Bogolyubov is the first step of great construction.

Andrei Bogolyubsky is one of those who stood at the origins of Russian statehood in the North-East of Russia (also known as Zaleskaya Land, Suzdalshchyna, Opole).

The city of Bogolyubov, which the prince built on the "entrance" to the new, he created the center of lands, Vladimir, was a unique phenomenon of his time: part of the city walls was white-stone, and inside there was a full-fledged princely "burg", or castle.

Why did the prince need all this, why Andrei Bogolyubsky decided to move from Kiev here and what does the icon of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God have to do with it - the answers to these questions can be found here, and at the same time touch another source of Russian history and just enjoy the energy of these amazing places.

And if you are lucky with the weather and time of year (April-May), you can see the same spill and even ride to the temple by boat.

You will visit a landmark place for Russian statehood and Russian Orthodoxy. It will be about a man whose efforts laid the foundations on which Russia and the Russian nation would later grow - about Andrei Yurievich Bogolyubsky.

We will walk through the ramparts of the 12th century, visit one of the oldest monasteries, and see the only example of pre-Mongol civil architecture - all that remains of the castle of the great builder Andrei Bogolyubsky.

And, of course, we will walk to the Church of the Intercession on the Nerl River - perhaps the most famous white-stone building of the 12th century, but no less mysterious.