Nizhny Novgorod traditions. Autumn and winter holidays

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Weekend tour of Nizhny Novgorod land. We will visit the main sights of Nizhny Novgorod, the ancient city of Gorodets, Arzamas and Peshelan.

Location

Russia, Nizhny Novgorod

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Tour highlights

Cable car

We will enjoy magnificent views of Nizhny Novgorod and the flood meadows of the Bor floodplain

Craftsmen from Gorodets

Let's get acquainted with the various crafts of Nizhny Novgorod craftsmen

The museum is 70 meters underground

We will find ourselves in a real underground kingdom in an operating mine in Peshelani

Itinerary

Day 1 - The city above the Volga and the Oka
08:00 and 11:10 - meeting in the central hall of the Moscow railway station to the right of the main exit to the city near the Rospechat store.
Transfer to the hotel, things are handed over to the luggage room.
Self-check-in at the hotel after 14:00.
11:50 Gathering in the lobby of the hotel for an excursion (it is possible to change the time of gathering for an excursion. The time is specified at the meeting).
Bus and pedestrian sightseeing tour of Nizhny Novgorod "The city above the Volga and the Oka" (duration 4.5 hours).
During a sightseeing bus and walking tour of Nizhny Novgorod, you will get acquainted with the history of the city, founded eight centuries ago.
You will see the main sights of Nizhny Novgorod: the Chkalovskaya Staircase, the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the monument to M. Gorky, etc., visit the Stroganov (Christmas) Church, an architectural monument of the XVII century.
You will drive through historical streets that have preserved their beauty and former greatness: Malaya Pokrovskaya, Rozhdestvenskaya, Ilyinskaya, Verkhnevolzhskaya and Nizhnevolzhskaya embankments, visit Minin and Pozharsky Squares, Gorky Square, Sennaya, etc., visit the observation decks, from where you can enjoy "breathtaking" views of the river part of the city.
Nizhny Novgorod has the highest Volga embankment, and everyone can enjoy a wonderful view of the Volga expanses.
After the bus part of the tour, you will take an exciting walking tour of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin.
This is a unique military engineering structure of the beginning of the XVI century, which was one of the most important elements in the defense of the city.
In the entire history of its existence, it has never been captured, despite numerous attempts.
The oldest Nizhny Novgorod Cathedral is located here – Mikhailo-Arkhangelsky (an architectural monument of the XVII century), it is in it that the ashes of the great Nizhny Novgorod resident Kozma Minin are buried.
From the Volga, the ensemble of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin resembles a "stone necklace thrown on the slopes of the woodpecker mountains."
Next, you will have an excursion to the Voznesensky Pechersk Monastery.
The monastery was founded in 1328.
The rich history places this object among the main attractions of the city and the country, this object is protected at the federal level.
Today, the ensemble of the monastery occupies more than 5 hectares and includes 5 temples, a bell tower and bishops' chambers.
The bell tower of the monastery is a rare type of ancient Russian belfries of the XVI century, and during its existence it acquired a large slope like the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
The Laurentian Chronicle, the oldest of the chronicles, was compiled within the walls of the monastery.
The excursion program will end with a cable car ride along the Nizhny Novgorod – Bor – Nizhny Novgorod route (in a circle without exit).
This road is remarkable for many reasons.
Firstly, it has the largest unsupported span in Europe over the water surface (the main channel of the Volga) – about 800 meters long.
Secondly, from the highest point there are magnificent views of Nizhny Novgorod and the flood meadows of the Bor floodplain.
Thirdly, roads of this scale have never been built in the central part of Russia before.
The tour ends on the cable car – free time, tourists get to the hotel on their own.

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Day 2 - Arzamas and Peshelan. Journey to the Underworld
Breakfast at the hotel.
08:00 Gathering in the lobby of the Courtyard Hotel.
08:10 Gathering in the lobby of the Ibis Hotel.
Excursion to Arzamas + Peshelan.
Excursion to the Museum of Geology and Speleology.
The museum in Peshelani has an age limit of 14+
You will learn a lot of new and interesting things.
In Peshelani, an amazing museum has been created in an operating mine at a depth of 70 meters.
The unusual begins already on the surface, at the foot of gypsum mountain.
You put on unusual clothes: a miner's jacket, a helmet with a flashlight and descend into the mysterious underworld.
The majestic mistress of the white mountain will reveal her treasures to you.
There is a unique collection of minerals, outlandish stone crafts created by craftsmen.
After a few meters, there is a meeting with the distant past: the parking lot of a Stone Age man, samples of ancient rock art.
Somehow, the sound of falling water suddenly arises and you are literally mesmerized by the view of an underground lake and waterfall.
An indescribable feeling is caused by an absolutely black shungite room.
In it, as in the whole museum, the feeling of belonging to something unknown and mysterious does not leave.
Transfer to Arzamas.
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.
Free time for meals.
17:00 Approximate return to Nizhny Novgorod.
Day 3 - Gorodets is the oldest city in the Nizhny Novgorod region
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 immediately transfer to the railway station after the tour
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.

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Difficulty

For any person

Accommodation

Hotel

2 nights

Comfort

Upscale
Premium

The tour includes accommodation in a hotel.

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the accommodation, RUB.:

hotel	1-room	2-bed	3-bed
Ibis 3*	27 500	21 700	20 800
Courtyard Nizhny Novgorod City Center 4*	34 500	28 500	27 000

There is no connection. If you are traveling alone, you must choose a single room.

The Ibis Hotel

This modern hotel is located in Nizhny Novgorod, just a 5-minute walk from Pokrovskaya Street, the historic shopping center of the city. It offers soundproofed rooms with a flat-screen TV, free Wi-Fi, and a 24-hour snack bar.

Each room at the Ibis Nizhny Novgorod features elegant wooden floors, air conditioning and a bathroom with a spacious shower.

The Ibis Kitchen restaurant, decorated in a Mediterranean style, offers various types of breakfast and a la carte dishes. The restaurant also serves traditional Chinese cuisine. The Ibis Kitchen bar is open 24 hours a day.

Free computers with internet access are available in the lobby of the Ibis Nizhny Novgorod Hotel. The reception is open 24 hours a day.

Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin is just 1.5 km from the Ibis Nizhny Novgorod Hotel. The famous Nizhny Novgorod Art Gallery is less than 2 km away.

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Another option

Courtyard Hotel Nizhny Novgorod City Center

Courtyard Nizhny Novgorod City Center Hotel with a fitness center is a 20-minute walk from Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin. Free Wi-Fi and free private parking are available on site.

All rooms are equipped with air conditioning, an electric kettle, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels and a work area. The bathrooms are equipped with a hairdryer and free toiletries.

The hotel offers a restaurant and a 24-hour front desk.