Where did the Russian land come from? Autumn-winter in Veliky Novgorod and Pskov

Breakfast at the hotel.

Excursion to Staraya Ladoga (193 km, 3 hours). Maybe the first capital of Ancient Russia. Staraya Ladoga is the oldest city in Russia. It was here that the castle of the legendary Rurik, the founder of Russia, was located.

Visit the ancient Old Ladoga fortress, towering on a promontory by the Volkhov River. It is believed that the first building was made by the legendary Prince Rurik.

You will walk along the walls, explore the towers, and visit a museum exhibit dedicated to the history of Staraya Ladoga. Admire the beautiful St. George's Cathedral. Inspection of the archaeological exposition. In the city of Staraya Ladoga, you will see Varyazhskaya Street, the oldest street in Russia.

Visit to the Assumption Monastery. This monastery is known primarily for its resident, Evdokia Lopukhina– the first wife of Peter I. Nevertheless, the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, built in the 12th century, recalls its ancient history.

Visit to the Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist. You will see an unusual temple in terms of architecture and interior design. He remains the only reminder of the rich Ladoga Fair and St. John's Monastery, which was favored by Boris Godunov's family.

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Visit to the Nikolsky monastery (XII–XIII centuries. original construction). The monastery is located half a kilometer from the Old Ladoga Fortress.

The area where the monastery is located is unusual, right on the left bank of the Volkhov River, under a hill (self-guided tour).

Return to Veliky Novgorod. Supper.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Country tour: Large sightseeing tour with the main sights of Veliky Novgorod (3 hours).

Lunch at a cafe.

17:28 Transfer to Pskov. A swallow or a car.

21:50 Arrival in Pskov. Transfer to the hotel of the selected category. Accommodation in a hotel in Pskov.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Departure to the Pushkin Mountains.

Guided tour of the Pushkin Museum — Reserve "Mikhailovskoye": Mikhailovskoye and Trigorskoye manors, manor parks and the Svyatogorsk Holy Dormition Monastery, where the great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin is buried.

Lunch at a cafe.

Continuation of the tour.

Return to Pskov. Transfer to the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Room release.

Sightseeing tour of Pskov: The Kremlin, Dovmont city, Trinity Cathedral, Zahab, the walls and towers of the Kremlin, Pokrovskaya Tower and the Church of the Intercession and the Nativity of the Virgin from the Breach.

As well as the Varlaamovskaya Tower and the walls of the roundabout city, merchant chambers, temples and chapels, monuments to Prince Alexander Nevsky and Equal-to-the-Apostles Princess Olga.

Departure to Izborsk.

Lunch at a cafe.

Excursion to the "Reserved Izborsk", the history of the ancient Truvorovo settlement and the Izborsk fortress, the miraculous Slovenian keys.

Transfer to Pechory.

Excursion to the active Pskov-Pechora Holy Dormition Monastery, an Orthodox shrine for all Christian believers in the world, where the spirit of humility, patience and love is found.

Return to Pskov.

Transfer to the railway station (to train No. 10 Pskov — Moscow, departure 19:30; No. 812 Pskov-Saint Petersburg).