Reviews from tourists

29.07.2014

On July 26, 2014, I went on the “Tour of Ten Churches” excursion. Everything went great. The guide Alexey told and showed everything. Everything was great. There were about 40 of us. Free time in the Nikolo-Ugreshsky Monastery there was (half an hour) to have time to go to two Temples, write notes, and venerate the Relics of the Saints. Then everything went according to the program, we visited everything and were satisfied. Thanks to Alexey Viktorovich. Wonderful excursion. And thanks to the Travel Store!

Valentina

31.03.2014

Hello, Travel Store. I went to the website to congratulate your entire wonderful team on being awarded the Travel.ru star. I wish you health and good luck in your interesting business. I have been using the services of your company for a year and a half now and it is always interesting days spent with you. I came in, but here I saw Maria’s review of the “Tour of Ten Churches” trip. It was on this trip that I became acquainted with your company. A year and a half has passed, but I retain wonderful memories of the trip and the wonderful guide accompanying us, Gudz Markov Alexey Viktorovich. I will not now describe the trip itself, it is written about in detail on the excursion page, but I will tell you about my impressions, about the work of the guide Alexey Viktorovich. After the excursion, I learned that Alexey Viktorovich is the author of books on the history of the Slavs. As a historical writer, Alexei Viktorovich always has something to tell his listeners, and he does it very interestingly and with pleasure; he always has a new story about this or that event in stock. Alexey Viktorovich is honest, constantly working with archives and new archaeological discoveries, he is a writer-historian who loves his native land. You can feel it from his books (and I read his books), and from his stories on the excursion. Thanks to his competent and open manner of communication, he spoke very clearly and intelligibly about the history of the places where we visited with him. Alexey Viktorovich always gives so much to tourists on his themed trips. He generously shared his knowledge and his thoughts. And his thoughts are pure and beautiful. There was a lot of philosophy, or rather metaphysics, in his stories, and it was always appropriate and very informative. Listening to it is not only interesting, but it seems to transport you to another spiritually rich world. And it feels so good and easy on the soul. The world around is transformed and acquires unimaginable depth and transparency. Thank you, Alexey Viktorovich. After the “Tour of Ten Churches” trip, I came home with wonderful memories that I will keep forever, and with a feeling of deep gratitude, appreciation and respect for Alexey Viktorovich. And for Maria, I want to say that Nadezhda Durova was born in Kyiv on September 17, 1783, in 1789 her father received the position of mayor in the city of Sarapul, Vyatka province, and Nadezhda lived there. She lived in Yelabuga, Vyatka province, when she retired. And there are still many inaccuracies in Maria’s review.

Raevskaya Natalia

28.01.2014

An unforgettable bus tour "Tour of 10 Churches"! In one day we saw many interesting architectural monuments, where the amazing beauty and grandeur of temples, churches and estates of the Moscow region were revealed. Learned a lot historical facts related to the history of the Fatherland. Many thanks to the guide Alexey Viktorovich Gudz-Markov. An intelligent, erudite person and an excellent conversationalist. I would like to mention him unique knowledge in the field of history, as well as creativity to the material presented. We received a lot of interesting knowledge, as well as a great charge of vivacity, optimism and good mood! Natalia 01/28/2014

“Religions of the World” is one of the oldest and most traditional excursions in Moscow, but every year it takes on new and new meanings.

Moscow is one of the few cities in the world where representatives of different religions have coexisted peacefully for many centuries. Already in the Middle Ages in Moscow one could find not only Russians, but also Tatar, Jewish, Armenian, German and other national settlements. Orthodox and Lutherans, Jews and Muslims, Armenians and Catholics - all of them not only coexisted peacefully for many centuries, but also left us a rich heritage - literature, painting, architecture, music - which was organically included in the historical and cultural image of the capital.

