Favorite Places of St. Petersburg


The Cathedral of St. Peter & St. PaulSightseeing tour + Peter & Paul Fortress 

The tour of Peter & Paul Fortress combined with s/s tour will help you to feel yourself in “the heart of St.Petersburg” because Fortress was the first construction of the city which was founded by Peter the Great. You can visit Peter and Paul Cathedral. The bell tower of the cathedral covered by gilding is the highest architectonic construction in the city. This impressive cathedral is the burial place of Russian Emperors. Almost all of them including Peter the Great and Nikolas II with his family were buried in the cathedral.

 

Sightseeing tour + St.Isaac’s Cathedral  

St.Isaac’s Cathedral is the masterpiece of French architect Mounferraughn. The dome is 4th in The cupola of St. Isaac’s Cathedral the world and it’s covered by gilding. The interior of the cathedral is magnificent – different sorts of marble, Russian half-precious stones (lazurit, malachite), mosaics, pictures – all details are very beautiful and impressive. The Cathedral was the main orthodox temple in Russian Empire. Nowadays it’s the museum.

 

Yusopov PalaceSightseeing Tour+Yusupov’s Palace 

Prince Yusupov palace is one of the most beautiful palace in St.Petersburg and it is included in the list of the most famous aristocratic palaces in Europe. Visitors will see the luxurious interiors of 19-20 centuries designed in different styles. They also will be told here the horrible story of Grigory Rasputin, a peasant who had gained control over the tsar's family through his alleged supernatural powers, was murdered at the Yusupov Palace on the night of December 16-17, and his death was as mysterious as his life.

Savior on the Blood" Church

Sightseeing Tour + Savior Church 

(Savior-on-blood Church) 

The Church was designed in Russian style and built on the place where Russian Emperor Alexander II was killed by terrorists in 1881. It’s famous because of bright mosaics which cover all walls and vaults inside. The surface of mosaics is the biggest in the world.

 

The HermitageThe Hermitage 

The largest museum in Russia and one of  the largest and most famous museum in the world. It’s picture gallery (all galleries together) is 25 km length and you can read about it in Guinness book. In the Hermitage visitors can enjoy of many international artistic treasures as well as the rich interiors of the museum.

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