Russian Christmas. A trip to the Ivanovo region and Vladimir

07:00 Gathering of the group in Moscow, VDNKh metro station, parking lot to the right of the Kosmos Hotel.

Departure to Vladimir.

Travel tour of Vladimir, the ancient capital of Northeastern Russia, where the sights of the 12th century have been preserved:

• The Golden Gate (external inspection, under restoration) is a symbol of the greatness and power of Ancient Russia;
• Dmitrievsky Cathedral (external inspection) is a monument of Vladimir-Suzdal architecture of the pre-Mongol period;
• Assumption Cathedral (external inspection) is a masterpiece of white stone architecture.

Departure to Ivanovo.

Sightseeing tour of Ivanovo.

"Russian Manchester", the city of the cotton kings who set the fashion for Russian textiles, the birthplace of the first Soviet, an exemplary socialist city, a paradise for fans of "constructivism". All this is Ivanovo.

In the program:

1. The railway station in the "constructivism" style of 1933, one of the symbols of Ivanovo.
2. Revolution Square is the central square of the city, where there is a huge monument in memory of the revolutionary events of 1905.
3. Monument to Yakov Petrovich Garelin (1820-1890), one of the founding fathers of the city, a manufacturer and philanthropist.
4. The buildings of Soviet constructivism, after Moscow and St. Petersburg in Ivanovo, there are the most in Russia.
5. Shchudrov tent, the oldest stone building in Ivanovo, 17th century.

Lunch at a cafe in the city.

Departure to Shuya.

Sightseeing tour of Shuya.

In the program:

1. The mansion of M.A. Pavlov of the 19th century (external inspection), rebuilt according to the project of the "home" architect of the famous collector P. Tretyakov.
2. Shopping malls are the "heart" of the city and the unique monument "Vazhnya" – the historical scales of the Swiss architect. The preserved Shuiskaya chapel is the only one in the whole of central Russia.
3. Merchant buildings of the 18th and 19th centuries: estates of merchants Posylin, Zhukov, Neburchilov, Shchekoldin.
4. The Resurrection Cathedral and its famous bell tower are the hallmark of the city, it is one of the tallest bell towers in Russia – 106.4 m and much more.