| Two Capitals & Great Novgorod |
Our fourteen-day tour combines a visit to the two main cities of Russia Moscow and St.Petersburg with a unique opportunity to explore Novgorod the Great, the oldest Russian city founded in 862 and famous for the Sofia Cathedral, Kremlin and the museum of wooden architecture which displays traditional rural homes in an open-air setting. Moscow is famous for Red Square with the unique onion domes of St.Basil’s Cathedral, the magnificent walls of the Kremlin and St.Petersburg is the cultural capital of Russia, home to one of the largest concentrations of man-made attractions worldwide famous for the extravagant Imperial palaces, the stunning Hermitage Museum and splendid cathedrals.
| St. Sophia Cathedral |
First of all you will be fascinated by the cathedral of St. Sophia, the Holy Wisdom of God - the oldest survived Russian stone monument. It was built in 1045. Powerful monolithic massive structure of the monument still dominates not only the Kremlin, but the whole historic downtown of Novgorod. In the interior of this palladion your attention will be drawn by the unique historically formed iconostases, ancient mural paintings, icons - national relics of Russia and other relics of Bizantine, Western Europe and Russian art. In the course of hundreds of years the Cathedral of St. Sophia was a center of clergical, political and cultural life of ancient Novgorod.
| Russian World Heritage Tour |
14 Days Russian World Heritage Tour
Russia is the country with great history. Side by side with cultural heritage of this country there is also a huge quantity of historical monuments here: ancient temples, fortresses, monasteries, castles and estates. This is an ideal place for the tourist interested in original architecture and culture. Here you will see peasant's log huts, chapels, barns, churches and vow crosses. Open secrets of the Russian heritage! Visit ten UNESCO's World Heritage sites during this tour: Historic Centre of Saint-Petersburg, Kremlin and Red Square in Moscow, Kizhi Pogost, cultural and historic ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands, historic monuments of Novgorod, white monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal, architectural ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra of Sergev Posad,church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye,ensemble of the Novodeviciy Convent, historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl.
