Arzamas-town - Moscow corner

The corner of Moscow was called this city for the capital's abundance of temples. In the XIX century there were 36 churches and 5 monasteries. The polyphony of the temples Arzamas is still today.

Throughout the country he became famous for his geese of a special breed and delicious onion pies.

In Arzamas, Alexander Pushkin passed through, Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy stayed, Maxim Gorky was in exile and spent the childhood years of Arkady Gaidar.

In the program of walking and transport tour of Arzamas:

• Walk along the Cathedral Square - the main square of the city;
• visiting the largest in the Nizhny Novgorod region of the Resurrection Cathedral, built in 1842 in honor of the victory over Napoleon by the project of Mikhail Petrovich Korinfsky, a student of the architect Voronikhin;
• acquaintance with the miraculous icons of the Nikolaev Monastery, founded in the XVI century;
• ancient shopping street Gostiny row and other streets of Arzamas;
• The upper embankment with noble mansions of the Pushkin era and an observation deck;
• The church of the icon of the Smolensk Mother of God built in 1815 in the village of Vyezdny, which was not closed during the years of Soviet power and preserved authentic interiors, rare icons and pre-revolutionary heating system.

Possible visit:

• the only Russian Museum of the Russian Patriarchate in the building of the magistrate of the XVIII century;
• Historical and Art Museum;
• house-museum of Maxim Gorky;
• Literary and Memorial Museum of A.P. Gaidar;
• house-museum, where Arkady Gaidar spent his childhood years;

If desired, lunch is provided in a cafe or restaurant, one of the dishes of the menu of which is the signature Arzamas goose.

A trip to Arzamas with a sightseeing tour of the city.

Visiting museums is optional.

The tour price does not include tickets to museums and food.