Near Moscow direction number one, which provided a stable inflow of the Intourist currency into the state treasury even in the days of socialism, the Golden Ring on the map resembles the calligraphic uppercase "O", tending to break away from the noisy Moscow and to escape into the misty distance of the glorious history of Rus and the blessed silence of the outback.
Eight ancient cities with majestic monasteries and golden-domed churches, merchant chambers of the Volga merchants and workshops of famous folk crafts are a brilliant crown of the first capital, and not to visit them means to miss a lot of interesting and important things from the rich past to the events of the Russian past . But it's not worth it think that apart from walking on religious and secular architectural complexes there is nothing to do - on the contrary! For example, in Yaroslavl you can almost eat the most delicious donuts in the central region (five per piece, by the way), and from Kostroma take away a couple of cheese heads in Kostroma birch bark tea; Suzdal will cheer up the International holiday of the cucumber, and Pereslavl-Zalessky will charm the blue expanses of Pleshcheeva Lake . Besides, the way to this fairy-tale kingdom is not far off: just a couple of hours from Moscow, and the tourist infrastructure is quite developed - and you can taste and sleep with taste and for reasonable money .
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What is Golden ring
To begin, let's define the terminology . The classical Golden Ring is the eight cities that are remarkable for their historical and cultural monuments and located on a virtual circle to the northeast of Moscow . Clockwise from the nearest city to the capital is Sergiev Posad, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Rostov the Great and Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Ivanovo, Suzdal and Vladimir . Sergiev Posad - the starting point for excursions around the Golden Ring, is located at a distance of 52 km from the capital, and the most remote point of the tourist "oval" - Kostroma - is 306 km away from Moscow .
Along with the classic "eight-part" itinerary there are also extended tours, depending on the imagination of the tour operators including neighboring cities (by the way, no less remarkable in terms of landscapes, traditions and culture): Kalyazin, Murom, Plyos, Rybinsk, Uglich, Gus-Khrustalny, Palekh, Alexandrov and T . d . Forgive them such a confusion of thoughts: on territory of the central regions of Russia really is that to grow up, and in spirit these settlements fit perfectly within the Golden Ring - cozy towns, crowned with glowing domes in the sun, expansive Central Russian landscapes around and magnificent examples of applied art as a visiting card - take at least Gusev crystal or lacquer miniature Palekh .
Routes
Options for sightseeing programs on the Golden Ring are many. In addition to the classic "eight" mentioned above, the extended route with a loop through the Yaroslavl region enjoys popularity - with visits to Uglich, Myshkin, Rybinsk and Tutayev. Its length is about a thousand kilometers.
In addition, you can travel around the Golden Ring not only in a circle, but also radially: for example, from Rostov the Great to Borisoglebsky Monastery, from Yaroslavl to Tutayev, from Kostroma to Plyos and Shchelykovo, from Ivanovo to Shuya and places of folk crafts Palekh, Kholui and Mstyora. Most often, such mini-programs include visits to only 4-7 cities.
The duration of the trip can be calculated as 2-3 days (the so-called "weekend tours"), and for a full 9-10 days, necessary to inspect the main "eight" and other "izhe cheruvime." The most popular options are from 2 to 5 days, although there are a lot of people who want to embrace the immense, especially in the summer.
- What excursions are taking place in the Golden Ring
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On what to ride
convenient way about moving along the Golden Ring - organized tour .Despite the inevitable "gallop on Europeans" in such cases, the advantages of this option are obvious: they will bring-take away according to the schedule, settle, feed and tell . The traveler should independently rely on personal vehicles (ideal) or intercity buses . Railway is more suitable for individual visits to the cities of the Golden Ring, since it connects only the regional centers (which is convenient, say, for Yaroslavl or Vladimir) . In many small places the stations are located tens of kilometers from the tourist s places . To get to the opposite side of the "ring" quickly, you can take an airplane: for example, flights to Kostroma twice a week from Moscow's "Domodedovo" . Travel time - only 1 h 20 min .
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Where to stay
Fortunately, the times when a trip to the Russian outback was invariably fraught with difficulties in finding a suitable hotel (more precisely, with a complete lack of decent housing options), have sunk into oblivion. Today in any city of the Golden Ring there are at least a couple of nice hotels, as well as many options in the private sector: from cozy mini-hotels with home furnishings to apartments and even cottages for rent. There are also business hotels "imprisoned" for rich foreigners.
