Full-day excursions in St.Petersburg

City tour and Hermitage Museum
Morning guided city tour during which you will see the best of the city: Nevsky Prospect, the main street, the Square of Fine Arts and the Church on the Spilled Blood, the Spit of Vasily Island with Rostral Columns and the former Stock Exchange, Senate Square and the Bronze Horseman, St.Isaac’s Cathedral. After an independent coffee break in a local coffee shop you will have the guided tour of the highlights of the Hermitage Museum: the lavishly-decorated reception quarters of the Winter Palace, the former official residence of the Russian Emperors; the highlights of the Old Masters’ Collection: Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, Rafael, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Rubens, Van Dyck, Poussin and others and the highlights of the famous Impressionist and Post-Impressionist collections: Renoir, Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Matisse, Picasso and others. Approximate duration: 7 hours

City Tour with a visit to St.Isaac’s Cathedral and Hermitage Museum
The tour will take you round the historic center of the city included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. You will see the most important sights: Nevsky Prospect, Palace Square, Decembrists’ Square with the Bronze Horseman, the spit of Vasily Island with the breathtaking view of the Neva River embankments. As a part of the tour you will visit the splendid St.Isaac's Cathedral, the main cathedral of Russia in the past, where you will see the stunning murals, extraordinary bronze doors covered with reliefs, walls decorated with multicolored marbles and the Iconostasis framed with majestic columns of malachite and lapis. After lunch in a local restaurant, you will have the guided tour of the highlights of the Hermitage Museum: the lavishly-decorated reception quarters of the Winter Palace, the former official residence of the Russian Emperors; the highlights of the Old Masters’ Collection: Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, Rafael, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Rubens, Van Dyck, Poussin and others and the highlights of the famous Impressionist and Post-Impressionist collections: Renoir, Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Matisse, Picasso and others. Approximate duration: 8 hours (Lunch included)

City Tour with a visit to Church on Spilled Blood and Hermitage Museum
The tour will take you round the historic center of the city included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. You will see the most important sights: Nevsky Prospect, Palace Square, Decembrists’ Square with the Bronze Horseman, the spit of Vasily Island with the breathtaking view of the Neva River embankments. As a part of the tour you will visit the stunning Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, built in the early 20th century in the ‘Old Russian’ style, as a memorial to the Russian Emperor Alexander II, you will see the amazing 7,000 m2 of glass mosaics more than anywhere else in the world. After lunch in a local restaurant, you will have the guided tour of the highlights of the Hermitage Museum: the lavishly-decorated reception quarters of the Winter Palace, the former official residence of the Russian Emperors; the highlights of the Old Masters’ Collection: Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, Rafael, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Rubens, Van Dyck, Poussin and others and the highlights of the famous Impressionist and Post-Impressionist collections: Renoir, Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Matisse, Picasso and others. Approximate duration: 8 hours (Lunch included)

City Tour with a visit to Peter and Paul Fortress and Hermitage Museum
The tour will take you round the historic center of the city included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. You will see the most important sights: Nevsky Prospect, Palace Square, Decembrists’ Square with the Bronze Horseman, the spit of Vasily Island with the breathtaking view of the Neva River embankments. As a part of the tour you will visit Peter and Paul Fortress, the birthplace of the city, founded by Peter the Great in May 1703. While walking across the grounds you will see St.Peter-and-Paul’s Cathedral, the tallest building of St.Petersburg, the still functioning Mint and the impressive bastions. You will visit the beautiful baroque Cathedral of St.Peter-and-Paul, the burial place of the Russian Tsars from Peter the Great to Nicholas II. After lunch in a local restaurant, you will have the guided tour of the highlights of the Hermitage Museum: the lavishly-decorated reception quarters of the Winter Palace, the former official residence of the Russian Emperors; the highlights of the Old Masters’ Collection: Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, Rafael, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Rubens, Van Dyck, Poussin and others and the highlights of the famous Impressionist and Post-Impressionist collections: Renoir, Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Matisse, Picasso and others. Approximate duration: 8 hours (Lunch included)

City Tour with a visit to Synagogue and Hermitage Museum
The tour will take you round the historic center of the city included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. You will see the most important sights: Nevsky Prospect, Palace Square, Decembrists’ Square with the Bronze Horseman, the spit of Vasily Island with the breathtaking view of the Neva River embankments. As a part of the tour you will visit Big Choral Synagogue, an architectural monument of importance to all of Russia built in the 19th century in the Moorish style. The Synagogue is located in the so called Kolomna district of St.Petersburg, a thriving Jewish neighborhood in the past. After lunch in a local restaurant, you will have the guided tour of the highlights of the Hermitage Museum: the lavishly-decorated reception quarters of the Winter Palace, the former official residence of the Russian Emperors; the highlights of the Old Masters’ Collection: Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, Rafael, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Rubens, Van Dyck, Poussin and others and the highlights of the famous Impressionist and Post-Impressionist collections: Renoir, Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Matisse, Picasso and others. Approximate duration: 8 hours (Lunch included)

