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$22 9:45 AM The MOSCOW METRO
was begun in the thirties and its various stations show completely different
styles and periods. Each station has its own character. Carrying
in excess of eight million people every day, more than New York and London
put together, this system is one of the marvels of inner city transport.
Free coffee at StarliteDiner
$22 2:00 PM Walk in the LUBIANKA AND CHISTYE PRUDY area around the KGB building, an old downtown section which provides many examples of nobles’ mansions dating back to Peter the Great. You will visit a splendid seventeenth century church, and Apraskin Palace, a fine example of Moscow baroque. DAILY!
Tuesday – 2 $22 + admission 10:00 AM The PUSHKIN ART MUSEUM contains a remarkable collection, including works from the Italian Renaissance and post-Renaissance, ancient Egypt and Babylonia. $22 3:00 PM BULVAR RING. A walking tour of the “Green Necklace” of Moscow, site of the old city walls. Many artists, writers and politicians have lived along its park lined streets. Wednesday – 3 $65 + admissions 9:00 AM Trip to GZHEL and MAJOLICA porcelain factory. You will see the production of the famous blue and white porcelain, and a museum displaying examples of two centuries of their work. You will also have an opportunity to buy pieces as they are made today in the old tradition. $23 + admssions 11:00 AM NIKOLAI GOGOL IN MOSCOW. Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol, a contemporary of Pushkin and Dostoevsky, is often considered the initiator of realistic Russian drama prose. His novel “Dead Souls”, humorous drama “The Inspector General”, and other works display both satire and, at times, mystery. We visit several locations, associated with this significant XIX century writer, including the newly opened museum, devoted to him. Thursday – 4 $35 + admissions 10:00 AM MOSCOW MONASTERIES. You will visit Novodevichy Convent, Spaso-Andronikov and Danilov monasteries. Each one introduces the visitor to various aspects of religious life: Novodevichy, historical; Spaso-Andronikov, art; Danilov, political. $22 + admissions 3:00 PM The Museum of ORIENTAL ART has a fascinating collection of Far Eastern, Indian and Russian works, including rugs from the Caucasus, shadow puppets from Indonesia and Chinese screens. Works of the Rerichs, father and son, show Russia’s influence on Indian art. Friday – 5 $23 10:00 AM Visit the new RUSSIAN GIFT center, have a tour about Russian Crafts and a great chance to have a nice shopping. This center has a unique collection of very rare crafts! $22 2:00 PM Walk in a wonderful park among the remains of the seventeenth century IZMAILOVO ESTATE. Its fortress is where Peter the Great trained his first regular troops. Saturday – 6 $85 8:00 AM A day trip to UGLICH and KOLYAZIN will take you through Sergiev Posad and then to the ancient Russian town of Kolyazin which was partially flooded when the Uglich reservoir was being built; the church belfry still rises out of the water. Uglich, on the Volga River, is famous for its Kremlin chambers built in the fifteenth century for local princes. The church of Dmitri on Blood was built on the site where Prince Dmitri was killed. $22 + admissions 11:00 AM
PUSHKIN’S MOSCOW on PUSHKIN’S BIRTHDAY. We will visit the neighborhood
associated with the life and writings of Aleksander Pushkin in the early
nineteenth century. The Russians’ feeling for this poet transcends his
literary position. No visit to his country would be complete without the
introduction to his remarkable place.
