Saint-Petersburg Excursions

1. Hermitage(all year)
Visit the biggest museum in whole Russia, the second largest in a world – The State Hermitage Museum.
The Winter Palace’s doors will be opened — you will see the imperial palace from the inside, the unique collections of paintings, exhibitions of Classical Antiquities

2. Peter and Paul Fortress(all year)
Zayachiy Island – the heart of Saint-Petersburg, a place of birth, founded by Peter the Great in 1703, so, this place keeps all the history from the beginning.

3. Tsarskoye selo(Pushkin) ALL YEAR
– superb tsars summer residence and park. You can visit the world famous amber room, breathtaking Golden Enfilade of state rooms and decoration of Great Hall of Cathrene’s Palace, walk through the Alexandrovsky and Caterene’s parks with over a hundred historical monuments.

4. Peterhof (recommend in Summer)
known as the Russian Versailles. Posh beauty fountains, grandiose palace, everything here still remember Peter the Great.(you can get here by boat/by car or bus/by train)

5. Gatchina(park and palace)
another emperor’s residence, in contradistinction to Peterhof/Pushkin is not shining with gold, but with peaceful greatness.

6. Pavlovsk
the biggest landscape park in Europe(about 600 ha) with charming palace.

7. Tsarskoye selo(Pushkin) + Pavlovsk (all year)

8. Kronstadt (all year)
is a suburb of St. Petersburg. As a monument of fortification, Kronstadt is included in the UNESCO’s list of the World Heritage Objects. Kronstadt is the city of military glory and the Kronstadt Fortress was the strongest naval fortress in Europe. Also, The main attraction of Kronstadt is the Naval Сathedral – the pearl of Kronstadt. It was created to honor all Russian sailors.

9. Faberge museum(all year)
The world’s largest collection of Fabergé eggs is held by Faberge museum, located in Shuvalov Palace, St. Petersburg

10. The Russian Museum of His Imperial Majesty Alexander III (all year)
is the world’s largest depository of Russian fine art. It is also one of the largest museums in the country.

11. Saint-Petersburg biggest Cathedrals(each of them — architectural landmark) (all year)
• Saint Isaac’s Cathedral
• Kazan Cathedral
• The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
• Transfiguration Cathedral
• The Saint Petersburg Mosque
• The Grand Choral Synagogue of St. Petersburg
• The Lutheran Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
• Saint Alexander Nevsky Lavra or Saint Alexander Nevsky Monastery