Excursion to the island-city of Sviyazhsk

Sviyazhsk is a unique fortress city, built in the XVI century in just a month! Let’s go on a fascinating excursion to this amazing, unusual city.

During the tour you will learn the interesting history of Sviyazhsk – the city was built in the Uglich forests, far from Kazan, and then transported to the mouth of the Sviyagi River, where the fortress city was built in record time. For five centuries of its existence, Sviyazhsk has experienced times of ups and downs, glory and obscurity. Today, Sviyazhsk attracts many tourists. On the tour you will see the ancient Ioanno-Predechensky women's monastery with a wooden Trinity Church of the XVI century, the magnificent Assumption Cathedral with ancient frescoes, interesting buildings of the XIX century - the house of the merchant Kamenev, the almshouse and other buildings. Once here, you will feel the special atmosphere of the holy land of Sviyazhsk, which will remain in your memories for a long time. I am waiting for you on the tour, you will not regret this trip.

You will see.
Island-city Sviyazhsk: Cathedral of All Sorrowful Joy, Trinity Church of the Ioanno-Predechensk women's farmstead of the Assumption Monastery, Church in the name of the Savior Nicholas, Cathedral in honor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin of the Sviyazhsk male Uspensko-Theotokhoroditsky Monastery, the Historical part of the city, Residential houses, Presence places and institutions of the XIX century (the house of the merchant F.T. Kamenev, the almachery, administrative buildings), the ruins of the Nicholas and Tikhvinskaya churches of the XVIII century, the beginning of the Zvina.