Sightseeing Tour
If you do not have much time, a sightseeing tour is the most convenient way of getting acquainted with the city. And the most pleasant thing is that our company offers you the service of individual tours. It differs a lot from a regular group tour when the number of members in one group could reach 40 people, when in one time somebody wants to visit a museum, and others want to look for souvenirs. Your tour will be flexible, so we will be able to change the schedule!
Each year more than 2 millions tourists come to Saint-Petersburg to observe the luxurious palaces, awe-inspiring squares, drawbridges, gorgeously decorated cathedrals, which were built to glorify the city.
We will visit Peter and Paul Fortress that was established on May 1703 in a bog, and gave a birth to the magnificent city, that used to be a capital of the Russian Empire for 2 centuries. Saint-Petersburg continues to develop and spread (its population exceeds 5 million people), but maintains the unique atmosphere of the Capital of Culture.
We will start our tour with telling you about former official and unusual names of the city, you will see the city’s main ‘artery’ – Nevsky Prospect. Lots of luxirious offices of major companies are situated there, shop windows dazzle with famous brands and every night life bubbles up in numerous bars and restaurants.
Saint-Petersburg was created by Italian architects, and you will have an opportunity to evaluate their works during our tour, among them the magnificent palaces of the Tsar’s family members and their favorites, and of course we won’t miss the Hermitage – the world art treasury.
Then you will see the place where Saint-Petersburg was founded: the first cathedral of the city – Peter and Paul Cathedral (the highest building of the city), Troitskaya Square, etc.
During our tour we will show you the historical port of the city, which, of course, was vital for Russia to be called a seafaring nation. We will tell you the history of floods, from which nowadays the city is protected due to the system of the hydraulic engineering installations.
Then we will make a stop on the widest bridge of Saint-Petersburg, which is situated not far from the great work by the architect Auguste Monferrand – Saint Isaac’s Cathedral, that was erected using advanced technologies of that years, variety of types of precious stones, and Russian and Italian mosaic.
Saint-Petersburg is a city of 3 revolutions, you will have a chance to observe the legendary cruiser Aurora, which in 1917 signaled the start of the assault of the Winter Palace with a blank shot from a forecastle gun.
You will also see other picturesque sights and symbols of Saint-Petersburg: The Neva River, the Admiralty, Kazan Cathedral, The Summer Garden.
If you wish, it will be possible to leave a car and stroll around with our guide, to examine carefully the architectural masterpieces of the VIII – XIX centuries, or to enter the subway and get acquainted with the stations of the city. By the way, Saint-Petersburg has one of the deepest subway-systems in the world.
The beauty of Saint-Petersburg is next to you! Do not miss your chance!
