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Arrival in Nizhny Novgorod.
07:20 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).
07:30 The Courtyard 4* Hotel.
07:45 Boarding starts at Lenin Square (800 meters from the train station and for those staying at the Marins Park Hotel 4*).
08:05-08:10 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.
Check-in at the hotel after the tour program.
08:00 Departure from Lenin Square, monument to Lenin.
08:10 Departure from Nizhny Novgorod from Moskovsky Railway station at the stop in front of the Tsar's Pavilion (2A Revolution Square).
Transfer to Arzamas.
Estimated travel time is 2 hours. (113 km).
Travel tour.
You will hear a story about the Fourth and last Destiny of the Mother of God on Earth, about Seraphim of Sarov, about the founders of the Seraphim-Diveevsky monastery and their life in the monastery, about the Holy Groove along which "the stacks of the Queen of Heaven passed", about the holy Diveevsky springs.
10:00 Stop in Arzamas at Cathedral Square.
A short tour and a visit to the Nikolaevsky convent.
In summer, visit the Resurrection Cathedral and venerate the Life-giving Cross (the cathedral is closed from November to May).
12:00 Arrival in Diveevo.
Attention! men are allowed to enter the monastery only in trousers, women in skirts, the length of which is below the knee, the head and shoulders must be covered.
Payment on the territory of the monastery is carried out exclusively in cash.
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.
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, to put candles.
Free time to submit notes and requests.
It will be possible to purchase candles, icons, books, St. Seraphim's biscuits.
Walking along the Holy Groove of the Mother of God, reading the prayer to the Virgin Mary, Hail Mary, Full of Grace, the Lord is with You; blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, for you have borne the Savior of our souls.
Father Seraphim of Sarov bequeathed about the Groove.: "When the age 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 it cannot come to you, the Groove will not allow it anywhere, so it will go away.
Whoever goes through this Groove with prayer, and reads a hundred and fifty "Virgin Mary", it's all here: Mount Athos, Jerusalem, and Kiev."
14:30 Lunch (not included in the price, 750 rubles per person).
After that, you will have a trip to the spring (Seraphim of Sarov, Kazan or Mother Alexandra), the opportunity to collect holy water, plunge into the spring (optional), cotton shirt (for women), shirt (for men). We recommend taking things necessary for dipping and containers for water with you, as there may be long queues at the source.
20:00 Approximate time of arrival in Nizhny Novgorod on Lenin Square.
Check-in at the hotel.
Free time.
