Situated at the confluence of the Volga and Kotorosl Rivers some 250 km north-east of Moscow, the historic city of Yaroslavl is part of the Golden Ring. It is renowned for its numerous 17th-century churches and is an outstanding example of the urban planning reform Empress Catherine the Great ordered for the whole of Russia in 1763.
You can have a nice mini cruise on the Volga River (the longest river in Europe). Go to the port: regular lines connect Moscow to Kostroma.
A cheap hourly shuttle goes to the : Vvedenskiy Tolga Convent
Vvedenskiy Tolga Convent
1, village of Tolga; open every day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The Tolga Convent was founded in 1314 where the icon of the Virgin of Tolga performed a miracle, which is why it is also called “Monastery of the Presentation of the Virgin”. It is said that this icon would have helped cure Ivan the Terrible’s foot disease but also saved the city of Yaroslavl from the plague and drought.
It was originally a monastery for men which experienced a significant boom in the seventeenth century, the period of construction of many of its buildings. It closed in 1928 and remained so for almost 60 years before being restored under perestroika and reopening in 1987 as a convent for women.
In one hour you return to Yaroslavl :
I shall explain further the beauty of this town.