Stop At: The State Hermitage Museum
Timing is flexible and you can start the tour any time you prefer.
This tour can be customized to make it a unique experience for you. Your private local guide will meet you in the hotel lobby at about 10am and discuss the tour itinerary with you at the beginning of the tour.
10.30am Re-enact Renaissance period and get through the historical downtown of St Petersburg straight to the Hermitage, which has emerged as a private collection of Catherine II – a secret collection of 255 works by Dutch and Flemish artists.
They say it’s ridiculously good and you’ll see why – the Hermitage even has a separate room set aside for Rembrandt alone, which presents 24 paintings by the Dutch artist - the largest collection outside the Netherlands. This hall is ideal to fall in love with art as it’s considered to be a kind of museum in the museum. The majority of paintings here are exclusive masterpieces - "Flora", "Sacrifice of Abraham", "Prodigal Son", "Portrait of an Old Man in Red".
Hermitage is not only art heaven, but also a nice collection of unique legends and myths, which your guide will tell you about.
Here’s the list of what you will see on this tour:
Start with Winter Palace, then off to Small Hermitage, Old Hermitage, New Hermitage.
In Winter palace you will see Jordan staircase, Field Marshal's Room, Small Throne Room, Armorial Room, the Picket Room, Church, the War Gallery of 1812, the St George Room, the Western Gallery (art of the Western European Middle Ages), Pavilion Hall.
Get your smartphone ready for Soviet staircase, rooms of Italian art, foyer of the Hermitage Theatre, the Raphaël Loggias, the Majolika Room (Raphaël), the Italian Cabinet (Michelangelo).
Don’t get lost in the maze of endless rooms with millions of shades of art: the Small Italian Skylight Room, the Big Italian Skylight Room, the Small Spanish Skylight room, the Rembrandt Room, the Tent-Roofed Room, the Room of Netherlandish art of the late 16th and 17th century, the Room of French art of the 15th to 17th century, the Poussin Room, the Lorraine Room, the Room of French art of the 17th century, the Alexander Hall, the Room of French art of the 18th century,
Feel like a Princess/Prince Charming in these colorful and vibrant halls: the White Hall, the Gold Drawing Room, the Boudoir, the Crimson Study, the Blue Bedroom, the Dark Corridor, the Rotunda, the Small Dining Room, the Malachite Room, the Concert Hall, the Romanov Portrait Gallery, Jordan Staircase.
1.00pm Finish the tour at some place in downtown or get back to your hotel. Your friendly local guide will discuss options with you on tour.
Stop At: Nevsky Prospekt
Get amazed with the views of Nevsky Prospekt the main street of the Northern Capital of Russia.
