"City of stones in the name of God-loving"

God-loving.

Not far from Vladimir lies the picturesque village of Bogolyubovo. It is in this place that Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky builds his residence, the castle “the city of stones in memory of Sobe”. This is due to the miraculous appearance of the Virgin Prince, who ordered to build a temple in this place. You will be able to plunge into the atmosphere of the time when for 7 years the white stone palace of the prince with the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin was built. Earthen ramparts and stone walls were built. You will learn the story of Andrei Bogolyubsky’s martyrdom at the hands of his political rivals.

Get acquainted with the whole ensemble, monastic architecture of the 18th-19th centuries. And very near, in the middle of a floodplain meadow, on a man-made hill stands a small church built by Prince Andrew in one summer in memory of his son Prince Izyaslav, and dedicated to the feast of the Intercession of the Virgin. The initiator of this holiday was Andrei Bogolyubsky himself. Before you will appear, probably, the most elegant, spiritualized and, as it were, fabulous temple of the Intercession on the Nerl.

This temple is known all over the world. You will learn the history of the appearance of this temple, its construction and architectural features. Thanks to the engineering thought of the architects, the temple in any spring flood of Nerli and Klyazma was never flooded. It's a unique structure.

The road to the temple leads us through the Bogolyubov meadow, which is a state reserve. Nearby is the Tri-Sacred Church, which was built in 1884 and restored in 2015. History and these places are unlikely to leave anyone indifferent!

• Sightseeing tour of the Holy Bogolyubov convent and a walk with an excursion to the Church of the Intercession on the Nerl. Cost from 2000 rubles. hour.