St. Petersburg –
one of the most beautiful cities in the world
7 days 6 nights
Day 1:
Arrival to St. Petersburg
Transfer to the hotel
Check-in
Short lunch at the hotel (optional)
Panoramic city-tour (Nevsky Prospect, the Kazan Cathedral, the Winter Palace, Vasilevsky Island, St. Isaac Cathedral, Peter and Paul Fortress)
Dinner (optional)
Free time
Day 2:
Breakfast at the hotel
Excursion to the Hermitage (over 3 million pieces of art by Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Titian, Rembrandt, Rubens, Matisse, Picasso, etc.)
Lunch at a local restaurant
Free time
Day 3:
Breakfast at the hotel
Visit to Pushkin (a former residence of Russian emperors, a fascinating monument of architectural and gardening arts, world-famous Amber Room)
Dinner (optional)
Mariinsky Theatre or "Feel yourself Russian!" Folk Show (optional)
Day 4:
Breakfast at the hotel
Excursion to Peter-and- Paul Fortress (ancient fortifications, the Peter and Paul Cathedral)
Lunch at a local restaurant
Excursion to Russian Museum (a museum of Russian art, big collections of paintings by Brullov, Ayvazovsky, Repin, etc.)
Dinner (optional)
Day 5:
Breakfast at the hotel
Visit to Peterhof (the former residence of tsars, beautiful palaces and museums, masterpieces of landscape design, over 150 fountains, 4 monumental cascades)
Lunch at a local restaurant
The Neva river and Canals boat trip
Day 6:
Breakfast at the hotel
Excursion to Yusupov Palace (elaborate ceremonial rooms, a unique home theater, places associated with the assassination of Grigory Rasputin)
Free time for shopping and independent site seeing
Day 7:
Breakfast at the hotel
Check-out
Transfer to the Airport