Ivanovo Airport 1 hr 58
Staryy Vladimir (5 min) Viewing platform & museum exploring the history of Vladimir in a converted 1912 water tower. Zolotyye Vorota (4 min) 12th-century landmark known as Golden Gate, featuring exhibits on the Mongol invasion of Russia. Bogoroditse-Rozhdestvenskiy Monastyr' (13 min) Park 850-Letiya (7 min) Sobornaya Square (16 min) History and architecture Vladimirskiy Planetariy (14 min) Muzey Lozhki (7 min) Museum with a huge collection of spoons from around the world that date back to ancient Egypt. Dmitriyevskiy Sobor (16 min) Monumental 12th-c. cathedral noted for its white stone exterior with intricate relief sculptures. Patriarshiy Sad (5 min) A garden growing flowers, trees, fruit & vegetables for children's natural science education. Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Reserve (17 min) Museum including many historical architectural monuments dating from the 12th to the 20th centuries. Istoricheskiy Muzey (15 min) Tserkov' Pokrova Na Nerli (19 min) This important symbol of the Orthodox religion sits in a spectacular spot overlooking the river. Vodonapornaya Bashnya (5 min) Vladimir Central Prison (13 min) Uspenskiy Sobor (3 min) Consecrated in 1160, this cathedral was the center of Russian Orthodoxy for hundreds of years. |