Highlights of Saint Petersburg
Meet your tour guide at your hotel anywhere in Saint Petersburg at 10:00 am. Hop inside your private car and explore the city with your private tour guide.
Visit Hare Island. It is a small island where Tsar Peter the Great ordered his fortress to be built in 1703, and in 1924 the fortress was converted into a museum. Here, we will explore the highest bell tower in Saint Petersburg and see the most famous bronze statue of Peter the Great.
Explore Palace Square, the central city square of Saint Petersburg, where many significant events took place, including the Bloody Sunday Massacre and parts of the October Revolution. All national parades and programs in Saint Petersburg take place at Palace Square. It is also one of the best places for photography.
See the Alexandrian Column. It is the focal point of Palace Square and is named after Emperor Alexander I of Russia. It weighs 600 tonnes and stands in position by its own weight alone. It is topped with a statue of an angel holding a cross as a triumphal column, and the face of the angel bears a great similarity to that of Emperor Alexander I.
Visit the Winter Palace. The Winter Palace was the official residence of the Russian Emperors from 1732 to 1917. It is situated between Palace Embankment and Palace Square. The palace is calculated to contain 1,886 doors, 1,945 windows, 1,500 rooms, and 117 staircases. In 1917, it was declared part of the Hermitage public museums. There is a splendid view of the Winter Palace from Palace Square, from where we will see it.
Go to the General Staff Palace, an edifice with a 580 m long bow-shaped facade situated on Palace Square. It was designed by Carlo Rossi between 1819 and 1829 and connects two main streets of Saint Petersburg, Bolshaya Morskaya and Nevsky Prospect. It served as the headquarters of the General Staff in the western wing, and the Foreign Ministry and Finance Ministry in the eastern wing, until 1918.
Visit Kazan Cathedral. Kazan Cathedral is one of the most prominent churches in Saint Petersburg and is dedicated to Our Lady of Kazan. It is located on Nevsky Prospect.
Transfer back to your hotel.
