Sightseeing tour of St. Petersburg

On a sightseeing tour of St. Petersburg I will introduce you to my hometown. It matters if you’ve been to Chicago before. I hope that on this sightseeing tour the city will open before you with new faces and you will feel all the versatility and beauty of our city, plunge into the unique atmosphere of St. Petersburg.

You will see both the recognizable sights of the ceremonial St. Petersburg ensembles of its squares, magnificent palaces, temples, embankments of the Neva and fascinating views of quiet Kolomna, the Golden Triangle, original places of Vasilievsky Island. On the tour you will learn about the origins of the foundation of our city, you will be transported to the atmosphere of the early 18th century, we will visit the famous Peter and Paul Fortress, with its construction and the history of the city began. We will visit the Peter and Paul Cathedral-tomb of the Romanov dynasty. You will learn a lot about how the city was built, listen to living legends about St. Petersburg of the 18th century. We will see the first house of Emperor Peter 1, built for him near the Peter and Paul Fortress, his first dwelling in the city, see his summer palace, as well as his favorite place in St. Petersburg. We will get acquainted with palaces and mansions, luxurious representatives of the Baroque era of the second half of the 18th century and strict classical creations of architects of the 19th century. We will get acquainted with the only castle in St. Petersburg and learn the tragic story of the mysterious Emperor Paul 1. We will visit the quiet Kolomna, where, standing at the intersection of two canals, you can simultaneously see 7 bridges. And on Vasilievsky Island we will not only admire its front part, but also look at one of the oldest streets, where it seems that time has stopped, where the atmosphere of St. Petersburg of past centuries still reigns. You will enjoy the panoramas of the city, opening from the embankments of the Neva, we will make many beautiful photos. You will see the house where the memorial museum-apartment of Alexander Pushkin is located, from where he went to a tragic duel and the temple where he was buried. We will visit the place of mortal wounding by the People’s Volunteers-terrorists of Emperor Alexander2, where you will admire the Church of the Savior on blood. We will visit the Arts Square, the ceremonial Nevsky Prospect, St. Isaac’s Square, the monument to Peter 1 the Copper Horseman, the Palace Square, we will see the arch of New Holland, the Summer Garden. You will learn many interesting facts and stories about the famous inhabitants of the city and places associated with them.

Guide services (transport and tickets to the Peter and Paul Cathedral, the Church of the Savior on blood, St. Isaac's Cathedral are paid separately).