Excursions in St.Petersburg

• Excursions in the city
• Country residences of Russian Tsars

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Excursions in the city

St. Petersburg city tour

During city tour our experienced guides will tell you about history, culture and architecture of the former capital of Russia Empire, founded by Peter the Great more than 300 ago.

You can also visit the magnificent St. Isaac Cathedral (Issakievsky Sobor) , the biggest Orthodox Cathedral in St.Petersburg or the Peter and Paul Fortress (Russian language only)

The Peter and Paul Fortress

When Peter the Great re-conquered the lands along the Neva River in 1703, he decided to build a fort to protect the area from possible attack by the Swedish army and navy. The fortress was founded on a small island in the Neva delta on May 27, 1703 (May 16 according to the old calendar) and that day became the birthday of the city of St Petersburg. The Swedes were defeated before the fortress was even completed. For that reason, from 1721 the fortress housed part of the city's garrison and rather notoriously served as a high security political jail. Among the first inmates was Peter's own rebellious son Alexei. Later, the list of famous residents included Dostoyevsky, Gorkiy, Trotsky and Lenin's older brother, Alexander. Parts of the former jail are now open to the public...

In the middle of the fortress there is the Peter and Paul Cathedral, a church where all the Russian Emperors and Empresses from Peter the Great to Alexander III are buried. The Cathedral was the first church in the city to be built of stone (in 1712-33). The design of the cathedral is most unusual for a Russian Orthodox church (come over to St Petersburg and you will learn why). On top of the gilded spire is an angel holding a cross. This weather vane is one of the most prominent symbols of St Petersburg. At 404 feet the cathedral is the highest building in the city. Other buildings in the fortress house the City History Museum and the Mint, one of the two places in Russia where coins and medals are minted. >>>

The State Hermitage Museum

Put together throughout two centuries and a half, the Hermitage collections of works of art (over 3,000,000 items) present the development of the world culture and art from the Stone Age to the 20th century. Today the Museum is creating its digital self-portrait to be displayed around the world. Computer technologies enable the State Hermitage Museum to provide people from all over the world with wider access to information about the Museum and its treasures. >>>

The State Russian Museum

The State Russian Museum is the world's largest museum of Russian art. It is located in the very center of St Petersburg, just of the city's central magisterial, Nevsky Prospekt. The museum is housed in the former Mikhailovsky Palace, a stunning monument of Empire architecture.

The collection of the Russian Museum numbers some 400,000 works and covers the entire history of Russian fine art from the tenth 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 avaunt-garde.

In 1998 the State Russian Museum celebrates its centenary jubilee. There was a cycle of exhibitions entitled World Museums and Galleries on the Occasion of the Centenary of the Russian Museum. Visitors will also be able to see the newly - restored halls of its three new palaces. There will also be a series of books devoted to the collections and history of the Russian Museum. >>>

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