Ivanovo Airport 2 hr 4
Vladimir lights (7 min) Staryy Vladimir (8 min) Viewing platform & museum exploring the history of Vladimir in a converted 1912 water tower. Bogoroditse-Rozhdestvenskiy Monastyr' (9 min) Vladimir Central Prison (13 min) Vodonapornaya Bashnya (8 min) Patriarshiy Sad (8 min) A garden growing flowers, trees, fruit & vegetables for children's natural science education. Uspenskiy Sobor (10 min) Consecrated in 1160, this cathedral was the center of Russian Orthodoxy for hundreds of years. Sobornaya Square (8 min) History and architecture Dmitriyevskiy Sobor (9 min) Monumental 12th-c. cathedral noted for its white stone exterior with intricate relief sculptures. Svyato-Uspenskiy Knyaginin Zhenskiy Monastyr' (9 min) Zolotyye Vorota (7 min) 12th-century landmark known as Golden Gate, featuring exhibits on the Mongol invasion of Russia. Park Druzhby (7 min) Vladimir-Suzdal Museum-Reserve (10 min) Museum including many historical architectural monuments dating from the 12th to the 20th centuries. Tserkov' Pokrova Na Nerli (29 min) This important symbol of the Orthodox religion sits in a spectacular spot overlooking the river. Muzey Lozhki (11 min) Museum with a huge collection of spoons from around the world that date back to ancient Egypt. |