Sighseeing of the hustorical centre
Culture and Historic tour in St. Petersburg
Guide in Russia: Andrey Vereshchagin
Tour Price : Starting from 15 euros per person and above
Duration : 2-4 hours
Group Size : 2-8
Touring historical centre can be very different – depending on a programme of stay in general… Maximal version of mine looks as follows :
The Spit of Vasilievsky island with the Stock Exchange building and Rostral columns, views of Peter and Paul fortress and the Winter palace, 12 Collegia building, Palace bridge across the Neva, the Admiralty and embankment in front of it, Senate square with monument to Peter I (so-called Bronze Horseman), St.Isaac’s square with respective cathedral, monument to Nicholas I, Mariinsky palace and the Astoria hotel, Voznesensky prospect, a monument to the Nose, Sadovaya street, a former police station with a firemen’s watchtower and a bronze fireman above; St.Nicholas cathedral, if desirable – short diversion for the Synagogue, Theatre square and Mariinsky theatre, the Moika river embankment, Yusupov palace, Nabokov’s house, Faberge company house, Nevsky prospect, Stroganov palace, Kazan cathedral, Singer company building, Merchants’ Yard department store, Ostrovsky square, Alexandrinsky theatre, Rossi street, the Fontanka river embankment, Anichkov bridge with Horse Tamers, Sheremetyev palace, the Circus, Michailovsky castle, Arts’ square – Michailovsky palace (now the Russian museum), monument to Alexander Pushkin, Grand hotel Europe, Sadovaya street, Michailovsky garden, Field of Mars, St.Panteleimon church, Transfiguration cathedral, Tavrichesky garden, Smolny institute and Smolny cathedral, Tavrichesky palace, the Crosses prison, monument to victims of political repressions, the Summer gardens, the Trinity bridge, the Log cabin of Peter I, the Aurora cruiser, the Field of Mars, the Church on the Spilt Blood, Palace square.
Usually during a tour there are about 5-7 stops in the most scenic places.
The route may change – depending on the beginning and finishing points; the tour can be added with visits – often of Peter and Paul fortress or St.Isaac’s cathedral. | Add your Opinion about this guide and tour here  |
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Guide Short Information  Guide: Andrey Vereshchagin
Country: Russia
Languages: Russian, English Airport Transfer: YES Hotel Reservation: YES Translation Service: YES Additional services of this guide:Interpreting, tickets - trains, flights, theatres, visa-free arrangements for sea cruise passengers
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