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Ekaterinburg excursions
City tour of Ekaterinburg, 2 hours
Yekaterinburg is a capital of the Urals region - one of the biggest and most prosperous cities of Russia. During city tour you`ll know a rich history of Ekaterinburg and its sights. Excursion will begin at the heart of the city where you`ll visit Historical Square, the dam of the city pond, the monument of V.N Tatishev and V.I. Genin – founders of Ekaterinburg, Chapel of Saint Ekaterina. Then you`ll visit a mountain Voznesenskaya, where the house of merchants Rastorguev-Haritonov is situated. You`ll see the Temple on the Blood built at the place of engineer Ipatiev`s house where Nikolay II - Russian emperor and members of his family spent their last days and had been executed. After visit the Opera and Ballet Theatre, Ural State University of M. Gorkogo you`ll end your excursion on the bank of Iset river near buildings of Drama Theater and Government.
Excursion to the border of Europe and Asia, 3 hours
Ekaterinburg is located 40 km from the border between 2 continents Europe and Asia. The border passes through mountain Berezovaya closed to the town Pervouralsk. In august 2004 the stone monument had been established in a point of intersection of Europe and Asia. 2 stones from 2 parts of the world are the symbols of this monument, one had been taken from the most extreme point of Europe – cape Rok and the second - from the edge of Asian continent` s part – cape Dezjnev. Everyone who arrives in Ekaterinburg visits the border of Europe and Asia because it is very good chance to stand by one foot in Europe and by another in Asia. During this excursion you`ll know a fascinating story of the boundary’s coming to be, the secrets of Urals wealth. The guide will tell you the fabled Bajov tales of the Copper Mountains Lady and the Urals treasures, of stones special to the region - malachite, serpentine and jasper.
The last Romanov family days, Ganina Pit, 3 – 4 hours
One of most tragic pages of Russian history is associated with Ekaterinburg. Here Russian emeror Nikolay II and his family had been shot. During excursion you`ll see the house of engineer Ipatiev – it is the last place of tsar family life. Now, there stands the great Temple on the Blood. Ganina Pit it is place of first secret tombs of Nikolay II and his relatives. To hide this crime, remains of tsar family had been buried at one of the thrown mines. In 2000 the Russian Patriarch Alexey II has blessed the construction of Temple at this place. Now there is a complex of different wooden Temples with own architecture.
Orthodox temples of Ekaterinburg, 3 hours
During this excursion the guide will tell you about history of religion in Ural, the orthodox holidays, ceremonies, history of some Temples and Monasteries of Ekaterinburg. You`ll visit the Temple on the Blood recently built on a place of Ipatiev house where the family of last Russian emperor Nikolay II had been killed, the Rise church - the oldest church in Ekaterinburg, the Chapel of Saint Ekaterina (Saint Ekaterina is patronesses of the mining) built at the place of first church in Ekaterinburg, Ioanno-Predtechenskaja church. You`ll see also the New Tikhvin Female Monastery. There are 6 Temples at its territory. Among them: the biggest Cathedral of A. Nevsky, the Saint Troitsk Cathedral which is a center of an orthodox Diocese in Ekaterinburg.
Nijnaya Siniachikha – Ural village, 8 hours
Nijnaya Siniachikha is a museum of Wooden Architecture in the open air which represents the Ural village of 17 – 19 centuries. Museum is located 160 km from Ekaterinburg, its exhibits are unique in the Ural region. You`ll see there different constructions such as: a wooden mill, a forge, Russian banya, a well, a farmstead, wooden chapels and towers. You`ll know about life of the Ural `s peasants and miners. You`ll visit a remarkable monument of architecture – the Transfiguration Cathedral and the house where the famous Russian composer P.I. Chaikovsky has lived in his childhood.
Prices of Ekaterinburg excursions per person in euro:
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Type of excursion
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Person number
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2
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4
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6
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8
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10
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City tour, 4 h.
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47
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33
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22
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17
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18
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Excursion to the border of Europe and Asia, 4 h.
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47
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33
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22
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17
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18
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The last Romanov family days,
Ganina Pit, 4 h.
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47
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33
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22
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17
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18
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Orthodox temples of
Ekaterinburg, 4 h.
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47
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33
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22
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17
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18
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Excursion to Alapaevsk and Nijnaya Siniachikha – Ural village, 10 h.
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127
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91
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63
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49
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52
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Prices include: english, german, french speaking guide services, transport,
entrance tickets to museums.
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