$23 12:00 noon Walk in ZARYADYE AND ZAYAUZYE . During the low-traffic weekend you will walk in Zaryadye (“behind the row”) and Zayauzye (“behind Yauza”), from Red Square to Taganka Square, through the busy center of Moscow, where you will feel the real atmosphere of the inner city. Monday – 8 $43 + admission 11:00 AM The STATE HISTORICAL MUSEUM was first opened in 1883, and after extensive restoration was recently re-opened for the 850th Moscow anniversary. The interiors are done in a nineteenth century style, and of the 45 halls 13 are now re-opened to visitors. There are exhibits of archeology from prehistoric days up to the founding of the Russian State. The one called, “ Russia of the Nineteenth and Twentieth centuries” displays possessions of the Czars, and includes the death mask of Peter the Great. $23 +adm 3:00 PM RED SQUARE AND KITAI GOROD walk. The very center of Moscow and indeed, of Russia. The neighborhood was a fortress behind a fence (“kitai” meaning “fence”, not, as often misinterpreted, “China”). You will see churches dating back to the fifteenth through the eighteenth centuries along the narrow streets. Tuesday – 9 $23 10:00 AM BOLSHAYA NIKITSKAYA NEIGHBORHOOD. Enjoy the beauty of this old central Moscow street. Since 1790s many local residents were benefactors to the arts, and there are Classic ensembles by the famous architect Kazakov and Art Nouveau mansions by Shehtel. There are also associations with Pushkin, Tchaikovsky, Vrubel, Stanislavsky and other artistic greats. $55 2:15 PM The ARMORY MUSEUM.. The Armory collection of gold, silver and jewelry, Faberge eggs, carriages and Czarist thrones is reason enough in itself to visit Moscow. Please register for this tour at least two days in advance Wenesday – 10 $23 + adm 10:00 AM The TRETIAKOV GALLERY contains Moscow’s largest collection of Russian art with representative pieces from ancient times through various historical schools up to and including turn-of-the-century Avante Garde works. The newly restored building is worth a visit in itself. $23 + adm 2:00 PM Walk in the ZAMOSKVORECHYE AREA around the Tretiakov Gallery. The Zamoskvorechye area, “behind the Moscow River”, contains some of the oldest churches, remarkable in part for their unique architecture, and in part because they survived Stalin’s efforts during the thirties to wipe out all religion. Please notify our office at least 48 hours in advance to register for a tour. Cancellations must be made no later than the night before. Phone/fax (501/495) 795-0927, e-mail: pdtours@co.ru Thursday – 11 $22 9:45 AM The MOSCOW METRO was begun in the thirties and its various stations show completely different styles and periods. Each station has its own character. Carrying in excess of eight million people every day, more than New York and London put together, this system is one of the marvels of inner city transport. Free coffee at StarliteDiner $23 3:00 PM PATRIARSHY POND NEIGHBORHOOD. A walk in the neighborhood where many Russian artists, poets and musicians have lived. Feel its atmoshpere, and see its remarkable architecture. Free coffee at Starlite Diner. Friday through Sunday 12 – 14(long weekend) $470/$530 7:00 AM WEEKEND IN NIZHNY NOVGOROD, GOROKHOVETS, BALAKHNA, GORODETS & VLADIMIR. Spend two nights in this beautiful region on the Volga River famous for its merchant trade and handicrafts. Nizhny Novgorod (called Gorky under communism) is one of the oldest Russian cities, founded in 1221. You will visit its well preserved XVIth century Kremlin, an interesting craft museum and see samples of Art Nouveau architecture. Also, tour the museum of the famous human rights activist Andrei Sakharov who was exiled to Gorky during Soviet times. In addition, you will visit several towns in the surrounding area. Vladimir was the twelfth century capital of Russia before the Mongol invasion; Moscow is its successor. The Assumption Cathedral and Golden Gate are examples of white stone, pre-Mongolian architecture. Gorokhovets is a well-preserved XVIIth century town with an interesting historical museum and beautiful churches and monasteries. You will also visit the charming Russian towns of Balakhna and Gorodets, where you can meet local artists who are well-known for their wooden crafts. Friday – 12$43 +adm 10:00 AM Day trip to SERGIEV POSAD. Sergeiv Posad (Zagorsk) is a traditional orthodox center, graced by the magnificent Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra, with a blue and gold dome. Built in the fourteenth century, it was for many years, even under communism, the official seat of the Patriarch. It holds a wonderful collection of icons. $35 + adm 2:00 PM IVAN THE TERRIBLE (GROZNY) in Moscow. We visit several locations, associated with this XVIth century Russian Czar, including the Old English Court and Zariadie area. Saturday – 13 $100 7:00 AM Day trip to KALUGA and OPTINA PUSTYN. Kaluga is an early provincial town, but its greater significance is as a monument of eighteenth and nineteenth century classical architecture. In this respect it is considered second only to