We invite you to get acquainted with the main world religions represented in Moscow

Excursion route

The excursion begins in Zamoskvorechye, where several ancient Orthodox churches and the Moscow Historical Mosque await us. Afterwards we will go to China Town, where we will visit representatives of Western Christianity - Baptists. Afterwards we will visit the Moscow Choral Synagogue - the oldest in Moscow, and also remember the Lutherans and Armenians who once lived in these parts.

Among the excursion objects:

• Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Klenniki (with a possible visit);
• Moscow Choral Synagogue (with visit);
• Baptist Meeting House (with visit);
• Lutheran Cathedral of Peter and Paul (external inspection);
• Cathedral Mosque on Prospekt Mira

A - price on our bus

B - price on your bus

Additional charge (for groups):

If your home, organization or school is located outside the Garden Ring, you will have to pay additionally for the bus.

The cost of an hour for a bus up to 19 seats is 1,500 rubles, from 20 seats - 2,000 rubles.

If the school is located inside the 3rd transport ring, then 1 hour of delivery is added to the cost of the excursion; outside the 3rd transport ring - 2 hours of delivery, 15 km. outside the Moscow Ring Road are counted as + hour of bus delivery.

A pleasant addition to the excursion can be (for groups):

1. Visit to the cafe "Tablecloth-Samobranka", tea party (130-190 rubles per person) and a master class (250-300 rubles per person). .
2. Set lunch in one of the cafes or restaurants of our partners (cost from 350 rubles per person). Menu on this page.
3. Professional photographer during the excursion. 6000 rub.

Frequently asked questions

Can I buy tickets on site?

The group of our excursionists does not exceed 25 people, and Mikhail Fedorov’s excursions are very popular. For this reason, it is better to buy tickets a few days before the start of the excursion. The second reason is that the guide does not have the right to make financial calculations. All tickets, if available, are sold on our website or at the city theater box office. Sales end in 15 minutes. before the start of the excursion.

Where is the meeting point and where will the program end?

Kitay-Gorod metro station, near the monument to Cyril and Methodius

How do we recognize the presenter?

In the hands of the guide is a colored sign with the inscription “Capital Lights”

How many exits will there be from the bus?

From two to five. It all depends on the time of year and the weather.

Suzdal - Vladimir - Bogolyubovo - Kostroma - Yaroslavl - Rostov the Great - Pereslavl-Zalessky - Uglich - Borisoglebsk - Myshkin

5 days / 4 nights

Weekly on Mondays until October 2012

Tour program:

1 day
Monday:

Meeting in Moscow at 8:45 at the Komsomolskaya metro station, in the building of the Leningradsky railway station near the bust of V.I. Lenin. The group is met by a guide holding a sign “The Origins of the Golden Ring”. Departure to Vladimir. Dinner. Excursion to Bogolyubovo: Bogolyubovsky Monastery - the site of the former residence of Prince Andrei Bogolyubsky, Church of the Intercession on the Nerl. Excursion around Vladimir: Architectural ensemble of the historical core of the city, Dmitrievsky Cathedral, Golden Gate, Assumption Cathedral, Historical Museum or the exhibition "Old Vladimir". Accommodation at the Vladimir hotel. Dinner for an additional fee.

Photos of the hotel "Vladimir":

2 day,
Tuesday:

Breakfast. Departure to Suzdal. Excursion around Suzdal: the Kremlin with the Cross Chamber, the Nativity Cathedral, the Intercession Monastery, the Museum of Wooden Architecture. Dinner. Departure to Kostroma. Sightseeing tour around Kostroma with a tour of the central square of the city with its unique layout and architectural monuments of the 18th-19th centuries. Visit to the Ipatiev Monastery Museum-Reserve - the cradle of the Romanov dynasty, which is rightfully considered a pearl among monuments Ancient Rus'. Trinity Cathedral. Accommodation at the Azimut hotel. Dinner for extra charge.

