Nizhny Novgorod sketches

For Saturday arrivals, the second and third days are reversed.

Breakfast at the hotel

08:00 Gathering in the lobby of the Courtyard Hotel.

08:10 Gathering in the lobby of the Ibis Hotel.

Sightseeing tour of Arzamas. The main focus of the religious buildings of Arzamas is located on Cathedral Square, it is not for nothing that it is so called. The majestic five-domed Resurrection Cathedral and the church of the life-giving spring, and the complex of the Nikolsky Convent, where the miraculous icon "deliverance from troubles" is located.

Transfer to Diveevo

Visit to the Holy Trinity Serafimo-Diveevsky Convent. You will walk through the territory of the Diveevsky monastery, get acquainted with its history and customs in the monastery. Then you will visit the Trinity Cathedral, where the relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov are kept, and the Transfiguration Cathedral. In the temples it will be possible to venerate the holy relics, put candles. Free time to submit notes and requests. You will be able to buy candles, icons, books, crackers of St. Seraphim.

Walking along the Holy Groove of the Theotokos, reading the prayer to the Theotokos, "Hail Mary, Blessed Mary, the Lord is with You; blessed are you in women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, for you have given birth to the Savior of our souls." Father Seraphim of Sarov bequeathed about the Groove: "When the century is over, the Antichrist will first remove crosses from churches and ruin monasteries, and he will ruin all monasteries! And it will come to yours, and the Groove will be from the ground to the sky, and he cannot ascend to you, the Groove will not allow anywhere, so he will go away. Whoever passes this Groove with prayer, and reads a hundred and fifty "Theotokos", that's all here: Athos, Jerusalem, and Kiev."

You can go to one of the refectories on the territory of the monastery and buy monastery pies, bread, pancakes.

Free time for meals

After that, you will have a trip to the spring (Kazan or Mother Alexandra), a set of holy water, bathing in the spring (optional). For bathing, you need a cotton shirt (for women), a shirt (for men).

19:00 – approximate return to Nizhny Novgorod.

Breakfast at the hotel.

09:50 Gathering in the lobby of the Ibis Hotel

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

Walking tour of Nizhny Novgorod.

Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street is the main street of Nizhny Novgorod. It is located in the historical center of the city. It connects 4 squares: Minin and Pozharsky, Teatralnaya, Gorky and Lyadov. It took shape as the main street of the city by the end of the XVIII century. Until 1917, it was considered noble. After the revolution, the street was renamed and began to bear the name of the revolutionary Y. M. Sverdlov and was popularly called simply "Sverdlovka". Until the 1980s, the street was a thoroughfare and in the early 80s it was made pedestrian. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the name Bolshaya Pokrovskaya was returned to the street. In 2004, the street was completely renovated. It was paved with paving stones, and bronze sculptures were installed along both sides. The most popular are the sculpture of the "Merry Goat" in front of the Drama Theater and the sculpture of a Policeman on Minin and Pozharsky Squares.

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 mansions, which is opened by a bronze policeman, inviting tourists to marvel at the beauty of the ancient city. Rozhdestvenskaya Street is one of the oldest and most beautiful in Nizhny Novgorod. There are many large and beautiful stone houses preserved here, the history of which begins in the middle of the XVIII century. According to official data, there are about 35 architectural monuments here. The main attraction of the street is the Nativity Church.

Rozhdestvenskaya Street is the second most important street in the city after Bolshaya Pokrovskaya, a place of concentration of restaurants, cafes and nightlife in Nizhny Novgorod, along with the adjacent Markin Square and Nizhnevolzhskaya Embankment.

The street connects the National Unity Square in front of the Kremlin with the square in front of the Annunciation Monastery.

13:00 – the tour ends at the street.Rozhdestvenskaya is free time, tourists get to the hotel on their own.

It is necessary to inform about the choice of an excursion when booking a tour.

Option 1: “Gorokhovets".

Breakfast at the hotel.

07:30 Gathering in the lobby of the Ibis Hotel.

07:40 Gathering in the lobby of the Courtyard Hotel.

Excursion to Gorokhovets.

Sightseeing bus and walking tour of Gorokhovets.

The city tour will start from the Nikolsky Monastery. 

The mountain on which the Nikolo-Troitsky Monastery stands is called Puzhalova. 

The ancient Gorokhovets wonderfully combines examples of civil architecture, temple architecture and magnificent natural landscapes. 

Seven of the twenty surviving buildings of merchant chambers throughout Russia have been preserved in the city. 

Excursion to the Gorokhovets Historical and Architectural Museum.

The museum exhibits tell about the way of merchant life, the interiors of that time are recreated here: the master rooms, the red chamber, the basement, the Gorokhovetsky toy, carvings, needlework and much more. 

Excursion to the chambers of the King of Peas.

The house of M.I.Shorin, also known as the "Chambers of the Tsar of the Peas" is a wooden mansion that is representative of the most colorful works of Gorokhovets Art Nouveau and Neo-Russian style. 

Today, the House of Folk Art and Crafts is located within the walls of the house of the manufacturer Shorin. 

Exhibitions of objects of the past and exhibits of decorative and applied art, made by Gorokhovets craftsmen, are held here. 

Free time for meals.

17:00 - approximate return to Nizhny Novgorod.

or

Option 2: Sheremetyevo Castle + lake.Svetloyar.

Breakfast at the hotel.

07:00 Gathering in the lobby of the Ibis Hotel.

