Tour program:

First day

- Arrival in Saransk. Meeting with a tour guide.

- Sightseeing tour of the city Saransk. A tour of the historical part of the city will introduce you to the main sights of the capital of the Republic of Mordovia:

◆ Millennium square of unity of the Mordovian people with the peoples of the Russian state: Fountain “Star of Mordovia”; Pushkin national library; Ogarev Moscow state University; Yaushev State musical theater.

◆ Cathedral square: visit to the Cathedral of the Holy righteous warrior F. Ushakov; Monument to Admiral F. F. Ushakov; Sculpture group “Family”, Monument to Patriarch Nikon.

◆ Victory square: Memorial Museum of military and labor feat; memorial sign “Escape from hell”; monument to soldiers-internationalists, monument to soldiers-natives of Mordovia who fell during the second world war, Alexander Nevsky chapel.

◆ Sovetskaya square: buildings Of the house of the Republic; Houses of Soviets; Administration of Saransk; monument to V. I. Lenin; monument to A. S. Pushkin; monument to the founders of the city.

◆ Pushkin Park of culture and recreation, Monument “Forever with Russia”.

- Visit to the local history Museum. There are several permanent exhibitions on the following topics: Ethnography, numismatics, weapons, books, decorative and applied art , skulp, paintings, furniture, sound reproducers, and items of Church use. The main place in the Museum's collection is occupied by an exhibition of objects of ethnographic art, showing the variety of cultural and everyday life of local peoples. The exhibition presents a collection of national Mordovian clothing, which includes both everyday and festive and ritual costumes made by Mordovian women. Clothing that tells about the culture of Russians and Tatars, as well as their everyday items, household utensils and religious worship, is of great interest to visitors.

- Lunch in a cafe in the city.

- Excursion to the Mordovian Museum of fine arts named after S. D. Erzi. You will get acquainted with the personality and creativity of “Mordovian Vrubel”-Stepan Dmitrievich Erzi, a unique sculptor whose life and work are "inspired" by the name of his people. This is a truly great son of the Mordovian people, who started at the age of 14 from a simple illiterate “Bogomaz” in a working artel, and conquered the whole world from France to Argentina. Thousands of fans of Erzi's great talent from all countries and continents specially come to Saransk to admire the world's largest collection of unique works of this great “sculptor of the world”.

- Hotel accommodation.

- Free time. We offer to visit the Pushkin Park of culture and recreation, the city zoo, the Opera and ballet Theater named after I. M. Yaushev, the national drama theater, cinemas of the city, shopping and entertainment complexes and sports facilities. It is possible to organize cultural and entertainment programs.

Second day

- Breakfast at the hotel.

- The departure of Boldin.

- Excursion program in the Boldino Museum-reserve.

- Sightseeing tour of the Pushkin estate. You will visit the memorial house-Museum, patrimonial office, manor buildings (bathhouse, human, stable), protected landscape Park of the XIX century. The exposition of the manor house is dedicated to the stay of Alexander Pushkin in Boldin, his work, marked by an unprecedented rise in inspiration in the autumn months of 1830 and 1833 In the rooms where the poet stayed, the interiors are recreated, which allow you to imagine the atmosphere of his Boldin home. The interior of the office was restored on a documentary basis, including a drawing by Pushkin himself. In Salz, you will see authentic furniture sets and other memorial items that belonged to the Pushkin family. You will learn about the events that preceded the poet's arrival to the family estate, how his days were spent here, and why "Boldin autumn" is considered a phenomenal cultural phenomenon.

- You will visit the outhouse (patrimonial office) and outbuildings. The exhibition of the patrimonial office introduces the economic side of the life of the Boldinsky estate. In one half, the furniture of the room where the poet stayed during his last visit to Boldino in 1834 is recreated. The manor house was being renovated. In other manor buildings – human, bathhouse, stables – there are expositions and exhibitions that tell about the life of the estate of the 19th century, remarkable phenomena of peasant culture, folk crafts.

- Lunch at the restaurant Boldin.

- Arrival in Saransk.

Third day

- Breakfast at the hotel.

- Departure to Temnikov-the oldest city of the Republic of Mordovia

- Visit to the Sanaksar Nativity-the mother of God monastery, which was founded in 1659 in the reign of Alexey Mikhailovich, three versts from the County town of Temnikov, on the left Bank of the Moksha river. The main shrines of the monastery are the relics of the saints. Theodore, the righteous warrior Theodore (Ushakov), Rev. Alexander the Confessor. Icons of the mother of God are also venerated among the shrines.

- Lunch in a cafe in the city.

- Visit to the local History Museum named after F. F. Ushakov. The exposition of this Museum tells about the origin of the oldest city in the Republic, about the role of Temnikov and the former temnikovsky district of Tambov province in the history of the Russian state. The decoration of the collection is a unique ancient Russian sword made at the turn of the X-XI centuries, which is preserved in the territory of Eastern Europe in a single copy. Russian Joan of Arc was named by foreigners as an associate Of S. Razin Alena Temnikovskaya (Arzamas), who fought alongside men in the Civil war of 1670-1671. Documents, books, paintings tell about the creation of the black sea fleet by Admiral F. F. Ushakov, fighting under the leadership of the great naval commander.

- Visit to the Mordovian nature reserve named after P. G. Smidovich. You will go on a fascinating journey to a protected area of Mordovian nature, to the country of mossy forests, tall pines, blue lakes, to the Kingdom of animals and birds, to the forests that are imbued with the spirit of primeval nature. You will learn about our animals, get to know our birds and discover their life. This is the story of conservation in Mordovia Republic. This is one of the few areas in Russia where powerful ancient pines and firs, huge oaks and tall Linden trees are still preserved. These are the southernmost spurs of the European taiga, and they are part of the Murom forests that stretch along the Moksha and its tributaries.

- Dinner in the original samovar.

- Arrival in Saransk.

Included in the price:
◆ Hotel stay 1 night;
◆ Meals: 1 Breakfast, 2 lunch;
◆ Services of a guide;
◆ Entrance tickets to museums;
◆ Transport services (according to the program).

Additional payment (optional): breakfast on the first day, dinner, lunch box on the road, Museum of Pushkin's fairy tales (100 rubles per person).