Saint Petersburg

Three pearls of St. Petersburg

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In addition to a sightseeing tour of the central part of the city, this route includes a visit to three famous pearls of St. Petersburg - the Hermitage with its unique collection of works of art, the Peter and Paul Fortress with stunning views of the Neva and St. Isaac's Cathedral, where you can admire the city from a bird's eye view in the summer.

An individual sightseeing tour will introduce you to the most important architectural monuments, thanks to which the city has established itself as an open-air museum: Nevsky Prospekt, Anichkov Bridge, Savior on Blood, Kazan Cathedral, Palace Square, Copper Horseman - one of the symbols of St. Petersburg, Blue Bridge, Admiralty, Arrow of Vasilievsky Island, Egyptian Sphinxes, Summer Garden, Smolny Cathedral and other magnificent places and panoramas of St. Petersburg.

Then you will be waiting for excursions in three wonderful museums of St. Petersburg.

1. Visiting the very first architectural monument of St. Petersburg - the Peter and Paul Fortress, you will visit the Peter and Paul Cathedral - the burial place of members of the imperial family, you will see fortifications, the prison of the Trubetsk Bastion, an unusual monument to Peter the Great, the works of Mikhail Shemyakin, and other important places of Russian history.

2. The interiors and exhibits of the State Hermitage Museum will surprise you with their scale and wealth. Winter residence of Russian emperors, one of the largest museums in the world, with a total length of halls more than 25 kilometers, today presents to your attention an extensive collection of masterpieces of world art. In order to get acquainted with the entire exhibition, you will need years, but our guides will show the most interesting and important of all the variety of exhibits of the museum.

3. Next you will visit the majestic St. Isaac’s Cathedral – an outstanding example of Russian religious buildings with amazing luxurious decoration. In its interiors there are more than 150 works of monumental painting of the mid-19th century, and stained glass windows, mosaics, sculptures and a spectacular combination of colored stone and gilding create a rich color scheme that leaves a lasting impression on everyone who has visited here at least once.
Instead of St. Isaac’s Cathedral, you can include a visit to the Savior on blood in the program.

Any excursion we will hold for you in English, Chinese, French, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew and other languages! And for groups of any size.

The price includes:

  • - services of a professional guide-guide;
  • - individual excursion service in the Hermitage, Peter and Paul Fortress and St. Isaac's Cathedral; tickets to the Hermitage, Peter and Paul Fortress and St. Isaac's Cathedral (or Savior on the Blood) for VIP-entry without queue;
  • Renting a comfort class car or minibus depending on the size of the group;
  • - driver's services.

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