"Pskovland" from Moscow
Description:
Races to the program are year-round from 27.04 to 28.09 on Mondays and Sundays
Mondays: Talab Islands – Pskov – Izborsk – Pechora
Sundays: Pskov – Izborsk – Pechori – Talab Islands
Tour programme
1 day
08:05 – arrival of train No. 010 at Pskov railway station. Meeting with a guide inside the railway station building (central entrance) with a sign "I am PSKOV".
08:15 – 09:15 – Breakfast in the cafe.
09:30 – departure for the tour “Talab Islands” (Zalit Island, Belov Island, Spaso-Eleazarovsky Monastery).
"There are three wonderful islands in Lake Pskovskoe ..." - so write ancient books about Talabs. Indeed, the Talab Islands are one of the few inhabited islands in Russia with its own history, culture, distinctive way of life and even climate. As part of the excursion, you will have a water walk along the surface of the Pskov Lake, a visit to the island of Zalit, with a visit to the temple of Nicholas the Wonderworker, where for more than 40 years the rector served as the world-famous father Nikolai Guryanov, who became the prototype of the hero of the film "The Island", as well as a walk on the island of Belov - a real paradise of wildlife, where there is a large variety of birds, including those listed in the red book.
On the way to Pskov, you will stop at the Spaso-Eleazarovsky Women’s Monastery, where since ancient times the monks-ascetics, monks-scientists, spiritual elders lived. In the 20th century, with the change of the state regime, the monastery was closed, the monks were shot. In 2000, the ancient Savior-Eleazar monastery began to revive as a female monastery. Now, after its abolition and ruin, it regains its former significance.
09:30 – 10:00 – transfer to Spaso – Eleazarovsky convent (30 km). Track tour.
10:00 – 10:45 – excursion to the Spaso – Eleazarovsky convent.
10:45 – 11:00 – transfer to the place of departure of the boat to the Talab Islands.
11:00 – departure by boat to the island of Zalit.
11:15 – 13:00 – visit Zalit Island (excursion, free time).
13:00 – 13:45 – lunch on the island of Zalit.
14:00 – 14:15 – departure by boat to Belov Island.
14:30 – 16:00 – visit Belov Island (excursion, free time).
16:00 – departure by boat to Tolbitsa.
16:30 – departure to Pskov (30 km).
After 17:00 - transfer to the hotel. Room accommodation. Free time.
2 days
08:00 – 09:00 – breakfast at the hotel. Free time. Room release.
09:00 – 11:30 – a bus and walking tour of Pskov with a visit to the Kremlin: Olginsky chapel, monument to A. Nevsky on the Sokoliha mountain, the Kremlin, Dovmontov city, Vecheva Square, Trinity Cathedral.
Pskov is not only an ancient city, but also the largest fortress in Europe: the length of its fortress walls is 9 kilometers. You can appreciate the scale of the medieval city, its beauty and power on our bus and walking tour of Pskov. As part of the tour, you will find several short journeys, and a number of walking walks.
11:30 – departure for an excursion to Izborsk and Pechora.
Near Pskov, just 30 kilometers away, is the village of Stary Izborsk. By the way, in the Middle Ages, Izborsk was a large city through which trade routes passed, and was one of the 10 oldest cities of Russia (the first mention of Izborsk in the chronicle dates back to 862). 20 kilometers from Izborsk, on the very border of Russia, there is a pearl of the Pskov land - the Holy Dormition Pskov-Pechersk Monastery. It is the only monastery in the whole of Russia, where the service has been going on continuously since 1473. The monastery operated both in the years of Soviet power and during the Great Patriotic War. But our monastery is not only a holy monastery, but also a fortress that fought from the time of Ivan the Terrible to the time of Peter I.
11:30 – 12:00 – transfer to Izborsk (30 km). Track tour.
12:00 – 14:00 – excursion to Izborsk (Izborsk fortress of XIV-XVI centuries, Slovenian keys).
14:00 – 14:30 – moving to Pechora (20 km). Track tour.
14:30 – 15:15 – lunch in Pechora.
15:30 – 17:15 – visit to the Pskov-Pechersk monastery. Tour, free time.
17:30 – Departure to Pskov (52 km).
18:30 – arrival in Pskov, transfer to the railway station.
19:30 – departure of the company train No. 010 Pskov – Moscow.
The cost of the tour for 1 person, taking into account the program and accommodation:
Hotel | The cost of the tour per 1 person, taking into account the program and accommodation | Breakfast | ||||
1⁄2 Standard | Pensioners | Children under 16 | Extra room. | Single accommodation | ||
harles | 7650 | 7600 | 7600 | 7600 | 8300. | Comprehensive |
Suitcase | 7900 | 7850 | 7850 | 7850 | 85. | Comprehensive |
Colossus 3* | 9,000 | 8950 | 8950 | 8950 | 10250 | Comprehensive |
Gold Quay | 9600 | 9550 | 9550 | 9550 | 11250 | Integrated with elements of the buffet |
Olginsk standard | 9800 | 9750 | 9750 | 9750 | 11450 | Comprehensive |
Pokrovsky 4 * loftless | 10850 | 10800. | 10800. | 10800. | 13850 | The buffet |
Pokrovsky 4 * standard Spa - zone | 11950 | 11900. | 11900. | 11900. | 14400. | The buffet |
Dvor Podznoev 3* (Studio building and apartments) No access. | 11350 | 11300 | 11300 | 11300 | 14350 | The buffet |
Courtyard Podznoev 4* (main building) | 12250 | 12200. | 12200. | 12200. | 14700 | The buffet |
Old Estate 4 * | 12250 | 12200. | 12200. | 12200. | 14700 | The buffet |
The price includes:
meeting and seeing off at the railway station, accommodation at the hotel (number of the selected category), excursion to the Talab Islands, bus and walking tour of Pskov, excursion to Izborsk and Pechora, entrance tickets to paid facilities, meal package: 2 breakfasts + 2 lunches, transfers under the program