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Waterways of Russia St Waterways of Russia St. Petersburg ◆ Moscow Cruising aboard the Deluxe Volga Dream Featuring Guest Speaker Pavel Palazhchenko Interpreter and Advisor for former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev July 18 to 29, 2020 E Y DEC MBER E B 1 V 3, R 2 E 0 S EARLY 1 E 9 R BOOKING N N N S SAVINGS ! A E V L E P $ 2 U 0 0 0 P E R C O Dear VMFA Members: Experience the legendary pageantry and traditional folklore of Russia, revealed along the picturesque rivers, serene lakes and romantic canals that link St. Petersburg with Moscow. Between these grand cultural capitals lies a countryside seemingly untouched by the modern age where daily life unfolds according to generations‑old rituals. Golden‑domed churches rise up from the early morning mist, quaint wooden villages and old‑world farms cover the meadowed landscape and the hypnotic light of lingering summer evenings reflects the breathtaking contrasts of Russia’s inland waterways. Cruise aboard the exclusively chartered, deluxe Volga Dream, the premier small ship on Russia’s waterways, accommodating only 90 guests in elegant, river‑view Suites and Staterooms. The expert, English‑speaking staff ensure you will enjoy an intimate atmosphere, personalized service and fine cuisine throughout your cruise. Explore the preeminent artistic, historical and architectural treasures of classic Russian culture and several “Golden Ring” cities, including UNESCO World Heritage‑designated Yaroslavl and enchanting Uglich, whose peaceful aura belies its stature as the backdrop for defining moments in Russian history. Stay in splendid St. Petersburg—Russia’s “window on the West” and its cultural capital—the legacy of the most visionary of tsars, Peter the Great. Cruise along the shores of majestic lakes broken by fjord‑like inlets and wind through the heart of Russia where emblematic Byzantine‑style churches and fortified monasteries testify to the abiding faith of the Russian people. Visit Kizhi Island, a treasured UNESCO World Heritage site for its fairy‑tale distillation of 18th‑century Russian architecture. Conclude with one night in the fabled city of Moscow, the political and commercial capital of the world’s largest country. This unique travel program features the best ship in Russia and a thoughtfully crafted, comprehensive itinerary with opportunities to experience nine UNESCO World Heritage sites. VMFA is proud to be sharing this departure with travelers from Dartmouth, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Yale. This popular program is an excellent value—reserve your space today while Early Booking Savings are still available. Sincerely, Adele “Hutch” Livingston VMFA Coordinator of Member Travel U.S. Saturday, July 18 Depart the U.S. St. Petersburg, Russia Sunday, July 19 Arrive in regal St. Petersburg, ulf of Finland Peter the Great’s elegant urban G achievement and Russia’s cultural capital, and transfer to the centrally located, Five‑Star Belmond Grand Hotel Europe. This evening, attend the Welcome Reception in the hotel. Visit Pushkin’s Catherine Palace, former summer home of the Russian tsars and a jewel of Russian Baroque architecture. St. Petersburg in 1941 during the siege of Leningrad, it was Monday, July 20 meticulously reconstructed over 25 years to Explore the city’s UNESCO honor St. Petersburg’s 300th anniversary. World Heritage‑designated historic center, This evening, you may choose to attend an where legendary landmarks are scattered across optional Russian folklore performance in more than 30 islands and linked by 342 bridges. Nicholas Palace (schedule to be determined). See exquisite examples of Russian Baroque and neoclassical architecture along the main St. Petersburg thoroughfare, Nevsky Prospekt; the ornate Tuesday, July 21 Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood Enjoy a specially arranged early entrance to (Church of the Resurrection of Christ), the UNESCO World Heritage‑designated built on Emperor Alexander II’s State Hermitage Museum, the former tsarist assassination site; and the iconic golden palace of Catherine the Great and among spire of the Admiralty. Visit 19th‑century the largest and most respected museums in St. Isaac’s Cathedral, whose striking gilded the world. Its prestigious collections form cupola crowns the city’s skyline, to admire its a comprehensive history of Western and dazzling interior of malachite, lapis lazuli and European art, with over three million artifacts. 