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RIVER
CRUISE ST.PETERSBURG- MANDROGI, KIZHI, GORITSY,
YAROSLAVL,
KOSTROMA, UGLICH, MOSCOW
11
DAYS/10 NIGHTS
 DAY
1: Saint-Petersburg.
Embarkation,
dinner and overnight.
DAY
2: Saint-Petersburg. City
coach tour, during this comprehensive tour you will see all the
major sites of St.Petersburg: St.Isaacs Cathedral, Basil's
Island, St.Isaac's Square and Decembrist Square with its bronze
horseman statue of Peter the Great. Visit the Peter and Paul
Fortress. Lunch on board. In the afternoon an excursion to the
Hermitage Museum -one of the largest
art and cultural museums in the world. Dinner on board.
DAY
3: Mandrogy
village. 14:30 - 22:00. Recreation stop
at
Mandrogui Village, a walking tour of the island with a
 visit
to the Museum of Russian wooden architecture and craft center.
You will have a a B-B-Q party with recreation activities.
Dinner on board.
DAY
4: Kizhy.
10:00 - 22:00.
The
island is famous for its wonderful collection of 18th-century
wooden buildings, restored
to
their original state.
You
visit the highlights of Kizhi is the amazing
Church
of the Transfiguration, with its 22 onion domes;
this
magnificent structure was built entirely without a single nail.
DAY
5: Goritsy
Visit
Cyrilo-Belozersky Monastery,
 which
has six centuries of glorious history, founded in the 14th
century this monastery is one of the biggest in Russia. A very
spectacular site and with rich history. Lunch
and dinner on board.
DAY
6:
Yaroslavl.
08:00 - 20:00. City tour includes the 16th-century Monastery
of the Transfiguration and Church of Elijah the Prophet.
Lunch
and dinner on board.
The
famous city of the Golden Ring of Russia was
founded
in
1010 by the Kievan prince Yaroslav the Wise.
It
used to be the center of an independent principality in
Mediaeval
Russia. Lunch
and dinner on board.
 DAY
7:
Kostroma.
10:30-21:00. City tour and a visit to the Monastery of
St.Ipaty, founded by a Tatar ancestor of Tsar Boris
Godunov and later patronized by the Romanov Dynasty. The
frescoes in the Cathedral are by 17th century painters.
DAY
8:
Uglich
A walking tour in the beautiful 10th-century town - one of
Russia's most ancient. Visit the Kremlin, with its
16th-century Church of the Transfiguration and the tiny Church
of St. Dmitry-on-the-Blood. Here in 1591,
Czarevich
Dmitry, youngest son of Ivan the Terrible,
was
mysteriously killed. Lunch and dinner on board.
 DAY
9:
Moscow
Arrive in Moscow at noon, sightseeing coach tour of this ancient
Russian capital, including Tverskaya Street, Red Square, St.
Basil's Cathedral, Bolshoi Theater and Moscow State
University for a panoramic view of the city. The rest of the
time is free for exploring on Moscow on your own. Lunch and
dinner on board.
DAY
10:
Moscow Morning
tour to the Kremlin. Originally a fortress, it is
comprised of beautiful cathedrals, ornate palaces and government
buildings. Visit the Cathedral of the Assumption, where
the coronations of tzars were held, one of the country's
principal churches. Lunch on board.
DAY
11:
Moscow
Transfer you to the airport after your unforgettable journey
through this fascinating land.
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