Photos of the Azimut Hotel:

3 day,
Wednesday:

Breakfast. Departure to Yaroslavl. City tour, overview of the architecture of numerous townsman churches, visit to the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery, founded in the 12th century. Dinner. Departure to Rostov the Great. Kremlin architecture, pottery workshop, "Museum of Enamel". Departure to Pereslavl-Zalessky. Accommodation at the Pereslavl hotel. Dinner for an additional fee.

Photos of the hotel "Pereslavl":

4 day,
Thursday:

Breakfast. Excursion "Ancient Pereslavl" with a visit to Red Square, earthen ramparts of the 12th century, a visit to the Transfiguration Cathedral of the 12th century, the exhibition "Boat Fortune". Dinner. Departure to Borisoglebsk. Excursion to the Boris and Gleb Monastery, the architectural ensemble of which is called the pearl of ancient Russian architecture of the 16th-17th centuries. Departure to Uglich. Accommodation at the Chaika hotel. Dinner for extra charge.

Photos of the Chaika Hotel:

5 day,
Friday:

Breakfast. Sightseeing tour of Uglich: the Kremlin, the Church of Dmitry on Blood, the Chambers of the Appanage Princes, the Transfiguration Cathedral, the Epiphany Cathedral. Departure to Myshkin. Dinner. Excursion around Myshkin: mouse museum, felt boots museum, House of Crafts, ancient city quarter, wooden architecture museum with an exhibition of ancient technology. End of the program, departure to Moscow.

Program price for 1 person in rubles:

• Double occupancy - 11900;
• Single occupancy - 14500;
• Double occupancy in a superior room - 13900;
• Discount per child - 300;
• Discount on extra bed - 600;
• Supplement for dinners - 1400;
• Additional payment for a foreigner - 300.

The indicated price includes:

• hotel accommodation in rooms with private amenities;
• nutrition;
• excursion program;
• entrance tickets to museums;
• services of a guide accompanying the route;
• transport services according to the program (tour class minibus for a group of up to 18 people).

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Purpose of the lesson: give an idea of ​​the purpose of an Orthodox church, its structure and the types of Orthodox churches. Expand students’ understanding of the Orthodox tradition of relating to churches and icons;
To acquire an attitude towards icons as depictions of images sacred to Orthodox Christians.

Tasks:
1. To develop interest in knowledge about churches, motivation to study Orthodox culture, to enrich and activate the historical and cultural vocabulary of students.
2. Foster a value attitude towards spiritual, historical and cultural heritage.
3. Introduce the concept of “temple - the house of God.”
4. Introduce students to the purpose, appearance and structure of an Orthodox church.
5. To form an idea of ​​its value as a national house of prayer, a shrine for Orthodox people.
6. Development of educational skills: analysis, generalization of acquired knowledge.
7. Formation communication skills, fostering a culture of communication.
8. Formation of respect for architectural traditions and achievements, for universal human values embodied in culture.

Lesson format: lesson-excursion.

Organizational part.
Teacher's opening speech.
- In the 4th grade in ORKSE there was a lesson on the topic “Conscience”. This lesson was attended by Priest Vyacheslav Gerasimov, who spoke about conscience from an Orthodox point of view and showed a video of the children's Orthodox program “Kupelka” - “Conscience”. After this lesson, the children had a desire to visit an Orthodox church, to find out its purpose and role in the revival of the spiritual traditions of the Russian people. Today we will take an excursion to the Holy Intercession Cathedral in the city of Dzhankoy.

And Father Vyacheslav will tell us about this cathedral.

Excursion progress:
Father Vyacheslav met the children at the entrance to the cathedral. Having made the sign of the cross, we walked into the cathedral territory. Here Father Vyacheslav said that there have always been many churches in Rus' and now Orthodox traditions are being revived. New churches are restored, restored, built, and at the same time the souls of people are healed. Russian people have always tried to dedicate to God the best they are capable of. Since ancient times, temples have been built in the most beautiful places, but before construction they usually prayed for the Lord to indicate the required location. Having learned the will of God, the builders began work.