Hermitage Museum and Peterhof Lower Garden
The tour will take you to the State Hermitage Museum, one of the world's greatest museums. Put together throughout two centuries and a half, the Hermitage collections of works of art (over 3,000,000 items) present the development of the world culture and art from the Stone Age to the 20th century. You will see the lavishly-decorated reception quarters of the Winter Palace, the former official residence of the Russian Emperors; the highlights of the Old Masters’ Collection and the famous Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. After lunch in a local restaurant you will be taken to the suburban town of Peterhof, located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland, 30 km south-west from St.Petersburg, famous for its palaces, parks and fountains. It was an official royal summer residence founded by Peter the Great in 1704 and meant to beat Versailles. The museum complex of Peterhof is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. You will walk in the famous Lower Garden, the elaborate grounds featuring over 150 fountains, among which you will see the breathtaking Great Cascade, the largest fountain ensemble in the world, the Checker Board Cascade, the Monplaisir Garden and the popular trick fountains, illustrating the love of Peter the Great for practical jokes. Approximate duration: 8 hours (Lunch included)

Hermitage Museum and Peterhof Grand Palace and Lower Garden
The tour will take you to the State Hermitage Museum, one of the world's greatest museums. Put together throughout two centuries and a half, the Hermitage collections of works of art (over 3,000,000 items) present the development of the world culture and art from the Stone Age to the 20th century. You will see the lavishly-decorated reception quarters of the Winter Palace, the former official residence of the Russian Emperors; the highlights of the Old Masters’ Collection and the famous Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. After lunch in a local restaurant you will be taken to the suburban town of Peterhof, located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland, 30 km south-west from St.Petersburg, famous for its palaces, parks and fountains. It was an official royal summer residence founded by Peter the Great in 1704 and meant to beat Versailles. The museum complex of Peterhof is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. You will visit the splendid Grand Palace, one of the three Crown palaces of the Russian royal family, designed for receptions. There you will see the stunning interiors, including the Ballroom, the local Hall of Mirrors, the exquisite Chinoiserie rooms and the Oak Study of Peter the Great. Then you will walk in the famous Lower Garden, the elaborate grounds featuring over 150 fountains, among which you will see the breathtaking Great Cascade, the largest fountain ensemble in the world. Approximate duration: 8 hours (Lunch included)

Hermitage Museum and Catherine’s Palace and Park
This tour will take you to the State Hermitage Museum, one of the world's greatest museums. Put together throughout two centuries and a half, the Hermitage collections of works of art (over 3,000,000 items) present the development of the world culture and art from the Stone Age to the 20th century. You will see the lavishly-decorated reception quarters of the Winter Palace, the former official residence of the Russian Emperors; the highlights of the Old Masters’ Collection and the famous Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. After lunch in a local restaurant you will be taken to the suburban town of Pushkin (Tsar’s Village). There you will visit Catherine’s Palace, the largest summer palace of the Russian Royal family, famous for the splendor of its Baroque interiors, including the Gold Rooms and the unique Amber Room, the 8th wonder of the world. After the tour of the palace you will have a walk in the park, featuring both the landscape design and the numerous pavilions. Approximate duration: 8 hours (Lunch included)

Hermitage Museum and Yusupoff Palace
This tour will take you to the State Hermitage Museum, one of the world's greatest museums. Put together throughout two centuries and a half, the Hermitage collections of works of art (over 3,000,000 items) present the development of the world culture and art from the Stone Age to the 20th century. You will see the lavishly-decorated reception quarters of the Winter Palace, the former official residence of the Russian Emperors; the highlights of the Old Masters’ Collection and the famous Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. After lunch in a local restaurant you will be taken to the most elegant former private palace of the Counts Yusupoffs, where they lived from the beginning of the 19th century till the revolution of 1917. You will see the elegant and fascinating interiors, which preserve their original charm till nowadays, and visit the rooms, where Rasputin was murdered in 1916. Approximate duration: 7 hours (Lunch included) 

