Important! Please pay attention to the sequence of the excursion days:
- 03-05.01.2025 Sizma – Ferapontovo – Kirillov - Vologda.
- 05-07.01.2025 Vologda – Sizma – Ferapontovo - Kirillov.
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.
or
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 the ancient Russian village of Sizma (110 km).
11:00 a.m. Welcome the guests according to the good Russian custom with an icon and bread and salt.
Guided tour of the revived shrine – the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.
Climb to the bell tower to admire the village from a bird's-eye view, those wishing to make a wish will have the opportunity to ring five lucky bells.
A hearty lunch of dishes cooked in a Russian oven, with a tasting of rustic "women's" beer.
A visit to the village of Solovarka with an excursion to the chapel of Xenia of St. Petersburg, a visit to the holy spring of St. George the Victorious, an external inspection of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
14:30 Departure to Vologda (110 km).
16:15 Arrival in Vologda at the hotel.
The end of the excursion day.