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Through Domes to History
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St. Petersburg – Solovki – Moscow – Sergiev Posad – Yekaterinburg Tour
The history of Russian nation is closely connected with religion. Christianity came to the Russian land in 10th century. During next 10 centuries it filled all spheres of life in the country: ordinary people and aristocrats visited the holy places, everywhere temples, cathedrals and churches were built. It continued till October Revolution in 1917. That was the time when Russia was torn from religion by force. Nowadays after the collapse of the Soviet regime it is the time of Religion renascence in Russia. We offer you to visit the places which are most important in the religious life of Russian nation.
Day 1
Arrival in St. Petersburg
Transfer to the 3* Hotel
Dinner
Day 2
St. Petersburg city tour (sights)
Lunch
Visiting Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo) – At first it was a countryside Tsar residence, and now it is a wonderful monument of Russian architecture and gardens - parking art of XVIII century. But together with it the town is obliged by its fame to some generations of poets, writers, culture workers of the Russian culture, who lived or were at it. It is called by right "The Town of Muses". In that town the most famous poet of Russia, Pushkin, spent his youth. Tourists will see not only the places where the poets created there masterpieces, but also Sophiyskii Cathedral, Znamenskaya Church, Feodorovskii His Majesty Cathedral, Lutheranium Church of Christ's Revival, since Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo) is also famous for its spiritual life
Day 3
Visiting the Hermitage – one of the best museums all over the world
Excursion to Spas-na-Krovi
Dinner
Transfer to the railway station (after dinner) and sleeping train to Kem
Day 4
7:29 a.m. – arrival in Kem
Transfer to the harbor
9:00 a.m. – sailing off to the Solovetsky Islands – the islands of ancient saint places, monasteries and the GULAG – a camp in 20s in 20th century for victims of the mass political repressions.
Sailing up to the Solovetsky Islands
Check-in in the hotel
Lunch
Excursions: Spaso-Preobrazhenskiy monastery and Solovetsky Monastery and the Kremlin. Uspenskiy Cathedral and Preobrazhenskiy Cathedral. Blagoveschenskaya Church
Dinner
A walk to the Peregovorny Stone (the Talk Stone, where in 19th century the archimandrite of the islands carried on negotiations with English and French invaders), placed on shore of the White Sea
Day 5
Breakfast
Troitskiy Cell and Golgofo-raspyatskiy Cell
the Saint Lake and the Saint Spring
Dinner
Sailing off to Kem
Overnight in the Hotel in Kem
Day 6
Sleeping train from Kem to Moscow
Day 7
10:46 a.m. – arrival in Moscow
Breakfast
Moscow city tour
Lunch
Check-in in a hotel
Free time
Day 8
Breakfast
Holy Places of Radonezh (Radonezh city tour, Pokrovskiy Hotkovskiy Monastery)
Excursion to Sergiev Pasad
Architectural ensemble Lavry and interiors of 3 main temples, which are among the most famous Orthodox relics.
Dinner in Moscow Ecclesiastical Academy
Transfer to Moscow Railway station
Day 9
Railway trip Moscow – Yekaterinburg
Day 10
Arrival in Yekaterinburg
Transfer to a hotel
Breakfast
Yekaterinburg city tour
Excursion to the monument of Europe-Asia border
Visit to Russian “Babushka” (old lady)
Lunch
Excursion to Ganina Yama (the place where the Tsar’s family was annihilated)
Day 11
Transfer to the railway station/airport
Cost of the tour:
Group 20+1 = 1400 euro per person
The price includes:
- accommodation
- transport services
- guide services
- meals
- entrance fees |
