Saint-Petersburg. New geography

Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00 Departure from the Oktyabrskaya hotel.

Bus tour to Kronstadt and Peterhof. The tour will introduce you to two suburbs that arose together with St. Petersburg at the beginning of the XVIII century at the behest of Tsar Peter.

These are the former imperial country residence Peterhof, known all over the world for its numerous fountains, and the fortress city of Kronstadt, which can rightfully be considered the cradle of the Russian Navy.

Visit the Ostrov Fortov Museum and Historical Park— the first and largest park in Russia dedicated to the Navy. There are several themed venues on an area of 9 hectares.

You can stroll along the Alley of Heroes of the Russian Fleet, which tells about more than three centuries of its history, and explore the lighthouse of memory with 200 names of heroic sailors, from the era of Peter the Great to the present day.

Excursion to the Museum of Naval Glory of Russia, a new innovative museum complex in Kronstadt.

Various simulations of ships and submarines, planes and helicopters of naval aviation are presented in the halls. The immersive format makes it easy for every guest of the museum to get acquainted with the exposition, the main exhibit is the legendary first Soviet nuclear submarine K—3 Leninsky Komsomol.

A boat trip around the forts of Kronstadt will be a great addition to a trip to Kronstadt.

You will walk along the main Kronstadt roadstead, see the fortresses that were built right in the water on artificial grounds near Kotlin Island, and breathe in the sea, but unsalted air of the Gulf of Finland!

Visit to St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral— Russia's main naval temple. It was built in the early 20th century as a memorial temple to all the sailors who died for the Fatherland. The unique interior and preserved marine relics will not leave you indifferent.

Lunch at a cafe in the city (for an additional fee).

Transfer to Peterhof.

Guided tour of the Peterhof Fountain Park, one of the most beautiful suburbs of St. Petersburg, where the first ceremonial country residence appeared at the beginning of the 18th century. Fountains, cascades and small palaces of the Lower Park became the main decoration of Peterhof.

You will take a walk through the Lower Park, built in the early 18th century in the style of French regular gardens with intricately decorated lawns, white marble and bronze gilded sculptures, powerful water jets of numerous fountains and cascades.

The end point of the program is the Oktyabrskaya Hotel.

Program duration: ~11 hours.

Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00 Departure from the Oktyabrskaya hotel.

Bus tour "The Other Hermitage". The collection of the State Hermitage Museum has about 3 million exhibits. Traditionally, the main building of the Hermitage is a mandatory point of the excursion program.

However, not all the most interesting masterpieces are on display in the Main Building of the museum, the Hermitage has branches that "own" authentic treasures! It is in them that you will visit today.

Watching the VR movie "The Hermitage. Immersion in history." VR movies are not entertainment, but art. This is Russia's first VR film tour of the museum, which will be conducted by actor Konstantin Khabensky.

Together with the guide, the viewer will not only be able to visit the secret places of the museum, but also become a participant in the most important historical events in the life of the Hermitage. Currently, only our company in the city has a license to show this film.

Excursion to the Hermitage's storehouse "Staraya Derevnya Shopping Center". You will have a truly unique opportunity to look into the "holy of holies" of the Hermitage collection: You will see things that have been stored in storerooms for many years and have only recently become available to the public.

During the tour of the Hermitage's storage facility, you will admire the most spectacular outdoor storage facilities, among which are the luxurious Costume Gallery, the Carriage House with samples of ceremonial imperial carriages, the collection of Western European and Russian furniture, and much more.

Lunch at a cafe in the city (for an additional fee).

Art mediation at the Hermitage Headquarters. The format of Art mediation is a "new word" in the life of Russian museums. Such excursions involve the audience in a dialogue with the curator of the museum and with the works of art, offering active cognition instead of passive perception.

You will find one of the best collections of Impressionist, post-Impressionist, Fauvist, Cubist artists in the world, from Renoir to Matisse and from Monet to Picasso, which is stored in the Headquarters Building.

