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”.

◆ 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”.

- Lunch in a cafe in the city.

- Excursion to the stadium “Mordovia arena”, where the world Cup was held in the summer of 2018 During the tour, you will see the stadium bowl, conference rooms, VIP stands, VeryVIP box, where the match was watched by the Princess of Japan. Touch the history where the Russian national team won 9:0 against the San Marino team. Take the opportunity to take a photo in the sports locker room, where the team of the captain and record holder of the Portuguese national team-Cristiano Ronaldo-was located during the Championship.

- Accommodation at the hotel.

- 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.

- Departure to Penza.

- Sightseeing tour of Penza. You will pass through the streets where the satirist Saltykov-Shchedrin went to serve in the Penza state chamber, and the poet N. Ogarev went to the provincial office. you will visit the Noble Assembly, where P. Vyazemsky and his friend D. Davydov were whirling with the Penza beauties in a whirlwind waltz. Learn how he fell in love with Penza and his future wife-penzyachku V. Gilyarovsky and more about many other things, about the secrets that keep the old streets and mansions of Penza. Penza was called the “garden of beauties” for a reason. She gave love and poetic confessions to N. Ogarev, D. Davydov, A. K. Tolstoy, V. Mayakovsky, M. Saltykov-Shchedrin and V. Gilyarovsky. Discover the Penza region - a real literary Empire.

- Lunch at a cafe.

- Excursion to Tarkhany (now the village of Lermontovo) - the former estate of M. Yu.Lermontov's grandmother, where the great poet spent his childhood and adolescence. Here he spent half of his short 26-year life. Grave grave of Mikhail Lermontov is located here, and in the family chapel-tomb there is not only the grave of Mikhail Lermontov, but also the grave of his mother, grandfather and grandmother. Next to the chapel is the grave of the poet's father-Yuri Petrovich Lermontov. Now in the village there is a Museum-reserve "Tarkhany"-a unique historical and cultural monument of Federal significance. The exhibition complex includes a manor house with a manor house, two churches built at the expense of the poet's grandmother: the Church of Mary of Egypt (on the estate) and the Church of Michael archistratig (in the center of the village); the restored house of the keyman and the people's hut. The picturesque estate with ponds, gardens, parks, ancient Linden trees and elms preserves the memory of the time when the poet lived in it.

- Return to Saransk.

- Departure of the group.

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

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