at the airport. Transfer to the hotel.
DAY 2Morning sightseeing tour of Moscow encompasses Red Square, St. Basil’s cathedral, the famous GUM store, the Bolshoy Theatre, the Sparrow Hills and Novodevichy Convent. A tour in the afternoon incorporates the Kremlin with its cathedrals, renowned for their fine art and marvelous interiors. Facultative: evening concert, ballet or circus performance.
DAY 3Leave Moscow for Sergiev Posad (65 km) to visit the Troitse-Sergiev Laura -“Russian Vatican”- one of the most important monasteries and religious centers of Russia. Departure for Rostov (130 km) with a stop in Pereslavl-Zalessky to see the wonderful architecture of its historical center. In Rostov – a tour of the Kremlin, the most famous landmark of the town, situated on Nero lake, exhibition of enamel works, which Rostov is famous for. Departure for Yaroslavl (57 km). Overnight in hotel.
DAY 4Yaroslavl. City tour of Yaroslavl - the oldest city on the Volga, founded by Yaroslav- the-Wise at the beginning of the Õ cent. The highlights of this tour are the Monastery of the Savior and the church of Elijah the Prophet. Facultative: Volga boat trip. Depart Yaroslavl for Kostroma (76 km). Overnight in hotel.
DAY 5Kostroma. City tour of Kostroma, visit to the city’s principle attraction- Ipatievsky monastery - Tzars Romanovs’ dynasty cradle with the magnificent Trinity Cathedral. Leave Kostroma for Suzdal (180 km). Overnight in hotel.
DAY 6Suzdal. Sightseeing tour of Suzdal – a museum town with magnificent monuments of Russian stone and wooden architecture ÕIII-ÕVIII century, with rich icon and applied art collection, bell-ringing. Lunch at a restaurant old Russian style or at a peasant’s family. Overnight in hotel.
DAY 7Half-day tour to Vladimir (30 km), once the capital of Russia, to see the masterpieces of Russian architecture – the Assumption and St.Demetrius Cathedrals, Bogolyubovo – ex-residence of Vladimir princes, world famous church of the Intercession on-the Nerl. Departure for Moscow. Overnight in hotel.
DAY 8Transfer with guide to the airport. Departure from Moscow.
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