By the Golden Ring in winter. Railway cruise

Breakfast on the train. 

07:25 Arrival of the tourist train at the railway station of Yaroslavl. 

07:45 Meeting with the guide, boarding the bus (the bus number is indicated in the voucher). 

Sightseeing tour of Yaroslavl. Numerous monuments of different eras have been preserved on the embankments, squares and boulevards of the city: temples of the XVI-XVIII centuries, remnants of old city fortifications, residential buildings in the Art Nouveau style. 

You will admire the Yaroslavl temples, built 400 years ago in the style of the "Yaroslavl pattern" – richly decorated, elegant, cheerful. You will see the Volga embankment of Yaroslavl, decorated with gazebos, rotundas, and monuments of Yaroslavl: Prince Yaroslav and Fyodor Volkov, the Biblical Trinity and the Yaroslavl bear. 

You will walk along the Volga embankment, which is considered to be perhaps the most beautiful among all the embankments of Russian cities, and see the famous Strelka – the meeting place of the two rivers Volga and Kotorosli. 

You will get acquainted with the rich temple architecture, with the first Russian drama theater named after F. Volkov, and visit the Cathedral of the Assumption built for the Millennium. 

You will walk to the place of foundation of the city – the "Chopped City" and learn the legend of how Prince Yaroslav the Wise founded the city. 

During the tour, you will take memorable photos with a thousand-ruble bill against the background of the objects depicted on it. 

Visit the Church of Elijah the Prophet – an outstanding monument of Russian artistic culture of the XVII century, which entered the brightest page in the development of the Yaroslavl school of architecture and painting. 

In the Yaroslavl Museum-Reserve you will visit the only Museum in Russia "The Word about Igor's regiment", get acquainted with the process of creating a handwritten and printed book in Russia. 

And on the interactive program "Lesson in the Old Russian school" you will try to build a book yourself, learn the secret of making ink and complete the task by writing on the ceres. 

At the "Print the engraving yourself" master class, you will learn about the basic techniques of printed graphics, and you will also be able to make your own impression on an ancient gilded press of the XIX century as a souvenir. 

Free time for independent walking and souvenir shopping. 

Transfer to Yaroslavl railway station. 

13:15 Departure of the tourist train No. 926/925 to Ivanovo. 

Rest on the train. 

15:30 Arrival of the tourist train at the railway station of Ivanov. 

Meeting with the guide on the platform, boarding the bus (the bus number is indicated in the voucher). 

Excursion to the D.G. Burylin Museum of Local Lore. 

The museum's collection presents unique collections of "rarities and antiquities" with exceptional completeness and in the best samples, collected by its founder Dmitry Gennadievich Burylin, a famous Ivanovo–Voznesensk patron of the arts, collector, educator. 

In the museum you will find: more than 780 thousand museum objects from antiquity to the present; antiques, porcelain, paintings, numismatics, weapons, books, decorative and applied arts, unique astronomical clocks, as well as high ceilings and elegant stairs, painted stained glass windows and stucco vaults of the museum building itself. 

Excursion to the museum of Ivanovo chintz – a unique museum that preserves the traditions of decorative and applied art of the Ivanovo region. 

You will see: mannered books of the XIX century, various drawing techniques from hand printing to machine printing, a collection of fabrics with a history of 300 years, learn about the most famous calico magnates of the city of Ivanovo and their role in world weaving history. 

A visit to the Cheese Museum with a tasting – here you can taste legendary varieties and completely new flavors of cheese. 

Visit to Revolution Square with an excursion about the foundation of the city of Ivanovo. 

Now the main square of the city, once it holds many secrets and secrets. 

But not only the square itself is unusual, but also the architectural monuments that surround it. 

Dinner at a cafe in the city. 

Free time for independent walking and souvenir shopping. 

Visiting a grocery store from local manufacturers. 

Here you can buy cheeses, sausages and confectionery, as well as buy fresh kvass and beer. 

Transfer to the railway station of Ivanov. 

A tour of the railway station – the only constructivist railway station in Russia. 

Architects and historians restored the facade of the building, bringing it as close as possible to its historical appearance. 

Wooden furniture gives the station a special flavor, a real loom is a symbol of the Ivanovo textile industry, original lanterns above the ticket offices, large glass and round windows, a pattern on columns from the propaganda Ivanovo textiles of the 20-30s and much more. 

Boarding the train from 21:30. 

22:20 Departure of the tourist train No. 926/925 to Vladimir.

Breakfast on the train. 

07:38 Arrival of the tourist train No. 926/925 at the railway station of Vladimir. 

08:00 Meeting with the guide on the platform, boarding the bus (the bus number is indicated in the voucher). 

Transfer to Suzdal – one of the oldest cities in Russia, which reached the peak of its power during the reign of Yuri Dolgoruky. 

It is Dolgoruky who will turn Suzdal into a capital city and lay down several cities to protect the approaches to his beloved brainchild, among which, by the way, will be Moscow. 

During the sightseeing tour, you will visit one of the Suzdal architectural gems and the unique shrine of the city – the Spaso-Evfimiev Monastery, enjoy the ringing of bells. 

You will also admire the ensemble of the Suzdal Kremlin – the most ancient landmark of Suzdal, because its construction began in the X century. 

You will see the ancient Nativity Cathedral, the ancient Bishops' Chambers, the wooden St. Nicholas Church, the Assumption Church and the Church of the Nativity. The unique masterpiece of Russian architecture that you will visit – the grandiose pillarless Cross Chamber – is a genuine architectural marvel, erected at the end of the XVIII century, and the main attraction of the Suzdal Kremlin, because the treasures of the surrounding monasteries and churches are stored here. 

Lunch at a cafe in the city. 

Transfer to Vladimir. 

A city tour will introduce you to this amazing city, once the largest capital of Northeastern Russia. 

You will get acquainted with the sights of Vladimir – the internationally recognized masterpieces of ancient Russian architecture. 

And, of course, you will get acquainted with one of the oldest Russian churches, a masterpiece of white stone architecture – the Assumption Cathedral of Vladimir. 

Built by Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky in 1158-1160, the Assumption Cathedral was for a long time the main temple of the entire Russian land. 

In this cathedral, Moscow and Vladimir princes were married to the Grand duchy up to Ivan III (among them A. Nevsky, D. Donskoy, I. Kalita). 

The main Russian shrine, the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, was kept under the arches of the cathedral. 

The cathedral has preserved the oldest Russian necropolis – more than 40 graves of the Vladimir Grand ducal family and Vladimir bishops. 

In 1408, after the attack of the Mongol-Tatars and the almost complete loss of the cathedral, the famous icon painters Andrei Rublev and Daniil Cherny were engaged in its restoration. The Golden Gate in Vladimir is closed for restoration. 

The work should be completed by the end of 2025. 

Transfer to Vladimir railway station. 

19:15 Departure of the tourist train to Moscow. 

23:30 Arrival of the tourist train No. 926/925 at the Yaroslavsky railway station in Moscow. 

The time in the program is indicated approximately. 

The Company reserves the right to make changes to the tour program without reducing the total volume and quality of services, as well as to cancel the tour and/or offer alternative travel options in case of shortage of the group and cancellation/replacement of rolling stock.