ST.Petersburg. It is also a hometown of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, “the father of Russian space exploration”. Optina Pustyn is an active monastery in the Kaluga area. It was found in the fourteenth century by the repentant bandit Opta. It became a spiritual center of Russia and Russian intellectuals in the nineteenth century. It gained the reputation in the Orthodox Christian world for bringing spiritual renewal to its visitors; people came there from near and far. Dostoevsky regularly stayed in a little house there and wrote “Brother Karamazov” on his impression on Optina. Lev Tolstoy and Nikolai Gogol also found inspiration in this delightful haven. $38 + adm 12:00 noon Trip to KUSKOVO ESTATE, the country seat of the Sheremetyevs, the richest family of the eighteenth century. The wooden mansion resembles Versailles and it has an orangery in which is an impressive collection of china and porcelain from the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries. There is an extensive park with a lake, and Dutch, Swiss and Italian style garden houses. Sunday – 14 $43 + adm 9:30 AM HIKE TO PEREDELKINO. We will take a train to the outskirts of Moscow and walk through the countryside to Peredelkino, the famous writers’ colony where Boris Pasternak lived and died. He wrote “Dr. Zhivago” at a desk overlooking the garden, and is buried in the little graveyard nearby. $23 + adm 11:00 AM Visit to the RED ARMY MUSEUM. You will see exhibits showing the development of the Russian Army from the days of the Civil War through the years of the Great Patriotic War, and up to the present times. There are halls, illustrating the major battles in Moscow, Leningrad and Stalingrad, as well as many interesting examples of military equipment such as machine gunes and personnel carriers. You will also see the eagle from the Berlin Reichstag, the Victory Banner and other memorable items recalling those heroic times. Monday – 15 11:00 AM POST-SOVIET RUSSIA. This tour leads you to the White House neighborhood, memorable for the fighting during the attempted coups of 1991 and 1993, when Russia underwent dramatic changes in its political system and saw the fall of he Soviet Regime. You will see places where former leaders, including Brezhnev, Andropov and Beria, lived. $23 + adm 2:00 PM NOVODEVICHY CONVENT AND CEMETERY is a charming place, rich in the spirit of the past, hidden behind a wall in the twentieth century inner city. The sculptured gravestones of famous Russian artists, writers, and politicians illustrate the country’s history Tuesday – 16 $23 + adm 10:45 AM DECORATIVE ART MUSEUM. This is a large collection of crafts from different areas. There are peasant and other costumes, toys, Zhostovo painted trays, Khokhloma and other wood articles, porcelain, including propaganda porcelain from the twenties and thirties. Free coffee at the Starlite Diner. $23 3:00 PM A walk along Moscow’s main street, TVERSKAYA, will demonstrate how Moscow prepared for the city’s 850th anniversary. The long road from Moscow to St. Petersburg starts at the northern end of Tverskaya. Free coffee at the Starlite Diner. Wednesday – 17 $26 + adm 10:45 AM Trip to KOLOMENSKOYE, a unique oasis in the center of Moscow, and the summer residence of the Czars since the time of Ivan the Terrible. Its church, built in 1530, was once called the Eighth Wonder of the World, and the oak trees are at least as old as everything else in the park. You will see the house of Peter the Great and will visit the folk art museum and the museum of wooden architecture with its samples of houses from northern Russia. Free coffee at the Starlite Diner. $22 + adm 2:00 PM Visit to the CHEKHOV MUSEUM in the small city house where Anton Chekhov started his career as doctor and writer. Feel his presence among the pictures and artifacts in this typical 1880’s Moscow home. Thursday – 18$22 + adm 10:00 AM The PUSHKIN ART MUSEUM contains a remarkable collection, including works from the Italian Renaissance and post-Renaissance, ancient Egypt and Babylonia. $23 3:00 PM KREMLIN WALL WALK. These walls hold many secrets. The Kremlin was a fifteenth century fortress, has twenty towers and is a mile and a half around. You can see from the outside many things not visible from inside, including the Aleksandrov Garden and the Grotto. TIPPING NOTE: When you feel a tour has been of particular interest, and the guide and driver have added to your knowledge of Russia in significant ways, it is acceptable to tip them. Given the economic times here, any small extra income is more than useful. Please don’t feel this is mandatory, merely welcome. Friday – 19$22 + adm 11:00 AM RUSSIAN-SOVIET ART OF THE XX CENTURY. Visit the New Tretiakov Gallery, where the new exhibits of Russian and Soviet Art of the XXth century are displayed. See works by Avant Garde artists, and see the history of RussianAvant Garde starting from the beginning of the century. Follow the development of the Socialist Realism in Art and feel the development of different styles in Art from before the Revolution of 1917 