City tour and Yusupoff Palace
The tour will take you round the historic center of the city included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. You will see the best of the city: Nevsky Prospect, the main street, the Square of Fine Arts and the Church on the Spilled Blood, Vasily Island with Rostral Columns and the former Stock Exchange, Senate Square and the Bronze Horseman, St.Isaac’s Cathedral. As a part of this tour you will visit the most elegant former private palace of the Counts Yusupoffs, where they lived from the beginning of the 19th century till the revolution of 1917. You will see the elegant and fascinating interiors, which preserve their original charm till nowadays, and visit the rooms, where Rasputin was murdered in 1916. In the middle of the tour you will have an independent coffee break in a local coffee shop. Approximate duration: 6 hours

City Tour and Catherine’s Palace and Park
The tour will take you round the historic center of the city included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. You will see the best of the city: Nevsky Prospect, the main street, the Square of Fine Arts and the Church on the Spilled Blood, Vasily Island with Rostral Columns and the former Stock Exchange, Senate Square and the Bronze Horseman, St.Isaac’s Cathedral. After lunch in a local restaurant you will be taken outside St.Petersburg, to the town of Pushkin (Tsar’s Village). The town is associated with the great poet Alexander Pushkin who studied at the local Lyceum. You will visit the magnificent Catherine’s Palace, the largest summer palace of the Russian Royal family, famous for the splendor of its Baroque interiors, including the stunning Gold suite of rooms and the unique Amber Room, the 8th wonder of the world. After the tour of the palace you will have a walk in the park, featuring both the landscape design and the numerous pavilions. Approximate duration: 8 hours (Lunch included)

Catherine’s Palace and Park and Paul’s Palace and Park
This tour will take you outside St.Petersburg, to the town of Pushkin (Tsar’s Village). You will visit the magnificent Catherine’s Palace, the largest summer palace of the Russian Royal family, famous for the splendor of its Baroque interiors, including the Gold Rooms and the unique Amber Room, the 8th wonder of the world. After the tour of the palace you will have a walk in the park, featuring both the landscape design and the numerous pavilions. You will have lunch in the town of Pushkin. Then you will visit the former summer residence of the Russian Emperor Paul I in the town of Pavlovsk. It was given to Paul by his mother Catherine the Great to reward him for the birth of a grandson, the future tsar Alexander I. You will see the charming Great Palace, designed and decorated by the best Neoclassical architects, featuring not only the reception rooms but also the living quarters of the tsars. You will also have a walk in Pavlovsk Park, the largest landscaped park in Europe with numerous temples, colonnades and bridges. Approximate duration: 8 hours (Lunch included)

Catherine’s Palace and Park and Alexander Palace
This tour will take you outside St.Petersburg, to the town of Pushkin (Tsar’s Village). You will visit the magnificent Catherine’s Palace, the largest summer palace of the Russian Royal family, famous for the splendor of its Baroque interiors, including the Gold Rooms and the unique Amber Room, the 8th wonder of the world. After the tour of the palace you will have a walk in the park, featuring both the landscape design and the numerous pavilions. You will have lunch in a local restaurant and then proceed to Alexander Palace, which was a wedding gift of Catherine the Great to her grandson Alexander, the future Emperor Alexander I, the conqueror of Napoleon. After Alexander I it was used by all of his successors on the Russian throne, including Nicholas II, who turned it into his permanent home and where he and his family lived even after his abdication. Approximate duration: 8 hours (Lunch included)

Catherine’s Palace and Park and Peterhof Lower Garden
This tour will take you outside St.Petersburg, to the town of Pushkin (Tsar’s Village). You will visit the magnificent Catherine’s Palace, the largest summer palace of the Russian Royal family, famous for the splendor of its Baroque interiors, including the Gold Rooms and the unique Amber Room, the 8th wonder of the world. After the tour of the palace you will have a walk in the park, featuring both the landscape design and the numerous pavilions. You will have lunch in a local restaurant and then proceed to Peterhof, famous for its palaces, parks and fountains. It was an official royal summer residence founded by Peter the Great in 1704 and meant to beat Versailles. You will walk in the famous Lower Garden, the elaborate grounds featuring over 150 fountains, among which you will see the breathtaking Great Cascade, the largest fountain ensemble in the world. Approximate duration: 7 hours (Lunch included)

