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Arrival in Nizhny Novgorod.
08:00 Meeting in the lobby of the Ibis 3* hotel (for arrivals much earlier than the start of the excursion program or on the eve of the tour).
08:10 The Courtyard 4* Hotel.
08:20 start of boarding at Lenin Square (800 meters from the train station and for those staying at the Marins Park Hotel 4*).
Check-in at the hotel after the excursion program.
08:30 Departure from Nizhny Novgorod from Lenin Square, Lenin monument.
Transfer to Makarievo.
The estimated travel time is 1.5 hours (97 km).
A travel tour on the road.
08:35 boarding at the railway station.
The meeting place with the representative of the tour operator is at the Royal Pavilion (this beautiful mansion is located to the right of the train station, if you look at it).
Boarding the bus. In this case, you can take things with you.
10:00 Guided tour of the Makaryevsky Monastery.
Sights of the monastery: Holy Trinity Cathedral. The main temple of the monastery, the construction of which was completed back in 1652.
It contains the relics of St. Macarius of Zheltovodsk.
The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Located to the west of Holy Trinity Cathedral, this stone five-domed cathedral was built in the period from 1651 to 1654 on the site of a wooden church erected in 1626 and reconstructed in 1882.
The Church of Macarius of Zheltovodsk, also known as the Church of St. Macarius of Unzhensky.
The Church of the Archangel Michael.
It was built in the 17th century, being one of the oldest buildings of the monastery.
The abbot's chambers.
They represent the former residence of the abbots of the monastery and were built in the 18th century.
Currently, the Makaryevskaya monastery is an active convent.
Approximately one hundred nuns live on its territory.
In addition, the monastery is an important place of pilgrimage and tourist interest.
The tour involves visiting the main local attractions and getting acquainted with the history and modern life of the monastery.
12:00 Visit to the ostrich farm "Makaryevsky ostrich".
We invite you to get acquainted with exotic animals at the Makaryevsky Ostrich farm.
Visiting this place is not only fascinating, but also informative.
You will be able to expand your knowledge about the surrounding animal world and purchase original and useful gifts for yourself and your loved ones.
13:00 Transfer to Bor (79 km).
14:00 Lunch at a cafe in the city (for an additional fee of 500 rubles per person).
Along the way, there is a stop at the Mokhovy Mountains.
There is a monument to Maxim Gorky and Fyodor Chaliapin.
This memorial sign was installed on the territory of a holiday village on the Mokhovy Mountains.
It was here that the Malinovskys' dacha was located, where the Nizhny Novgorod intellectual society often gathered.
Maxim Gorky's summer cottage was also located nearby.
Fyodor Chaliapin came here to visit.
15:30 Arrival in Sergievskaya Sloboda (Bor).
Sergievskaya Sloboda is a religious and educational center in the city of Bor.
It was opened in 2014 in honor of the 700th anniversary of St. Sergius of Radonezh and is located on the lands of the former Znamensky and Sergievsky temples (which before the revolution were the Transfiguration Church).
It includes an Orthodox gymnasium named after St. Prince Dmitry Donskoy, a museum dedicated to Sergius of Radonezh, an Orthodox kindergarten, a children's playground and a monument to St. Sergius.
16:00 Departure to Nizhny Novgorod.
17:00 Arrival in Nizhny Novgorod on Lenin Square.
Transfer to the hotel.
