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	The tour includes visiting the capital and three centrally located cities of Russia, known for their great history and unique culture. Differ greatly in their size, population amount and industrial output volume, they are common in their history and contribution to creation the Russian state and traditional Russian culture.

The program of the tour:

Day.1		Arrival in Nizhniy Novgorod. Transfer to the hotel. Check-in. Dinner at the hotel;

Day 2		Breakfast. Sightseeing tour of the city including the Kremlin and Maxim Gorky Memorial Museum. Lunch. Afternoon tour of the Museum of Fine Arts, one of Russia's oldest and best museums. Dinner.

Day 3		Breakfast. Tour of the Museum of Woodcrafts. Visit to the Andrey Sakharov memorial museum. In this flat the famous Russian scientist, the 'father of the H-bomb, spent six years in exile for his human rights activity and sharp criticism of the regime of those days. Lunch. Check-out. Transfer by bus to Suzdal. Arrival at Susdal. Check-in. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 4		Breakfast. Whole day sightseeing tour of the town including visit to the Kremlin. Lunch. Tours of the Yevfimiev Monastery of the Saviour and the Intercession Monastery. Visit to the museum of icons. Dinner.

Day 5		Breakfast. Transfer by bus to Vladimir (65 km away from). Sightseeing tour of the city including visit to the Golden Gates. Tours of the Assumption and Dmitrievsky Cathedrals. Trip to Bogolyubovo for visiting the Church of the Intercession on the river Nerl. Though rather small and modestly decorated, it is one of the most beautiful Russian churches, possibly due to its fantastic location. Lunch. Transfer by bus to Moscow. (170 km away from). Arrival in Moscow. Check-in. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 6		Breakfast. Sightseeing tour of Moscow including Novodevichy Convent (New Convent of the Virgin). Lunch. Afternoon tour of the State Tretyakov Art Gallery. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 7		Breakfast. Tour of the Kremlin including with to a Cathedral in it. Lunch. Trip to Kolomenskoye, an ancient royal summer retreat. Dinner at the hotel.

Day 8		Breakfast. Check-out. Transfer to the airport. Departure.