Excursion Island city Sviyazhsk
Description:
Sviyazhsk - historical and architectural
Monument of the Republic of Tatarstan, located at the confluence of three rivers Sviyagi, Shchuk and Volga, 70 km from Kazan. Striking story of origin It was built in 1551 as a military base in front of taking Kazan. The city is assembled in 4 weeks from parts harvested in the area Uglich forests, near Moscow and floated along the Volga to Kazan land. According to legend, in the Trinity Church, built without a single nail in one daylight, prayed the king John Vasilyevich.
Sviyazhsk has experienced a lot - growth Monasteries and their closure, destruction; arrests and executions in the 20th century. Thanks to the Renaissance Foundation, the peninsula is being reborn today. Ancient shrines, merchant houses, temples. During a walking tour peninsula you will visit the Assumption Cathedral, the Trinity Church, the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary of All Sorrows Joy; hear the unique acoustics of Christmas square, in the complex "Horseyard" ride horses and try sbiten and mead, take home natural honey from the local apiary; souvenirs that They made it in the forge.
The price includes:
transportation and guide services
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