SUZDAL AND VLADIMIR

Duration
1 night/2days
out of Moscow

This trip to Vladimir and Suzdal introduces you to the treasury of Russian history and culture, masterpieces of ancient art, unique monuments and fascinating museums.

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ITINERARY

This tour starts early at 6:00 am. Your driver will pick you up and take to the railway station to catch the high-speed train to Vladimir, an important town of ancient Russia and part of the “Golden Ring”. It would take just 1 hour and 45 min. to get to Vladimir onboard the comfortable modern train. You make your train journey on your own, but upon the arrival to Vladimir meet your local English-speaking guide on the platform, this guide/assistant will stay with you until you leave Vladimir next evening.

 

Your tour will start with the visit to Bogolyubovo, a small village between Vladimir and Suzdal. Highlights are the Church of Intercession on the river Nerl, dating from the early XII century that is considered to be the most harmonious Temple ever built in Russia. Alternatively (in case of bed weather, when the Church of Intercession is closed) you explore the territory and churches of the Bogolubovo Convent that stands on the sight of the former Palace of Andrew the Pious (Bogolyubsky), the only building of Medieval Russia that has survived without renovation.

 

After this visit you will travel to Vladimir for lunch. 

After lunch you explore the town of Vladimir,  one of the medieval capitals of Russia and home to three important monuments that are on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The first is the magnificent five-domed Assumption Cathedral. Designed as a sepulcher for Grand Princes, the Cathedral is dedicated to the holy icon Theotokos of Vladimir, which was brought to the city by Andrew the Pious. The Cathedral was constructed in 1158–1160, expanded in 1185–1189, and painted by the great medieval iconographers Andrei Rublev and Daniil Chyorny.

 

Next, visit St. Demetrius Cathedral (XII century) that is notable for its noble form, ideal proportions and walls decorated with beautiful stone fretwork and more than 600 bas-reliefs! See it from outside. Finally, stop at the Golden Gate that used to be the entrance into old Vladimir. Built in1164, the Golden Gate is a combination of battle tower, overgate church and triumphal arch and is considered a remarkable monument of Russian fortification architecture. Now it is closed for restoration.

 

At the end of the day you will be taken to a hotel in Suzdal, where you can get some rest and spend the night.

After breakfast, you will continue your tours in Suzdal that is a well-known tourist destination and that has many remarkable riverside churches and monasteries dating back to the 11th century, some of which are included in UNESCO World Heritage List. Today, Suzdal has the look and feel of a small provincial town or village, with its beautiful landscape and rustic unpaved roads and houses. The tour will include visits to the beautiful ancient churches, the former market square, the Kremlin, its grounds and Cross Chamber, Nativity Cathedral and the Wooden Architecture Museum. Have lunch in a local restaurant. Continue the city tour of Suzdal with a visit to the remarkable St. Euphimius Monastery.

 

The largest of Suzdal’s many monasteries, St. Euphimius has a commanding position overlooking the town and river. It is remarkably well-preserved and great example of the might of the Russian Orthodox church in medieval times. After exploring the numerous churches and museums inside the monastery, you can admire the view from outside the formidable walls OR, time permitting, take a walk down to the Pokrovsky Convent for a magical 360-degree view of the town.

 

At the end of the tour you will be taken to the train station in Vladimir to catch the high-speed train back to Moscow.

 

Return to Moscow late evening. 

DAY 1
06:00 Meet your driver in the hotel lobby, transfer to the railway station
07:15 High speed train departure to Vladimir*
08:55 Arrive Vladimir, meet the local guide on the platform, drive to Bogolyubovo
10:00 Arrive Bogolyubovo, tours in Bogolyubovo: Church of Intersession on the river Nerl and the Bogolyubovo Convent
12:00 Transfer to Vladimir
12:30 Lunch at a local restaurant in Vladimir (not included)
13:30 Vladimir city tour, Assumption Cathedral, St. Demetrius Cathedral and Golden
Gates. Transfer to Suzdal

17:00 Arrival to Suzdal, check in hotel
Free time


DAY 2
09:00 breakfast, check out hotel
09:45 Tours in Suzdal: Museum of Wooden architecture, Kremlin with Cross Chamber and Nativity Cathedral
12:30 Lunch at a local restaurant (not included)
13:45 visit to St. Euphimius Monastery and Transfiguration Cathedral, short concert of church bells (time permiting)
Free time in Suzdal
16:45 Transfer to the railway station in Vladimir to catch the high-speed train back to Moscow
17:45 Train departure*
19:30 Arrive Moscow

*Train departure time may change slightly. The exact departure time will be known 60 days before the departure date.

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Suzdal market sq.

PRICE PER PERSON

For 1
from 45000 rub. (about 450 Euro)
For 2-3
from 25500 rub. (about 255 Euro)
For 4
from 23000 rub. (about 230 Euro)
For 5
from 20000 rub. (about 200 Euro)
For 6
from 18500 rub. (about 185 Euro)
For 7
from 18000 rub. (about 180 Euro)
For 8
from 16750 rub. (about 165 Euro)
For 9
from 15900 rub. (about 160 Euro)
For 10-11
from 15200 rub. (about 155 Euro)
For 12+
from 14000 rub. (about 140 Euro)

Included

One night accommodation in a 3* hotel (double occupancy); Transportation and guide services as per the itinerary above; Lunch each day; Museum entrances; Transfer in Moscow with early morning on day 1; economy class return train tickets

Mentioned above costs are per person and don’t include accommodation.

Address

191186, St.Petersburg, MALAYA MORSKAYA st., 11 office 406

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