You will have the opportunity to get acquainted with the history of cities with a thousand-year history, visit original suburban churches and majestic Orthodox churches, touch Orthodox relics in the Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra, the Goritsky Monastery and the Transfiguration Cathedral.

You will be able to turn the pages of chronicles and history textbooks live, finding yourself among the variety of majestic monasteries and quiet streets that take you away from the modern bustle. It is easy to touch the formation of Russia, thanks to hundreds of architectural monuments of various eras, located in the cities of the Golden Ring.

Program

The program

First day:

– 9:00 departure from Moscow;

– 11:00 Sergiev Posad. Tour of the Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra (1 hour); You will get acquainted with the architecture of the largest center of Russian spiritual culture and enlightenment, touch the Orthodox relics and learn about the life of the founder of the monastery — St. Sergius of Radonezh;

– 14:30 stop in Pereslavl Zalessky. Founded in 1152, the city will surprise you with interesting museums, solemn cathedrals, the Pereslavl Kremlin and Red Square, monuments and old estates;

– 16:00 Rostov the Great. Excursion «Architecture of the Rostov Kremlin» (45 min). You will see the Kremlin walls with 11 towers, stretching for almost a kilometer, ancient cathedrals, domes shining with gold and silver, crosses shining in the sun with their patterned lace;

– 19:00 arrival in Yaroslavl and check-in at the hotel;

– 19:30 free evening;

Second day:

– 11:00 sightseeing tour of Yaroslavl (2-2.5 hours). Tour of the historical center (2-2.5 hours). The program includes a tour of the Church of St. John the Baptist, the Church of Elijah the Prophet, the architectural ensemble of the Church of St. Nicholas the Mokry, Kazan and the Transfiguration Monastery. Visit to the Assumption Cathedral, walk along Epiphany and Soviet squares;

– 14:00 free time, lunch;

– 17:00 departure from Yaroslavl;

– 21:00 arrival in Moscow.