Arrival In St.Petersburg. Meet And Assist By Guide In The Airport. Transfer To Hotel. Check In, After 14.00. Overnight At Hotel.

Breakfast At Hotel. In The Morning Sightseeing Tour the "Golden Age" Of St. Petersburg Architecture” Tourists Will Be Told The History Of The Magnificent Saint Petersburg That Has Been The Capital Of Russia For Two Centuries. Tourisis Will See The Harmonious Ensembles, The Magnificent Mansions And Palaces In The Baroque And Classical Styles: The Palace Square And The 5 Hermitage Buildings Outside; The Spit Of St.Basil Island, Peter And Paul Fortress From Outside, The Neva River Embankment; The State University; Menshikov Palace; The Famous Bronze Horseman; The Buildings Of Senate And Synod, Kazan Cathedral, St.Isaak’s Cathedrals, And Many Other Architectural Monuments And Masterpieces. Peter And Paul Fortress: The Cornerstone Of This Monument Was Laid In1703, And From That Day The City Dates Its Existence. The First Fortress Was An Earthen Structure. The Cathedral Of St. Peter And Paul Took 21 Years To Build And Had A Hipped Roof And A Cupola Of Modest Dimensions Over The Altar. The Interior Of The Cathedral Resembles A Palace Hall. The Iconostasis Is An Incomparable Example Of Russian Wood-Carving. After The Revolution It Was Transformed Into A Museum. · In The Afternoon Excursion To State Hermitage Museum.The Hermitage Museum Is Russia'S Best Gallery Of World Art, One Of The Most Prominent Art Museums In The World And Definitely The Main Tourist Attraction Of St. Petersburg. The Museum Was Founded In 1764 When Catherine The Great Purchased A Collection Of 255 Paintings From Berlin. Nowadays, The Hermitage Has About 2.7 Million Exhibits And Displays A Full Range Of World Art From Ancient Egypt To Early 20Th Century Europe. It Includes Works By Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, Unique Collections Of Rembrandt, Rubens, French Impressionists (Renoir, Cezanne, Manet, Monet, Pissarro), Plus Van Gogh, Matisse, Gaugin And Sculptures By Rodin. The Collection Is Huge And Very Exciting. They Say That "You Can Be Absorbed For Days In Its Treasures And Still Come Out Wishing For More". Overnight At Hotel.

Breakfast At Hotel. In The Morning Excursion To Pushkin, Catherine Palace And Park. The Czar’s Village Is One Of The Most Famous Suburbs Of St.Petersburg. Its Gardens And Parks Were Laid Out By The Best Landscapers And Gardeners. Its Palaces And Pavilions Were Built By The Most Talented Architects And Decorated By The Best Russian And Foreign Sculptors, Painters And Craftsmen. Unique Collections Of Art Were Gathered In The Catherine Palace. The Majestic Building Extending Over More Than 300 Meters Became The Compositional Center Of The Whole Palace And Park Complex. World Famous Amber Room Is Open To Public In Atherine Palace. The Town Was Renamed In 1937 After Alexander Pushkin. In The Afternoon Excursion To Peterhoff (Park And Fountains)Peterhoff Is A Place To Visit In The Summer, A Jewel Of The Russian Art, A Town Of Parks, Palaces And Fountains. In The Past It Used To Be An Exquisite Summer Residence Of The Russian Tsars. It’s History Begins In 1704 When Peter I Built A Wooden House On The Gulf While Overseeing The Construction Of The Nearby Kronstadt Fortress. In 1713 He Began Transforming The Area Into An Imperial Residence. From The Grand Palace Of Peterh Off Three Monumental Cascading Fountains (One Of Them Comprising The Famous Samson) Lead To The Lower Park, The Real Masterpiece In Itself, With 173 Fountains On Its Grounds. Overnight At Hotel.

Breakfast At Hotel. In The Morning Excursion To Yusupov Palace With Rasputin Exhibition The Yusupov Palace On The Bank Of The Moika River Which Were Owned By Felix Yusupov. It Was Often Said That Yusupov Was Almost As Wealthy As The Tsar Himself. This Palace, Designed By Vallen De La Mothe And Andrei Mikhailov, Was Yusupov'S Favourite And Exemplifies His Wealth And Very Eccentric Style. The Staircase Leads To The Private Theatre Of Zenaida Yusupov Which Has Been Carefully Preserved In Its Rococo Style And Has Been The Stage For Many Performances Of Very Famous Artists.