Nizhny Novgorod – Bolgar – Yelabuga – Kazan on the Konstantin Fedin motor ship

Cheboksary is the capital of Chuvashia, one of the largest industrial and cultural centers of the Volga region. Here, in the most incomprehensible way, the dynamics of a modern city, the magic of ancient culture and Orthodox Shrines coexist, successfully complementing each other.

Our journey will begin with an amazing corner — Vladimirskaya Gorka. It was here that the ancient settlement was located and it was here, even before the founding of the fortress city of Cheboksary, that "... there was already a military force" at this place, which met the first Archbishop of Kazan and Sviyazhsky Guriy in the summer of 1555, who was instructed by Ivan the Terrible to illuminate the site of the future urban settlement and the main temple. After getting acquainted with the historical events and traditions of this secluded monastery - the Transfiguration of the Savior Convent, we will continue our journey around the city and go to the western slope to the main Orthodox church of Chuvashia, a unique architectural monument of the XVII century, which has survived almost in its original form - the Vvedensky Cathedral.

Here, in the historical part of the city, we will see objects of cultural heritage that have survived to the present day: the oldest operating prison in Russia; the Church of Michael the Archangel, the Holy Trinity Monastery with the miraculous image of Nikola Mozhaisky of the XVI century and an Art Gallery located in an architectural monument in the Art Nouveau style of the early XX century.

Since ancient times, the Volga region has been home to dozens of different peoples and ethnic groups. Today it is an economically developed region with large cities and industrial centers, rich in natural beauty and landscape diversity, with unique national cultures and languages. After exploring Cheboksary, you and I will go to Yoshkar-Ola through the Volga and Cheboksary hydroelectric power station, deep into the ancient Mari forests.

Immediately upon arrival, we will get acquainted with the main tourist symbol of the city – Yoshkin's cat. After an atmospheric photo shoot with him, we will take a leisurely stroll through the administrative part of the city, see its most famous monuments and buildings, as well as watch a dynamic hour-long performance with a donkey. We will walk along Sunday Square, Arkhangelsk Sloboda, Amsterdam embankment, get acquainted with the Tsarevokokshay Kremlin and the alley of Pushkin's fairy tales, look into souvenir shops and admire the work of folk craftsmen, appreciate the grandeur of Patriarchal Square, where we will definitely see the dynamic procession of the Twelve Apostles. At the end, we will take a walk along the Bruges embankment, which is completely built up in the same style of Northern Gothic, characteristic of Europe in the Middle Ages. The decorations of the embankment are the Keller monument, the Spasskaya Tower, the wedding palace, and other architectural and sculptural objects.

The architectural mosaic of styles collected from all over Europe will allow everyone to stock up on vivid emotions and atmospheric photos.

Cheboksary is the capital of the Chuvash Republic, where the dynamics of a modern city and the magic of ancient culture coexist in the most incomprehensible way, successfully complementing each other. The wide–open arms of its main symbol, the Monument of the Patron Mother, symbolize boundless supreme love and care for all people living on earth.

As part of the tour, you will have a fascinating acquaintance with the history of Cheboksary. Together we will take a walk along Cheboksary Arbat, where we will make the most cherished wishes at the Taganaite stones – symbols of the Sun, Love, Kindness and Happiness, which will surely come true…

Let's walk along the embankment of the man-made bay and Red Square: legends and facts related to the emergence of the city, its heyday and devastating falls, people, destinies, events… Let's take a ride on the 46-meter Ferris Wheel "Music Wheel", where each cabin is unique, has its own theme and musical accompaniment. From a bird's-eye view we will see an impressive view of Cheboksary, admire the beauties of Cheboksary Bay and the Great Russian Volga River.

Time flies by unnoticed for fascinating stories and, at the end of a short trip, you will enjoy tasting national dishes and drinks.

Sightseeing tour of the Bulgarian settlement, visit to the Museum of Bulgarian civilization, the Museum of the history of the Assumption Church, the museum "House of the Healer"

Tsvetaevskaya Yelabuga is a sightseeing tour of the city with a visit to the Yelabuga settlement and places associated with staying in the city of M.Tsvetaeva.

The beginning of the journey is the Kama coast, on which the Yelabuga pier was located at that time, where the steamer Chuvash Republic docked on August 17, 1941, with evacuees on board, among whom was Marina Tsvetaeva and her son George. Travel along the road of the Podmonastrskaya Sloboda, along which Tsvetaeva walked (1.5 – 2 km) from the pier to the city to her first shelter – the building of the Library College.

Excursion visit to the facilities of the memorial complex of M.I. Tsvetaeva:

• The Literary Museum of M.I. Tsvetaeva,
• Marina Tsvetaeva Memorial Houses,
• The Portomoinya Museum,
• Libraries of the "Silver Age", a poetic "minute" in the gazebo at the Literary Museum of M.I. Tsvetaeva,
• Church of the Intercession (beginning of the XIX century),
• The graves of M.I. Tsvetaeva at the Peter and Paul cemetery.
• Visit to the Art Salon.

1. Sightseeing tour of the city of Yelabuga with an inspection of the Yelabuga settlement - a monument of architecture and archeology of the X-XII centuries, Orthodox churches and mosques, historical and memorable places of the city.

2. Guided museum visits:

- I.I. Shishkin Memorial House Museum. The only museum in Russia dedicated to the world-famous landscape painter, where he spent his childhood and adolescence. The exhibition presents memorial items of I.I. Shishkin and his family, as well as authentic paintings and graphic works by the artist, including the earliest painting "Harvest"

- The museum-estate of the cavalryman-maiden Nadezhda Durova. The museum is open in the memorial house, where the famous cavalryman – maiden and talented writer of the first half of the XIX century, Nadezhda Andreevna Durova, spent the last years of her life.