through communist times. $23 + adm 3:00 PM RED SQUARE AND KITAI GOROD walk. The very center of Moscow and indeed, of Russia. The neighborhood was a fortress behind a fence (“kitai” meaning “fence”, not, as often misinterpreted, “China”). You will see churches dating back to the fifteenth through the eighteenth centuries along the narrow streets. Saturday – 20 $85 7:00 AM Day trip to VLADIMIR and SUZDAL. Vladimir was the capital of Russia in the twelfth century before the Mongol invasion; Moscow is its successor. The Assumption Cathedral and Golden Gate are examples of white stone, pre-Mongolian architecture. Suzdal has kept its seventeenth century character, and has lovely churches, an old Kremlin and a museum of interesting wooden architecture. $26 + adm 12:00 noon A tour of the STALIN’S MOSCOW. You will see the evidence of his personality in cultural and architectural styles, and in the museum in The House on the Embankment, which was a residence of many former high officials under Stalin, most of whom were eventually arrested by him. Sunday – 21 $65 9:00 AM Day trip to BORODINO BATTLEFIELD. Tour of the battlefield and museums, commemorating the decisive battle in 1812, when Napoleon’s army was stopped and turned back by the Russian army within sight of the burning city. An historic event which Hitler later ignored, to his cost. $35 + adm 11:00 AM. NINETEENTH CENTURY RUSSIAN POETS. Follow the lives and works of the most famous Russian poets of the nineteenth century.Poets such as Pushkin, Griboedov, Lermontov and Tutchev. See monuments dedicated to those poets and visit museums, devoted to them (in some cases, these museums, such as the Tutchev museum, are not open to the public). Monday – 22 $35 11:00 AM REVISITING “WAR AND PEACE”. You will follow the footsteps of the novel’s characters, see the houses of Natasha Rostov, Pierre and Prince Andrei, and other places recalling the 1812 war with Napoleon and the Moscow of the1800’s. $22 3:00 PM Tour the eighteenth century LEFORTOVO ESTATE, a formerly German enclave. We will visit the church where the Romanovs liked to pray before they went hunting in Izmailovo, as well as Franz Lefort Palace and one of the Moscow palaces of Catherine the Great. Tuesday – 23 $22 9:45 AM The MOSCOW METRO was begun in the thirties and its various stations show completely different styles and periods. Each station has its own character. Carrying in excess of eight million people every day, more than New York and London put together, this system is one of the marvels of inner city transport. Free coffee at StarliteDiner $22 3:00 PM A walk in the area of the RED GATE & BARASCHI, following the road taken by Peter the Great to his summer estates, through an area of tiny streets dating back to the seventeenth and eighteenth century Moscow. Wednesday – 24 $22 10:00 AM Walk along OKHOTNY RYAD and KUZNETSKY MOST. You will explore one of Moscow’s oldest neighborhoods, with architectural highlights, such as the Bolshoi Theater and the Metropol Hotel. Okhotny Ryad has been a mercantile center through the years, and is filled with interesting nineteenth century buildings. $55 2:15 PM The ARMORY MUSEUM.. The Armory collection of gold, silver and jewelry, Faberge eggs, carriages and Czarist thrones is reason enough in itself to visit Moscow. Please register for this tour at least two days in advance Thursday – 25 $23 + adm 10:00 AM The TRETIAKOV GALLERY contains Moscow’s largest collection of Russian art with representative pieces from ancient times through various historical schools up to and including turn-of-the-century Avante Garde works. The newly restored building is worth a visit in itself. $35 2:00 PM RUSSIAN ART NOUVEAU at the turn of this century differed from that in Western Europe, and is manifested in many Moscow buildings by the work of two architects in particular, Shekhtel and Kekushev. Some of their buildings are easily seen, but some are hidden away on small side streets. Friday – 26 $65 + adm 8:00 AM Day trip to SERGIEV POSAD & ZHOSTOVO. Sergeiv Posad (Zagorsk) is a traditional orthodox center, graced by the magnificent Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra, with a blue and gold dome. Built in the fourteenth century, it was for many years, even under communism, the official seat of the Patriarch. It holds a wonderful collection of icon Trip to Zhostovo where lacquer miniatures used to be made. The lacquer technique is now used on trays. You will visit the museum and the factory, and a family of artists, each of whom works in a different style. $35 10:00 AM JEWISH MOSCOW. Explore the life of the Moscow Jewish Community during Soviet times and the present. You will visit two synagogues and places associated with prominent Jewish intellectuals, such as the poet Mandelstam, the actor Michoels and the architect Joffan Saturday & Sunday, 27 – 28$650 WEEKEND IN ST. PETERSBURG. We will stay in the comfortable centrally located. From this convenient base we will visit Peterghof, St Isaak Cathedral, the Peter and Paul Fortress and the world-famous Hermitage Museum. We will attend the Mariinsky Opera and Ballet Theater, and the Folk Show in the Nikolaevsky Palace, which was the residence of the former Czar.