07:10 Gathering in the lobby of the Courtyard Hotel.

A tour of the Sheremetyevo Castle.

Sheremetyevo Castle is called the "pearl of the Volga region". 

With crenellated towers and stained glass windows, it looks like a medieval one and attracts with its peculiar beauty. 

The castle, designed by the German architect Rudolf Muller in the late Gothic style, also has features of Gothic, Oriental, Romanesque and Old Russian styles. 

The combination of red and black bricks with white stone details is simply fascinating.

The south entrance leads to a conservatory with a glass dome. 

The rooms of the castle had their own purpose.

Among them is the famous office of General Skobelev with a rich collection of weapons. 

The interior of the other hall, executed in Oriental style, resembled a Persian one. 

It retains colored marble columns brought from Italy, and Arabic murals on the instructed colored marble floor. 

There is also an art gallery, an Oak room.

As a rule, all former master rooms were connected by special passages with spiral staircases. 

The Sheremetevs' estate has a large park area, on its territory there is the Mikhailo-Arkhangelsk Cathedral, which delights with its architecture and decoration. 

Free time for meals.

Transfer to Vladimirskoye village, visit Svetloyar lake.

Lake Svetloyar is one of the most fantastic corners of the Nizhny Novgorod region, a natural monument of federal importance. 

Its depth reaches 36 meters, it is the deepest lake in the Nizhny Novgorod region. 

Scientists still cannot determine the exact origin of the object. 

One of the legends is the mysterious sinking of the city of Kitezh, which stubbornly resisted the Khan's troops. 

You can walk around the lake, make a wish, take a walk around the territory or just swim. 

21:00 – approximate return to Nizhny Novgorod.

or

Option 3: "Bolshoe Boldino – in Pushkin's places."

Breakfast at the hotel.

07:05 Gathering in the lobby of the Courtyard Hotel.

07:15 Gathering in the lobby of the Ibis Hotel.

Excursion to the A.S. Pushkin Museum – reserve "Boldino".

The State Literary Memorial and Natural Museum-Reserve of A.S. Pushkin "Boldino" is one of the most famous Pushkin places in Russia. 

In the ancient village of Bolshoe Boldino, Nizhny Novgorod province, there is the poet's ancestral estate, a cultural monument of federal significance. 

The original manor house where the poet lived when he came to Boldino has been preserved here, the wing (patrimonial office) and outbuildings have been restored, as well as the manor park with ancient ponds and trees left over from Pushkin's time.

A leisurely walk through the ancient parks will allow you to feel the charm of that distant era, touch the mystery of Pushkin's inspiration.

The exposition of the house museum is dedicated to Pushkin's stay in Bolshoy Boldino.

In the rooms where the poet stayed, the interiors have been recreated, which allow us to imagine the atmosphere of his Boldinsky dwelling.

The entire complex of the estate was recreated on the basis of archival documents and archaeological excavations, the stone Church of the Assumption, which was built by Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin's grandfather and was consecrated in the year of the future poet's birth, was restored. 

Free time for meals.

In the vicinity of Boldin, there is a picturesque Luchinnik grove on six deep ravines.

According to legend, it was the poet's favorite walking place. 

You will visit the village of Lvovka, the estate in which is also part of the memorial complex of the museum-reserve. 

Since the time of its last owner, the son of the poet Alexander Alexandrovich Pushkin, the house, the alleys of the manor park, the parish school, and the partially surviving wooden church of St. Alexander Nevsky have been preserved. 

20:00 Approximate return to Nizhny Novgorod.

Breakfast at the hotel.

08:20 Gathering in the lobby of the Ibis Hotel

08:40 Gathering in the lobby of the Courtyard Hotel

Check-in rooms, take your things with you and after the tour immediately transfer to the railway station.

Excursion to Gorodets.

The tour begins with a visit to the oldest monument of Russian defense architecture of the XII century – the earthen ramparts.

This monument was preserved on the instructions of Catherine II by planting subtropical pines on them, which have a powerful root system.

During a sightseeing tour of Gorodets, you will visit the so-called "museum quarter"Gorodets, where almost every house is unique, is decorated with openwork carvings, and all together these streets recreate the spirit of an ancient merchant town.

Visit to the territory of the Feodorovsky monastery.

The Feodorovsky Monastery is a monastery in Gorodets, which is associated with the acquisition of the icon of the Mother of God of the same name.

The monastery houses a venerated list of the Feodorov Icon of the Mother of God, one of the most revered icons of the Mother of God in Russia.

You will walk through the beautiful well-groomed territory of the monastery, get acquainted with its history and traditions.

Excursion to the museum and tourist complex "City of Masters".

The museum and tourist complex "City of Masters" opened its doors in January 2010.

During the tour you will get acquainted with various crafts of the Nizhny Novgorod region: works of ancient Russian painting, Gorodetsky paintings, gold embroidery, guipure embroidery, wood carvings, pottery and Zhbannikov whistle.

The special value of architectural structures is that they represent the history of "deaf" house carving in all its richness and beauty, with the manner inherent in Gorodetsky master carvers.

Excursion to the museum "Terem of the Russian samovar".

 The museum opened in 2008.

The collection is based on the collection of samovars by Nikolai Polyakov.

Currently, the museum has more than 1,000 exhibits (453 samovars and other tea items).

The largest samovar in the collection is 53 liters, and the smallest is 75 grams.

Free time for meals.

17:00 – tourists arrive at the Moscow railway station.