Vacation far from the hustle and bustle of the city in a log house in an ecologically pure part of the Vladimir region.

You will visit the Bogolyubovo monestary, where Andrey Bogolyubsky had his residence in the 17th century. A section of the prince’s palace has been preserved. Also, you will see the pearl of ancient Russian architecture – the 12th century Church of the Intercession on the River Nerl. The Church is a UNESCO World Heritage site. A two hour excursion with a professional guide costs 2,100 rubles + the price of entrance tickets.

A chapel and baptismal pool have been built around the spring. Prayer services and the blessing of water take place here. The spring is considered to have healing powers. Villagers claim that the ice-cold water helped soldiers, who were patients at the Chamerevsky hospital, to get back on their feet during the Second World War.

According to legend, the village’s name is connected to events from the 16th century. Ivan the Terrible, while returning from one of his military campaigns in Kazan, supposedly decided to bathe at the confluence of the Sudogda and Klyazma rivers and would have drowned if he had not called to God for help. Ecstatic, Ivan the Terrible commanded that a church be built and called it Spas-Kupalische.

You will see white-stone monuments from the 12th century that have been named UNESCO World Heritage sites – The Golden Gates, Dmitrievsky Church, Assumption Cathedral. The excursion with a professional tour guide includes visits to several museums, lasts 2.5-3 hours, and costs 2,100 rubles + the cost of entrance tickets.

The excursion includes visits to several exhibits. You will see the white-stone Nativity of the Virgin Cathedral, be captivated by the beauty of the “Golden Storage Room” and frescoes of Gury Nikitin in the Transfiguration Cathedral. The tour with a professional tour guide lasts 3 hours and costs 4,200 rubles + the cost of entrance tickets.

This natural spring gushes from an underground lake with such force that the stream of water rises like a real geyser to a height of about two meters. Because of this the spring has a second name – “The Sudogodsky Geyser”. In the winter this marvelous place is transformed into a soft blue column of ice with a stream of water inside.

The Voyninga is a river in the Vladimir region, a tributary of the Sudogda river (in the Volga river basin).

The homestead is built in the style of a 19th century Gothic castle from the Middle Ages. The price of the excursion is 300 rubles.