- The Hermitage museum extends through the Winter Palace as well as the various buildings later annexed to it to house the private art galleries of the Czars. Today’s Hermitage Museum is one of the world’s richest repositories of art, continuously enlarged with Czarist treasures and acquisitions. - St Isaak Cathedral is the world’s third largest domed cathedral. Commissioned in 1818 by Aleksander I to celebrate his victory over Napoleon, it took more than forty years to build. Peterghof is the location of of one of the worlds grandest palaces and one of St.Peterburg’s most popular attractions - The Peter and Paul Fortress was erected in just a year, between 1703 and1704, to defend St. Petersburg in the Great Northern War against Sweden but was never used for its intended purpose. Kon Saturday – 27 $85 7:00 AM Day trip to RYAZAN & KONSTANTINOVO. Ryazan is an ancient Russian city, the first one to by sacked by the Mongol horde of Batu Khan. The oldest preserved part of it’s Kremlin dates back to the 12th century. Konstantinovo is a small Russian village, where a wonderful Russia poet Sergei Esenin was born.You will have a chance to see a Russian village and visit Sergei Esenin house, school and museum. $47 + adm 10:00 AM KUBINKA MILITARY HISTORY MUSEUM is one of the unique military museums in the world, consisting of seven pavilions exhibiting armored vehicles from the early twenties to modern times. The first Soviet tanks and a history of Second World War Soviet armored vehicles are displayed, as well as samples of foreign armor. As the museum is on an active military base, the list of names in the group must be submitted to the museum for clearance. Please register for this tour at least two weeks in advance. Sunday – 28 $76 7:00 AM Day trip to YASNAYA POLYANA, Lev Tolstoy’s estate, where he wrote his great novels while his family was disintegrating, and to MELIKHOVO. Melikhovo is Anton Chekhov’s home where he wrote “The Seagull” and “Uncle Vanya”. $35 9:00 AM OLD BELIEVERS’ MOSCOW. We are the only guide company to whom the practicing believers give visiting permission. Observe the evidence of devout Russians since the XII century. Monday – 29 $22 10:00 AM Tour based on RUSSIAN SAMOVARS. We will see the samovar collection of Sergei Klinchev and talk about the history of the samovar, how it is built and functions, and Russian traditions of tea drinking. Perhaps have a cup of tea yourself. Samovars are for sale. $23 3:00 PM Walk in the area of PRECHISTENKA and OSTOZHENKA streets around the KREMLIN MUSEUM. Walk these two famous streets of Moscow which were preserved even in communist times. The area is much like the St.Germain district in Paris. You will see several XIXth century churches, mansions and samples of Art Nouveau architecture. Tuesday – 30 $43 + adm 9:00 AM The village of FEDOSKINO, is one of four lacquer box centers. The local artists here use mother of pearl and work on their lacquer boxes in a unique three-dimensional style, quite different from other villages. You will have an opportunity to buy their work. $23 + adm 3:00 PM PETROVKA NEIGHBOURHOOD & PETROV MONASTERY . This old merchantile and artistic neighborhood has many examples of Classic and Art Nouveau architecture. Visit the “High Monastery” of St.Peter, with its many links with Peter the Great. We also enjoy the cosiness of the Hermitage Garden, which includes the site where Stanislavsky founded the MKhAT theater just one hundred years ago. A NOTE ABOUT NO-SHOWS : When customers who have made reservations do not turn up without letting us know, we are forced to cancel transportation arrangements, and to turn people away who might have liked to join that tour, but were told it was full. These no-shows add to our costs, and cause inconvenience to others. Please, therefore, if you find you can’t make it, let us know the night before. Our staff mans the telephones from 9 to 6 Monday through Friday and the office answering machine will be monitored until 9 PM on weekdays and from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on weekends. Phone/fax (501/495) 795-0927, e-mail: pdtours@co.ru Please note that due to the new rules and regulations announced by the museum of Moscow Kremlin , cancellation notice for the reservations made for Tuesday-Sunday group Kremlin and/or Armory tours must be received 48 hr in advance and cancellation notice for the Monday's group Kremlin and/or Armory Tours must be received 72 hr prior to the start of the tour. If the cancellation notice is not received as stated, the client is responsible for the full cost of the tour he/she signed for. |
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| Wednesday – 1
$35 10:45 AM A visit
to CRAFT SHOPS off the busy city streets, where you will see crafts from
all over Russia, including: porcelain, embroidery, wooden and straw
items, toys and dolls; all of them created in traditional ways. Free coffee
at the Starlite Diner.
