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Long Weekend In Ekaterinburg, Budget

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This is the most informative city tour. If you want to learn Ekaterinburg city from top to toe for some hours, you are welcome! During the city tour you will see the major attractions of Ekaterinburg.

This excursion includes the major city attractions including the Border of Europe and Asia. You will have an opportunity to step by one leg in Europe, by another - in Asia.During the tour you will learn why the Ural mountains became the border between the two parts of the world.

It is the historical sightseeing tour concerning the Romanov dynasty, the tragical death of the last Russian Tzar. You will visit the places of execution and burial of the royal family. First you will visit Church-on-the-Blood built on the very place of Romanov’s assassination. In the museum located right next to the Church you will be able to plunge into the life of Romanov family by watching photos and learning the documents.

After that you will visit the Monastery Ganina Yama in a picturesque wood - Holy burial place & seven nice churches made of wood according to Russian Orthodox tradition. This Monastery was built on the place where the bodies of the Romanov family were burned.

Type: Small Group Tours

Duration: 3 days

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Day 1: ON A BRIEF RENDEZVOUS

You’ll visit Cathedral on the Blood, Ascension Hill with all its churches and architectural monuments and Kharitonov Manor House. Than you’ll go through Literary Quarter of Ekaterinburg city and find yourself in the city’s Dam on the bank of Iset River. Drama Theater, Governor’s Residence, Sevastyanov Estate, monument to the Founders of Ekaterinburg, the Coin Yard, Saint Ekaterina Cathedral – whatever else you are welcome to see! You’ll have a look at the shortest metro in the world; find the City Hall, Lenin monument, pedestrian Vainera street with lots of shops and old-styled buildings. You can’t miss the opportunity to see Ekaterinburg’s Circus with its unique Dome and the city’s Arboretum. (guiding, transport, 3 hours)

Day 2: MYSTERIES OF THE LAST ROMANOVS` FAMILY

12 km from Ekaterinburg. You’ll see Ascension Hill and visit the ex-site of Ipatyev’s House (a place of Romanovs’ imprisonment and brutal murder) and Cathedral on the Blood. After that you’ll have a trip to the monastery of Holy Majestic Martyrs at Ganya’s Pit - a place where Romanovs` bodies were supposedly burnt. (guiding, transport, 3,5 hours)

Day 3: EUROPE AND ASIA BORDER

40 km from Ekaterinburg. You are welcome to see Memorial to Stalin Repressions Victims first. Then you’ll go to the border between Europe and Asia (17 kilometers far from the city), you’ll see Europe and Asia monument, go through Novoalekseevka village along Transsiberian way and see old Europe and Asia monument and time capsule. For extra price: buffet lunch and photo shoot on the border. (guiding, transport, 2,5 hours)

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Congress hotel Marins Park Hotel (formerly called "Sverdlovsk hotel"). is still the city landmark and Ekaterinburg biggest hotel After renovation in 2012, its rooms and services were considerably upgraded. It is located across the road from the railway station "Ekaterinburg passagirsk... Show more

* Hotels availability is subject to change. In case current hotels are booked out we will provide alternative hotels of an equal value for you.

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Russian visa support (Russian visa invitation letter) is included.

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Yekaterinburg is a beautiful and well developed city with many fabulous historical buildings in classicism style, with one of the world's biggest collection of constructivist architecture buildings and with several modern high-techs skyscrapers. It is situated in the central part of Russia, on the eastern slopes of the amazing Ural mountains and almost on the border between Europe and Asia. Yekaterinburg was founded in 1723 and named i... Read more

This temple, built in honor of the Lord's Ascension, is one of the oldest Orthodox churches in Yekaterinburg. The temple was founded in May 1770 and was consecrated on September 19th of the same year. Read more

The Church on Blood in Honour of All Saints Resplendent in the Russian Land is a Russian Orthodox church built on the site of the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg, where Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, and his family, along with members of the household, were shot by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War. The church commemorates the Romanov sainthood. Read more

The City Dam, more commonly referred to as Plotinka, is located in the heart of the city and is a must see attraction. Read more

The construction of the Yekaterinburg Mint became a natural result of the rapid development of the Urals industry, which constantly demanded cash injections. Read more

Drama Theatre is located in Yekaterinburg. Read more

The Yekaterinburg Metro is a rapid transit system that serves the city of Yekaterinburg, Russia. The Metro opened on 26 April 1991, and is 12.7 kilometres (7.9 mi) long and serves 9 stations. The Yekaterinburg Metro was the 13th and last metro to open in the USSR. Read more

Yekaterinburg Circus is a circus building for 2600 spectators in Yekaterinburg. Yeaterinburg circus has a lattice steel dome with a distinctive shape, which makes one of the Yekaterinburg's landmarks. The circus was built in 1980 on the right bank of Iset river.The circus building is situated in the central part of the city, at crossing of 8 Marta street and Kuybysheva street next to Geologicheskaya metro station. Read more

Ganina Yama is a relatively new monument constructed out of wood and the story of its erection is full of tragic accounts. It is visited by orthodox people from all over the country to pay homage to the late Romanovs – the emperor dynasty of Russia. Found at the location where the given temple complex was built were the remains of the royal family. It is the also where their bodies were buried after they were shot to death. Read more

Located north of skver Popova, the Literary Quarter features restored wooden houses, some of them now museums about celebrated local writers such as Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak and Pavel Bazhov Read more

Monument to Lenin is located in the city of Yekaterinburg in the Square 1905, near the city hall goroda.On was completed in 1957, designed by the sculptor and architect A. V.I.Ingala And Pribulsky and P.D.Demintsev. Monument refers to the symbols of the Soviet era. The monument is made in the form of sculptures leader who speaks to the people and set on stone granіtnym dark gray tsveta.V while creating monuments to perpetuate the memory of...

The monument to the founders of the city was erected in 1998 for the 275th anniversary of the city on the left bank of the Iset River. The monument displays the figures of the founding fathers of Yekaterinburg - Vasily Tatishchev and Villim Gennin. Read more

The Kharitonov Palace is arguably the grandest palatial residence in the Urals. This Neoclassical townhouse was commissioned in 1794 by Lev Rastorguyev, an Old Believer merchant and landowner. The main house was built on the so-called Annunciation Hill in Yekaterinburg. The nearby Annunciation Church was built at the same time. Read more

Next to the Residence of the Governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast is the most elegant building in the Urals Region – the Sevastyanov's House. Local official Nikolay Sevastyanov, who made his fortune from mining, bought the house in 1860. In 1863, he commissioned its reconstruction by Alexander Paduchev, a student of architect Malakhov. The experts say that the resulting building was a mix of styles and ages, with elements of the Neo-Baroque, Pseud... Read more

Border between Europe and Asia is one of the features of the Ural area. Read more

Experience the atmosphere of the city by talking a walk along Vaynera Street, Yekaterinburg. The pedestrian street in the center of the city is a favorite walking area for the locals and a go-to spot for visitors. The length of the street is adorned with numerous fountains and sculptures, including one of Michael Jackson. There are plenty of spots to have a drink, a snack, or a full meal, and the street offers some g... Read more

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