* The story of Christmas is interesting. There are different streets: port and crowded, shopping and noisy, ancient and cathedral, banking and commercial, modern and equipped, majestic and delightful, original and stylish. Rozhdestvenskaya accommodates all these sometimes contradictory epithets. What is Rozhdestvenskaya famous for? It embodies the life of merchant Nizhny Novgorod, no wonder in the XIX century the city was called the "pocket of Russia". Street of Contrasts: million-dollar deals were made here, and tramps lived next to the cares of Nizhny Novgorod patrons. Each house is an open–air museum with its own distinctive history, even the arches here keep centuries-old secrets. You will get acquainted with its history, the richest people of the XVIII – XIX centuries, distinguished guests, a scandalous scam, admire the generosity of benefactors! During our walk you will learn: - an interesting story of the appearance of the monument to Minin and Pozharsky on Nizhny Novgorod land; - about the difficult life of Miloshka's tramps; - how the street of banks turned into the street of garment factories; - ancient churches, luxury apartment buildings, mansions and their owners. You will admire the manners of outstanding people from the past and not only.