Bus tour "Big Pskov"

The tour is held weekly at 10:30.

until 01.10.2023 - every Tuesday and Thursday

from 02.10.2023 to 22.04.2024 - every Monday, Wednesday, Friday

Meeting of the group at the monument to Lenin (on Lenin Square)

The program is suitable for arriving morning "Swallow" at 10:25 from St. Petersburg (meeting in the building of the railway station at 10:30, landmark - storage rooms)

Bus tour "Big Pskov" is an opportunity to see all the main attractions of our city, including those that are far from the central part of the city.

10:30-15:00 – departure for the first part of the tour.

• • Olga Chapel is a place of attraction for all tourists. The place where, according to legend, more than a thousand years ago, Princess Olga predicted the glory of Pskov. A textbook view of the Pskov Crome will open before you and the inscription, which has already become famous, "Russia begins here."
  • The Cathedral of the Nativity of John the Forerunner is one of the first stone cathedrals of Pskov, and the only temple in the city built according to Novgorod traditions. It is included in the UNESCO Heritage List.
  • Monument to Prince Alexander Nevsky on Mount Sokoliha is a place from which a panoramic view of most of the city opens. Feel quite tiny near the majestic figures of Prince Alexander Nevsky and his squad. Get answers to the main questions about the famous Ice Battle.
  • The Nativity of the Virgin Snetogorsk Monastery is a monastery-progenitor of the Pskov architectural school. This ancient monastery of Pskov was founded, according to church legend, by the defender of the “city of the Holy Trinity” – Prince Dovmont. It is included in the UNESCO Heritage List.
  • Varlaamovsky Corner is part of the fortifications of the Okrug Town of Pskov, a fragment of the fifth ring of fortress walls, which was restored in 2019. It was here that the Pskovites repelled the siege of the Swedish king Gustav Adolf in 1615 and it is from here that a magnificent view of the confluence of the Pskov and Velika rivers opens.
  • The Kremlin and the Trinity Cathedral are the heart of Pskov. Fortress, which in its power is almost unparalleled. Walk among the ancient walls and towers, learn the mysteries of the Dovmontov city and listen to stories about the unprecedented strength and courage of the Pskov princes, get acquainted with the majestic Trinity Cathedral and its treasures: miraculous icons and a unique seven-tiered iconostasis.

  14:40–15:30 – lunch in a cafe in the center of Pskov.

  15:30-18:00 – continuation of the bus and walking tour in the central part of the city.

  • Pokrovsky angle: The Pokrovsky Tower and the Church of the Intercession and Nativity from Prolom are the place of the glorious victory of the Pskovites over the Polish king Stefan Batory. You will learn the most exciting moments of this battle, look at one of the largest towers in all of Europe – Pokrovskaya. You can visit the unique double church, included in the UNESCO Heritage List – the Church of the Intercession and Christmas from the Prolom.
  • The temples of the XV-XVI centuries of the central part of the city - Pskov is not in vain called the "city of churches". Throughout the route you will see the temples of a very special Pskov school of architecture. You will learn how it is to build “in Pskov”, what is “poredrik-runner-finger”, and why Pskov loved belfries, not bell towers.
  • Monument to Princess Olga, Two Captains, Skobar – three monuments and three completely different stories await you. The legend of the founding of Pskov, and as an ordinary girl became the Grand Duchess of Kiev. The story about the city of Ensk, which was the prototype of Pskov in the novel by V. Kaverin “Two Captains”. And the mystery - who are the scobars - provincial ignorant or skilled blacksmiths?
  • Civil architecture of the provincial period - houses telling about the life of the provincial, pre-revolutionary Pskov. A city that was almost destroyed during the war.
  • The Finnish Park and the Rattle Tower is a favorite park for walking and recreation with local residents, on the opposite bank of which the mysterious Rattle Tower rises, about which many legends and legends are composed.

18:00 – end of the program, transfer to the railway station if necessary (please specify when booking).

For girls and women, we recommend that you have a cover on your head to visit the Trinity Cathedral.

Excursion support in the group

In addition (if desired), a comprehensive group lunch is paid - 500 rubles. Man.