Saint Petersburg from A to Z brief tour

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duration

3 days

included

• transport service according to the program;
• services of an English-speaking guide;
• entrance fees and excursion services.

DAY 1

• Meeting with the guide at the railway station / airport.
• Sightseeing tour.
  A guided tour of the historical center of Saint Petersburg with the ceremonial views will open for you the beauty of the city on the Neva and leave a lot of pleasant impressions. You will see the most famous architectural ensembles: the grandiose St. Isaac’s Cathedral, which is the dominant of St. Isaac’s Square, the monument to Peter I, known as the «Bronze Horseman», the bright Cathedral of the Savior on Spilled Blood, the Field of Mars, the Admiralty and, of course, the main imperial residence – the magnificent Winter Palace, located on Palace Square.
• Excursion to the Yusupov Palace.
  If you want to enjoy the exquisite interiors of a mansion that belonged to the famous aristocratic family until 1917, then the Yusupov Palace on the Moika river is most suitable for this. This museum has restored a huge number of small and large halls, the luxury and architectural harmony of which amaze the most fastidious tourists. The mansion is rich in mysterious stories. It was here that Grigory Rasputin was killed.
• Excursion to the Museum of Russian vodka.
  The museum exposition tells in detail the history of the appearance of traditional drinks in Russia. Visitors are invited to go through the whole «Great Way of the National Drink» – from traditional products of «natural fermentation» of honey, kvass and birch bark (until the 14^th century) and the first experiments with crops in the Middle Ages – to Dmitry Mendeleev writing his dissertation on the national drink. The visit to the museum ends with a tasting of the drink: at a buffet table, served with misty faceted glasses and accompanied also by traditional snacks.
• Boat tour along the rivers and canals of Saint Petersburg.
  Petersburg is a city of rivers and canals. It is impossible to imagine it without water, the front facades of the palaces face the embankments, granite embankments hang over the canals, the bridges create a unique charm of Saint Petersburg. During the water trip you will learn many interesting, vivid, memorable facts from the history of the northern capital, you will most fully experience its unusual atmosphere, a kind of riddle and mystery that you want to solve.
• Hotel accommodation.
• Free time.
  
  

DAY 2

• Breakfast at the hotel
• Meeting with a guide in the hotel lobby.
• Excursion Great Revolution.
  We invite you to an excursion that tells about the significant event for the country at the beginning of the 20^th century – the Great October Revolution. You will visit the locations where the most significant events took place.
• Excursion to the Savior on the Blood Cathedral.
  The Savior on the Blood Cathedral or Church of the Resurrection of Christ was built on the site of the attempt on the Russian emperor Alexander II – on the banks of the Griboedov Canal in 1883-1907. To this day, a part of the pavement, on which the emperor fell, has been preserved under the arch of the cathedral. Inside the cathedral is more like a mosaic box – about 6500 square meters of mosaics cover the walls, arches and even the floor of the cathedral.
• Tour of the cruiser Aurora.
  At the Petrograd embankment the legendary Aurora cruiser – a floating museum stands in an eternal berth. Today the exposition of the museum is available for everyone to see. On a tour of the halls of this cultural heritage, you will learn its history from construction to the present day. The museum’s exposition is housed in six rooms and contains more than 500 unique exhibits: documentary photographs, ship items and other documents.
• Ending in the city center.
• Free time.
  
  

DAY 3

• Breakfast at the hotel.
• Meeting with a guide in the hotel lobby. Boarding the bus.
• Departure to Kronshtadt.
  On the way, you can see with your own eyes the grandiose technical construction of Saint Petersburg from the floods – Dam. You will be told about the unique structure connecting the Kotlin island in the Gulf of Finland with the mainland. Our path will pass along the highway laid along the crest of the protective dams.
• Tour of Kronshtadt.
  The tour introduces the Naval City, founded by Peter I. You will see monuments to Russian sailors and Peter the Great, visit the anchor square and the blue bridge, you can see the Kronshtadt shipyards, the Petrovsky dry dock still operating, the famous Kronshtadt Futstock, and the magnificent Naval Cathedral.
  Visit to the Naval Cathedral at will.
• Boat trip along the forts of Kronshtadt on the Reeperbahn ferry.
  Forts are the pearl of Kronshtadt. Hurry up on fascinating and informative excursions around the forts of Kronshtadt with a visit to Fort Constantine! Boat trips along the forts of Kronshtadt are a great opportunity to see the unique fortifications of the Kronshtadt Fortress included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. During the tour you will learn about the purpose of the structures, about their role in protecting the sea borders of the Northern capital.
• Return to Saint Petersburg.
• Arrival at the train station.

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• Accommodation
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