The cherished corners of Yaroslavl. The Church of John the Forerunner. Yaroslavl Big Manufactory. Peter and Paul Park.
Description:
View of the tour:
- Transportation
- Languages in which the tour is conducted: Russian.
- Meals (on/not included): not included
Excursion programme:
There are treasured corners in Yaroslavl, where tourists rarely look. These places are characterized by extraordinary beauty and special energy.
- Where is the famous 15-head church depicted on the 1000-ruble bill?
- Where did Peter I often look when he visited Yaroslavl?
- Where was the gazebo-hermitage, in which the Empress Catherine the Great liked to talk?
- What construction of Yaroslavl resembles both the Peter and Paul Cathedral and the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg?
- Where did the first private taxi come from?
- What was the Yaroslavl Great Manufactory famous for?
- What school did Valentina Tereshkova, the world’s first female astronaut, go to?
You will find out the answers to these questions during the tour. In addition, you will see the most luxurious church of Yaroslavl - the temple of John the Forerunner and walk through the park of the 18th century, which knows many legends and stories, see the buildings of the Yaroslavl Grand Manufactory, known in the early 20th century everywhere in Russia.