DAY 1
SERGIEV-POSAD — The town was named after Saint Sergey Radonezhsky with his brother Stephen in 1340 monk founded a small wooden temple deep in the midst of Russian forest. There, they built the church in the name of the Life-Giving Trinity. The story of the hermit Father Sergius was spread all over Russian cities. A flood of believers started to come and settle nearby ... That was the beginning of the Trinity Monastery. Nowadays the monastery carries the name of Trinity Lavra of St. Sergey and is considered to be "Russian Vatican". It's a temporary residence of Russian patriarch.
DAY 2
SUZDAL — Fabulously ancient and wonderfully adorned, Suzdal occipies a special place among the other Russian towns. The entire town is a museum which has hardly changed for the past two and a half centuries. Over one hundred monnuments, dating from different periods of the past millennium are concentrated here. You will visit the Kremlin, the ancient trading rows and Kresovaya Palata, visit the unique museum of wooden architecture, see lots of big and small churches and listen to the bells' concert in Spaso-Efimievsky monastery.
VLADIMIR — The history of this town goes back over one thousand years. It was founded in the 990’s on the banks of the river Klyazma by Prince Vladimir. The rise of Vladimir began under Andrey Bogolubsky, the son of Yuri Dolgoruki who founded Moscow. Unique memorials of XII still remain in the town — Cathedrals of Assumption and St. Demrtrius Cathedral. Assumption Cathedral has preserved world famous frescoes of Andrei Rublev. You’ll see the famous Golden Gates (1158-1164) located close to the town centre and visit one of the museums on your choice: “The old Vladimir ” museum or Museum of rock crystal.