5 DAYS / 4 NIGHTS - THE TREASURE OF WORLD CULTURE
1 DAY
 Arrival to St.Petersburg. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at the hotel.
City Tour + visit to Isaac's Cathedral, which 21.8m-high golden dome is dominating the St Petersburg skyline, the last neo-classical structure to be built in the city. 100kg of gold leaf were used for the dome and the end result - a lavish interior of marble and mosaic (duration-3 hours).
(optional) In the evening we suggest unforgettable performance at one of the former imperial Opera and Ballet Theatres of Saint Petersburg - Mariinsky Theatre (former Kirov Opera and Ballet theatre), Musorgsky Theatre, Alexander Theatre, etc.
2 DAY
Breakfast . "Get acquainted" tour around the buildings of the State Hermitage Museum, the richest art collection in Saint Petersburg that stands among the greatest art galleries of the world (duration-3 hours).
(optional) During the fascinating midsummer "white nights" of Saint Petersburg can be offered "Night city tour" around the historical center of the city, when the bridges over Neva river are drawn.
3 DAY
Suburb excursion to Peterhof (duration - 5 hours). Peterhof (Petrodvorets) - the combined ensemble of Russian Tsar Summer Residence, which main attraction - fountains - play a very large part in explaining Petrodvorets' impressive charm. The Grand Cascade & Water Avenue is a symphony of fountains and canals partly engineered by the tsar Peter I himself.
4 DAY
 Suburb trip to Tsarskoe Selo (duration 5 hours). Pushkin town (ex-Tsarskoe Selo) - evocative of the rosy days and the grey days of the Romanovs, the summer palaces were created for Empress Elizabeth and Catherine the Great.
The baroque Catherine Palace and/or the classical Alexander Palace. Favourite haunt of Nicholas and Alexandra, it ironically became their prison when they were put under house arrest before being shunted off to Yekaterinburg.
5 DAY
Russian Museum, often overlooked by visitors in favour of the Hermitage, the extensive Russian Museum is a must for anyone interested in Russian art and culture. The museum was founded in 1895.
(optional) Water city tour along rivers and canals of St.Petersburg (duration 2 hours) can be additionally offered.
Transfer to the airport. Departure from St.Petersburg.
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