St. Petersburg Cultural Holiday (5-day tour)

• Included meals: No

Arrive at St. Petersburg airport or train station and be transferred to the hotel. The rest of the day is free to explore local surroundings. Overnight in St. Petersburg.

• Included meals: Breakfast

Breakfast.

Panoramic city tour. Start the day with a tour of the city where your guide will show you Nevsky Prospect, St. Isaac Square, Palace Square, the Spit of St Basil Island and other important landmarks of the historic centre.

Church on the Spilled Blood. Built in the Russian Revival style, the cathedral features lavish interior and exterior design, including remarkable mosaics and frescoes.

Peter & Paul Fortress. You’ll explore the fortress, built in the early 18^th century and visit the Cathedral, the final resting place of many of the Russian rulers.

Boat trip (option). A boat trip along the rivers and canals of the city is possible from May until September.

Overnight in St. Petersburg.

• Included meals: Breakfast

Breakfast.

Tsarskoe Selo. This morning we drive to Tsarskoe Selo where we visit the magnificent Catherine Palace. Among the main attractions of this baroque palace the most known is the Amber Room. You will also walk around the scenic Catherine’s Park and see its ponds, alleys and pavilions.

Return to the hotel or optional trip to Peterhof.

Peterhof gardens (option). In the summer season, lasting from early May to early October, we can enjoy the view on beautiful fountains in the gardens of the former royal residence of Peterhof.

Overnight in St. Petersburg.

• Included meals: Breakfast

Breakfast.

State Hermitage Museum. Being one of the top museums in the World, the Hermitage hosts a vast collection of art and antiquities. The guided tour includes staterooms of the Winter Palace, the Small, Old & New Hermitage with artworks of Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Caravaggio, Rembrandt and many others.

Afternoon optional visits may include.

• General Staff building (option). Invaluable paintings of Impressionist and Post Impressionist artists are on display in this branch of the Hermitage museum.
• Artillery museum (option). Located near the Peter and Paul Fortress, this military museum is displaying a huge collection of artillery and arms from the Middle Age to the modern days.
• Faberge Museum (option). Its name speaks for itself: nine precious Faberge Easter eggs are exhibited in this museum together with ancient Russian icons, silver, enamel and porcelain items.

• Included meals: Breakfast

Breakfast. Morning at leisure.

Transfer to the airport or train station in time for your plane or train.