11 days in Russia
Day 1 | Arrival from Kishinev to Moscow. Meeting in airport the assistant-accompanying. Moving to Optina Pustin — female monastery. By arrival lunch . Excursion Tour of the monastery with visits to the temples: Introduction to the Temple of the Blessed Virgin Maria — St. the relics of St. Ambrose and Nectarius of the elders of Optina, as well as the most venerated Kazan icon of the Mother of God. Kazan Icon of the Mother of God — St. the relics of the Reverend Optina elders Moses, Anthony and Isaac The Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God — St. the relics of the Reverend Elders of Optina: Leo, Macarius, Hilarion, Anatoly (Zerzalov), Varsonofia, Anatoly (Potapov), Joseph. The temple in honor of the Transfiguration of the Lord relics. Raphael (Sheichenko), confessor (1957) Chapel at the burial place of the killed Optina brethren: Hieromonk Vasily, monks Trofim and Feraponthapel — new Martyrs, ects. Visiting Holy spring. Returning to Moscow. Accommodation in hotel. Dinner. |
Day 2 | Moscow
Breakfast. Survey across Moscow with visiting cathedrals of the Kremlin. |
Day 3 | Moscow
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Day 4 | Lavra
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Day 5 | Diveevo
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Day 6 | Train
Liturgy in Seraphim’s monastery. Lunch. Check out from the hotel. |
Day 7 | Isl.Vallam
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Day 8 | Isl.Vallam
Liturgy. Breakfast. Transfer from Monastic Bay to Nikonovsky Bay (Voskresensky hermitage). Sightseeing walking tour: «New Jerusalem» and «Konevsky lakes». Dinner. Free time. |
Day 9 | St. Petersburg
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Day 10 | St. Petersburg
Breakfast. Visit Monastery of St. Joann to Krondstat, His holy relics. |
Day 11 | St. Petersburg
Breakfast. Booking out with luggage. Visit to St. Alexander Nevskii Lavra. |
It is desirable group _____ persons . The coast deepens of number of group and season .
Price include: avia tickets
Accommodation in 3-5* Hotels
Train tickets Moscow – St. Petersburg – cabins 4 persons.
Programmer to isl. Vallam – with ferry – lining on ship or in hotel in monastery, with programmer included 2 excursions.
English speaking guide. Assistant-accompanying.
By possibility and request other language speaking guide.
Transfers, bus excursions, tickets to expeditions, monasteries.
Meal by the programmer: breakfast, dinner.
Your side pays for group visa and insurance.
We offer programs in Russia, by request we write programs The pilgrimage company, Reserves the right to change the sequence of visits to places, with the preservation of the program!
We can also input in the program some places of visit – as a present for our guests!