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You arrive at the hotel on your own.
A transfer to the hotel from the train station or airport is available for an additional fee and must be booked in advance: from 2,400 rubles/car.
Guaranteed hotel accommodation after 14:00/15:00. You can leave your belongings in the luggage room of the hotel.
From 12:00 to 14:30 (before departure for the program), a representative of the company with a sign "About Petersburg" will meet you in the lobby of the hotel. You can approach at any convenient time in this interval.
He will answer all your questions, provide updated tour programs and offer additional excursions that you can purchase at will.
Important information:
- Tourists staying in the Oktyabrskaya and Azimut hotels go to the hotel accommodation program.;
- tourists staying at the A Hotel Fontanka come to the Azimut Hotel (a nearby building, 2 minutes on foot) for a meeting and departure for excursions;
- Tourists staying at the Dostoevsky Hotel come to the Oktyabrskaya Hotel (10 Ligovsky ave.) for a meeting and departure for excursions – 1.3 km, 15 minutes on foot.
14:30 Departure from the Azimut hotel by bus.
15:00 Departure from the Oktyabrskaya hotel by bus.
Bus sightseeing tour. Granite rim of rivers and channels, golden glow of spires and domes, stone decoration of palaces and temples… What could be more beautiful! The sightseeing tour will take you through the most beautiful corners of St. Petersburg.
You will drive along Tsareva Perspektiva, the famous Nevsky Prospekt, and admire the magnificent embankments of the Neva River.
You will be introduced to the two main squares of the city – the Senate Square, where the Bronze Horseman reared his horse and stretched out his hand over his city, and St. Isaac's Square, named after the towering cathedral.
And from the Arrow of Vasilyevsky Island you will see a magnificent panorama of the city, the pearls of which are the numerous imperial and grand ducal palaces.
Excursion to the Mansion of A. A. Polovtsov. The mansion is located in the very center of St. Petersburg, not far from St. Isaac's Cathedral. The building impresses with the contrast between the simple classical facade facing Bolshaya Morskaya Street and the luxury of the interior interiors made in different styles.
Despite the difficult 20th century, the house has mostly preserved its historical decoration. Subsequently, the Architect's House was located in the palace.
During the tour, you will be able to immerse yourself in the atmosphere of grandeur and luxury, so characteristic of imperial times, admire the magnificent interiors, hear a story about the fate of the creators and inhabitants of the palace, as well as learn about its present day.
New Holland Island Tour. As a result of the renovation of the historical territory of the island of New Holland, today this place has become a real center of modern culture, a lively event venue where film screenings, concerts, exhibitions and festivals take place.
During a walk around the island, the guide will tell you about the history of New Holland, dating back to the time of Peter the Great, about the architectural features of its buildings, about the renovation that turned the half-abandoned historical quarter into one of the most fashionable places in modern St. Petersburg.
End of the program: hotel.
Program duration: ~4.5 hours.
