Travel to Russia
7 days / 6 nights
1st day
Arrival in Moscow Transfer to the hotel Free time
2nd day
City tour, including Red square, St. Basil's cathedral, main streets and Squares, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Poklonnaya hill, Sparrow hills, the building of Moscow State University
Transfer to the central station ( leave for Kazan)
3d day
The Virgin Monastery of Raifa (XVII-XIX centures), miracle icon of Georgian God's Mother, the most little chapel in Europe for the martyrs Vera (faith), Nadezhda (hope), Lyubov (love) and their mother Sofia-Troitskaya, church for the name of Holy Fathers, a walk around the Raifa lake.You will take a view of the Virgin Kizichesky Monastery which was founded in 1691 by Adrian the Moscow Patriarch who until 1690 were the Kazan Bishop. The name Kazichesky means Holy Martyrs of Cyzicus. In this monastery Ilya Andreevich Tolstoy the grandfather of Lev Tolstoy was buried.On your way you will see theTemple of All Religions.Excursion to the Sviyazhsk Island- Fortress of Ivan the Terrible.
It is the first orthodox town in the Middle Povolzhie region, founded in 1551 by the Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible.The excursion includes visiting of the oldest medieval churches, that are famous for the uniqueness of its frescos (the Church of the Saint Trinity, Sergiy Radonezhskiy the miracle-worker Church, the Cathedral of Our lady of all Sorrowful, Chapel, the Cathedral Dormition of Virgin Mary, the Church of Saint Konstantin and Helen).
4th day
Excursion to the Bazaar, nowadays National Museum of The Republic of Tatarstan.The museum fund has more than 700 000 of cultural artifacts of different nations of the world and Tatarstan. The exposition of the museum will familiarize you with history, geography and culture of Tatarstan and Kazan. Here you would see collection of coins and fineries of the Golden Horde times, carriage of Ekaterina II -- Russian empress and many other interesting exhibits.Old-Tatar suburb (in search of Kazan khans' riches) During this excursion you will get to know the history of Old-Tatar suburb (Starotatarskaya Sloboda), legendary Kaban lake, you would see landmarks, guest houses, granges of Tatar merchants, Squares of singing fountains, Tatar Theatre named after G. Kamal, you will also visit one of the first mosques Margani, build after the permission of Ekaterina II and Azimovskaya mosque -- one of the most beautiful pre-revolutionary mosques of the city.You will get to know history of Old-Tatar suburb, its origin, legends about Kazan khans' riches, you will see Kaban lake, embankment of the river, guest houses, granges of Tatar merchants: Yunusov, Apakov, Apanaev, Yusupov and others history of mosques. You will visit Margani mosque, Azimovskaya mosque and others.
5th day : Free time
6th day : Free time
7th day : Transfer to the airport
Price - from € 1100
Hotel Izmailovo or Cosmos in Moscow
Hotel Bilyar in Kazan
COST OF THE TOUR INCLUDES:
- Hotel accommodation in double/twin
sharing rooms;
- Excursions
- Full transportation service and
all transfers on vehicles with a/c
COST OF THE TOUR DOESN'T INCLUDES:
- Air tickets for international flights;
- Fees for the use of photo and video
cameras at the monuments;
- Meals (lunches and dinners).
- Tickets Moscow-Kazan
- Visa
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