Nizhny Novgorod

Bus and pedestrian sightseeing 6-hour tour of Nizhny Novgorod with the beginning at 11:30.

Description:

11.30 Departure for the excursion program from Lenin Square (Marins Park Hotel).

11:40 We collect tourists at the railway station.

You will find a bus and walking tour of the city.

During the tour you will get acquainted with one of the most ancient and picturesque cities, which is famous for its rich history and incredible panoramas. You will see the place where two great rivers - the Volga and the Oka merge. The place of their confluence is called "Arrow" and is located right at the foot of the Dyatlovy Mountains, on which the historical highland part of the city is located. The mountains have a height of 80 meters and create a beautiful natural platform for contemplating Nizhny Novgorod landscapes. You will visit places from where truly amazing views open: in Kruty Lane, at the monument to Chkalov. Nizhny Novgorod is known as the "Homeland" of the people's militia in 1612, the merchant capital, the symbol of which remains the Nizhny Novgorod Fair. Not far from the fair you will see a monumental cathedral built in the forms of ancient Russian architecture - Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. On Christmas Street you will see the most beautiful temple of Russia - the Church of the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin - a masterpiece of "Russian Baroque". This elegant building with thin white stone carvings amazes with its beauty, slimness and majesty.

In the excursion you will have the opportunity to admire merchant mansions, apartment houses on the streets of Ilyinskaya, Christmas, Nizhne-Volga embankment, to see the famous squares of the city and monuments of K. Minin and D. Pozharsky, M. Gorky, V. Chkalov.

Our tour will continue on the territory of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin. Here you will be transported to the city-fortress and get acquainted with the history of the creation of an ancient fortification, with legends and legends that inspire the construction of the towers of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin. During a walk through the territory of the Kremlin you can see: a monument to the founders of the city - Georgy Vsevolodovich and St. Simon, the famous Mikhailo-Arkhangelsk Cathedral, an obelisk in honor of Minin and Pozharsky, the Cadet Arakcheev Corps, an aircraft building ("House of Soviets"), the Governor's House, an alley-exhibition of military equipment under the open sky "Gorkovchans - the front".

14:00 Lunch at the cafe in the city.

15.00 Walking tour on B. Pokrovskaya Street. To make a promenade on the Great Pokrovskaya - can you deny yourself this pleasure? Nizhny Novgorod residents come here for more than two hundred years to see others and show themselves, listen to street musicians, make a wish at the bronze Merry Goat, admire ancient buildings, and at the same time buy gifts for themselves and everyone at home in the unique center "Art crafts".

Big Pokrovskaya Street is one of the oldest streets of Nizhny Novgorod. It is named after the Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God, standing on it. The street connects 4 main squares of the city: Minin and Pozharsky Square, Theatre Square, Gorky and Lyadov Square. This street can be called an open-air museum, as its architecture keeps the memory of the merchant Nizhny Novgorod. Also on the Great Pokrovskaya is the majestic building of the Central Bank, more like a castle. "Pokrovka" is a pedestrian street with a length of 2 km 230 meters, closed to traffic on it.

16.00 Visit to the museum “Rukavishnikov Manor”.

The building of the museum is truly a royal palace both outside and inside. The facade is decorated with angels and caryatids. Magnificent wrought-iron gates leading to the courtyard of the building. Inside admires the grand staircase, ballroom, decor of the ceiling and walls...

17.00 End of the excursion program on Minin Square.

The price includes:

The tour price includes:

  • Transport service on a tourist class bus (foreign car);
  • Meals: 1 lunch in a cafe;
  • Excursion service under the program with a guide;
  • Excursions: sightseeing tour of Nizhny Novgorod,
  • Thematic excursion "Nizhny Novgorod Arbat",
  • Tour of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin;
  • Entrance ticket to the museum: “Rukavishnikov Manor”
  • Crash insurance.

Comes to: Group , Review , For the weekend , Spring , Summer , Autumn , Winter , By bus , Pedestrian

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