Great Russia. Bus tour from Moscow Silver Ring city Tour

07:30 Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.

Departure to the Pushkin Nature Reserve. A visit to the Petrovskoye estate, where everything began for the Hannibal-Pushkin family on Pskov land.

Guided tour of the Venerable Hannibal Castle, visiting the houses of the poet's great-grandfather and great-uncle, and an excursion through the park of the estate "Under the shadow of lime Alleys"

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Visit to Trigorsky, the estate of the poet's friends, the Osipov-Wolf family. An excursion with a visit to the house where the family lived "The Shelter of the shining muses dressed" and a walk through the park, following in the footsteps of Pushkin and Onegin.

Lunch at a cafe in the city.

Visit to the Mikhailovskoye estate, the estate of the poet's mother.

The Poet's Disgraced House tour of the manor house where A. S. Pushkin lived and worked.

Guided tour "I love this dark garden..." in the manor park.

Svyatogorsky Monastery, where the grave of A. S. Pushkin is located.

Transfer to Pskov.

Basic accommodation: Rizhskaya 3* Hotel, Pskov.

Backup accommodation: Oktyabrskaya 3* Hotel, Pskov, Transit 3* Hotel, Pskov.

The hotel is selected automatically depending on the date of the tour and the availability of hotel rooms.

Dinner at the hotel restaurant.

07:00 Breakfast in the hotel restaurant.

Bus and walking tour of Pskov. During the walking tour, you will get acquainted with Dovmont City and its sights, learn the history of Pskov's Vecheva Square, and visit the city's main cathedral, the Holy Trinity Cathedral.

During the bus part of the tour, you will explore the Pokrovsky complex, the Olginskaya Chapel, the Chambers of merchant Podznoev, the Menshikov Chambers, etc.

Get acquainted with Pskov's numerous temples, twin temples, monuments and its ancient streets.

Lunch at a cafe in the city.

Transfer to Pechory.

Excursion to the Holy Dormition Pskov-Pechersk Monastery, founded in the XV century.

Transfer to Izborsk. Izborsk is one of the oldest Russian cities, first mentioned in the chronicles under the year 862.

"From here the Russian Land has gone," and here the Russian statehood was born. For centuries, the ancient city defended the northwestern borders, played a primary role in preserving the Orthodox faith and the independence of the Russian state.

One of the main attractions of Izborsk is the fortress on Mount Zheravya, which was built in the 14th century and has survived to this day in relatively good condition. It is from this fortress that Izborsk is believed to have begun its existence: for many centuries, the fortress defended the western borders of the country.

During the tour of the Izborsk Fortress, you will be able to climb the battle course of the fortress and admire the beauty of the Izborsk-Malskaya Valley from the observation deck on the Lukovka Tower, visit St. Nicholas Cathedral of the 14th century, and see the famous Slovenian Keys.

Return to Pskov.

Dinner at the hotel restaurant.

08:00 Breakfast in the hotel restaurant.

Departure to Staraya Russa.

Lunch at a cafe in the city.

Sightseeing tour of Staraya Russa with a visit to the most ancient architectural monuments.

Waiting for you:

• The Transfiguration Cathedral of the 12th century.;
• St. George's Church with the miraculous icon of the Mother of God “Starorusskaya”;
• The Trinity Church of the XVII century.;
• Staraya Russa resort;
• tour of the famous Muravyovsky fountain (height up to 10 meters)
• visit to the F.M. Dostoevsky house Museum, where great works were created: the novel "Demons" and "The Brothers Karamazov", acquaintance with the life and work of the writer.

Transfer to Veliky Novgorod.

Basic accommodation: Sadko 3* Hotel, Veliky Novgorod.

Backup accommodation: Hotel "Welcome Inn 3*", Veliky Novgorod, hotel "Amaks Russia 3*", Veliky Novgorod.

The hotel is selected automatically depending on the date of the tour and the availability of hotel rooms.

Dinner at the hotel restaurant.

08:30 Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.

Sightseeing tour of Veliky Novgorod. During the tour you will see:

• Yaroslavovo courtyard;
• Ancient bargaining;
• The Museum of Wooden Architecture "Vitoslavlitsy" is one of the most interesting museums of folk wooden architecture, located on the shore of Lake Myachino;
• St. George Monastery (with sunset).

Lunch at a cafe in the city.

Continuation of the tour: The Novgorod Kremlin is one of the oldest monuments of military and defensive architecture in Russia of the XV-XVII centuries. St. Sophia Cathedral (with sunset) is the oldest stone temple in Russia.

Return to the hotel.

Dinner at the hotel restaurant.

07:30 Breakfast in the hotel restaurant.

Departure to Tver.

Lunch at a cafe in the city.

Sightseeing tour of Tver. Tver was once the capital of all Russian lands, but now it is a modern city, the administrative center of the Tver region, located on both banks of the Volga River.

The townspeople are rightfully proud of their countrymen, who have made the city famous for many centuries: the merchant-traveler Athanasius Nikitin, who went across three seas, Prince Mikhail Yaroslavich of Tver and the author-performer of Russian chanson Mikhail Krug.

You will drive through the central city streets and see important sights.:

• the main shrine of the Tver land is the Transfiguration Cathedral;
• the most beautiful embankment of Stepan Razin;
• The front part of the city, the famous Tver "Three–Beam" or "Versailles Trident", a unique part of the city's layout that has been preserved since the 18th century, will not be left out.;
• The Imperial Travel Palace (external inspection), from the windows of which Catherine II and others admired the Volga views.

Departure to Moscow.

20:30 Approximate time of arrival in Moscow (metro station "VDNKH").