The Capital of the former Russia has witnessed numerous victorious parades of the Russian History since Alexandre Nevskyi until the XIX th century. Located 166 km east of Moscow, it is a picturesque city on Kliazma banks. Although founded in 1108 by the powerful Vladimir Monomaque, it is to his grandchild, Andreï Bogolioubski, that it owes its peculiarity. The latter made it the Capital of the whole Kievian Russia in 1169. Here was created, by brilliant Masters, unfortunately remained anonymous, a set where the three major arts witch are painting, architecture and sculpture are represented by the now famous masterpieces. Dormition cathedral, real architectural marvel, was the highest of Russia in its time and was the crowning site of the Big Dukes and it is as well in this place that was housed the famous Vladimir’s Virgin icon, Holy protector of Russia, today sheltered by the Trekiakov Museum in Moscow. You can admire the Andrei Roublev’s and Daniel Tchiorni’s frescoes there as well as a magnificent baroque iconostasis.

Situated 70 k from Moscow, the one witch, for decades, was named after Zagorsk, is known all over the world for the beauty of its monastery, the St Serge Trinity Lavra. Visited by more than a million persons every year, this monastery is the symbol of the Russian orthodox faith.

This very beautiful medieval city, called also “stony symphony”, is one of the oldest cities of Russia and it reached its zenith between the XI and the XIII th century.

Founded in 1024, it is a masterpiece of the Russian medieval architecture. This set of 200 religious and civil monuments were classified UNESCO World Heritage.

It consists of numerous magnificent architectural monuments, the oldest of which is the Saviour Transfiguration cathedral. According to the legend, it would have been built on the place of birth of Alexandre Nevsky Great Russian Prince. Alexandre Nevsky and St Vladimir’s purification Churches are characterised by their cubical forms and their high roofs.

Situated 350 km from Moscow, this provincial town is known for its 18-19 th centuries city-center consisting of numerous stalls rows of Gostinny Dvor ( (merchants yard), of the Fire Tower, and of Dvorianskoïe Sobranïé (assembly reserved for aristocracy). However, the real treasure of the city is located in periphery. Thus the magnificent St Ipatius monastery formerly welcomed the 1st Tsar of the Romanov dynasty, Mikhaïl Fedorovitch.

located at the intersection of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers it was founded in 1010 on a former Viking site. In the XVII th century, it was the 2nd most important city of Russia and was even temporarily the Capital of the country during the Polish occupation of Moscow.

Day 1

Departure from Moscow to Vladimir. Lunch in a typical local restaurant, and then visit of Vladimir and of Assumption and St Dimitri cathedrals. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 2

Breakfast at the hotel; visit of the city of Souzdal, the Kremlin, the Museum of the Wooden Architecture and St Ethyme monastery with the Transfiguration cathedral and its bells concert. Lunch in a typical local restaurant then transfer to Kostroma. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 3

Breakfast at the hotel. Visit of the city, St Ipatius monastery and Trinity cathedral. Lunch in a typical local restaurant. Free time in the city. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 4

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure to Yaroslavl. Visit of St Saviour monastery, on the banks of the Volga, and its magnificent Transfiguration cathedral which is of the XIII th century. Then you will visit the prophet Ilya church, before having lunch in a typical local restaurant. Free time. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 5

Breakfast at the hotel.

Departure to Rostov the Great. Visit of the Kremlin and its churches. Transfer towards Péréslavl-Zalesskiy. Lunch in a typical local restaurant. Visit of the city before the departure to Sergiyev Posad where you will visit the St Serge Trinity Lavra and its cathedrals.

Back to Moscow.

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