You will participate in the new interactive program "Art Mediation" on the exhibition of French modernist art, during which you and your guide-mediator will try to understand why the works of Monet, Degas, Cezanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh and Matisse caused scandals and were perceived as a revolution in the world of painting and art of the early 20th century.

The place of the end of the program: The Main Headquarters (Palace Square, the nearest metro station "Admiralteiskaya")

Program duration: ~7 hours (ending at ~16:30).

Breakfast at the hotel. Walking day.

09:45 Departure from the Oktyabrskaya hotel. Radio guides will be provided for your comfort.

Walking tour "Courtyards and parades of St. Petersburg". On this day, you will get acquainted with the interior of St. Petersburg, which is popular among thousands of guests.

After all, if you look closely, the Petersburg of Dostoevsky, Kuprin, Akhmatova, Dovlatov and Brodsky will appear behind the facades of ancient buildings. This city remembers hundreds of stories and tells them itself through the signs of urban life, and you and I will learn how to "read" them.

Visit to the observation deck in the city center. From the height of the equipped observation deck, it is best to enjoy the canonical view of the St. Petersburg roofs, Nevsky Prospekt below and absolutely all the main architectural dominants of the city: from the dome of St. Isaac's Cathedral to the Lakhta Center.

The observation deck is equipped in accordance with all safety requirements. For a more vivid impression of visiting the observation deck, guests are provided with binoculars.

Visit to the book space "Subscription editions". You will get acquainted with a new trend in St. Petersburg leisure activities by looking into the book space where the whole of modern Petersburg strives to get to: one of the oldest bookstores in the city, Subscription Editions.

You will hear its story, see the preserved and updated design, feel the elegant beauty and appeal of this fashionable place where you want to stay, choose a book, sit comfortably at a table by the showcase window and forget about time.

Here you can buy the most St. Petersburg souvenirs: postcards with views of St. Petersburg, badges, accessories, and even a piece of St. Petersburg curb!

Continuation of the walking tour. The route will continue in the neighborhoods of old Petersburg. The famous St. Petersburg courtyards and unusual front doors with antique windows, wrought-iron stairs and luxurious stucco await you.

You will find out which houses in St. Petersburg were called profitable, when they appeared, and who inhabited them, how ordinary citizens and famous writers of old Petersburg-Petrograd-Leningrad lived. You will walk through the secret corners, see St. Petersburg through the eyes of its inhabitants and look into the famous city front door with the unofficial name "Chamomile".

The place of the end of the program: Vladimirskaya metro station.

Program duration: ~4 hours (ending at ~13:00).

Breakfast at the hotel.

10:00 Departure from the Oktyabrskaya hotel.

Bus and boat tour "Parks on the islands". On the tour you will be able to experience the unique atmosphere of St. Petersburg, combining the flavor of the city by the sea, colorful impressions of the elegant interiors of the newly renovated imperial residence and the harmony of one of the best parks for recreation of citizens.

Boat tour from the Kunstkamera to Elagin Island. You will take a boat tour along one of the most beautiful city water routes and will be able to admire the views of new Petersburg from the water.

Your way will lie across the Malaya Neva River under the Birzhevoy Bridge, you will exit into the Gulf of Finland, circumnavigate Krestovsky Island, and you will see a panorama of the Lakhta Center and Gazprom Arena from a spectacular water angle. Our water walk will end at the Kirov Central Park.

A walk through Elaginoostrovsky Park (without guided tours). The park on Elagin Island is a place where residents and visitors of the city can experience moments of merging with nature, being in the center of a huge metropolis. Here they rollerblade, feed squirrels, ducks and swans, attend musical evenings and just walk along the wonderful alleys.

The most beautiful city festivals take place here: the tulip Festival, the international street theater festival, and the craft festival. You will stroll through the historical landscape park, and perhaps recharge with the special energy of this creative space.

Yelaginoostrovsky Palace tour. You will visit the Yelaginoostrovsky Palace, which has reopened its doors after restoration, located in the eastern highest part of the island.

The end point of the program is the Oktyabrskaya Hotel (the nearest metro station is Ploshchad Vosstaniya).

Program duration: ~5.5 hours (ending at ~15:30).