A pleasant highlight and, if you want, exotic even for us, residents of big cities - accommodation in old houses in the countryside or the most real village huts. Prices for accommodation range from 700-1000 RUR per room in a private sector, a sanatorium or in a hostel up to 2000-3000 RUR for a well-furnished room in a modern hotel or a well-kept private hotel. Business accommodation will cost 5000-7000 RUR for a double room with breakfast
How to eat well
Thanks to the unrelenting tourist interest, to a large extent from foreigners, there are no problems with the nutritious establishments on the Golden Ring: from sandwiches and wine (and you say, exotic - abroad!), where for 100-200 RUR you can freeze a worm, say, meat and potatoes in a pot and skip a glass "for sightseeing" to restaurants of Russian haute cuisine in the spirit of the famous Moscow "Cafe Pushkin" . Worth about to note that in inexpensive establishments they are fed in their own way: fresh food, impressive portions, democratic prices - the soulful Russian countryside still is not shameless shavermetschiki megacities . The buffet in hotels is rarely offered: breakfasts are usually continental, and dinner can be ordered on the menu at the hotel restaurant a la carte .In the cities of the Golden Ring should definitely try the local gastronomic delights: Yaroslavl - donuts, Kostroma - cheese in Suzdal - mead and cucumbers all kinds - from fresh to brine, in Rostov Veliky - dish of pike .
What to buy
The folk crafts and souvenirs of the cities of the Golden Ring are hardly more attractive for travelers than monasteries, temples and museums . In addition to the standard assortment - all sorts of things depicting local architectural monuments, almost every town is famous for its exceptional products of his craftsmen . In Kostroma, for example, they make magnificent birch bark items - bags and boxes, caskets and basins . Also linen clothes and home textiles are brought from here - ordinary and with embroidery . From Pereslavl-Zalessky it's worth to take wonderful items interior and kitchen from the carved wood . Vladimir is known for patchwork sewing, enamel and embellishments from semiprecious stones, and Suzdal - tapestries . In Ivanovo, be sure to pay attention to the products of local weavers - cotton and printed fabrics, home textiles . bedrooms Towns "big" Golden Ring - Holuy, Mstera, Palekh - famous all over the world the art of lacquer miniature .
What to see in Sergiev Posad - Trinity Sergius Laurus with a mass of magnificent monuments of religious architecture and the museum-reserve, churches, chapels, monasteries, belfry, chambers and palaces, as well as the toy Museum
In Pereslavl -. Cathedral of the Transfiguration, the church of Alexander Nevsky, and Simeon, Goritsky, Nikitsky and Trinity-Danilov monasteries, museum-estate Peter the Great's Botik, Iron Museum and the Museum of Steam Locomotives
Rostov Veliky - the Rostov Kremlin Museum-Reserve, the churches of Spas-on-Peski, Tolga Our Lady and the Ascension of Our Lord, Christmas, Spaso-Yakovlevsky and Borisoglebsky monasteries, as well as the Museum of Finifting
In Yaroslavl - the Transfiguration Monastery, the churches of the Epiphany, Elijah the Prophet and Nicholas Nadein, and many secondary churches, the Gostiny Dvor, the Metropolitan Chambers, etc.
In Kostroma - Shopping Rows, the Church of the Resurrection on the Debre, Ipatievsky Monastery and Trinity Cathedral, Bogoyavlensky Anastasin Monastery, numerous churches, as well as the Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Nature and even the Museum of the feat of Ivan Susanin!
In Ivanovo - Vvedenskaya, Ilinskaya and Kazan churches, the Assumption of the Virgin church, Ivanovo regional art museum, Ivanovo museum of local history, Ivanovo calico museum, the Tsvetaeva family house museum
In Suzdal - Suzdal Kremlin, Christmas cathedral Bogoroditsy, Hierarchical Chambers and the bell tower, Pokrovsky and Spaso-Evfimeev monasteries, the Cathedral of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Borisoglebsky Cathedral, the Museum of Wooden Architecture in the Open.
In Vladimir - Golden Gate and Water Tower, Uspensky and Dmi trievsky cathedrals, museum complex Chambers, Christmas and Knyaginin monasteries, Church of the Assumption of the Virgin, Martyr Nikita, Intercession on the Nerl and Trinity, as well as priceless frescoes by Andrei Rublev. Photo Golden Rings (71)