08:00
Departure from Nizhny Novgorod
Distance to Bogorodsk: 43 km. Estimated travel time: 1 hour.
09:00
Sightseeing tour of Bogorodsk with a visit to the Church of the Assumption
This beautiful and picturesque town grew out of a small settlement founded in the 16th century. Bogorodsk found widespread fame through its pottery and leather crafts.
09:30
Visit to the Modern Ceramics Museum
Over the course of the tour, visitors can see a variety of clay products, from fine sculptured pieces to highly artistic ceramic products with crystal glaze, as well as watching a demonstration of firing ceramic products and taking part in a master class on making ceramic products on the potter's wheel
10:30
Transfer to Pavlovo
The distance to Pavlovo is 35 km, estimated travel time: 1 hour, with a sightseeing tour of the town of Vorsma en route.
11:30
Sightseeing tour of Pavlovo
Its extraordinarily picturesque location on the high Oka coast, along with the harmony and expressiveness of its architectural appearance, have long made Pavlovo one of the most beautiful settlements in the Nizhny Novgorod region. One unusual folk craft in Pavlovo is the cultivation of indoor lemons, and the town even boasts a monument to the Pavlovo Lemon. If you find yourself in Pavlovo in March, you have the chance to visit the town’s famous goose fights.
12:30
Lunch
13:30
Visit to the Pavlovo Historical Museum
This is the only estate in Pavlovo with an advanced spatial structure and a complex silhouette. The building’s decorations are flowing and diverse: ornaments made of red brick combined with white stone, artistic metal gate grilles, roof fences, and cast iron awnings.
14:20
Transfer to Kazakovo
Kazakovo is 38 km away. Estimated travel time: 40 minutes.
15:00
Excursion to Kazakovskaya Filigree
One of the oldest types of artistic metalworking is skan’ (derived from the Old Russian "skat’"-to twist), or, as this kind of jewellery technique is also called, filigree. Filigree comes from the Italian filigrana, which in turn comes from the Latin filum, meaning thread, and granum, meaning grain, since the pattern is made not only of twisted wire, but also uses minute metal balls.
16:00
Return to Nizhny Novgorod
Travel time: ~ 2 hours. Return to Lenin Square at approximately 18:00.
