One Day Itineraries. Unforgettable Experience

Included: city tour, Hermitage, Peter and Paul Fortress, St. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Peterhof (the Grand Palace and the Lower Park).

Meet your guide in the hall of the port terminal of St. Petersburg.

During the city tour you will get acquainted with history and modern life of the city, will see all major sights: the main street of the city - Nevsky prospect, the beautiful Arts Square, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the Church of the Savior on Spilt Blood, Mariinsky Theatre. We will visit Peter and Paul Fortress, the cradle of the city, we will explore the first cathedral of the city – St. Peter and Paul Cathedral.

Later we will visit the Hermitage, the largest museum in Russia and one of the most important and well-known museums of the world. The collection that was started by Empress Catherine II in 1764 now numbers more than 3 million objects. Objects that date back to various periods from prehistoric times to nowadays are exhibited in 400 rooms. The sheer jewels of the collection are the works by Leonardo da Vinci, Rafael, Tiziano, Rembrandt, P.P.Rubens, A. Van Dyck, El Greco, N.Poussin, V.Van Gogh, P.Gauguin, P.Picasso, A.Matisse...

Free time for lunch.

In the afternoon we will take a hydrofoil "Meteor” to one of the most beautiful summer residences of Russian Emperors, Peterhof. It is a town of parks, palaces and fountains. It was founded by Peter the Great in the beginning of the XVIII c. century to commemorate the glory of Russia. The tour includes a visit the Grand Palace and a walk around the Lower Park.

Return to St. Petersburg by bus.

Return to the ship.

Price in EURO per person incl. commission for tour operators