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A popular tourist route that includes ancient Russian towns and cities: Moscow, Troitse-Sergiev Posad, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Rostov The Great, Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Palekh, Suzdal, Vladimir.

Троице-Сергиев Посад

an ancient town in the Moscow region that is known for the Lavra. The town has been known since 1340.

The Lavra is the old Russian Monastery that was founded by Sergiy of Radonezh in the mid-fourteenth century. It is an important religious centre of the Russian Church.

• the unique museum of ancient paintings and folk art;

• the old Russian Monastery -the Lavra;

• the magnificent Cathedrals in the Lavra;

• folk songs.

an ancient Russian town in the Yaroslavl region that was founded in 1153. Peter I often visited Pereslavl -Zalessky because he built boats of the first Russian fleet on the Lake Pleshcheyevo near the town.

• t he Botik (small boat) museum which chronicles the history of the first Russian fleet and keeps one of the original model boats ;
• ancient churches;
• unique wooden sculptures;
• the music of the bells.

Pereslavl-Zalessky is known for its historic buildings, including:

• the white stone Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral;
• the Church of Metropolitan Peter;
• the Troitse-Danilov Monastery;
• the Nikitsky Monastery;
• the Feodorovsky Monastery;
• the Goritsky Monastery.

an ancient Russian town in the Yaroslavl region that has been known since 862. The town is the part of the Golden Ring of Russia. It is famous for its ancient churches, the Kremlin and museums.

the Rostov Kremlin;

the Assumption Cathedral;

t he Rostov museum;

the Spasko-Yakovlevsky Monastery;

t he museum of Rostov enamel;

the museum of Russian icons.

The Rostov Kremlin

The Avraamievsky Monastery

Saint John ‘ s the Divine wooden church of on the Ishna river.

an ancient Russian city on the Volga River. According to the legend it was founded in 1010 and it has been known since 1071. The city is the part of the Golden Ring of Russia.

• the museum of ValentinaTereshkova, the first woman-cosmonaut;
• the Epiphany Church;
• the Church of Ilia the Prophet;
• the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral;
• the Saint Gates;
• the Spassky Monastery .

Kostroma is the centre of the Kostroma region and is located 340 kilometres north-east of Moscow. Kostroma was founded in 1152 by Yury Dolgoruky, where the Kostroma river meets the Volga river.

WHAT TO DO IN KOSTROMA.

The nicest thing to do in Kostroma is to walk along quiet central streets with trading arcades and wooden houses.

You can admire the Monastery of Saint Ipathy, the main architecture and historical attraction of the town. Next to the Monastery there's a museum of wooden architecture, that can be interesting if you want to see old Russian izbas (wooden houses) and Churches.

This church is the superb example of the 17-th century Russian art.

Palekh

The unbelievable colourful art of Palekh is known in all countries of the world. The elegant black-lacquered art pieces represent the heroes of Russian

folklore – the amazing fire-birds

and the gold-manned troikas.

The Palekh miniatures usually

represent characters from real

life, literary works, fairy tales, bylinas, and songs.

The art of Palekh miniatures expresses the true national character. Many examples of Palekh art have received recognition at international exhibitions and

have become world-known.

a small town in the Vladimir region and is located 210 kilometers north-east of Moscow. It is one of the main orthodox church religious centers in Russia and one of the most ancient

Russian towns.

a picturesque green town, where you can at the same time feel the Russian country life and enjoy walks around fairy tale dome convents. Inside Suzdal the atmosphere is as if nothing had changed since the nineteenth century, goats, chicken and cows graze freely near the Kremlin and Monasteries.

The Saint Euthymius ' Monastery , the Transfiguration Cathedral and the Belfry

the center of the Vladimir region and is located 179 kilometers east of Moscow. It lies on the shore of the Klyazma river.

one of the oldest Russian cities, was first mentioned in 1108, when the prince of Rostov-Suzdal land Vladimir Monomakh decided to fortify the shores of the Klyazma river, and founded a town at the place of a small village, giving it his name.

What to Do in Vladimir

In Vladimir you can admire the famous Golden Gate, the main Sobornaya Square, the Saint Dimitry's and Assumption Cathedrals.