14 types of marble. Tour St. Petersburg’s Tour the new halls of the State Hermitage oldest edifice, the Peter and Paul Fortress, Museum’s General Staff Building to view built in 1703 to guard the country’s only outlet priceless 19th‑ and 20th‑century French to the Baltic Sea. Impressionist and Post‑Impressionist works, Later, visit the imperial compound of including 74 masterpieces presumed “lost” in a Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin) and the elaborate storeroom during World War II. Baroque Catherine Palace, a UNESCO This evening, choose to attend an optional World Heritage site. See the jewel‑encrusted Russian ballet performance (schedule to Amber Room, laden with six tons of be determined). solid amber, deftly carved and St. Petersburg framed in gold leaf Wednesday, July 22 and said to be the Visit the UNESCO World “Eighth Wonder Heritage‑designated site of Peterhof, of the World.” commissioned by Peter the Great Stripped and to rival Versailles, and tour confiscated the Grand Palace and the by the Nazis elaborately landscaped grounds of the Peterhof Gardens, Photo this page: Appreciate the architecture of Red Square in Moscow, including the Kremlin and St. Basil’s Cathedral. Cover photo: Stroll along the majestic Grand Cascade at Peterhof, a UNESCO World Heritage site often referred to as the “Russian Versailles.” FINLAND Kizhi Island Lake Lake Ladoga Onega Svirstroy iver R St. Petersburg ir Lake Beloye v S Gulf of Finland Neva River Goritsy Sheksna River Volga-Baltic Lake Waterway Rybinskoye Yaroslavl lga River RUSSIA Vo Uglich UNESCO Moscow Canal World Heritage Site Cruise Itinerary Air Routing Moscow Moscow River Tour Kizhi Island’s Church of the Transfiguration, an architectural wonder, built without a single nail. encompassing two centuries of imperial style, Kizhi Pogost, a remarkable open‑air museum of executed to perfection. Enjoy lunch in the Karelian and north Russian wooden architecture, Lower Park where the Grand Cascade comprises with structures that date to the 14th century. a symphony of over 150 gilded fountains. Admire the 120‑foot‑tall Church of Embark the deluxe Volga Dream the Transfiguration, considered the world’s tallest this afternoon and attend the Captain’s entirely wooden building and an architectural Welcome Reception this evening. masterpiece, featuring 22 cupolas notched together without a single nail. Neva River/Lake Ladoga/ Cruise scenic Lake Onega, with over Svir River/Svirstroy 1600 small islands, in view of the beautifully Thursday, July 23 untouched Karelian countryside, home to both Admire the passing wilderness of serene Finns and Russians. meadows and virgin pine and birch forests lining the banks of the mighty Neva River and along Lake Beloye/Goritsy/ the shores of Lake Ladoga, Europe’s largest lake. Sheksna River This afternoon, call at charming Svirstroy, Saturday, July 25 a riverside village evoking a pastoral way of life. Along the shores of Lake Beloye, admire rural See the historic Lodeynoe Pole, communities steeped in the long‑standing where Peter the Great established the traditions of Old Russia. From tranquil Goritsy, Olonets Shipyard, birthplace of the Baltic Fleet. transfer to the Kirillo‑Belozersky Monastery, Visit the home of a local village resident to enjoy founded in 1397, and see its collection tea and Russian pies before continuing along the of paintings, early printed books and gleaming Svir River between Lake Ladoga and pictorial embroidery. It is said that Vasily III Lake Onega. This evening, attend a lecture prayed here for an heir, and soon after, his wife on board the ship by Pavel Palazhchenko, Elena gave birth to the future Ivan the Terrible, acclaimed interpreter for former Soviet Russia’s first tsar. President Mikhail Gorbachev and former Catch glimpses of a bygone era along the Soviet Foreign Minister Eduard Shevardnadze. Sheksna River as you pass by rustic family farms and quaint dachas, traditional Russian Lake Onega/Kizhi Island wooden cottages. Friday, July 24 This evening, enjoy a dinner of Russian Early this morning, be on deck for the delicacies followed by a specially arranged unforgettable approach to Kizhi Island, sampling of Russian vodkas. then tour UNESCO World Heritage‑designated Take in the history and art of the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Europe’s largest monastery. Tour Kizhi Island’s Church of the Transfiguration, Enjoy a specially arranged tour of the remarkable State Hermitage Museum, the second largest an architectural wonder, built without a single nail. repository of artwork in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage site. Lake Rybinskoye/ See the stately five‑domed Cathedral of the Transfiguration, built along the Volga River Volga River/Yaroslavl in 1713. Sunday, July 26 This afternoon, cruise the great Volga River, Cruise Lake Rybinskoye, surrounded by the main artery of the Russian heartland for scenic wilderness. Dock in Yaroslavl, the oldest over a millennium, and into the Moscow Canal, city on the Volga River and one of the th th which provides Moscow access to the White, “Golden Ring” of fortified 11 ‑ to 15 ‑century Baltic, Caspian, Azov and Black Seas. cities and villages built to encircle Moscow. This evening, attend Pavel Palazhchenko’s This UNESCO World Heritage site is th second lecture on board followed by the renowned for its 17 ‑century stone churches Captain’s Farewell Reception. crowned with painted onion domes and soaring turrets. Moscow Stroll along the river to the exquisite Tuesday, July 28 Church of Elijah the Prophet, an architectural Arrive in Russia’s illustrious capital city, masterpiece in the heart of the Old Town, which has embodied the nation’s heart and built by local fur trappers in 1650 and soul for over 850 years.
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