Aléjate del ajetreo y bullicio de Moscú y echa un vistazo al encanto rústico de la Rusia rural en esta excursión a las pintorescas Vladímir y Suzdal.
En primer lugar viajaremos a la antigua ciudad de Vladímir. Fundada en 1108 por el príncipe Vladimir Monomakh, esta hermosa ciudad medieval es famosa por sus magníficos monumentos blancos. Visita la catedral de San Demetrios (1194-1197), uno de los ejemplos más refinados de la antigua arquitectura rusa y admira su fachada intrincadamente tallada que representa la historia bíblica del rey David. Explora la catedral de la Asunción que data de 1160 y sorpréndete por los frescos del siglo XI pintados por el famoso artista Andrei Rublev. A continuación visita las Puertas Doradas del siglo XII que sirvieron de entrada principal a la ciudad medieval.
Continuaremos nuestro recorrido hacia Suzdal para entrever un estilo de vida más tradicional. El encanto atemporal y la paz que se encuentran en Suzdal no tienen rival y está considerado por muchos como la joya del famoso ''Anillo Dorado''. Iglesias pintorescas, monasterios y casas de madera de una sola planta decoradas y pintadas en diferentes colores junto a caminos de tierra y un bonito paisaje ondulado que le otorga una belleza intacta. Visita la antigua ciudad de Kremlin donde se encuentran la catedral de la Natividad y el palacio del Arcipreste. Explora el precioso monasterio medieval de San Eutimio y contempla las maravillosas vistas desde las murallas. A continuación desciende al Museo de la Arquitectura de la Madera para aprender la historia de estas elegantes construcciones.
Duración
Aprox. 15 horas.
Hora de inicio o apertura
La excursión está disponible todos los días y la hora de salida es a las 10:00 horas.
El Kremlin, el Parque Gorky, la Catedral de Cristo Salvador y otros lugares de interés de Moscú se puede ver tranquilamente, sin problemas de tráfico, molestias ni multitudes. ¡Qué milagro es navegar lentamente por las hermosas orillas del río, disfrutando de Moscú desde el bordo de un barco cómodo!
Idiomas
Inglés, alemán, español, francés e italiano
Discover the most prominent sights of the city: laid out across the banks of the Volkhov River lies the Museum of Wooden Architecture, featuring twenty civil and religious buildings brought here from different parts of the region, all excellent examples of typical Northen Russia architecture.
Nearby the beautiful golden domes of St. Georges Monastery, also known as Yuriev Monastery, tower above the scenary. Inside the city, its former medieval centre is the Yaroslavl Court where we will admire the churches dedicated to the saint patrons of different professional guilds, such as St. Nicholas Cathedral.
On the opposite bank of the Volkhov River seats the city heart: the magnificent Kremlin.
Pasa una mañana inolvidable explorando la fantástica colección de arte en el principal museo de obras de arte extranjeras de Rusia mientras visitas el Museo de Bellas Artes Pushkin.
El exterior del museo Pushkin recuerda a muchos otros grandes museos europeos construidos durante el periodo de finales del siglo XIX y principios del siglo XX. Sus impresionantes y emblemáticas columnas fueron copiadas de la Acrópolis griega, tan popular en la época. El museo fue construido sobre un terreno concedido a la Universidad de Moscú y fue fundado por el gran científico ruso y profesor de la Universidad de Moscú, Iván Tsvetaev. La gran ceremonia de apertura, en el centenario de la derrota de Napoleón, contó con la presencia del zar Nicolás II, y aunque originalmente fue planificado como un depósito de réplicas pertenecientes a la universidad, se convirtió en museo a medida que las colecciones de arte egipcio y europeo crecían, especialmente tras la Revolución Bolchevique cuando las colecciones privadas se “nacionalizaron”.
Date una vuelta alrededor y admira las numerosas exposiciones diferentes que abarcan desde fascinantes artefactos de civilizaciones antiguas como Grecia o Egipto hasta una increíble colección de obras impresionistas y posimpresionistas. También podrás contemplar de cerca obras maestras de artistas italianos, flamencos, alemanes y franceses, como por ejemplo Retrato de anciana de Rembrandt y varias obras de Botticelli y Veronese. Descubre los Tesoros de Troya, una reserva de oro que data del 2500 a.C., y maravíllate con las obras del impresionismo francés y de los posimpresionistas Van Gogh, Cezanne, Gauguin y Matisse.
The famous Red Square in Moscow, probably one of the best known places in the world, is of course the central square of the capital of the biggest country in the world, Russia. This is definitely one of the places you cannot miss if you are visiting Moscow. The Red Square has so many things to see, and so much history behind it, that if you just get there by yourself without the help or knowledge of an expert tour guide, it will be very hard to really appreciate its importance and all it has to offer.
Just northeast of the also popular Kremlin, this square used to be a marketplace many years ago, but it has taken a lot of relevance throughout history and it has been the place of choice for lots of ceremonies, proclamations and even music concerts, among other important events, both planned and unplanned. Its importance goes beyond history or common popularity. It is also considered the center of Russia, because from this point start all the roads of the country, so it is considered to be the ‘Zero Kilometer’. The Red Square, in the opinion of many, the most important and most famous tourist attraction in Moscow.
Your personal tour guide will help you learn that it was originally made of wood, and its red brick was acquired only in the 19th century. So, if you really want to know one of Moscow’s and even Russia’s most important places in history and culture, then you are definitely in the right place. Book now an expert tour guide and enjoy the experience.
There are so many things to do to in Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan (Russia). Kazan is situated on the Volga river of Russia, 800 Km to the East of Moscow. Let CitySightseeing help you to discover a city that is over 1,000 year old and today it’s the 3rd capital of Russia after Moscow and Saint Petersburg. By choosing to tour the city in one of our instantly recognisable open-top buses, you’re letting a knowledgeable native show you the way. So sit back, relax and enjoy!
