A relatively young city, Saint Petersburg was founded in 1703, and has been playing key role in the history of Russia ever since. Our sightseeing tour will acquaint you with the main architectural and historical monuments of Saint Petersburg. You will take a ride along its main streets and prospects enjoying its splendid sights: numerous palaces and cathedrals, rivers and channels, bridges and parks. The guide will treat you to savoury stories on the city's background, present time's morals & manners, renowned sights and less known curiosities. Even this fleeting encounter with this city won't leave you indifferent, but if you are inclined to spend in St. Petersburg more than one day we will be glad to unveil more mysteries here and arrange individual sightseeing program.

Sights you will see:

• Admiralty
• Alexander Column
• Anichkov Bridge
• Bank Bridge
• Trinity Cathedral
• New Holland
• Our Lady of Vladimir Church
• General Staff Building
• Cruiser Aurora
• Kunstkammer
• The Monument to Catherine II
• The Monument to Nicholas I
• Rostral Columns
• Russian Museum
• St. Isaac's Cathedral
• The Kazan Cathedral
• The Bronze Horseman
• The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
• The Smolny Cathedral
• Alexander Nevsky Lavra
• Peter and Paul Fortress
• Summer Garden
• St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral
• Nevsky Prospekt
• The Saint Petersburg City Duma
• The Great Gostiny Dvor
• The Winter Palace
• The Spit of Vasilievsky Island
• The Field of Mars
• The Mikhailovsky Castle
• The Marble Palace
• The Palace Bridge
• Palace Square
• The Twelve Collegia Building
• Nikolaevsky Palace
• Church birth Ioann Predtecha (Chesmenskaya)
• Grand Choral Synagogue
• Troitsky (Trinity) Bridge
• Neva River
• Fontanka River
• Krukov Canal
• Moyka River
• Ethnographic Museum
• Erarta Gallery

One of the largest museums in the world, the State Hermitage occupies six magnificent buildings situated along the embankment of the Neva River. It would take 15 years to see all the exhibits treasured in the Hermitage. We suggest you to admire the gems of the collection. In the course of the excursion you will be familiarized with masterpieces by outstanding artists from Italy, Spain, Holland, Flanders, France, England, Germany, and other Western European countries.

Sights you will see:

• Alexander Column
• The State Hermitage Museum
• The Winter Palace
• The Palace Bridge
• Palace Square

We invite you to see one of the best known suburbs of Saint Petersburg, Peterhof or Petrodvorets. This gem of Russian 18-19 century architecture used to be the favourite and most beautiful summer residence of the Royal family. The world-famous palace, fountain and park ensemble of Peterhof is an outstanding landmark that witnessed huge stratum of Russian history. The Lower Park is an ideal place for walking. Not only will you amaze at various fountains of different sizes and shapes but also learn the symbolic motive of each sculpture complex.

Sights you will see:

• Peterhof Park and Palaces

The Faberge eggs are the extraordinary standard of the jeweller's art. For their creation, only precious materials, such as gold, silver, diamonds, pearls, rubies, velvet, suede, and rock crystals, were used. The very first exhibit, which is offered for seeing in the Faberge Museum is the "Kurochka" (The "First Hen Egg") Egg, which was made by order of the Tsar Alexander III for his wife. It's the first egg in the collection of fifty-two imperial eggs made by the Peter Carl Faberge jewellery house for the Russian Imperial Family. Other extraordinary exhibits include the Imperial Coronation Egg, made in 1897 to commemorate the coronation of the last Russian emperor, Tsar Nicholas II. It was given as a gift to his wife, Tsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna. Visitors may find another famous eggs. such as the Bay Tree egg which Nicholas II presented to his mother Maria Feodorovna for the Easter in 1911, the Rosebud Egg which Nicholas II presented to his wife Alexandra Feodorovna for the Easter in 1895, the Lillies of the Valley Egg, and the Fifteenth Anniversary egg (also known as the Love Trophies egg), and the Order of St. George egg, made in 1916, which Nicholas II of Russia presented to his mother Maria Feodorovna as well.

Sights you will see:

• Faberge museum
  

We invite you to learn more about one of the most picturesque suburbs of Saint Petersburg, the town of Pushkin named after a famous Russian poet, also know as Tsarskoye Selo (tsars' village literally). The Catherine Park, an inseparable part of the ensemble and a very poetic place, is a magnificent work of creative labor of several generations of talented Russian architects, prominent sculptors, gardeners, and engineers, thousands of craftsmen and working people of various specializations. Catherine Palace is the center of the composition of the park and the main landmark of Pushkin. During the palace excursion you will get to know about the mysterious history the Amber Room and see its splendid interiors, designed by eminent architects and recently restored. You will enjoy the result of restoration works performed by skilled masters, who needed all their professionalism to recreate the eighth wonder of the world. The collection of the palace includes a large number of precious works of art, such as furniture, porcelain, statues, canvases, etc., including personal belongings of Russian emperors and members of their families.

Sights you will see:

• Catherine Park
• Catherine Palace

Take the mind-blowing night river tour of Saint Petersburg, and you may tell everyone back home you've seen all in life! The most picturesque time for such a trip is, of course, the white nights when evening dusk fuses with the morning twilight, and the sun barely sets in the waters of Neva river just to rise up in the east in a few hours.

Sights you will see:

• Anichkov Bridge
• Neva River
• Krukov Canal
• Moyka River

It is one of the largest depositories of Russian fine art in the world. The museum was established in 1895 by Emperor Nicholas II and the collection was initially based on the artworks from the Hermitage Museum. The museum's extensive collection includes a wide variety of Russian art, from ancient icons to avant-garde pieces. It features works by renowned Russian artists such as Ilya Repin, Ivan Aivazovsky, Mikhail Vrubel, and many others. The museum provides a comprehensive overview of Russian art history, spanning from medieval icons to 20th-century avant-garde movements.

Sights you will see:

• Russian Art Museum

Kronstadt is a historic fortress and naval base located on Kotlin Island in the Gulf of Finland, near St. Petersburg, Russia. It was founded by Peter the Great in 1704 as a fortified outpost to protect the approaches to St. Petersburg and to secure Russia's access to the Baltic Sea. The fortress played a crucial role in defending the Russian imperial capital and served as a strategic naval stronghold. Kronstadt's defensive system includes a network of forts and fortifications, constructed to safeguard the city and its naval facilities. The fortifications were designed to repel both land and sea-based attacks, and they were an essential component of Russia's coastal defense strategy.

Sights you will see:

• Kronstadt

The Imperial Porcelain Factory, also known as the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory, is a historic and renowned porcelain manufacturing company in Russia. It was founded in 1744 by Empress Elizabeth, the daughter of Peter the Great, and has since played a significant role in Russian decorative arts. The factory's products include a wide range of handcrafted porcelain items, such as tea sets, dinnerware, decorative vases, figurines, and ornamental pieces. The designs often reflect the rich artistic traditions of Russia, incorporating themes from Russian folklore, historical events, and the natural beauty of the country.

Sights you will see:

• The Imperial Porcelain Factory

The Nikolaevsky Palace constructed in the middle of XVIII century originally served as a residence of Emperor Nicolas I's son, Grand Duke Nicolas. Today the classic building preserving the memory of the city history has been carefully restored and regularly serves as venue for bright folklore shows that enjoy immense popularity both with locals and tourists. The musicians of the Russian folk ensembles play traditional accordion, balalaika as well as some rare and even exotic musical instruments. Lyrical dances of the Russian North will let you feel the mysterious Russian soul, stirring dances and songs of the Cossacks will amaze you.

Sights you will see:

• Nikolaevsky Palace