Yekaterinburg

Large sightseeing tour - Yekaterinburg + countryside.

Description:

Car tour with a certified professional guide.

Ekaterinburg survey (approximately 3 hours) + Europe-Asia stele + Beautiful Rock Massive + Ganina Yama + Uralmash review.

Sightseeing tour by car in Yekaterinburg, three hours will fly like three minutes, pass through the most vibrant areas of the city center, show their uniqueness, tell about all historical epochs and how it affects the city. We will pass through all the most important historical and modern places of the center, take beautiful photos, understand the spirit of Yekaterinburg.

I will tell the story of the foundation of the fortress - the plant on the Iset River in 1723. About the idea of Peter the Great, which was implemented on the eastern slope of the Ural mountains since 1700. And this idea was brilliantly implemented, although Peter never was in the Urals. I will tell you about the design of the dam, about the first builders of the city and the messenger of Peter the Great - Vasily Nikitich Tatishchev, one of the founders of the city and his significant figure in the history of Russia.

Learn about the mint of the Russian Empire, hold real copper coins. I will also tell about the glory of stone cutters at the stone heart of the city - a pink stone - a block of rhodonite.

I will draw a parallel with our modern industrialists, who continue the work of Peter the Great in the 21st century, create the strength and power of Russia and the Urals. We will talk about what is happening in modern industry, show the unique projects that arise in the city thanks to our industrial holdings, see how they decorate the city.

Let’s talk about the architectural appearance of the city – how it was formed in different stages of the city’s life and how historical events influenced the fate of the city. Touch and the power of the Ural merchants, I will show a lot of preserved mansions that decorate the city center everywhere.

We will drive along the main highways in the center, you will see that our center is compact, but at the same time large-scale and each part of it is unique, and they are all different, and at the same time connected in a single architectural solution.

I will tell you about different museums, exhibitions, theaters, educational institutions.

The sightseeing tour will end in the temple on blood, will reveal the topic of the Romanovs. I will tell you about the deep idea of the church on blood, about the Ipatiev House, find out who gave the order for its demolition and what it was in during the years of Soviet power. Inside the temple you will see the most beautiful decoration, faience and marble iconostasis, join the holy icons, one of them belonged to the royal family, I will show and tell about modern paintings by Moscow artist Maria Vishniak with images of the life of the Romanovs.

The next part of the expedition.

  • On the way, we will visit the memorial to the victims of political repression with the monument to Ernst Neizvestny "Masks of Sorrow Europe-Asia" (optional).
  • Stop on the Europe-Asia stele, tell about the Ural Mountains, about granites and quartz, learn where the fashion for putting such steles came from, and what ethnic groups lived in the Yekaterinburg area. Stand with one foot in Asia, one foot in Europe. Along the way, you can take beautiful photos against the background of granite arrays, I will bring to a beautiful place in the foothills.
  • Visit to the monastery on Ganina Yama. There is a wonderful museum here, I will tell you how the Romanovs got to Siberia, and then to the Urals. Walk through the arcade around the tragic place where the remains of the family of the last Russian tsar were destroyed.
  • I will tell the story of the investigation of investigator Nikolai Sokolov under Kolchak, and his life. Let’s talk about the life of the family in Tobolsk, tell about the “Alapaev martyrs”, let’s go to three beautiful carved churches.

You can have lunch in the refectory on Ganina Yama, very cozy and tasty, or we will stop somewhere in the center.

On the way back, you can stop at the Romanov Memorial in the Porosenkovo Logo (If desired). And I will take you through the famous microdistrict of UralMash Zavod.

The tour can be slightly adjusted according to your request and interests - we will add something, where, then we will visit what you are interested in, something can be missed.

I arrange the entire tour to the request of a specific client:

  • We preliminarily discuss all the points in the correspondence - dates, start time, wishes for the tour.
  • If necessary, we will call by telegram.
  • I pick up from the hotel and once again clarify the important details of the big tour.
  • Along the way, I can build something else, I do not drive anyone, if time allows tourists.
  • If tourists have limited time, then I try to build everything as clearly as possible, and show everything as much as possible - tell.
  • I always try to build the optimal logistics of the tour, give all the material is clear and related, I know how to conduct a tour from anywhere in the city, I know all the places, dates, history, and I know how to link everything into one logical and understandable story.
  • When tourists ask to visit a place, I try to do it, we often go for coffee, sometimes we need photos from some historical place, I always take into account all the wishes.
  • I try to give out as many facts as possible, everything is connected, and keep the format of dialogue with tourists, answer all questions.
  • On long excursions, I always take into account the time for lunch.


I conduct an individual excursion in a comfortable Peugeot car.

Upon request - I can organize a trip on a comfortable minivan - 6 people (comfortable, main seats) + 2-3 folding.

The price includes:

  • Transport services
  • Guide services.

In addition, an escort with my tour in the temple on blood and on Ganina Yama is paid.

Comes to: Individual , Review , By car

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