$23 + adm 3:00 PM NOVODEVICHY CONVENT AND CEMETERY is a charming place, rich in the spirit of the past, hidden behind a wall in the twentieth century inner city. The sculptured gravestones of famous Russian artists, writers, and politicians illustrate the country’s history Moscow City Sightseeing tour: 10:30 am-1:30pm, 2:30-5:30 pm Kremlin Grounds, Cathedrals and Patriarch's Palace tour: 11:00 am-2:00pm, 2:00-5:00 pm (Thursday – day off) Meet just behind the Red Square at Gostinny Dvor, Ilyinka str., 4, entr. 6! Book online at www.capitaltours.ru, tel.: (7-495) 232 - 2442, e-mail: capitaltours@col.ru Thursday – 2 $23 + adm 11:00 AM VICTORY PARK contains memorials to two Patriotic Wars: in 1812 and 1941-5. The museum displays the Banner of Victory and dioramas showing the main battles in Moscow and Stalingrad, and the blockade of Leningrad. Exhibits show military techniques. A new chapel, Mosque and Synagogue have been built The trio expresses an ecumenical dedication to peace. $22 + adm 2:00 PM
COSMONAUTS’ MUSEUM. This unique collection traces the rise of the
Russian space program from 1957 to the present time, including manned and
automatic spacecrafts, space suits and other related items.
Saturday – 4
$85 7:00 AM
Day trip to ROSTOV and PERESLAVL-ZALESSKY. These ancient towns (respectively
862 AD and 1152 AD) contain two of Russia’s greatest buildings: the twelfth
century Spasso Preobrazhensky Cathedral in Pereslavl and the seventeenth
century Kremlin and Assumption Cathedral in Rostov. You will hear
the Rostov bells and have a chance to buy the famous Rostov enamel pieces.
Both towns are located on lovely lakes, and the one in Pereslavl was where
Peter the Great started the Russian navy. The sole surviving boat
from his flotilla is in the Botik museum on the lake.
Please notify our office at least 48 hours in advance to register for a tour. Cancellations must be made no later than the night before. Phone/fax (501/495) 795-0927, e-mail: pdtours@co.ru Monday – 6
$22 + admissions 11:00 AM Visit the SPASO-ANDRONIKOV
MONASTERY, and the oldest of Moscow’s surviving churches, Savior Cathedral.
Its museum records it as one of the earliest centers of iconography, and
it was the site of the icon school of Andrei Rublyov.
TIPPING NOTE: When you feel a tour has been of particular interest, and the guide and driver have added to your knowledge of Russia in significant ways, it is acceptable to tip them. Given the economic times here, any small extra income is more than useful. Please don’t feel this is mandatory, merely welcome. Friday – 10
$43 + admissions 10:00 AM Day trip to SERGIEV
POSAD. Sergeiv Posad (Zagorsk) is a traditional orthodox center,
graced by the magnificent Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra, with a blue and gold
dome. Built in the fourteenth century, it was for many years, even under
communism, the official seat of the Patriarch. It holds a wonderful
collection of icons.
Saturday – 11
$65 10:00 AM Day trip to KOLOMNA, a provincial
town not far from Moscow, containing architecture typical of the twelfth
century, and an ancient Kremlin. There is an art gallery with works
in semi-precious stones, and paintings on birch, as well as other crafts,
which will be on sale.
Saturday – 18
$85 8:00 AM Day trip to SERPUKHOV and TARUSSA.
