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You arrive at the hotel on your own.
A shuttle service to the hotel is available for an additional fee and must be booked in advance: private transfer from the train station/ airport (from 2000 rubles/car).
From 13 to 15:00 in the lobby of the hotel you will be met by a representative of the company with a sign "About Petersburg".
You can come up at any convenient time in this interval.
He will answer all your questions and give you updated tour programs.
Check-in at the hotel from 15:00.
15:30 Departure from the hotel by minibus.
Today we will call the "Palace treasures of St. Petersburg".
You will be surrounded only by the palace interiors, immersing you in an atmosphere of luxury and grandeur. Gold ornaments on the walls, exquisite stucco, marble columns and stairs create the feeling that you have become part of a majestic performance.
16:00 Excursion to Talion Club "Visiting Eliseev".
The mansion of the famous Eliseev dynasty is located in the very center of St. Petersburg, at the corner of Nevsky Prospekt and the Moika River embankment.
The Eliseevs, merchants and bankers who came from the peasant environment, became famous not only as successful businessmen, but also as patrons of the arts, amateurs and patrons of the arts.
The mansion is truly unique – few other mansions have preserved so many authentic historical interiors and decorative items. Everything around is filled with the spirit of a bygone century, visitors to these walls do not leave a feeling of delight and admiration, and most importantly, involvement in the fate of an architectural masterpiece.
17:30 Early dinner at the Bolshoy Gruzinsky restaurant.
The restaurant is located on the 2nd floor of the ancient library.
Panoramic windows overlooking Nevsky Prospekt and Bolshaya Konyushennaya allow you to rise above the hustle and bustle of the city. Here Georgian, Megrelian, Svan and Adjarian cuisines get along in harmony with each other.
Dinner menu: we are clarifying.
19:20 Excursion to the Palace of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich.
The "Small Imperial Court" was the name of this palace before the revolution, one of the most famous grand ducal palaces in the city.
It was built in the then fashionable eclectic style. Here, in the halls decorated with the richest collections of art objects, social life literally "boiled": balls, literary and musical evenings were organized.
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 and hear a story about the fate of its inhabitants.
20:00 The concert "IN CANDLESTICKS: Masterpieces of classics in the palace of Grand Duke Vladimir. New Year and Christmas".
Category A tickets (3-5 rows of stalls).
The series of events IN CANDLESTICKS transforms the most beautiful and unusual halls of St. Petersburg into cozy concert venues, filling the space of the halls with the warm light of thousands of candles, which creates a unique atmosphere and an ideal background for making music.
One of the most luxurious palace halls in St. Petersburg this evening will be filled with the sounds of eternal, popular classical music by such composers as P.I. Tchaikovsky, A. Vivaldi, J. Massenet, S.V. Rachmaninov and others.
Dress code: cocktail.
22:00 Return to the hotel.
The place of completion of the program: the hotel.
Program duration: ~6.5 hours (ending at ~22:00).
