Bogolyubovo - a former residence of Andrey Bogolyubski, situated in a few miles from Vladimir. Excursion to the Svyato-Bogolyubsky Monastery and Pokrova-na-Nerli Church. The church is a real masterpiece of the old Russian architecture built in 1164. It stands on a small hill among extensive water meadows.
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Sergiev Posad (Zagorsk) - the town was named after Saint Sergey Radonezhsky. In the XIV century he founded a monastery there that became one of the greatest in Russia. Nowadays the monastery carries the name of Trinity Lavra of St. Sergey and is considered to be "Russian Vatican". Its a temporary residence of Russian patriarch.
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Suzdal - the most fabulous place of the Golden Ring. More than 100 architecture monuments dating from different periods of the past millenium are concentrated here: the Kremlin, trading rows, several monasteries, lots of big and small churches, the unique museum-town of wooden architecture, Krestovaya Palata, etc.
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Vladimir - the history of the town goes back over one thousand years. It was founded in 990s by Prince Vladimir on the bank of the river Klyazma. The rise of Vladimir began under Andrei Bogolubsky, the son of Yuri Dolgoruki who founded Moscow. During the city tour you will visit the famous XII century cathedrals and view the Golden Gates.
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