Serpukhov is one of the best preserved provincial Russian towns with a
lovely art gallery, beautiful churches, distinguished monasteries and a
ruined fourteenth century Kremlin. Tarussa is on the Oka River. In Tarussa,
you will see the museum of the Tsvetaevs, father and daughter. The farther,
Ivan, went on to found the Pushkin Fine Art Museum in Moscow, and the daughter,
Marina, was a famous poet.
Friday – 24
$23 + admissions 10:00 AM The TRETIAKOV
GALLERY contains Moscow’s largest collection of Russian art with representative
pieces from ancient times through various historical schools up to and
including turn-of-the-century Avante Garde works. The newly restored
building is worth a visit in itself.
TIPPING NOTE: When you feel a tour has
been of particular interest, and the guide and driver have added to your
knowledge of Russia in significant ways, it is acceptable to tip them.
Given the economic times here, any small extra income is more than useful.
Please don’t feel this is mandatory, merely welcome.
A NOTE ABOUT NO-SHOWS : When customers who have made reservations do not turn up without letting us know, we are forced to cancel transportation arrangements, and to turn people away who might have liked to join that tour, but were told it was full. These no-shows add to our costs, and cause inconvenience to others. Please, therefore, if you find you can’t make it, let us know the night before. Our staff mans the telephones from 9 to 6 Monday through Friday and the office answering machine will be monitored until 9 PM on weekdays and from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on weekends. Phone/fax (501/495) 795-0927, e-mail: pdtours@co.ru Please note that due to the new rules and regulations announced by the museum of Moscow Kremlin , cancellation notice for the reservations made for Tuesday-Sunday group Kremlin and/or Armory tours must be received 48 hr in advance and cancellation notice for the Monday's group Kremlin and/or Armory Tours must be received 72 hr prior to the start of the tour. If the cancellation notice is not received as stated, the client is responsible for the full cost of the tour he/she signed for. |
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| Saturday – 1
$100 7:00 AM Day trip to TULA and KULIKOVO BATTLEFIELD.
Take the trip to Kulikovo Field, where in 1380 the Russian victory over
the Tartars was the first significant event in the liberation from the
Tartar yoke. Enjoy the vastness of one of the largest Russian fields, the
picturesque Don River valley and the Kulikovo Battle museum in the impressive
Art Nouveau church. On the way, visit the Samovar museum in Tula, the celebrated
center of military manufacture and crafts.
$35 10:00AM A MOSCOW ORIENTATION PROGRAM is designed for new-comers who would like to shop in city markets beyond the exclusive foreign stores. Not a sight-seeing tour, but instead, an introduction to shopping, driving, public transportation, public telephones, and the other everyday needs of Moscow residents. Free coffee at the Starlite Diner Moscow City Sightseeing tour: 10:30 am-1:30pm, 2:30-5:30 pm Kremlin Grounds, Cathedrals and Patriarch's Palace tour: 11:00 am-2:00pm, 2:00-5:00 pm (Thursday – day off) Meet just behind the Red Square at Gostinny Dvor, Ilyinka str., 4, entr. 6! Book online at www.capitaltours.ru, tel.: (7-495) 232 - 2442, e-mail: capitaltours@col.ru Sunday – 2
$43 + admissions 9:30 AM HIKE TO PEREDELKINO.
We will take a train to the outskirts of Moscow and walk through the countryside
to Peredelkino, the famous writers’ colony where Boris Pasternak lived
and died. He wrote “Dr. Zhivago” at a desk overlooking the garden,
and is buried in the little graveyard nearby.
A NOTE ABOUT NO-SHOWS : When customers who have made reservations do not turn up without letting us know, we are forced to cancel transportation arrangements, and to turn people away who might have liked to join that tour, but were told it was full. These no-shows add to our costs, and cause inconvenience to others. Please, therefore, if you find you can’t make it, let us know the night before. Our staff mans the telephones from 9 to 6 Monday through Friday and the office answering machine will be monitored until 9 PM on weekdays and from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm on weekends. Phone/fax (501/495) 795-0927, e-mail: pdtours@co.ru Please note that due to the new rules and regulations announced by the museum of Moscow Kremlin , cancellation notice for the reservations made for Tuesday-Sunday group Kremlin and/or Armory tours must be received 48 hr in advance and cancellation notice for the Monday's group Kremlin and/or Armory Tours must be received 72 hr prior to the start of the tour. If the cancellation notice is not received as stated, the client is responsible for the full cost of the tour he/she signed for. |
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