Rus' loved to build temples -
They have soaring spirit and nobility... (I. Pashkov)

The history of the churches of the Dzhankoy Cathedral goes back more than half a century: the small church was rebuilt and consecrated a month after the end of the war, one of its first prayer books was the holy confessor Luke (Voino-Yasenetsky) of Simferopol and Crimea; The new church of the cathedral was founded in the early 1990s and services are already being held there. The Temple of God differs in appearance from other buildings. The shape of the temple is always symbolic. If you look at the temple from a bird's eye view, you will see temples of various shapes. Most often, temples have the shape of a ship, a cross, a circle or a star (octagon). For the most part, the temple at its base is arranged in the form of a cross. This means that the temple is dedicated to the Lord crucified on the cross for us and that through the cross the Lord Jesus Christ delivered us from the power of the Devil.
- How is the temple different from all other buildings?
- It has a dome on which there is a cross.
Domes (or head)- a symbol of the connection of earthly and heavenly.

Holy Rus' is alive, Russia is alive...
It burns, the domes shine,
From sea to sea
WITH new strength
its bells are ringing...
(E. Chernukhin)

Above the entrance to the temple, and sometimes next to the temple, a bell tower, or belfry, is built, that is, a tower on which the bells hang. The people of Rus' have always loved the ringing of bells and called it “raspberry”. The ringing of one bell is called “blagovest” (good, joyful news about the divine service).
The ringing of all the bells, expressing Christian joy on the occasion of a solemn holiday, etc., is called “trezvon.” The ringing of bells to mark a sad event is called “chime.” The ringing of bells reminds us of the higher, heavenly world.

The Orthodox Church is divided into three parts: porch, myself temple(middle part) and altar.

The narthex In the narthex there used to be those who were preparing for baptism and penitents who were temporarily excommunicated from communion. The vestibules in monastery churches were often also used as refectories. Currently, the vestibule is relatively small. Candles are sold here, and you can write notes about health and repose.

Temple
Here we are in the temple itself. The second largest part is a place for parishioners gathered for church services. Stands in the center lectern(Greek “book stand”) - a high, elongated tetrahedral table with a flat board for the convenience of reading liturgical books while standing or venerating icons placed on it) with an icon of the holiday.

Along the edges of the soleya near the walls of the temple there are choirs - places for singers and readers. The very name of the kliros comes from the name of the singer-priests “kliroshans”, that is, singers from the clergy, clergy (Greek “lot, allotment”).

Ahead we see a whole wall of icons. It's called iconostasis. There are icons on it in several rows. (Each row has its own name. The rows of the iconostasis can be three, five, seven - as far as the height of the temple allows).

In the center of the iconostasis there are doors - Royal Doors. (Through them they bring out the Gospel - the good news about Christ the King. To the right of the Royal Doors is always the icon of Christ the Savior, and to the left is always the icon of the Mother of God.)

Behind the iconostasis is altar- the most important part of the temple. The altar symbolizes heaven, the realm of God's existence. (The clergy usually pray in the altar, and no one has the right to enter there without a blessing. The first ray of the sun hits the altar.)

Priest Vyacheslav Gerasimov said that the most important place in the altar is throne- a specially consecrated quadrangular table, decorated with two materials: the lower one - white linen and the upper one - brocade. It is believed that Christ himself is invisibly present on the throne and therefore only priests can touch it. On the throne there is always an antimension, the main sacred object of the temple. This is a silk cloth consecrated by the bishop depicting the position of Christ in the tomb, the altar Gospel, and the cross.

Father Vyacheslav said that there are many icons in the temple. An icon is a picture that depicts the face of a saint or the events of Sacred history. (Orthodox Christians pray to Christ, angels and saints). Particularly revered is the icon of the Mother of God, called “Tenderness.” Every year on August 10 (July 28th), a day of celebration of the icon of the Mother of God “Tenderness” of Seraphim-Diveevskaya is held in the Intercession Cathedral in the city of Dzhankoy.

