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If you arrive in Nizhny Novgorod early, you can take your belongings to your hotel's luggage room on your own and drive up to the railway station at 11:00 or by 11:25 to the gathering place of the group on Lenin Square near the Lenin monument.
We recommend trains arriving in Nizhny Novgorod before 11:10.
11:00-11:20 Meeting with a representative of the tour operator at the railway station.
The meeting place with the representative of the tour operator is in the central hall of the station, at the souvenir kiosk to the left of the exit.
Boarding the bus. Things on the bus. Check-in after the excursion program (early check-in is possible for an additional fee).
11:25 Independent arrival at Lenin Square.
Meeting with a representative of the tour operator. Boarding the bus.
11:30 Departure for the excursion program.
A bus and pedestrian sightseeing tour of the city awaits you.
During the tour you will get acquainted with one of the most ancient and picturesque cities.
You will see the place where two great rivers merge – the Volga and the Oka. The place of confluence is called the Arrow. Nizhny Novgorod is known as the capital of the Nizhny Novgorod – Suzdal Principality, the birthplace of the people's militia of 1612, the merchant capital, the symbol of which remains the Nizhny Novgorod Fair.
Not far from the fair you will see the monumental Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.
During the tour you will have the opportunity to admire merchant mansions, apartment buildings on Rozhdestvenskaya, Nizhnevolzhskaya embankment, see the famous squares of the city and monuments to K. Minin and D. Pozharsky, M. Gorky, V. Chkalov.
Our tour will continue on the territory of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin.
Here you will be transported to the fortress city and get acquainted with the history of the creation of an ancient fortification, with the legends and legends that surround the construction of the towers of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin.
During a walk through the Kremlin, you can see: the monument to the founders of the city – George Vsevolodovich and St. Simon, the famous Mikhailo-Arkhangelsk Cathedral, the obelisk in honor of Minin and Pozharsky, the Arakcheevsky cadet corps, the airplane building ("House of Soviets"), the Governor's House, the alley-exhibition of military equipment in the open air "Gorkovchane -to the front."
14:30 Lunch at a cafe in the city (included in the price).
15:30 Walking tour along B. Pokrovskaya street.
To take a promenade along Bolshaya Pokrovskaya – is it possible to deny yourself this pleasure?
Nizhny Novgorod residents have been coming here for more than two hundred years to see others and show themselves, listen to street musicians, make a wish from a bronze Cheerful Goat, admire ancient buildings, and at the same time buy gifts for themselves and all their family in the unique center "Arts and Crafts".
Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street is one of the oldest streets in Nizhny Novgorod.
It is named so after the Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos, which stood on it.
The street connects the 4 main squares of the city: Minin and Pozharsky Square, Theater Square, Gorky and Lyadov Squares.
This street can be called an open-air museum, as its architecture preserves the memory of merchant Nizhny Novgorod.
Also on Bolshaya Pokrovskaya is the majestic Central Bank building, which looks more like a castle.
Pokrovka is a pedestrian street with a length of 2 km 230 meters, closed to traffic on it.
16:30 Visit to the Rukavishnikov Manor Museum.
The museum building is truly a royal palace both outside and inside.
The facade is decorated with angels and caryatids.
A magnificent wrought iron gate leading to the courtyard of the building.
Inside, the grand staircase, the ballroom, the decor of the ceiling and walls are admired…
17:30 The end of the excursion program on Minin Square.
Boarding the bus. Transfer to the hotel. Self-check-in.
