Kazan is an ancient and modern city.
Description:
Once it is the capital of the powerful Kazan Khanate. And after the conquest of Ivan the Terrible, Kazan became the “eastern gate of Russia”. Having made a sightseeing tour, you will feel the fusion of two cultures - East and West. You will see the Kremlin, the legendary Lake Kaban, where the historical district is located - the Old Tatar Sloboda, where the features of Tatar culture, ancient streets, houses, mosques of the 18-19 centuries are most preserved. And also during our sightseeing tour: Theater Square, Peter and Paul Cathedral, the oldest Imperial University in Russia, the Bogoroditsky Monastery, where the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is located, which has become the most revered in Russia. The pilgrimage to Kazan has acquired a mass character. You will visit the Kul Sharif Mosque and the Annunciation Cathedral in the Kazan Kremlin, see the falling Syuyumbike Tower, walk along the Kremlin Embankment. We will pass with you by major modern sports facilities, because Kazan is the recognized sports capital of Russia. And, of course, there are numerous museums of the city: the Museum of Fine Arts, the Historical Museum, the Hermitage-Kazan Center, the Museum of Islamic Culture, the Memorial House-Museum of V.I. Lenin, the Literary Museum of E.A. Boratynsky, the Museum of A.M. Gorky and F.I. Shaliapin, the Museum of L.N. Tolstoy and others.
Duration of excursion program: 3-4 hours