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Russia offers art lovers a clasical and modern mix of themes and this tour to the most iconic cities will leave long lasting memories. St. Petersburg is one of the most beautiful cities in the world and has been named the Venice of the North due to its palace-lined waterways. The magic of this city comes to life through festivals, theatre, ballet, culture and stunning architecture. St Petersburg is home to the worlds largest art museum,The Hermitage. Meanwhile, Moscow offers strong contrasts of ancient history and modern influences and very visually illustrates the changes throughout Russia’s history. Both very exciting destinations.
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Includes:
- 4 nights half board accommodation
- Return flights including tax
- Airport Transfers
- Overnight rail transfer
- Free staff place ratio 1:10
- Detailed information pack
- Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
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Sample Itinerary
Example AccommodationState Tretyakov Gallery
The Tretyakov Gallery collection is the property of the Russian government. It is also a great source of national pride being one of the greatest museums in the world. The gallery’s collection consists entirely of Russian art and contains more than 130,000 works of painting, sculpture and graphics from the 12th Century through to the 20th Century.The bulk of the art belonged to a patron of Russian...
Kremlin
The heart of Moscow and of Russia itself, the Kremlin (literally meaning ‘fortified town') is a walled fortress dating back to the city's founding in 1147 (although the oldest walls and churches date from the 15th and 16th centuries). From 1276 to 1712, it was the seat of government for the grand princes and tsars, from 1918 the Communist government; it is inextricably linked to most of Russia's m...
St. Basil's Cathedral
The famous St. Basil's Cathedral was commissioned by Ivan the Terrible and built between 1555 and 1561. Legend has it that on completion of the church the Tsar ordered the architect, Postnik Yakovlev, to be blinded to prevent him from ever creating anything to rival its beauty again. The cathedral was built to commemorate Ivan the Terrible's successful military campaign against the Tartar Mongols ...
Old Arbat Street
The most famous street in Moscow lies to the west of the Kremlin where it runs from ploshchad Arbatskaya to ploshchad Smolenskaya. One of the oldest roads in the city it was first mentioned as early as 1493 in connection with a fire that started in the Church of St. Nicholas. In the 18th Century the Arbat became popular with both Moscow’s intellectual elite and artistic community who enjoyed frequ...
Museum of Private Collections
In addition to the extensive and priceless collections of the Pushkin Museum, art lovers can also visit the adjacent Museum of Private Collections. Started on the initiative of the art collector Ilya Zilberstein and Director Irina A.Antonova in a specially reconstructed and equipped building of the XVIII-XIX centuries next to the main building this rather eclectic museum displays private collectio...
Pushkin Museum of Fine Art
Opened in 1912 the Pushkin Fine Arts Museum possesses a collection of European art second (in Russia) only to St. Petersburg''s Hermitage. Much of the strength of the collection is in Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting, a result of the fact that such works gained an appreciative audience in Russia long before they captured the imagination of collectors further west. Manet''s Dejeuner su...
State Museum of Oriental Art
The museum houses a unique collection including rare Buddhist sculpture, jewellery and textiles, wood and bone carvings and antique weaponry. Although the collection is small and, in comparison with equivalents in London and Paris, rather amateurish it covers the cultures of the whole of Asia, displaying paintings, sculpture and handicrafts from all across the continent, including the Middle and F...
Red Square
Red Square (Krasnaya Ploschad) separates the Kremlin from the merchant quarter of Kitay-Gorod. It is the most famous square in the country (and arguably the world) and all the major streets in the city gravitate towards it. Established in 1493 after the wooden buildings on the territory were cleared by Ivan III, the name itself bears no relation to communism nor to the prevalence of red in the squ...
Hermitage Museum
With the possible exception of the Louvre in Paris, there is no other museum in the world that rivals the Hermitage. Its collection is so enormous that it would take years to view every item - there are nearly three million works exhibited! The museum is especially strong in Italian Renaissance and French Impressionist paintings as well as having works by Rembrandt, Picasso and Matisse. Not least ...