Kazan is often described as the City where Europe meets Asia, where the two cultures (Tatar and Russian) and two of the world’s main religions meet. Kazan has lots of things to do and interesting points of interest to see, starting with the Kremlin of Kazan, UNESCO World heritage site, as well Russia’s third oldest university where Vladimir Lenin was a student. A recently acquired treasure is the return of the famous Kazan Virgin Icon given by Pope Jean Paul II in 2004.
Kazan also boosts a high level and variety of performing arts, which is enriched by a number of cultural events including, the Shalyapin International Opera Festival, the Nuriev Classic Ballet Festival, the Music festival “Europe-Asia” and the Muslim cinema festival “Golden Minbar”. All these cultural events are closely interrelated with the names of famous people of Kazan, including : Rudolf Nuriev and Fedor Shalyapin, Lenin, Gorkiy, Tolstoy, Lobachevskiy.
Erected in 1882 by order of Alexander III, it was designed and named to memorialize his father Alexander II, killed in a terrorist attack on pavement preserved inside. It was built in the traditional Russian style and influenced by churches from the Yaroslavl region and Saint Basil’s cathedral in Moscow, and is therefore very different from the rest of the churches in St. Petersburg. Its facade is made from red bricks decorated with mosaics, and its onion domes are covered with brightly-colored ceramics and gilded painting.
However, it is the magnificent interior where the décor achieves its greatest splendour: more than 7500 square meters of mosaics, unlike any other church in the world. Its silhouette rising from the waters of Griboedov canal is undoubtedly one of the symbols of the city.
Explora una de los museos de arte más refinados del mundo en los lujosos alrededores del Museo Hermitage.
Hay pocos museos que puedan competir con el Hermitage en cuestión de volumen y calidad de trabajos artísticos expuestos y ningún visitante se marcha sin quedarse totalmente cautivado de los alrededores, y ya sin hablar del arte en sí. Al englobar numerosos edificios como el emblemático Palacio de Invierno, se dice que el Hermitage tiene tantas obras de arte que llevaría años verlas todas. ¡Con unos tres millones de obras es fácil entender el porqué! Únete a nuestra excursión, una fantástica forma de tener una visión general visitando las mejores obras de arte en exposición.
El museo original, también denominado el ''Pequeño Hermitage'', fue fundado en 1764 por Catalina la Grande. Su colección y el museo en sí crecieron con los años hasta el tamaño actual y al pasear por su maravilloso interior tendrás la oportunidad de ver algunas de las obras. Observa ejemplos fascinantes de arte prehistórico y obras del antiguo Egipto y Grecia. Déjate deslumbrar por los grandes de la Italia renacentista como Raphael y Da Vinci y déjate cautivar por la belleza clásica de maestros españoles como Velázquez y El Greco. El arte barroco alemán y flamenco, junto a los maestros franceses, ingleses, suizos, alemanes y rusos, complementan los clásicos. Y para aquellos que prefieran un arte más moderno como Renoir, Degas, Picasso y Kandinsky no se sentirán defraudados.
Our tour on foot will begin on Nevsky Prospect, the main thoroughfare of St. Petersburg and the city’s most beautiful and important avenue. It is the commercial and social heart of the city; an animated place full of shops and cafes where the inhabitants of the city love to walk and have fun.
We will admire some of its most important buildings, such as the Anitchkov, Stroganov and Beloselsky-Belozersky palaces; the Gostiny Dvor Department Store, the Eliseev, Mertens, and Singer houses; and the Anichkov Bridge. Nevsky Prospect is also home to some of the most important churches in St. Petersburg: the Lutheran Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, the Catholic Church of St. Catherine, the Armenian Church of St. Catherine, and the imposing neoclassical colonnade of Our Lady of Kazan Cathedral. We will walk in front of the sumptuous Grand Hotel Europe on our way to discovering the Arts Quartier, and around the majestic Mikhailovsky Palace.
Visit to the Russian Museum, with the biggest collection of Russian art in the city: 320,000 items conveying an excellent narrative of the evolution of Russian art since the 11th century. We will be able to admire the best of Russian paintings and one of the best collections of sculpture, applied arts, decorative art and traditional crafts, not to mention the splendid icons of Andrey Rublev. Located in the same square are Mikhailovsky Theatre, the Theatre of Musical Comedy, the Philharmonic, and the imposing façade of the Ethnographic Museum.
A short distance from Nevsky Prospect we will visit the Church of the Saviour on Blood with its multi-coloured onion domes soaring above Griboyedov canal. The experience, however, will not be complete until we venture inside the magnificent interior where the splendour of the decoration will take our breath away: more than 7500 square metres of mosaic, unlike any other church in the world. It was built in 1882 by order of Alexander III in memory of his father, assassinated in a terrorist attack at the same place. Inside we will see the fragment of pavement on which the tsar fell, fatally wounded.
Erected in 1882 by order of Alexander III, it was designed and named to memorialize his father Alexander II, killed in a terrorist attack on pavement preserved inside. It was built in the traditional Russian style and influenced by churches from the Yaroslavl region and Saint Basil’s cathedral in Moscow, and is therefore very different from the rest of the churches in St. Petersburg. Its facade is made from red bricks decorated with mosaics, and its onion domes are covered with brightly-colored ceramics and gilded painting. However, it is the magnificent interior where the décor achieves its greatest splendour: more than 7500 square meters of mosaics, unlike any other church in the world. Its silhouette rising from the waters of Griboedov canal is undoubtedly one of the symbols of the city.