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Golden Ring by water

Duration: 
5 days / 4 nights
Meals: 
Full board
Transport: 

Tour program
1

Welcome to Moscow!

14:30: Departure of the ship


2

Uglich
Walking tour of the Kremlin with a visit to the Church of Dmitry on Blood, the Transfiguration Cathedral and the Epiphany Monastery. You will get acquainted with the city of Uglich, its architecture and centuries-old history.
Uglich is one of the oldest Russian towns. Now it is among the most popular stops for cruise ships on the Upper Volga. Uglich has a big number of historical monuments and a fascinating new Museum of Hydropower.
This small city, which is part of the Golden Ring of Russia, has been loved by tourists for many years. Many of them return to Uglich again and again. What is the secret of his appeal? We invite you to answer this question yourself after the tour. 


3

Kostroma
Kostroma is very famous for its architectural highlights of traditional wooden architecture. A part of the Golden Ring of Russian towns, it is located at the confluence of the Volga and Kostroma Rivers, and its history is closely connected with the history of the entire Russian state.
Plyos
This small town on the Volga River has long been famous for its serene atmosphere, picturesque hilltop views of a 3-kilometer-long quay and the house-museum of Isaac Levitan, a prominent landscape painter of the 19th century.


4

Yaroslavl 
The treasure of Russia. City has recently celebrated its millennium it’s famous for the architectural monuments of the XVI-XVII centuries and also is considered to be the birthplace the first Russian theater. 
You will have a city bus tour with a visit to the Church of St. John the Baptist and the Transfiguration Monastery. Yaroslavl is more than a thousand years old, and in our time, Yaroslavl is a museum city that has preserved a huge number of architectural monuments. Travelers will visit the ancient Epiphany Square and learn the history of the oldest theater in Russia. They will admire the Assumption Cathedral, erected near the arrow of the Volga and Kotorosl rivers, and visit the Transfiguration Monastery, whose walls have repeatedly defended the city since the 12th century.
Travelers will find ancient temples of stunning beauty, as well as a walk to the Eternal Flame and a gazebo on the embankment, from where a picturesque view of the arrow of the Volga and Kotorosli rivers opens.


5

Return to Moscow