Catherine’s Palace and Park and Peterhof Grand Palace and Lower Garden
This tour will take you outside St.Petersburg, to the town of Pushkin (Tsar’s Village). You will visit the magnificent Catherine’s Palace, the largest summer palace of the Russian Royal family, famous for the splendor of its Baroque interiors, including the Gold Rooms and the unique Amber Room, the 8th wonder of the world. After the tour of the palace you will have a walk in the park, featuring both the landscape design and the numerous pavilions. You will have lunch in a local restaurant and then proceed to Peterhof, famous for its palaces, parks and fountains. It was an official royal summer residence founded by Peter the Great in 1704 and meant to beat Versailles. You will visit the splendid Grand Palace, one of the three Crown palaces of the Russian royal family, designed for receptions. There you will see the stunning interiors, including the Ballroom, the local Hall of Mirrors, the exquisite Chinoiserie rooms and the Oak Study of Peter the Great. Then you will walk in the famous Lower Garden, the elaborate grounds featuring over 150 fountains, among which you will see the breathtaking Great Cascade, the largest fountain ensemble in the world. Approximate duration: 8 hours (Lunch included)

Catherine’s Palace and Park and Peterhof Royal Bath House and Kitchen and Lower Garden
This tour will take you outside St.Petersburg, to the town of Pushkin (Tsar’s Village). You will visit the magnificent Catherine’s Palace, the largest summer palace of the Russian Royal family, famous for the splendor of its Baroque interiors, including the Gold Rooms and the unique Amber Room, the 8th wonder of the world. After the tour of the palace you will have a walk in the park, featuring both the landscape design and the numerous pavilions. You will have lunch in a local restaurant and then proceed to Peterhof, famous for its palaces, parks and fountains. It was an official royal summer residence founded by Peter the Great in 1704 and meant to beat Versailles. You will walk in the famous Lower Garden, the elaborate grounds featuring over 150 fountains, among which you will see the breathtaking Great Cascade, the largest fountain ensemble in the world, the Checker Board Cascade, the Monplaisir Garden and the popular trick fountains, illustrating the love of Peter the Great for practical jokes. While in the Monplaisir Garden you will visit the Royal Bath House and Kitchen, where you will learn about traditional Russian sauna, equally popular among commoners and royalty, and the gastronomic tastes of the Romanovs. Approximate duration: 8 hours (Lunch included) 

Peterhof Grand Palace and Lower Garden
 This tour will take you to the suburban town of Peterhof, located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland, 30 km south-west from St.Petersburg, famous for its palaces, parks and fountains. It was an official royal summer residence founded by Peter the Great in 1704 and meant to beat Versailles. The museum complex of Peterhof is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. You will visit the splendid Grand Palace, one of the three Crown palaces of the Russian royal family, designed for receptions. There you will see the stunning interiors, including the Ballroom, the local Hall of Mirrors, the exquisite Chinoiserie rooms and the Oak Study of Peter the Great. Then you will walk in the famous Lower Garden, the elaborate grounds featuring over 150 fountains, among which you will see the breathtaking Great Cascade, the largest fountain ensemble in the world. Approximate duration: 5 hours

Peterhof Grand Palace and Lower Garden and Cottage Palace in Alexandria Park
This tour will take you to the suburban town of Peterhof, located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland, 30 km south-west from St.Petersburg, famous for its palaces, parks and fountains. It was an official royal summer residence founded by Peter the Great in 1704 and meant to beat Versailles. The museum complex of Peterhof is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. You will visit the splendid Grand Palace, one of the three Crown palaces of the Russian royal family, designed for receptions. There you will see the stunning interiors, including the Ballroom, the local Hall of Mirrors, the exquisite Chinoiserie rooms and the Oak Study of Peter the Great. Then you will walk in the famous Lower Garden, the elaborate grounds featuring over 150 fountains, among which you will see the breathtaking Great Cascade, the largest fountain ensemble in the world. After lunch in a local restaurant you will be taken to the Alexandria complex, which was a present of Nicholas I to his wife Alexandra, hence the name. The complex is centered round the Cottage Palace, built in the first half of the 19th century in the pseudo-Gothic style. At the turn of the 20th century it was used by Empress Maria, the mother of Nicholas II, the last Russian Emperor, and she had her private rooms decorated in the style of Modernism, fashionable at that period of time. Approximate duration: 8 hours

Peterhof Royal Bath House and Kitchen and Lower Garden and Matryoshka doll painting class
This tour will take you to the suburban town of Peterhof, located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland, 30 km south-west from St.Petersburg, famous for its palaces, parks and fountains. It was an official royal summer residence founded by Peter the Great in 1704 and meant to beat Versailles. The museum complex of Peterhof is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. you will walk in the famous Lower Garden, the elaborate grounds featuring over 150 fountains, among which you will see the breathtaking Great Cascade, the largest fountain ensemble in the world, the Checker Board Cascade, the Monplaisir Garden and the popular trick fountains, illustrating the love of Peter the Great for practical jokes. While in the Monplaisir Garden you will visit the Royal Bath House and Kitchen, where you will learn about traditional Russian sauna, equally popular among commoners and royalty, and the gastronomic tastes of the Romanovs. After lunch in a local café, you will be taken to the Russian village, the cultural centre of Russian arts and crafts, where you will make your own souvenir from Russia and paint your matryoshka doll to take it home. Approximate duration: 7 hours (Lunch included, matryoshka doll). This tour is highly recommended for families with children

