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Moscow
Vladimir
Suzdal
Yaroslavl
Moscow |
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GOLDEN RING IN WINTER |
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| Winter is a wonderful time for touring Russia. Our Golden Ring winter itineraries give the opportunity to feel the beauty of Russian winter. It is a splendid and magic background to the beauty of white-stone ancient architectural monuments of central Russia. Russian winter is inseparable from white snow, bracing frost, hot tea from samovar and a horse-sledge drive. |
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Arrival in Moscow. Meeting at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. |
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Moscow. Morning 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: ballet/opera/concert performance |
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Departure for Vladimir and Suzdal. Welcome “Bread and salt” ceremony.
Russian hospitality tradition. Small folklore group meeting guests in the hotel with a lady in na-tional costume who is offering bread & salt to the guests while musicians are playing and entertain-ing the guests.
Dinner at “Taktir” with traditional Russian pirozhky. Tour of Vladimir, once the capital of Russia, to see the masterpieces of Russian architecture – the Assumption and St.Demetrius Cathedrals, Bo-goljubovo - ex-residence of Vladimir princes, world famous church of the Intercession on- the Nerl. Overnight in Vladimir (Hotel “Russian Village”) or Suzdal (Hotel “Pokrovskaya”) |
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Sightseeing tour of Suzdal - the unique open-air museum with magnificent monuments of Russian stone and wooden architecture ХIII-ХVIII cent., with rich icon and applied art collection, bell music concert.
Lunch - picnic in the forest. Winter attractions with snow games, horse-sledges drive, picnic with fire, Russian blini (pancakes) and folklore music. |
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Departure for Yaroslavl – “Russian Florence” , the oldest city on the Volga, founded by Yaroslav-the-Wise at the beginning of the Х cent. Hotel accommodation.(Hotel “Yubileynaya”) City tour, which highlights are the Monastery of the Savior and the church of Elijah the Prophet and the museum “Musik and Time”. Dinner with vodka testing:
Guests are offered choice of 3 vodka varieties by one of the best Russian vodka producing plants in Yaroslavl. Shots of 2 cl. of each vodka are served before the lunch together with canape, olives, and cornishons.A restaurant staff member takes a small speech about the tradition of vodka making & drinking in Russia and explains separately about each kind of vodka. |
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Depart Yaroslavl for Rostov the Great where we make the tour of the Kremlin with the exhibition of enamel works Rostov finift), which the town is famous for. Leave Rostov for Sergiev Posad to visit the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Laura -“Russian Vatican”- one of the most important monasteries and religious centers of Russia. Farewell dinner at the restaurant “Russian Yard” with traditional Russian cuisine and folklore program.
Evening arrival in Moscow. Hotel accommodation. |
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Transfer to the airport. |
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