Russian Museum
Established in 1895 and opened in March 1898 by decree of Tsar Nicholas II the Russian Museum's gems are its extensive collection of late 19th and early 20th century Russian works. One big advantage of the Russian Museum is that it is organized in a clear chronological order providing a very good progression of the major developments in the history of Russian art. Of particular interest are the gr...
Marinsky Theatre
The world-renowned Mariinsky Theatre, known during Soviet times as the ‘Kirov’, reverted to its original name in 1992. The present building, which dates back to 1859, originally housed another theatre but was remodelled and taken over by the Mariinsky company. During pre-revolutionary times the theatre enjoyed royal patronage and has played host to some of Russia’s most celebrated classical perfor...
Yusupov Palace
On a quiet stretch of the Moika River stands a long yellow building, which was once the residence of the wealthy and respected Yusupov family. The wealth of the owners of Yusupov Palace was unbelievable, said to even exceed the property of the royal family. In Russia this family possessed about 50 Palaces. The Yusupovs were also collectors and patrons of art. The Palace saw one of the most dramati...
Winter Palace
With Rococo flourishes usually reserved for furnishings the noted sixteenth century architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli created what is most certainly the most famous building of imperial St. Petersburg - the Winter Palace. Built between 1754 and 1762 for Empress Elisabeth (daughter of Peter the Great), the green-and-white palace is a lavish confection of arches, pediments, columns, pilasters, bays, ba...
Summer Palace and Gardens
Emperor Peter the Great's private palace was built between 1710 and 1712 by Domenico Trezzini. The small palace, built in the delightful Summer Garden, contains just 14 rooms and was the summer residence of Peter the Great and his family from 1712 until the Emperor's death in 1725. The two-story yellow palace is very modest in appearance for a royal residence. Its facade is simple and it has a hig...
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Board your flight from the UK to Moscow | Transfer to your accommodation | Evening meal |
| Day 2 | Take a half day guided tour of the main sight | Spend some time exploring the Red Square and Lenin's Mausoleum | Evening meal |
| Day 3 | Take a tour of the Kremlin | Free time for some shopping in the GUM Department store | Overnight Train to St Petersburg |
| Day 4 | Arrival in St Petersburg, transfer to your accommodation | Take a half day guided tour of the main sights | Evening meal |
| Day 5 | Visit the Peter and Paul Fortress and the Cruiser Aurora | Take a tour of the State Hermitage Museum |
Evening meal |
| Day 6 | Morning free to explore Nevsky Prospekt (flight time permitting) | Transfer to the airport and board your flight home | |
Our dedicated itinerary planners will work with you to create your personal itinerary, request a quote above to find out more.
St Petersburg Hotel
This large hotel has 410 rooms all with TV, telephone and en-suite facilities. It has conference rooms capable of holding up to 800 delegates and two restaurants offering both simple and gourmet food; the buffet breakfast in the ‘Winter Garden’ restaurant is a great way to begin your day with terrific views over the Neva River and the singing of exotic birds. There are also two bars which offer snacks throughout the day. Close to the city centre, many famous landmarks are easily reached: the Hermitage museum, St Peter and St Paul fortress and the Summer Gardens for example. The famous Russian Cruiser ‘Aurora’ is moored across the river from the hotel and the views are definitely one reason to stay here, especially during spring and summer ‘The White Nights’ when there is almost continuous daylight.
Tourist Hotel
The Tourist Hotel complex has six five storey blocks, each being an independent hotel with common infrastructure and covering two to four star accommodation. There are sport stadium "Iskra" at the site attached to the hotel, 3 football fields, volley-ball and basket-ball pitches, covered tennis-courts, sport simulators and sauna. Many rooms of the hotel were recently renovated to meet the business standard in spite of the fact that the official level of the hotel is still two stars. The blocks offer 450 comfortable rooms of different types and categories. All rooms are equipped with a shower or a full bath and WC, direct dial telephone, TV set, refrigerator or mini-bar. There are many bars, snack bars, coffee-shops and restaurants at the Tourist Hotel working 24 hours a day and offering a great choice of Russian and European cuisine.
