Arrival in Vologda before 09:00.
Meeting with the guide at the appointed place no earlier than 08:30-09:00.
Accommodation at the hotel in the evening.
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Meeting with the guide at the hotel no earlier than 08:30-09:00, subject to early check-in at the hotel.
Earlier check–in for an additional fee is an opportunity to specify the cost when booking.
09:00 Departure to Ferapontovo village (120 km) with travel information along the way.
11:00 a.m. Visit to the only site on the territory of the Vologda Region from the UNESCO World Heritage List – the Ferapontov Monastery, an exceptionally well–preserved Orthodox monastery complex of the XV-XVII centuries, a period of great importance for the formation of a centralized Russian state and the development of its culture.
A thematic tour of the complex with a visit to the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin and acquaintance with the surviving paintings of Dionysius, the main Russian painter of the turn of the XV–XVI centuries.
12:45 Transfer to Kirillov (20 km).
13:15 Lunch.
14:00 Visit to the largest functioning Orthodox monastery, the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery.
Sightseeing tour of the territory of the "sovereign fortress" of Ivan the Terrible with an inspection of architectural monuments of the XV-XVIII centuries.
Visit to the Monastic Cell exhibition and the Assumption Cathedral.
16:30 Transfer to Vologda (130 km).
18:30 Arrival in Vologda at the hotel.
The end of the excursion day.