Cradle of the Empire - Peter and Paul Fortress

The third excursion from the cycle “Heritage of the Empire”

"Heritage of the Empire" - author's cycle of excursions. Ideal for those who first get acquainted with the Northern capital and want the acquaintance was not capped, and for guests of the city who want to learn more about the previously seen masterpieces. In three excursions you will get acquainted with most of the sights of the historical center of St. Petersburg.

Walking tour of the places where St. Petersburg and the entire Russian Empire were born. Without traffic jams, flashing and visits to “partners”!

From the metro station Gorky we will proceed to the first city square - Troitskaya. Then we will go to the building that gave the name to the whole city - the Peter and Paul Fortress, where you can imagine how Peter the Great saw his offspring, see the tomb of emperors from the Romanov family, get acquainted with the horrors of the imperial political prison and hear the daily noon shot from a cannon. After you will have a beautiful view of the “water square” of St. Petersburg – the world’s widest intra-city flood of the river, next to which you will find a place where the founder of the city planned to create its first center – the Spit of Vasilievsky Island!

This and much more awaits you on the excursion “Cradle of the Empire – Peter and Paul Fortress”!