City Tour and Peterhof Grand Palace and Lower Garden
The tour will take you round the historic center of the city included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. You will see the best of the city: Nevsky Prospect, the main street, the Square of Fine Arts and the Church on the Spilled Blood, Vasily Island with Rostral Columns and the former Stock Exchange, Senate Square and the Bronze Horseman, St.Isaac’s Cathedral. After lunch in a local restaurant you will be taken outside St.Petersburg, to Peterhof, famous for its palaces, parks and fountains. It was an official royal summer residence founded by Peter the Great in 1704 and meant to beat Versailles. You will visit the splendid Grand Palace, one of the three Crown palaces of the Russian royal family, designed for receptions. There you will see the stunning interiors, including the Ballroom, the local Hall of Mirrors, the exquisite Chinoiserie rooms and the Oak Study of Peter the Great. Then you will walk in the famous Lower Garden, the elaborate grounds featuring over 150 fountains, among which you will see the breathtaking Great Cascade, the largest fountain ensemble in the world. Approximate duration: 8 hours (Lunch included)

City Tour and Peterhof Lower Garden
The tour will take you round the historic center of the city included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. You will see the best of the city: Nevsky Prospect, the main street, the Square of Fine Arts and the Church on the Spilled Blood, Vasily Island with Rostral Columns and the former Stock Exchange, Senate Square and the Bronze Horseman, St.Isaac’s Cathedral. After lunch in a local restaurant you will be taken outside St.Petersburg, to Peterhof, famous for its palaces, parks and fountains. It was an official royal summer residence founded by Peter the Great in 1704 and meant to beat Versailles. You will walk in the famous Lower Garden, the elaborate grounds featuring over 150 fountains, among which you will see the breathtaking Great Cascade, the largest fountain ensemble in the world. Approximate duration: 8 hours (Lunch included)

Jewish Day
In the morning you will visit the Jewish cemetery, the history of which goes back to 1875. Nowadays there are over 80,000 graves. The complex of buildings at the cemetery including the wooden worship house for cleansing and burial services, reconstructed in stone in 1912, became the spiritual and cultural centre of the St.Petersburg Jewish community. Then you will visit the Big Choral Synagogue, an architectural monument of importance to all of Russia. The Synagogue is located in the so called Kolomna district of St.Petersburg, a thriving Jewish neighborhood in the past. At the end of the day you will visit Museum of Ethnography. Its exhibition "History and Culture of the Jewish People on the Territory of Russia" featuring more then 2400 pieces, traces the Jewish culture’s history, from the epoch of biblical Patriarchs to the period when Jews lived within the Pale of Settlement, a term used to describe Imperial Russia’s Western border region that was once populated with poor shtetls. Approximate duration: 7 hours

Siege of Leningrad
This tour is meant for those who are interested in the history of World War II. It is devoted to the 900 days and nights of the Siege of Leningrad, September 1941 – January 1944, when the city was completely cut off from the rest of the country by the Nazi troops. Not only did the city survive, but victoriously crushed the enemy. You will visit the most important monuments devoted to the unprecedented heroic defense of Leningrad. First you will visit the Monument to the Heroic Defenders, where you will see artifacts and documents of the period and a unique documentary film, made during the siege. Then you will proceed to the Memorial Museum of Leningrad Defense and Siege, founded in 1942, but closed in 1949 during Stalin purges and reopened in 1989, which contains a precious collection of over 35,000 original documents and possessions of townspeople and soldiers. After the museum you will go to Piskarev Memorial Cemetery, the largest in the world cemetery of the victims of World War II, where more than 500,000 people are buried in mass graves. Approximate duration: 7 hours

Musical St.Petersburg
You will begin this tour with a visit to the palace of the outstanding Russian family of Counts Sheremetevs, built in 1750, where you will see elegant reception rooms and the unique collection of musical instruments counting 3,000 exhibits. Then you will proceed to Rimsky-Korsakov Apartment, where he spent the last fifteen years of his life, from 1893 to 1908, and composed eleven of his fifteen operas. All private belongings, as well as the furniture, have been carefully preserved. After an independent lunch you will go to Alexander Nevsky Lavra Necropolis, where Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky, Borodin, Glinka and other famous Russian composers are buried. Approximate duration: 7 hours  

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