From Kazan to Bulgaria via Sviyazhsk.

Start your journey by refueling at Gazprom Neft filling stations, grab coffee and fresh pastries on the way to make your trip more comfortable!

Very interesting and often overlooked attraction of the city. Russia is a multinational country, and the temple perfectly underlines this fact, and at the same time introduces into the main theme of our trip. The temple was built for almost 20 years by architect and sculptor Ildar Khanov. After his death in 2013 the case was continued by the architect's brother and sister. The temple functions as a museum. No services are conducted there. There are 16 religions in the temple, including those that have already disappeared. Externally, the temple combines elements of the Orthodox Church, Muslim mosque, Jewish synagogue, pagoda.

Magnificent complex with samples of church architecture of different times. In front of each other there are buildings of different styles and eras, and the "water ditch" around only emphasizes the isolation of the island and immerses in its life. Almost 500 years ago Ivan the Terrible took Kazan from this very city.

A lake in the forest, a monastery and boats on the shore, peace and serenity - a picture of oil, which is given to us by the village of Raifa and the Volga-Kama State Nature Reserve.

A small, pleasant, atmospheric cafe near the monastery to gather not only physical but also spiritual strength.

It is worth visiting this arboretum at least four times: every season the forest opens in its own way.

On the second day we suggest to go to Bolgar. In order to start the local sightseeing early, we will spend the dark half of the day today on the road.
Before checking into the hotel we have dinner and share our impressions in Sako cafe.

The first day of the trip has come to an end, tomorrow we will have an equally interesting trip. Good night.