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We arrived in Yaroslavl after breakfast and followed our guide for a sightseeing tour around the most the tourist attractions of Yaroslavl starting with some beautiful churches.

The Church of Elijah the Prophet in Yaroslavl was incredibly beautiful and its interior is stunning. We had a very interesting tour around the church and were shown all the architectural highlights.

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From Kizhi we arrived in the town of Kirillov on the shores of Lakes Siverskoye and Dolgoye and where we made a stop for some sightseeing.

We visited the St. Cyril Monastery also located on the shore of Lake Siverskoye which today may look pretty deserted but is considered one of the prominent monasteries in Russia because of its great location.

The St. Cyril Monastery...

Our next stop was Kizhi Island to visit the historical site of Kizhi Pogost which is known for its beautiful location on Lake Onega and traditional wooden constructions.

The site is home to two churches which are known as the Church of the Transfiguration and the Intercession Church, both incredible constructions with beautiful domes. Another feature worth visiting is the bell-tower....

From St Petersburg we made a trip to the village of Werchnije Mandrogi by boat. The river cruise on the Svir Riverwas really nice and we had some great sightseeing on our way to this fairytale-like island village.

Werchnije Mandrogi is a former fishing village located about 280 km northeast of St Petersburg near the town of Podporozhye in the Leningrad Province and serves as a local...

After spending a night in Dusseldorf my wife and I left for our flight to St Peterburg where we would spend the first 2 days of our stay in Russia.

We love Russia and visited St Petersburg for the first time three years ago as we were invited by some of our friends to join us on a cruise.

This time we planned a couples holiday with just us two to revisit the places...