Duration: 3 hours
Overview: See the major places of interest, architectural and historical sights and monuments like the Palace Square and The Winter Palace (a former residence of Russian Tsars), S. Isaac's Square (Monument to Nicholas I), Decembrists' Square, the Square of Arts, the Field of Mars, the Summer Garden, the Marble Palace, Michael's Castle, the Church of Our Savior (outside view only), the cruiser Aurora (a revolutionary monument), the Spit of Basil's Island , a beautiful view of St Peter & Paul Fortress, the Hermitage and the Admiralty. You will also pass by Nevsky Prospect - the main boulevard of St Petersburg.
Duration: 5 hours
Overview: Tsarskoye Selo (formerly known as Pushkin) is one of St. Petersburg's numerous Imperial estates. Located just 25 kilometers south of St Petersburg, the estate boasts a large landscape park, dotted with architectural follies, and centered on the magnificent blue, white and gold Catherine Palace that houses some beautiful Baroque interiors, including the luxurious Grand Hall and a long, gold, mirrored ballroom. The Palace also boasts a unique Amber Room, whose priceless amber panels were stolen by Nazi troops during WWII, but which are now being painstakingly recreated by Russian craftsmen.
Duration: 4 hours
Overview: This tour will take you to visit the Hermitage Museum, one of the most impressive art collections in the world. The Hermitage was founded on the original 18th century collection of Empress Catherine the Great and is housed in the magnificent Baroque Winter Palace (the main residence of the Russian Tzars of the Romanov Dynasty) and three other majestic buildings along the Neva River embankment - Small Hermitage, Old Hermitage and New Hermitage.
Duration: 4 hours
Overview: During this city tour you will see all the major architectural and historical attractions such as the Palace Square, the Winter Palace (former residence of Russian Tsars), St. Isaac's Square, Decembrists' Square, the Square of Arts, the Field of Mars, the Summer Garden, the Marble Palace, Michael's Castle, the Church of Our Savior (outside), the cruise Aurora, the Spit of Basil's Island, admire a beautiful view of St Peter & Paul Fortress, the Hermitage and the Admiralty. You will also pass by Nevsky Prospect - the main boulevard of St Petersburg.
Visit St. Isaac's Cathedral which was originally the city's main church and the largest cathedral in Russia. The facades are decorated with sculpture and massive granite columns made of single pieces of red granite, while the interiors dazzle the eye with mosaic icons, paintings and columns made of malachite.
Duration: 4 hours
Overview: During this city tour you will see all the major architectural and historical attractions such as the Palace Square, the Winter Palace (former residence of Russian Tsars), St. Isaac's Square, Decembrists' Square, the Square of Arts, the Field of Mars, the Summer Garden, the Marble Palace, Michael's Castle, the Church of Our Savior, the cruise Aurora, the Spit of Basil's Island, admire a beautiful view of St Peter & Paul Fortress, the Hermitage and the Admiralty. You will also pass by Nevsky Prospect - the main boulevard of St Petersburg.
Also visit the Spilled Blood Cathedral (also known as Church of Our Savior), one of the most beautiful cathedrals in St Petersburg and constructed in the style of the 16th - 17th century Russian architecture. The Cathedral stands out for its complicated and picturesque outline, as well as for its rich and multicolored decoration.
Duration: 4 hours
Overview: During this city tour you will see all the major architectural and historical attractions such as the Palace Square, the Winter Palace (former residence of Russian Tsars), St. Isaac's Square, Decembrists' Square, the Square of Arts, the Field of Mars, the Summer Garden, the Marble Palace, Michael's Castle, the Church of Our Savior (Outside), the cruise Aurora, the Spit of Basil's Island, admire a beautiful view of St Peter & Paul Fortress, the Hermitage and the Admiralty. You will also pass by Nevsky Prospect - the main boulevard of St Petersburg.
Also during this tour you will visit (inside view) St Nicholas Orthodox Church built in the Late Empire style and decorated by Moscow's Peschekhonovs icon painters.
Duration: 4 hours
Overview: During this city tour you will see all the major architectural and historical attractions such as the Palace Square, the Winter Palace (former residence of Russian Tsars), St. Isaac's Square, Decembrists' Square, the Square of Arts, the Field of Mars, the Summer Garden, the Marble Palace, Michael's Castle, the Church of Our Savior (Outside), the cruise Aurora, the Spit of Basil's Island, admire a beautiful view of St Peter & Paul Fortress, the Hermitage and the Admiralty. You will also pass by Nevsky Prospect - the main boulevard of St Petersburg.
