The Admiralty,The bridges on the Neva,Alexander Nevskiy Monastery,Tikhvin Cemetery,Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood,The Hermitage Museum/The Winter Palace,Our-Lady-of-Kazan Cathedral,Peter the Great's Cabin,Saint-Isaac's Cathedral,
Airport - Pulkovo Airport (IATA: LED | ICAO: ULLI) serves a wide variety of destinations in nearby countries and within Russia. Terminal 1 serves domestic flights, while Terminal 2 is for international connections. The airport is 17 kilometers south from the center. Shopping - St. Petersburg has a growing number of stores offering a variety of goods and services including everything from hand-made arts, crafts, and souvenirs to fresh fruits and vegetables. Shopping along the city's festive main thoroughfare, Nevsky Prospekt makes you feel more like a native Piterbyrzhets (Petersburger), and offers the best variety of stores in the city. Bolshoi Prospekt on Vasilyevsky Island also offers a comparatively good selection of stores.
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St. Petersburg of Dostoevsky (St. Petersburg) - During this city tour you will have a chance mostly to see places which are connected with the life of Dostoevsky and the characters from his books. You will visit his last apartment where he lived and dyed.
City Tour with Peter and Paul Fortress. (St. Petersburg) - 3-5 hours. During the city tour with the inside visit to Peter and Paul Fortress you will have a chance not only to see the most fascinating sites of the city and famous monuments but you will also stroll along the walls of the Fortress and visit inside the Peter and Paul Cathedral, burial place of all Russian tsars starting from Peter the Great till the last Royal family of Nicholas the Second brutally killed by Bolsheviks in 1918.
City Tour (St. Petersburg) - During the city tour you will have a chance to see the most fascinating sites of the city as well as famouse monuments: St. Isaacs, Decembrist Square, Palace Square, Hermitage, Palace Bridge, University, Menshikov Palace, Peter and Paul Fortress, Aurora, Naval Academy, Liteiny Bridge, Nevsky Prospect, Moscow Train Station, Sheraton Nevsky Palace Hotel, Annichkov Bridge, Iliseyevsky, Gostiny Dvor, Grand Hotel Europe, Large Philharmonic Hall, Russian Museum, Ethnographic Museum, Mars Field, Michael's Castle, (back to Nevsky Prospect) Griboyedov Canal, Kazan Cathedral, Moika River, Admiralty.
State Hermitage Museum (St. Petersburg) - The State Hermitage is one of the oldest and largest art and culture museums in the world! It was founded by Catherine the great in 1764, The museum is located in 5 historical buildings of St-Petersburg, including the Winter Palace - the former residence of Russian tsars. The buildings of the museum, by themselves, are architectural chef d'oeuvres.
Yusupov Palace (St. Petersburg) - Yusupov Palace on Moika river is one of the grandest, if not the grandest palace in St. Petersburg.
Russian Shopping (St. Petersburg) - Vodka, Matryoshka and Caviar is far from the whole story about Russian Shopping! Long traditions and talented craftsman made Russian shopping quite an event during your visit to Russia! Even those, who are not keen on spending entire time on shop hunting, find fascinating things in the local stores. Lomonosov Porcelain factory of St.
St.Isaak’s Cathedral (St. Petersburg) - Excursion could be included into City Tour: St Isaac Cathedral is one of the finest architectural monuments of the XIX century (architect Montferrand), the former principal cathedral of the Russian capital, the largest cathedral in the city, The 4th greatest cupola cathedral in the world, richly decorated with monolithic columns, paintings, mosaics, sculptures, marble and semi-precious stones, which is able to accommodate about 12,000 people. The cathedral is graced with 112 solid granite columns weighing up to 114 tons each, and about 400 relieves and bronze sculptures.
The Naval Museum (St. Petersburg) - One of the word largest navy museums, that was established in 1709. The museum exhibits the items related to the history of Russian Fleet, and the traditions of Russian sailors.
