Portrait of a great city. Autumn-winter tour to St. Petersburg for 5 days

Breakfast at the hotel.

Meeting with a guide at the Gostiny Dvor metro station. Departure for the tour at 12:20.

The incredible architectural ensembles of the Northern Capital, sculptural compositions, panoramas and the charm of the embankments will give you a complete immersion in the history and atmosphere of St. Petersburg, recognized as one of the most beautiful cities in Europe!

You will see all the most significant and beautiful things that make St. Petersburg unique: the grand Nevsky Prospekt, the majestic St. Isaac's and the grand Kazan Cathedrals, the magnificent Winter Palace, the main square of the city — the Palace, the legendary "Bronze Horseman".

As well as the unique Savior on Spilled Blood, the swift Arrow of Vasilyevsky Island, the number one ship in Russia, the Aurora Cruiser, and the impregnable Peter and Paul Fortress.

Excursion to the Hermitage. You will see the works of great artists, sculptors and other masterpieces of world art that have survived the centuries and continue to inspire humanity today.

The magnificent Jordan Staircase will amaze you with its extraordinary luxury and splendor. The throne room, where world history was played out, will delight you with its grandeur. You will see unsurpassed paintings that were painted by geniuses who lived many centuries ago.

You will be amazed by the works of Leonardo da Vinci, who created the mysterious Mona Lisa, and admire the canvases of Raphael, full of light and harmony. You will be captivated by the only sculpture in Russia created by the great Michelangelo.

And one of the Hermitage's most famous exhibits, the unique Gold Peacock Watch, will leave an impression for a long time. It is not only a magnificent work of art, but also an amazing mechanism — the world's only automaton of the XVIII century, which has come down to us untouched by time and preserved its functionality!

You will take a journey into the world of beauty and inspiration that you will remember forever!

The tour duration is 3 hours.

Transportation is provided for the bus tour.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Meeting with a guide at the Gostiny Dvor metro station. Departure for the tour at 11:45.

You will have an exciting trip to Kronstadt— the legendary fortress city, famous for the Russian sailors!

Here, as in St. Petersburg, everything was for the first time — the Baltic Fleet appeared, experiments with radio waves were conducted, anesthesia was used for the first time during the First World War, and the first icebreaker in the world came off the stocks.

First, we will see the majestic complex of flood defenses, from where you will enjoy a breathtaking panorama of the endless Gulf of Finland, dotted with the impregnable Kronstadt forts — the stone guards of St. Petersburg.

And then you will find the most amazing and unlike any other suburb of St. Petersburg. The sea defender of the city, which remained closed to the public for many years.

The majestic Naval Cathedral is a dazzling pearl of Kronstadt, the unique Petrovsky ship dock, and the famous Kronstadt footstock, one of the oldest in the world and a warning of floods.

The harbor, which carefully preserves the configuration and spirit of the Peter the Great era, the elegant alleys of Petrovsky Park, and the monument to Peter the Great are just some of the priceless monuments of architecture, culture, and science that you will see during a sightseeing bus and walking tour of picturesque Kronstadt.

For an additional fee: You will be able to visit the only lighthouse museum in Russia. This museum is not just a collection of exhibits, but a real journey through time, allowing you to plunge into the fascinating history of navigation and the role of lighthouses in the lives of sailors.

Opened in 2020, the Lighthouse House carefully preserves and represents the most important page in the history of Russia. Visitors can expect an exciting adventure filled with interesting facts and interactive elements.

You will be able to see detailed models of the lighthouses of the Gulf of Finland, so realistic that you will be able to see even the smallest details of their construction and even the "inhabitants" — miniature figures that add vitality and charm to the exposition.

An interactive mock-up of the Neva Bay water area occupies a special place, allowing you to immerse yourself in the world of maritime navigation and understand how lighthouses work, orienting ships in difficult conditions.

For photo lovers, there is a special photo zone where you can capture your vivid impressions of visiting the museum. And the post office of the Lighthouse House will allow you to send postcards directly from the museum, informing your loved ones about your unique impressions.

The duration of the tour is 5.5-6 hours.

Transportation is provided for a country tour.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Meeting with a guide at the Begovaya metro station. Departure for the tour at 11:00.

St. Petersburg is not a story frozen in stone, but a city that is growing and developing. He admires not only palaces, cathedrals and monuments – masterpieces of the past centuries, created from marble and gold, but also ultra-modern neighborhoods made of glass and metal.

