Weekend in Saint-Petersburg
4 days/3 nights
Friday-Sunday
Discover major highlights of St. Petersburg. Within 4 days you will visit the Hermitage and enjoy on of the world’s largest art collections, experience the beauty of the Imperial summer residence in Pushkin and unique Amber room, lunch in a traditional Russian restaurant, and complete your day with a folk show in one of the most beautiful palaces of St. Petersburg.
Day 1: Arrive in St. Petersburg. Transfer to a chosen hotel.
Day 2: Panoramic City Tour. This tour is a great start to your trip and the best way to get acquainted with all of the city?s major highlights. You will see Nevsky Prospect, Kazan Cathedral, Winter Palace, Vasilievsky Island, Naval Cathedral of St. Nicolas, Kunstkamera. Lunch in a local restaurant. Visit to the Hermitage.
Folk show in the Palace of Grand Duke Nicolay.
Day 3: Visit to Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo). Lunch in «Admiralty» restaurant right on the picturesque pond in Catherine’s Park or in «Podvorie» restaurant designed as a traditional Russian log house. Return to St. Petersburg. Walking tour of Nevsky avenue: Admiralty – Stroganov palace – Lutheran church of St. Peter – Cathedral of the icon of Our Lady of Kazan (Kazan cathedral) – Catholic church of St. Catherine – Gostiny Dvor (the Murchant’s Arcades) – the Arts Square – Michael’s palace. Free time in the city centre.
Day 4: Departure. Transfer to the airport.