City Tour (St. Petersburg) - 1,5-3,5 hours During the city tour you will have a chance to see the most fascinating sites of the city as well as famouse monuments: Mariinsky Palace, Mariinsky Theater, St. Nicholas Cathedral, synagogue, St.
Catherine Palace (St. Petersburg) - The Summer Palace has been built in 1717 by German architect Johan-Fridriha Bronsteina who was invited by Ekaterina I. In 1743, empress Anna has charged to expand Michael Zemtsova and Andrey Kvazova the Palace.
Oranienbaum (Chinees palace) (St. Petersburg) - Visit to Oranienbaum is better to combine with your visit to Peterhoff. Since the Chinees Palace of Catherine the Great is located nearby.
Peter and Paul Fortress (St. Petersburg) - Peter and Paul Cathedral houses the sarcophagi of all but two of the Czars starting with Peter the Great. Tourists, for years, have known the number of exceptions as three, but in 1998, the bodies of the Tsar Nicholas II and most of his family were brought here from Siberia.
State Russian Art Museum (St. Petersburg) - Duration – 1 - 3 hours The Russian Art Museum was opened in 1898 in the Mikhaylovsky Palace (architect Rossi). The museum is the world's largest museum of Russian art and numbers nearly 400,000 works.
Hermitage (St. Petersburg) - The State Hermitage is one of the biggest art and culture museums of the world. Founded by Catherine the Great in 1764, the Hermitage museum occupies six buildings, including famous Winter Palace, the former residence of the Russian Imperial family.
Hermitage (St. Petersburg) - The State Hermitage is one of the biggest art and culture museums of the world. Founded by Catherine the Great in 1764, the Hermitage museum occupies six buildings, including famous Winter Palace, the former residence of the Russian Imperial family.
Peter and Paul Fortress (St. Petersburg) - Excursion could be included into City Tour: The Museum of St-Petersburg History, Peter & Paul Fortress was founded by Peter I in 1703. Besides the ancient fortifications, on the grounds of the fortress you will visit the Sts Peter and Paul Cathedral of the early XVIII century (architect Trezzini) with the burial vault of Peter the Great and other Russian tsars, the museum in Trubetskoy bastion prison (Russian Bastilia), As from the middle of the 18th century till beginning of 20 century St.
Peterhoff (Petrodvorets) (St. Petersburg) - Duration – 4 - 6 hours The Palace-and-Park Ensemble Petergoff is a jewel of the Russian art, a town of parks, palaces, and fountains. In the past it used to be an exquisite summer residence of Russian tsars.
Alexander (St. Petersburg) - Alexandra Fyodorovna, was Empress consort of the Russian Empire and the wife of Nicholas II of Russia, the last Tsar. Born a granddaughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom, she assumed the name Alexandra Fyodorovna upon blessing into the Russian Orthodox Church, whic
City Tour with the Church of our Savior on the Spilled Blood (St. Petersburg) - During the city tour with the inside visit to the Church of our Savior on the Spilled Blood you will see fantastic art of Russian mosaics. you will learn about the fate of Russian czar Alexander the Second, killed at the spot where the Cathedral is now build.
St Petersburg Tour (St. Petersburg) - City bus tour, including the main and most famous sites: Nevsky avenue, famous for such splendid buildings as the Kazan Cathedral, the house of Books, the Anichkov Bridge (with its famous equestrian statues) and Palace, the Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace and the Alexander Nevsky Monastery. Among the rich parade of sights to be enjoyed will be Palace Square and Hermitage, Senate Square and Monument to Peter the Great, St.
Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo) (St. Petersburg) - Duration – 4 - 7 hours Catherine Palace, Alexander’s Palace, Catherine’s Park. The Palace-and-Park ensemble of Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo) - a former country residence of Russian emperors - is a fascinating monument of the world's architectural and gard.
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I am Anna Zhukova from Saint-Petersburg in Russia; I am a free-lance tour-guide with licenses for all museums in St.Petersburg and its suburbs I have worked as a tour-guide since 1994 for the best travel companies of the world! I love this city, full of charm and magic!