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St Petersburg city tour

 During the city tour our experienced guide will tell you about history, culture and architecture of the former capital of  Russian  Empire, founded by Peter the Great more than 300 years ago.

The route of the city tour: Nevsky prospect, Gostiny Dvor (Guest Yard), Sadovaya street (Garden street), Gorohovaya street, Malaya Morskaya street. (Small Sea street).

Highlights of the city tour: the State Admiralty, the Winter Palace, the Winter Square, the Bronze Horseman, the Horse Guards riding-hall, the monument to Nicolas I, field of Mars, Michael’s castle, the Summer Garden, the monument to A.V. Suvorov, the Troitsky (the Trinity) square, The Guest Yards of D. Trezzini and Quarenghi, the building of 12 Collegians.

Catherine Palace in Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo)

Peterhof

  The world-famous palace, fountain and park ensemble of Peterhof is an outstanding landmark of Russian artistic culture of the 18-19th centuries. Founded in the very beginning of the eighteenth century by Emperor Peter the Great not far from his new northern capital St Petersburg, Peterhof was intended to become the most splendid official royal summer residence.Credit for its creation should go to a great number of eminent architects, artists, and anonymous folk craftsmen. Its wonderful parks, 176 fountains of various forms and styles and four cascades, majestic palaces, numerous gilded statues of ancient gods and heroes, remarkable collections of sculpture, painting and works of the minor arts make Peterhof a veritable gem of art, often called "Capital of  Fountains", unique in the world.

State Hermitage Museum

The State Hermitage occupies six magnificent buildings situated along the embankment of the River Neva, right in the heart of St Petersburg. The Winter Palace plays the leading role in this unique architectural ensemble, the residence of the Russian tsars that was built to the design of Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli in 1754-62. The eastern wing of the General Staff building, the Menshikov Palace and the recently constructed Repository, extends this ensemble, formed in the 18th and 19th centuries.