Also during this city tour we will visit the Alexander Nevsky Monastery complex that is home to some of the oldest buildings in the city, as well as to cemeteries which contain the graves of some of the giants of Russian culture, including Tchikovsky, Dostoevsky and Glinka.
Duration: 3 hours
Overview: The State Russian Museum contains the world's largest collection of Russian fine art. It was opened in 1898. The collections of the Russian Museum total more than 400,000 exhibits. All genres and schools of fine, applied and folk art from the 10th to the 20th century are presented in the museum. The main complex of museum buildings - the Mikhailovsky Palace and Benois Wing - houses the permanent exhibition of the Russian Museum.
Duration: 4 hours
Overview: This tour will take you to see the major places of interests; architectural and historical sights and monuments like Palace Square, the Winter Palace (former residence of Russian Tsars), St. Isaac's Square (monument to Nicholas I), Decembrists' Square, the Square of Arts, the Field of Mars, the Summer Garden, the Marble Palace, Michael's Castle, the Church of Our Savior (outside), the cruiser Aurora (A revolutionary monument), the Spit of Basil's Island (Architectural ensemble of the early 19th century as well as the former trade port of St Petersburg), the Hermitage and the Admiralty. You will also pass by Nevsky Prospect - the main boulevard of St Petersburg.
Visit St Peter & Paul Fortress (the first structure in St Petersburg, built to protect Peter the Great's northern city from the threat of Swedish attacks and now the emblem of the city and the resting place of many of the Romanov dynasty).
Duration: 5 hours
Overview: Peterhof is one of the oldest countryside residences of the Russian Tzars, world famous for its palaces and fountains and located by the shore of the Gulf of Finland. It is an outstanding example of palace architecture. There are 11 museums in Peterhof and you can also visit the small palaces (Cottage, Monplaisir, Marli, Hermitage, Catherine's pavilion and Bath pavilion). The Grand Palace was built by Peter the Great, initially as a resting place en route to the Imperial naval base at Kronshtadt. But the Tzar family was quick to recognize the attractiveness of the area and masterminded a vast estate intended to rival the famous gardens of Versailles in France.
Duration: 5 hours
Overview: Pavlovsk is St. Petersburg's historical Imperial estate and lies just 29 kilometers from the city. Named after Paul I, who received the park grounds as a gift from his mother Catherine the Great in 1777, Pavlovsk is home to the Grand Palace and hundreds of acres of densely forested parkland.
Much of Pavlovsk's charm is derived from its wonderful landscape park. Located along the picturesque valley of the Slavyanka River, the extensive park is dotted with small pavilions and architectural follies, including the Temple of Friendship, the Colonnade of Apollo, the Pavilion of the Three Graces, the Dairy Farm and the Rose Pavilion. The dense Birch forest that fills the park, as well as the numerous inter-linking paths and the brooks and tributary streams of the Slavyanka that cover it make the park a wonderful setting for a long walk and gives the visitor a taste of the Russian countryside.
Duration: Please contact us for details.
Overview: The evening begins in the Nikolaevsky Palace restaurant where you discover traditional Russian dance and music during an elegant reception. There is no doubt; without the folk show "Feel yourself Russian" your visit to Russia wouldn't be complete. The show consists of two parts.
The show starts with the dance group "Reverance", the beautiful ladies in their crinolines and the elegant cavalier, accompanied by the "Classica" string quartet. It is followed by a folk instruments ensemble "The Souvenir" with their brilliant performance of folk compositions. Then a Cossack song and dance company "Maidan" reproduces on stage Cossack songs and dances in their original form. The skilful musicians of "Naigrysh", a folk instruments quartet, perform versions of the famous Russian tunes and the folk music of various nationalities. The dancers of "Petersburg Stars" have their own repertoire: dancing miniatures of the Urals and Siberia.
In the intermission, refreshments will be served. Enjoy a buffet table of fruit, canapés with red and black caviar, ham, smoked sausage, cheeses, soft drinks, Russian vodka, champagne, mineral water, and juice. During the interval, classical music known worldwide is performed by a string quartette.
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