07:00 Gathering of the group in Moscow, VDNKh metro station, parking lot to the right of the Kosmos Hotel.
07:15 Departure to Pereslavl-Zalessky. Travel sightseeing tour of the city.
Departure to Yaroslavl. Sightseeing tour of Yaroslavl, the "Capital of the Golden Ring", which will introduce you to the history of the thousand-year-old city and its modern way of life:
- You will see the arrow of the Volga and Kotorosli rivers – the place where Yaroslavl began.;
- take a walk along the picturesque Volga embankment, explore the Assumption Cathedral, recreated for the 1000th anniversary of the city.;
- admire the unique architectural ensemble of the central part of Yaroslavl (under UNESCO protection) and its pearls – churches of the 17th century (one of which is the Church of Elijah the Prophet);
- You will listen to stories about the first Russian theater, walk along the streets where the heroes of famous Soviet and Russian films walked.
Guided tour of the territory of the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery (12th century), an urban dominant with impregnable stone walls, which is sometimes popularly called the "Yaroslavl Kremlin". It was here in the XVIII century that the list of the masterpiece of ancient Russian literature "The Word about Igor's Regiment" was discovered.
Lunch at a cafe in the city. Transfer to Vologda.
Stop to visit the Kazan Danilovsky Monastery on Gorushka (Danilovsky district, Yaroslavl region) under favorable weather conditions. Self-guided tour of the monastery grounds.
The Kazan Temple was built according to the project of Vasily Antonovich Kosyakov, the author of the famous Naval Cathedral in Kronstadt. The Cathedral in Danilov became the last Russian church consecrated after the advent of Soviet power.
Accommodation at the Atrium 3* hotel in Vologda, standard rooms (reserve hotels "Spasskaya" Vologda, "Vologda 3*" Vologda).
Dinner at the hotel restaurant.