Tour to Kronstadt

I invite you to take an interesting excursion Kronstadt. Kronstadt is located on Kotlin Island in the Gulf of Finland at a distance of 29 km from St. Petersburg. Since the founding of St. Petersburg, Kronstadt served as a sea gate to the city, the Kronstadt fortress was the citadel that defended the approach to St. Petersburg by sea. For a long time, the port of Kronstadt was the main port where all merchant ships arrived. Kronstadt, the city of naval glory of Russia, for a long time remained a naval base. The forts of Kronstadt, built to protect the sea route to St. Petersburg, are unique as objects of cultural and historical heritage. For a long time Kronstadt was the place of pastoral ministry of the well-known holy righteous Father John of Kronstadt. We will drive along the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, then along the dam - a complex of hydraulic structures that protect St. Petersburg from floods. We will visit the historical center, you will see the Vladimir Cathedral, the famous Gostiny Dvor, visit the place where St. Andrew's Cathedral was once located - the place of pastoral service of Father John of Kronstadt, you will see the modern monument of the Wish Tree, the mareographer's pavilion, the monument to the besieged spine fish, the Petrovsky Dock, the Merchants' Harbor, the Italian Palace, along the Petrovsky Park you will walk to the sea, visit the main attraction of Kronstadt - the Sea Cathedral. You will learn interesting facts about such a well-known event as the Kronstadt mutiny of 1921, as well as many interesting facts about the life of Kronstadt in different historical epochs and interesting facts of the daily life of its inhabitants.

Excursion on the way to Kronstadt, excursion to the historical part of Kronstadt visiting the sea cathedral.