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Arrival in Novgorod (we meet the train from Moscow and St. Petersburg).
Meeting with the guide at the railway station at the main entrance from the platform.
Guaranteed accommodation at the hotel at 14.00. Morning accommodation if possible. You can leave your belongings free of charge in the luggage room of the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
The interactive program "The Great Guest". (In January arrivals).
In the glorious city of Veliky Novgorod, guests are welcome. And every guest is an honor for the host.
Country tour: We invite you to an exciting and informative excursion "To the origins of Russia!".
We will visit an amazing place - Yaroslav's Courtyard, where you will hear what the Novgorod assembly was noisy about, why there are so many temples on the territory of the auction and where the princely court of the famous Russian Prince Yaroslav the Wise was located. The acquaintance with the history of the ancient city will continue in the picturesque southern surroundings, where the men's monastery, one of the oldest in Russia – St. George Monastery, is hidden from the outside eye. The monastery is located at the source of the Volkhov River, flowing from the legendary Lake Ilmen.
And the route will end with a walk through the Novgorod village in the Museum of Wooden Architecture "Vitoslavlitsy". You will touch the traditions of the Russian village and learn a lot of interesting things: how huts were built without a single nail, get acquainted with the life of Novgorod peasants. The fabulous beauty of the interiors will not leave anyone indifferent!
(Attention! It is possible to replace it with the Hutynsky Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery). Duration: 3 hours.
A tour of the Kremlin complex "Walls and Towers of the Ancient Detinets" in 1044. Yaroslav the Wise laid the walls and towers of the Ancient Kremlin, a Veche took place here, the election of the Mayor, the chronicle was conducted - Likhudov building; St. Sophia Cathedral (XI century.) – an outstanding monument of ancient Russian architecture, the St. Sophia Belfry of the XYI century. and a unique collection of ancient bells of Veliky Novgorod (XVI – XVII centuries); the monument "The Millennium of Russia" is an encyclopedia of the Russian state, imprinted in bronze - it is a chronicle of the thousand–year history of the Russian state.
Free time for souvenirs.
