St. Petersburg - intensive

6 days / 5 nights

1.Day:

Arrival in St.Petersburg.
Transfer to the Hotel. Check-in.

2.Day:

Breakfast in the Hotel.
9.30 - meeting with our English-speaking guide in the lobby.
10.00 - Trip to Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo) to unlock the secrets of the world wonder - the Amber Room and admire the magnificent baroque - style Palace of Catherine the Great. The estate and a large landscape park are located just 25 km south of the city.
14.00 - 15.00 - Lunch.
15.30 - Trip to Pavlovsk, located just a few miles from Pushkin. This Imperial Estate was the residence of Emperor Paul I, the son of Catherine the Great, and his family. The estate's magnificent palace sits on hill overlooking an English-style landscaped park, with a beautiful river running through it. A magic, huge landscape park was laid around the Palace of Paul I, who was looking for solitude in this quiet picturesque place. Johann Strauss performed with an orchestra in the building of the Musical Station in the park.
19.00 – Return to the Hotel.
Free time.

3.Day:

Breakfast in the Hotel.
9.30 - meeting with our English-speaking guide in the lobby.
10.00 - Trip to Peterhof (Petrodvorets) with visit to the Grand Palace and walk through the park complex, 25 km southwest of the city. Peterhof is St. Petersburg's most luxurious and spectacular Imperial estate. The Grand Palace, filled with fascinating and elaborate interiors, sits on top of high seashore and amidst an enormous park, adorned with fountains, statues and pavilions. The park's unique cascades and fountain system (over 140 fountains) was designed in the 18th century and doesn't require the use of any pumps to operate the fountains.
14.00 – Return in St. Petersburg.
14.00 - 15.00 – Lunch in the restaurant serving-up typical Russian dishes.
15.30 - 18.30 - Panorama city tour allows you to see the major and the most splendid sights of St-Petersburg. During this tour you also visit the territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress, Peter and Paul Cathedral which had for almost two centuries served as a burial-place for Russian emperors and tsars.
19.00 – return to the Hotel.
Free time.

4.Day:

Breakfast in the Hotel.
9.30 - meeting with our English-speaking guide in the lobby.
10.00 - 13.00 - Visit to the State Hermitage Museum, Russia's best gallery of world art, one of the most prominent art museums in the world. The huge and very exciting collection has about 2.7 million exhibits and displays a full range of world art from Ancient Egypt to early 20th century Europe.
14.00 - 15.30 – Lunch.
16.00 - Visit to The Saviour on the Spilled Blood Cathedral, Church of the Resurrection of Christ.
17.30 - Stroll about Nevsky and shopping.
19.30 - Return to the Hotel.
Free time.

5.Day:

Breakfast in the Hotel.
10.00 - meeting with our English-speaking guide in the lobby.
10.30 – 13.00 - Visit to the St. Isaac’s Cathedral, outstanding monument of Russian architecture of the 19th century and one of the greatest dome constructions in the world. Its monumental and majestic image creates a unique accent in the city’s skyline and serves as much a landmark of the northern capital, as the spire of the Cathedral in the Peter and Paul Fortress and a gold ship atop of the Admiralty.
13.30 - 14.30 – Lunch.
15.00 - 18.00 – Visit to the State Russian Museum, the treasure hold of Russian national culture. The collection of the Russian Museum numbers some 400,000 works and covers the entire history of Russian fine art from the 10th century to the present day. It reflects virtually every form and genre of art in Russia, including a unique collection of Old Russian icons, works of painting, graphic art and sculpture, decorative and applied art, folk art and numismatics, as well as the world's finest collection of Russian avant-garde.
18.30 – Return to the Hotel.
Free time.

6.Day:

Breakfast in the Hotel.
Check-out.
Transfer to the airport.

Cost of the program : 590 Euro p.P. (Minimuml 14 Persons)
(price is inclusive of: Transfer airport - Hotel – airport incl English-speaking guide’s work, accommodation in standard rooms in a hotel 3*, all transfers and excursions as per the program, 4 lunches, entrance tickets).