Russia - Waterways of the Czars with Luxury & Style (14 Days): A Sample Itinerary
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DavidTravel Itinerary Highlights include:
• View the
Kremlin's famous
Armory collection of imperial era regalia, the ornate gems in
the Diamond Fund and two of the Kremlin's cathedrals
• Visit historic Red Square and see the colorful onion-shaped
domes of
St. Basil's Cathedral
• Cruise to beloved 12th-century Uglich, known for its wooden
houses and the blue cupolas of the Cathedral of the Resurrection
•
Yaroslavl boasts an abundance of dazzling merchant homes and
beautiful churches, as well as the walled fortress, the
13th-century Spassky Monastery and Church of Elijah
• Visit the historic B-440 submarine that participated in the
Cuban missile crisis in 1962
• Visit tiny
Kizhi Island to see the 22 onion-shaped domes of
the Church of the Transfiguration
• Cruise along the Svir River to Mandrogi, renowned for its old
wooden houses and handicrafts
• Explore
Petrodvorets with its cascading fountains, bronze
sculptures and sea channels. In St. Petersburg, visit St.
Isaac's Cathedral and the Peter and Paul Fortress
• Explore
Catherine's Palace and its famous Amber Room before
lunch and folkloric entertainment
• Explore the incredible Hermitage Museum. Then visit the
Yusupov Palace and the
Church on Spilled Blood
Overview:
Russia, the world's largest and perhaps least understood
country definitely deserves the visit of any inquisitive,
adventurous person, whether it be for short history and
museum-heavy trip through Moscow and St Petersburg's cultural
treasures, or a more wide-ranging trip that could include an
almost endless list of destinations: the mountains of the
Caucasus, the beaches of the Black Sea, the vast Volga River,
the endless tracts of Taiga in Siberia, magical Lake Baikal, or
the volcanoes of Kamchatka.
While people often refer to the country simply as Russia, it's
actually very much the Russian Federation - taking in over 100
different nationalities and languages, including Muslim, Jewish
and Buddhist populations from Chechnya on the Georgian border to
Arctic Chukotka, just a short distance from Alaska. Everything
exists here on an inhuman scale, whether it's Moscow's vast
eight-lane highways or the endless flat scenery of the Russian
steppe. The vast distances involved mean that flying around is
often the only reasonable way of getting around, although the
country's famous Trans-Siberian railway is a great way to see
more of the country if time allows.