City Sergiev Posad, situated in Moscow oblast, has been a famous place for many centuries. In 17th century it heroically defended itself from Polish invaders, later Peter I hid there from  Streltsy Uprising. And now it is declared to be in the list of World Heritage. It takes 2 hours to get there

The city by the Volga offers visitors the chance to get close to history and see a number of breathtaking churches. The Cathedral of the Annunciation in Yaroslavl. Source: Lori Images The city of Yaroslavl is on the Golden Ring route, which passes through old Russian cities with classic monuments

Golden Ring is a set of ancient Russian cities north-east of Moscow which form a circle if you look at them on the map. Moscow and St Petersburg are, of course, the main attractions in Russia, but if you really want to see a true Russian life and how the most of country lives, make an effort to

Vladimir is one of the cities of the Golden Ring – popular touristic rout that consists of ancient towns northeast of Moscow. We got there by electric train and the road took approximately three hours. Train station is situated in old part of the town which is quite vast, at least, you won’t be