The icon was a cell image of St. Seraphim of Sarov. With oil from the lamp that burned in front of the cell icon, the Monk Seraphim anointed the sick, and they received healing. In front of this icon, the monk departed to the Lord. Another name for the icon is “The Joy of All Joys.” This is what St. Seraphim himself often called this icon.

After the glorification of St. Seraphim as a saint, Emperor Nicholas II presented a precious robe for the icon. In 1927, the Diveyevo Monastery, where the original “Joy of All Joys” icon was located, was closed, but the holy image was secretly removed. For decades it was kept by pious people. In June 1991, the icon was handed over to Patriarch Alexy II, and now it is in the Patriarchal residence. Once a year - on the holiday of Praise Holy Mother of God- The Seraphim-Diveyevo Icon “Tenderness” is brought out for public veneration at the Patriarchal Epiphany Cathedral.
Father Vyacheslav told and showed how to venerate icons correctly, after which those who wished venerated the icon of the Mother of God “Tenderness”.

And to the icon of the Ascension of Christ.

When they want to pray, they place a candle in front of the icon and address the words of prayer to the one depicted on the icon. Christians do not pray to icons. They pray in front of icons. Christians pray to the one they see on the icon.

Church candle- a symbol of the prayer of a believer. By its burning in front of the icon, the candle symbolizes the believer’s love for the Lord Jesus Christ, the Mother of God or a saint, and expresses a person’s desire for spiritual transformation, just as wax turns into fire. Since a candle is bought, it is a person’s voluntary sacrifice to God and His temple for himself and for his neighbors. As usual, candles are lit for good health. But there is a funeral table in the church - “eve”; There they light candles and pray for people who have already passed away from earthly life. At the end of the excursion, the children asked questions, to which Priest Vyacheslav Gerasimov gave comprehensive answers.

The merging of the love of all Christians.
Reminder - light comes from God,
And all roads lead us to the temple.
The candle burns as a symbol of our faith,
And faith in the heart is God's gift.
And let the priest in the temple every day,
He carries a lit candle to the altar.

The children were interested in the table on which were books prepared for the service of the ascension of Jesus Christ. The books are written in Old Church Slavonic. The guys remembered that the creators of the Old Church Slavonic alphabet were the monks Cyril and Methodius. Father Vyacheslav told the children that in the Middle Ages, worship was allowed only in three languages: Latin, Greek and Hebrew (as the Gospel legend tells, the inscription on the cross on which Jesus was crucified was written in Hebrew, Ancient Greek and Latin). Cyril and Methodius achieved recognition from the Pope Old Slavonic language the fourth language of the church, which was a major victory in their struggle for the rights of the Slavs to conduct worship in their native language.

We say goodbye. In the church shop, the children bought personalized icons, crosses and candles.

We have become a little more educated, we have become more acquainted with Orthodox culture. My soul is lighter. Thank you all and glory to God.

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Since the time of Epiphany, Rus' has been the ark of its shrines, their guardian and zealous defender. And today Moscow remains one of the Christian treasuries. During the excursion we will visit the Sretensky Monastery, where a copy of the Shroud of Turin is kept, we will go to the St. John the Baptist Convent, where queens from the Romanov family asked for help in childbirth, and we will certainly visit the Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh. This is your unique chance to get acquainted with the most interesting relics of the “third Rome”!

