Meet the third capital of Russia

Breakfast at the hotel. 

11:50 – gathering in the lobby of the Ibis Hotel.

12:00 – gathering in the lobby of the Courtyard Hotel

During the tour, you will get acquainted with the Zarechnaya part of Nizhny Novgorod, which, along with the Mountainous ("Upper") part of the city, played a major role in the history and formation of its appearance. 

You will visit the territory of the famous Nizhny Novgorod Fair, which was moved to Nizhny Novgorod in 1816. 

In 1896, the All-Russian Trade, Industrial and Art Exhibition was held in the "third capital of Russia". 

Of the buildings of the Fair Complex, the main house, built in 1890, is notable, as well as the Old Fair Cathedral, which was built by architect Auguste Montferrand, the author of the project of St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg. 

You will see the natural monument Meshcherskoe Lake, which also played a role in the transportation of goods during the Nizhny Novgorod Fair, and the Smolensk (Stroganov) Church in Gordeevka, which is an example of Stroganov Baroque and an object of cultural heritage of federal significance. 

During the tour, you will visit the Sormovsky district and get acquainted with its history. 

There were once dense pine and oak forests on the site of the district, which served as the basis for the creation of the Sormovsky Park. 

The May Day demonstration of 1902 in Sormovo formed the basis of M.Gorky's novel "Mother", and on the corner of Barricade Street a high relief "Barricades of 1905" was erected in memory of the armed uprising of the Sormovo proletariat on December 12-14, 1905. 

The landmark landmark of the district is the Shukhov fire tower with a height of more than 20 meters, and next to the tower you will see houses made in the style of deaf carving – examples of the unique wooden architecture of the district. 

You will see with your own eyes the legendary Meteor structure, designed and manufactured in 1960 at the Krasnoe Sormovo factory (a life-size monument is installed on Burevesnik Square). 

You will learn about other equipment produced at this plant and the history of this largest shipbuilding enterprise during an exciting tour of the museum of the plant. 

You will see in miniature the world's first diesel-electric steamers Vandal and Sarmat, the first Russian screw railway ferry Perevoda Dvaya, samples of factory-made steam locomotives (which were repeatedly recognized as the best in pre-revolutionary Russia), Soviet tanks and much more.

16:00 – approximate return to the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel.

18:45 – gathering in the lobby of the Ibis Hotel.

18:55 – gathering in the lobby of the Courtyard Hotel

Evening tour of Nizhny Novgorod.

Nizhny Novgorod is one of the most beautiful cities in Russia. 

The city acquires special attractiveness in the evening due to its multi-level location (low-lying and mountainous parts of the city), which is successfully used by urban lighting. 

There is a certain mystery and power of the ancient city at the confluence of the two great rivers Volga and Oka. 

Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin – illuminated from the Kremlin Boulevard and from the inside, low burning lanterns, like burning candles of the ensemble of the main Kremlin Square, illumination of the main pedestrian streets of Bolshaya Pokrovskaya and Rozhdestvenskaya, illumination of the television tower, Nizhny Novgorod Slopes, squares and much more – all this is the indescribable beauty of Nizhny Novgorod.

During the tour, we will drive through the historical center of the city and take a closer look at the architecture and sights of Nizhny Novgorod. 

Let's admire the beautiful views from different angles. 

Thanks to the illumination from the observation decks, it is easy to determine the location of the Oka, Volga, and Strelka. 

The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the Nizhny Novgorod stadium built for the World Cup, the Main Fair House, the ensemble of the Annunciation Monastery with its symbol — the Trumpeting Angel, the domes of the Nativity Church, the triumphality of the Chkalovskaya Staircase look festive and beautiful…

After the bus part of the tour, you will take an exciting walking tour along the main tourist street of Nizhny Novgorod – Bolshaya Pokrovskaya. 

Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street is one of the oldest pedestrian streets in the city, connecting 4 squares of the city: Minin and Pozharsky, Teatralnaya, Gorky and Lyadov. 

Today, strolling street has turned into a real museum, paved with paving stones and granite, full of cafeterias, restaurants, shops, a street with ancient mansions and manors, which is opened by a bronze policeman, inviting tourists to marvel at the beauty of the ancient city.

22:00 The tour ends at Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street - free time, tourists get to the hotel on their own.

Breakfast at the hotel. 

09:50 – gathering in the hotel lobby.

10:10 – gathering at 52 Bolshaya Pokrovskaya str. (at the sculpture of a cyclist, for tourists from the Courtyard hotel).

Rooms are vacated, things are handed over to the luggage room.

Walking tour of Nizhny Novgorod.

 You will walk along Malaya Pokrovskaya Street, which is still called "Vorobyovka" by some Nizhny Novgorod residents, since from 1924 to 1991 Malaya Pokrovskaya was named "Yakov Vorobyov Street" in honor of the first chairman of the provincial Extraordinary Commission of Nizhny Novgorod. 

Many interesting architectural objects have been preserved on this street. 

Notable are the buildings of the Guarantee Bank (now Sarovbusinessbank), the house of merchant Ikonnikov, the four-storey building of the FSB directorate, the houses of the people's commune, etc. 

Next, you will walk along Zalomov Street (P.A. Zalomov is the prototype of the hero of M. Gorky's novel "Mother") and go out to one of the best observation decks in Nizhny Novgorod – Fedorovsky Embankment, from where you can enjoy fascinating panoramic views of Strelka and the zarechnaya part of the city, and in the evening hours – the famous Nizhny Novgorod sunsets. 

You can walk along the alley of friendship, find yourself in the basket of a balloon next to Jules Verne and see one of the monuments to Maxim Gorky, which depicts the great Russian writer thoughtfully admiring the confluence of the Oka and the Volga. 

After a walk along the embankment, you will descend to one of the oldest streets in Nizhny Novgorod – Rozhdestvenskaya, which is often called "merchant street". Each building on this street has its own unique architecture and history. 

Among the iconic buildings on The bank's building complex is notable on Rozhdestvenskaya Street Rukavishnikov, Stroganov (Christmas) Church and many others. 

13:00 – the tour ends at Rozhdestvenskaya Street - free time, tourists get to the railway station on their own.