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Tour to Vologda: Cherepovets, Kirillov, Ferapontovo and Vologda in 3 days
From 30800 ₽
Group tour · 3 days / 2 nights
The Russian North without the hustle: the urban history of Cherepovets, the "Northern Thebaid" with monasteries and frescoes by Dionysius, and finally Vologda — carved, lacy, ancient.
2026 tour dates: 13–15.02 · 27–29.03 · 12–14.06 · 24–26.07 · 21–23.08 · 25–27.09 · 04–06.12
Format: bus + walking tours
Organizational details
- Arrival in Cherepovets: before 09:00 (day 1).
- Boarding: at the railway station building on the station square, parking opposite the St. Nicholas Church, no earlier than 08:45–09:00.
- Accommodation: 2 nights in Vologda (selected hotel).
- Meals: breakfasts at the hotel (days 2–3), lunches according to the program (days 1–3).
Day 1
Cherepovets: the warm heart of the Russian North
09:00
Sightseeing tour "Welcome to CherepoVes!"
Cathedral Hill, Sovetsky Prospekt with merchant buildings of the 19th–early 20th centuries, the Resurrection Cathedral, Milyutin Square and Metallurgists Square (monument "Continuity of Generations").
11:00
Historical and Art Museum "Galsky Estate"
A unique estate complex: the manor house, outbuildings, a round garden, workshops and a forge — a rare example of "provincial classicism".
13:00
Lunch
14:00
Vereshchagin Family House-Museum
The story of the family that gave the world the artist Vasily Vereshchagin and Nikolai Vereshchagin — the founder of Russia's dairy industry.
15:00
Severstal Museum of the Metallurgical Industry
A modern interactive exhibition: screens, audiovisual installations, unique archives and artifacts.
16:15
Transfer to Vologda (≈ 140 km)
18:00
Arrival in Vologda, hotel check-in
Free time. Overnight stay.
Day 2
Kirillov and Ferapontovo: The Northern Thebaid
Breakfast at the hotel. Boarding the transport at the hotel.
10:00
Transfer to Ferapontovo (≈ 120 km)
12:00
Ferapontov Monastery (UNESCO)
A tour of the 15th–17th century complex, including a visit to the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin and an introduction to the surviving frescoes by Dionysius — a key master of the turn of the 15th–16th centuries.
13:30
Transfer to Kirillov (≈ 20 km)
14:00
Lunch
14:45
Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery
A sightseeing tour of the territory of Ivan the Terrible's "sovereign fortress" (15th–18th centuries), a visit to the "monastic cell" exhibition and the Assumption Cathedral.
17:00
Transfer to Vologda (≈ 130 km)
19:00
Arrival in Vologda
Free time. Overnight stay.
Day 3
Vologda: a quiet town, an ancient town
Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out, departure with luggage. Boarding the transport at the hotel.
10:00
Bus and walking tour "Vologda Carved, Buttery, Lacy"
The historic center, white-stone cathedrals, the Vologda Kremlin, the Vologda River embankment and wooden mansions with "carved palisades".
12:30
Lace Museum
Tour of the exhibition on the development of the craft: “Lace in Peasant Costume and Ethnographic Textiles.”
13:45
Lunch
14:30
Transfer to the Priluki microdistrict
15:00
Spaso-Prilutsky Dimitriev Men's Monastery
Tour of the grounds and cathedral, the exterior architecture of the 16th-century wooden Dormition Church, a stop at the grave of the poet K. Batyushkov.
16:00
Transfer to the city center
16:30
“Real Vologda Product” shops
An opportunity to buy the famous Vologda butter, northern sweets, and products from local producers.
17:30
Transfer to the railway station. End of the program
Accommodation in Vologda at the Spasskaya Hotel
As part of tours in Vologda, we primarily offer accommodation at the “Spasskaya” Hotel, as it is one of the most convenient places for tourists in terms of logistics.
At the same time, as part of tours we can also offer accommodation in other hotels of various categories — depending on guests' preferences and budget.
Accommodation
Room at the Spasskaya Hotel
Tour price per person, RUB
Hotel, center
Double
Single
Triple
“Spasskaya”
Breakfast: buffet
29 450
32 200
29 100
“History”
Breakfast: buffet
29 600
Holiday/summer: 31,150
34 050
Holiday/summer: 37,950
29 350
Holiday/summer: 30,150
«Aura», center
Breakfast: buffet
29 600
Holiday/Summer: 30 550
34 550
Holiday/Summer: 36 900
29 350
Holiday/Summer: 29 700
«Guberniya», center
Breakfast: buffet
30 400
34 800
29 350
The tour operator reserves the right to make changes to the excursion program without changing the cost and scope of services paid by the client.
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