Arrival in Irkutsk, gathering of the group.
The meeting takes place in 2 stages:
- at the airport 8-8.30 (inside the building at the exit to the city with a sign);
- at the railway station 9-9.30 (meeting with a sign on the street, at the entrance of the suburban ticket offices);
Sightseeing tour of the city of Irkutsk.
We start from the place where in 1661 Yakov Pokhabov founded the Irkutsk prison, here we will see the most memorable and ancient shrine of Irkutsk – the Church of the Savior, the colorful Epiphany Cathedral, the Polish Church, the Eternal Flame, the Moscow Gate, a monument to the Pioneers.
The Znamensky Monastery, next to it is a monument to Kolchak. Then along Karl Marx Street (historical name – Bolshoy Prospekt) We will go to Gagarin Boulevard.
No less interesting sightseeing sites are located here: the monument to Emperor Alexander III, erected here in honor of the completion of the Great Trans–Siberian Railway, the only Moorish Castle in Siberia – the building that now houses the Irkutsk Museum of Local Lore, the White House (or Sibiryakovsky Palace) - the house that belonged first to the merchants Sibiryakov, and then for a long time It served as the residence of the Governor-General of Eastern Siberia.
Then we will visit a new tourist center with restored historical buildings – "Irkutsk Sloboda" (or the so-called 130th quarter).
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Lunch at the restaurant during the tour.
Transfer to the hotel, accommodation.
Free time, rest.
Dinner on your own.
Guide: Yes. Meals: breakfast, lunch.