Day Schedule

➤ Breakfast

➤ City sightseeing tour: St. Isaac’s, Kazan, the Church on Spilled blood

➤ Guided tour to the Peter and Paul Fortress and Cathedral

➤ Private boat ride

➤ The Faberge Museum Tour

➤ Evening free at leisure

The Church of the Savior on Spilled blood

Built in the 19th century, the Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood is a dramatic feast for the eyes, with an intriguing history. It’s shrouded in mystery and legend, stemming from the assassination attempt on Tsar Alexander II. Designed in the quintessential Russian Orthodox style of extravagant color and texture, it’s not difficult to see why the Church of the Spilled Blood took 24 years to complete. During the late Soviet era, the church permanently stood in a falsework. This was lasting for so, so long that finally St. Petersburg residents made an ironic belief that as soon as falsework was removed, the entire USSR would be removed as well. Believe it or not, but the fact is: in 1991 the temple’s falsework was finally taken away and the same year, in August 1991, the end of the Soviet power has come.

St Peter and Paul Fortress and Cathedral

It is the first and oldest landmark in St. Petersburg, built between 1712 and 1733 on Hare Island along the Neva River. Both the cathedral and the fortress were originally built under Peter the Great and designed by Domenico Trezzini. The cathedral's bell tower is the world's tallest Orthodox bell tower. Since the belfry is not standalone, but an integral part of the main building, the cathedral is sometimes considered the highest Orthodox Church in the world. There is another Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul Church in St. Petersburg, located in Peterhof.

Private boat ride

Enjoy a romantic cruise down the canals of St. Petersburg, and see some of the city’s monuments on the banks of the River Neva, all beautifully illuminated for the evening. Enjoy the luxury of your private boat!

Faberge museum

You will explore the world's largest collection of Carl Fabergé masterpieces in the Shuvalov Palace. Apart from the famous Faberge Easter Eggs the collection contains more than 4,000 works of applied and fine arts, gold and silver items, paintings and bronze.

St Petersburg at night

A perfect end of the day: St. Petersburg drawbridges’ opening and closing is a magnificent show, spectacular and captivating. What’s interesting it’s not a tourist attraction, but a purely technological procedure, the fact which adds flavor to the experience. St Petersburg has 9 out of 10 world's biggest bridges that are lifted regularly. The remaining one is the London’s Tower bridge. Optional midnight drawing bridges cruise is seasonally available, please inquire.