Price: from 850 RUB

Moscow is the third Rome. Our ancestors believed in this. And the echoes of this great faith have remained to this day. In a quiet Moscow church there are more relics at the same time than in the Vatican! What about the Vatican, because in Moscow you can venerate all the main relics of Jerusalem! Do you have any doubts? Then we invite you on a tour

Christian relics of Moscow

Our tour will begin in a small temple St. Sergius of Radonezh in Krapivniki, hidden in a quiet Moscow side street. The inconspicuous temple turns out to be more spacious than the heavens. Literally and figuratively, at the very core of the spiritual life of the temple stands the Cross - Kiy Cross of Patriarch Nikon, in which the relics of saints from the 1st to the 17th centuries rest, numbering up to three hundred, and sixteen stones from the sites of biblical events. “And if anyone with faith desires to come to that Life-giving Cross to worship, no less than by the power of that Holy, Honest and Life-giving Cross, grace will be given, just as those traveling to the holy places of Palestine, in whom Christ our God will fulfill His holy vision,” Patriarch Nikon thought so, and so many pilgrims believed when going to worship the Cross. The story about this unique shrine that you will hear in the temple will undoubtedly be a discovery for many.

There are many Christian relics in the world. Perhaps the most famous relic is "Shroud of Turin". The Shroud is the cloth in which the body of Jesus Christ was wrapped after his death. There were bloody marks on it from the wounds of the body of Christ. In addition, scientists were able to detect the face of Jesus Christ on it and restore his image. It owes its name “Turinskaya” to the city of Turin, in which it is stored. Up to late XIX no centuries scientific research The Shroud was not carried out - it was only an object of worship for believers. However, a little over a hundred years ago, the Shroud of Turin was first allowed to be photographed by the Italian photographer Secundo Pia. While processing the photographs, he was surprised and awed to discover that the glass negative revealed a strikingly clear image of Christ. It was the receipt of this negative that marked the beginning of the study of the phenomenon of the Shroud of Turin.

IN Sretensky Monastery, founded in 1397 at the meeting place of the miraculous Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God in memory of the deliverance of Moscow from the invasion of Tamerlane, a copy of the Shroud of Turin (positive and negative) is kept. There are only five such copies in the world. The famous American scientist John Jackson transferred it to the Moscow Center for the Study of the Shroud of Turin, and Patriarch Alexy II consecrated it on October 7, 1997 as the Image of the Savior Not Made by Hands.

In the very center of Moscow, not far from the Kremlin and Kitay-gorod, on a high hill near Solyanki street John the Baptist Convent, which is one of the oldest women's monasteries in Moscow. Architectural appearance monastery, created by the wonderful Moscow architect M.D. Bykovsky, very interesting. The dome of the main cathedral is reminiscent of the dome of the world famous temple of Santa Maria del Fiere in Florence. The history of the monastery is full of unique pages. Historical legends The foundation of the monastery is most often associated with the birth of the first Russian Tsar - Ivan the Terrible. Subsequently, it became the custom of the queens from the Romanov family in this monastery to ask for help in successfully resolving childbirth. Since 1654, the famous “women's wool fairs” were held under the walls of the monastery. Among the nuns of the monastery there were many forced ones. The most famous of them is the nun Dosifeya, the legendary princess Tarakanova. One of the monastery’s shrines has a unique history - the ancient image of St. John the Baptist with a hoop.. This relic consists of two parts: actually, the image of St. the prophet John and a metal copper hoop, which is attached to the icon on a chain and stored in a special casket. Miracles from this shrine continue in our time.

Duration of the excursion ~ 5 hours (approximately).

Representatives of these temples will conduct a tour of the Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh in Krapivniki and Sretensky Monastery. In Sretensky Monastery, by agreement with the host party, it is possible to end the excursion with a monastery lunch.

Cost - 850 rub.

Meeting at 11:15. Departure at 11:30 from the metro station. "Sukharevskaya" ( according to the diagram on the ticket).

The end of the excursion is at Turgenevskaya metro station.

Practical information: the excursion involves visiting existing temples - it is advisable for ladies to wear skirts and have scarves with them.

The information on the site is not a public offer and is for informational purposes: for clarification, please contact the managers.

Travel time and duration of the excursion are approximate.

On all excursions you must have your passport with you, and for children - a birth certificate.

Foreign citizens must have a migration card with them.

Other important conditions for booking excursions.