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Jewish Heritage in Russia



Moscow - St. Petersburg
8 Days / 7 Nights


Tour Program

Travel to Russia - the Great Choral Synagogue, Moscow, RussiaAfter decades of wars, genocide and communist oppression, the cultural heritage of the Jewish past in Russia was considered lost. However, times change. At the present time, followed by democratic changes in Russia, there appeared and rapidly grew various Jewish organizations – cultural societies, schools and religious communities. Our tour will help you to get acquainted with the Jewish Heritage in Russia including Jewish life, religion, history and culture. The excursion program also enables tourists to explore major attractions of Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Day 1

Friday

Arrival in Moscow. Transfer from the airport to the hotel, accommodation.
Free time.

Day 2

Saturday

Breakfast.
City tour round the most beautiful places of Moscow - main streets, squares and places of interest, visit to the Memorial Hill (Poklonnaya Gora) where a new Synagogue has been built. This Synagogue overlooks the Kremlin and is part of a large memorial complex commemorating the victims of Nazism.
Acquaintance with Moscow Synagogues - Poliakov Synagogue of Chabad Lubavich - was constructed in 1880 by the famous railroad baron Poliakov. The synagogue was forcibly closed at the height of Stalin's terror in 1937 and converted into a theatre and cultural centre. However, early in 1991, the city of Moscow returned the synagogue to the Jewish community; Great Choral Synagogue - at the end of century has remained the score of the Jewish life in Moscow in spite of presence of many Jewish cultural, charities, educational and other organizations; The Mar'ina Roscha Synagogue - one of the most famous Jewish landmarks in Moscow.
* Lunch at the local restaurant.
Free time.
Evening performance at the Jewish Theatre "Shalom" (NOTE: all performances are in Russian).
Transfer to/from the performance.
Return to the hotel.

Day 3

Sunday

Breakfast.
Excursion to the Moscow Kremlin and Kremlin Cathedrals - the historical center of Moscow. The Kremlin has always been perceived as a symbol of power and might of the Russian land. Each era of the Russian history left its architectural mark on the Kremlin. Within the Kremlin walls there are many architectural monuments, churches, cathedrals, museums, etc.
* Lunch at the local restaurantю
Return to the hotel.
Free time.

Day 4

Monday

Breakfast.
Check out.
Tour to the Tretyakov State Gallery - one of the world's largest museums, a treasure house of old Russian art from the 11th century till our days. The gallery bears the name of its founder, Pavel Tretyakov, who presented his collection to the city of Moscow in 1892. Now the museum holds more than 50000 works of painting, art and sculpture. Excursion: Jewish Artists in Russian Art History.
* Lunch at the local restaurant.
Walking along Arbat Street- - a famous pedestrian area deserving the title of Moscow Monmartre. A lot of different cafes, antique shops and stands with souvenirs are situated here. Numerous artisans and painters display their works just in the street.
* Evening performance - Circus.
* Transfer to/from the evening performance.
Transfer to the railway station.
Departure to St. Petersburg - the overnight sleeper train to St. Petersburg (2nd class ticket).

Day 5

Tuesday

Arrival to St. Petersburg - a truly beautiful city and most definitely the undiscovered gem of Europe. It is located on numerous islands in the delta of the beautiful Neva river.The city center is stunning - street after street of former palaces of the wealthy families and royalty who once lived here.
Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
Panoramic city tour - all major city highlights in the course of three hours tour including visit to Peter & Paul Fortress - the first building of the city, once a prison for the revolutionaries and now the burial place of all Russian Emperors; and St. Isaac's Cathedral - the fourth highest cathedral in the world after the well-known St. Peter’s in Rome, St. Paul’s in London and Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence. The inside of the Cathedral is filled with hundreds of paintings, sculptures and mosaics by 19th century masters. The upper observation platform of the Cathedral, located below the dome, provides a splendid panoramic view of the whole city.
* Lunch at the local restaurant.
Return to the hotel.
Free time.

Day 6

Wednesday

Breakfast.
Visit to the Great Choral Synagogue - the second largest synagogue in Europe, the center of local Jewish life in St. Petersburg.
Excursion to the Hermitage Museum - one of the major museums in the world. Its collection consists of nearly three million art treasures. Exhibits are displayed in the world famous Winter palace as well as the Small, Old and New Hermitages.
* Lunch at the local restaurant.
Return to the hotel.
Free time.
* Evening performance - Hermitage Theatre.
* Transfer to/from the performance.

Day 7

Thursday

Breakfast.
Tour to Petrodvorets (Petergoph) - one of the major palace-and-park complexes in the suburbs of St. Petersburg. This magnificent architectural ensemble overlooking the Gulf of Finland is known for its stately parks with marble statues, numerous palaces and pavilions, beautiful fountains, marvelous man-made lakes and georgeous interiors of the Great Palace.
* Lunch at the local restaurant "Galleria"
Return to the hotel.
Free time.

Day 8

Friday

Breakfast.
Departure transfer.

* -Optional services

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