A trip to Sviyazhsk

You will make a fascinating journey to the ancient Russian city, founded by the Russian Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich the Terrible in 1551.

The natural landscape will surprise you with its beauty, because the city is surrounded by water on all sides. On arrival, you will take a sightseeing walking tour of the island with a tour of the complex of the assumption monastery, you will visit the oldest Trinity Church in Russia.

You will also learn:

• what was the original name of the city connected with
• which of the emperors visited Sviyazhsk and who sang it in their works
• what are the times of the “red terror" remembered
• why for half a century Sviyazhsk became a forgotten island with a sad fate.

Visiting to the horse yard, pottery and craft workshops.