Day Schedule

➤The Assumption cathedral (famous for Andrey Rublev frescoes)

➤St Demetrius cathedral (outside only)

➤Golden gates

➤Lunch in a local restaurant, serving traditional Russian meals

➤Bogolyubovo program: Church of the Intervention, the ruins of Prince Bogolyubsky’s castle with its Staircase Tower, the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin and the Church of the Intercession on the Nerl

➤Travel to Suzdal

➤Degustation of “Medovukha”

➤Evening free at leisure

About Vladimir

Vladimir has a notable significance in Russian history, as it served as the country's capital city in the 12th-13th centuries. Vladimir was one of the medieval capitals of Russia, with significant buildings surviving from the 12th century. Two of its Russian Orthodox cathedrals, a monastery, and associated buildings have been designated as among the White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the past, the city was also known as Vladimir-on-Klyazma and Vladimir-Zalessky, to distinguish it from another Vladimir in Volhynia (modern Ukraine).

Modern Vladimir is a part of the Golden Ring of the ancient Russian cities and a popular tourist destination. Its three chief monuments, White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal, inscribed by UNESCO on the World Heritage List, are the following: the magnificent five-domed Assumption Cathedral, the warrior-like Cathedral of Saint Demetrius, the Golden Gate.