And today we have to make sure of this — because we will get acquainted with the immortal creation of the XIX century and the skyscraper of the XXI century.

The epithet "the most" can be used in the description of all the objects of this tour. Your adventure will begin at a dizzying height.: You will conquer the observation deck of the Lakhta Center— the tallest skyscraper not only in Russia, but throughout Europe!

From the 83rd floor, you will see a breathtaking panorama of St. Petersburg and the Gulf of Finland. The city is in the palm of your hand! And in clear weather, you can even see its picturesque suburbs.

After descending into the St. Petersburg metro, the deepest in the world, we will return to the city center, where our fascinating walking tour will continue.

We will walk along Nevsky Prospekt, admire the world-famous sights and the magnificent architecture of the main street of the "northern capital".

The tour will continue at the most recognizable monument of our city — the "Bronze Horseman". This symbol of St. Petersburg, erected in honor of the great Peter I, will tell you about the victories and glory of the Russian Empire.

Next, the majestic St. Isaac's Cathedral awaits you — the tallest and largest cathedral in the city! Imagine this: it can accommodate about 14,000 people at once. This architectural masterpiece, created back in 1858, will amaze you with its splendor.

The former main cathedral of the Russian Empire will stun with the luxury of its interior: about 400 kg of gold, 1,000 tons of bronze and 16 tons of malachite were spent to decorate the interior.

14 varieties of marble were used to decorate the walls of the cathedral, and 12 thousand shades of colors were used for 62 mosaic canvases. Get ready for the most unforgettable experience!

The tour duration is 4 hours.

Transportation is not provided.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Meeting with the guide at the Gostiny Dvor metro station. Departure for the tour at 12:10.

Russian Russian Empress Catherine Palace is the official summer residence of three Russian emperors, a masterpiece of the Russian Baroque, a witness to historical decisions and events, palace plots and intrigues, and numerous novels by Russian empresses.…

After walking through the Golden Suite, visiting the Large Throne Room decorated with mirrors and gilded carvings with an area of about 1,000 square meters, where royal balls and receptions were held, you can go back several centuries and imagine how Empress Catherine II lived.

Of course, during the tour you will also see the "pearl" of the palace — the famous Amber Room, learn the history and secrets of its creation, disappearance and re-creation.

After the tour of the palace, you will have an independent walk through one of the most elegant palace parks in St. Petersburg, which is as magnificent as the palace itself.

The duration of the tour is 5-5.5 hours.

Transportation is provided for a country tour.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Meeting with a guide at the Vladimirskaya metro station at the monument to F.M. Dostoevsky. Departure for the tour at 11:00.

During today's author's walking tour, you will immerse yourself in the atmosphere of old Petersburg. You don't have to go far, the walking route runs in the immediate vicinity of Nevsky Prospekt.

You will learn how the real Petersburg lived in different eras: the palace of the XVIII century, the raznochinny XIX, the rebellious XX!

The tour ends with a visit to the Karl Bulla Photography Museum, the historical "ancestral home" of St. Petersburg photography. For more than a century and a half, a photo studio has been continuously operating in it — the owners changed, and the photography continued!

Petersburgers/Leningraders and visitors of the city came here to be photographed during peacetime, the years of revolutions, the civil war and all 900 days of the siege of Leningrad.

They also come today to take pictures, view exhibitions and admire the panorama of Nevsky Prospekt from the observation deck.

The duration of the tour is 4-4.5 hours.

Transportation is not provided.

Breakfast at the hotel. Room release before 12:00

Meeting with a guide at the Gostiny Dvor metro station. Departure for the tour at 12:30.

The most resplendent of the suburbs of St. Petersburg, the oldest royal residence near St. Petersburg, known worldwide as the "Kingdom of Fountains" was built over two centuries by the efforts of many outstanding Russian and European architects.

And even in winter, when the park grounds and flower beds are covered with snow, water cannons are inactive, and the sculpture of the Grand Cascade is carefully sheltered from frost, Peterhof offers guests to explore the palaces of the former royal residence, the main of which is the Grand Palace.

Almost completely destroyed during the Great Patriotic War, the palace was rebuilt in the decades after the war.

Even today, its interiors show visitors the Oak Staircase and Peter's Oak Study with carved panels from the early 17th century, the suite of state halls of the architect Rastrelli, the Chinese cabinets of Wallin-Delamotte, the Dining Room, the Throne Room and the Chesma halls of Felten.

The duration of the tour is 4.5-5 hours.

Transportation is provided for a country bus tour.