Sightseeing

Besides standard excursions programs for groups, professional excursions for corporative clients, or individual programs that already presented on the site we are glad to offer you programs based just on you own preferences, interests. We will organize individual excursions that include just sightseeings that you will choose. All our guides are state-licensed professionals who speak great English, most of European, Oriental and other languages.

Alexander Nevsky Lavra The Alexander Nevsky Lavra is a place of attraction in St. Petersburg. Established by the order of the Peter the Great, in 1710, the monastery became one of the first buildings of the Russian Northern capital together with Peter-and-Paul Fortress. Russian and foreign architects participated in creating the ensemble of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Among those who took part in designing and ... Read more >>>

Boat trip There are more than 70 rivers and canals in the city with around 400 bridges across them. All the bridges over the Neva are raised to allow large vessels pass through at night between April and October, when the river is navigable. At that same time various pleasure boats ply around St. Petersburg - so following different routes one can see city's main sights from the water. The looming ... Read more >>>

Church of Our Saviour on Spilt Blood The building of the Church of Our Saviour on Spilt Blood is constructed in the style of the XVI century Moscow architecture. It was build in the end of the XIX century on the very place where Russian Emperor Alexander II was deadly wounded by members of the revolutionary movement, on March1, 1881. The church is known all around the world for its internal and external artwork. The walls of the ... Read more >>>

Dostoyevsky Museum The Dostoyevsky Museum is a memorial museum of the famous Russian writer F. Dostoyevsky. It was opened in 1971. This is the building were Dostoyevsky’s last apartment was situated. Here he wrote his famous book “The Karamazov Brothers”. The interiors of the apartment were reconstructed based on archive documents. The collection of the museum includes unique, genuine items that used to belong ... Read more >>>

Hermitage Hermitage is one of the largest museums in the world after the Louvre, in Paris, and National Gallery, in London. The Hermitage collection includes over 3 million exponents from prehistoric times to modern days. It was established in 1764 by Russian Empires Catherin the Great. She gave an order to build a palace to accommodate her collection of western European art. Now the permanent ... Read more >>>

Pavlovsk Pavlovsk is a superb park ensemble of the end of the XVII—beginning of the XX centuries, which was a Summer residence of the Russian Emperor Paul I and his family. The picturesque park with various pavilions occupies the territory of 600 hectares. The items in the collection of the Pavlovsky Palace are closely related to its owners’ travelling around the world. Paul I and his wife visited ... Read more >>>

Peter-and-Paul Fortress The Peter-and-Paul Fortress is the first building of St. Petersburg. It was built here under the order of Peter the Great to protect these lands form Sweden during the war that lasted for 21 years and became known as the Northern War. The foundation day of the fortress, which is May 27, 1703, became the Birthday of the whole city. The architect of the fortress was Domenico Trezini who was the ... Read more >>>

Peterhof Peterhof is the gem of Russian art, city of parks, palaces and fountains. It was built under the order of Peter the Great to commemorate Russian victory over Sweden in the Northern War. The architectural ensemble of Peterhof may be compared to that of Versailles, Summer residence of French kings. Previously Peterhof used to be a fashionable Summer residence of Russian emperors. The centre of ... Read more >>>

Pushkin (Tsarkoye Selo) Pushkin is a unique architectural landmark. The Amber Room given to Peter the Great by Prussian king, in 1716, known as the Eighth Wonder of the World is located in this Palace. The amber decorations of the room missing since 1945 are now reconstructed by Russian gem stone cutters. The Tsarskoye Selo Park was the favourite place of Russian Tzars, where they were spending their leisure time... Read more >>>

St. Isaac’s Cathedral St. Isaac’s Cathedral is the largest cathedral in the city. It is also one of the largest one-dome cathedrals of the world after St. Peter Cathedral, in Rome, and St. Paul Cathedral, in London. It was designed by French architect A. Monferan. The construction of the cathedral took 40 years. It is decorated with picturesque mosaics, amazing wall-paintings, and gilded statues. The cathedral is ... Read more >>>

St. Petersburg at Night The best way to feel the unique spirit of St. Petersburg is to look at the city at night. St. Petersburg is a flourishing modern city that stays awake 24 hours round. A comfortable bus will take you through the centre of the city which is remarkably attractive at night and is especially romantic in the period of White Nights, and during Winter when seen in the electric lights. St. Petersburg ... Read more >>>

St. Petersburg Imperial Porcelain Manufactory The Imperial Porcelain Manufactory (also known as Lomonosov Manufactory) is the first Russian manufactory that was established in St. Petersburg under the order of Empires Elizabeth, in 1744. This manufactory is the only one in Russia producing thin English porcelain. The museum, established in 1844, exhibits remarkable samples of the XVII century porcelain. Read more >>>

State Russian Museum The State Russian Museum is called the home of treasures of Russian art. It is the first museum that exhibits a collection of pieces of Russian art and culture that includes over 4 thousand exponents. It was opened in 1898. The museum is located in one of the most beautiful squares of St. Petersburg, the Arts Square, in the building of the Mikhailovsky Palace. The building was constructed in ... Read more >>>

Yusupovsky Palace The Yusupovsky Palace is one of the most magnificent palaces of St. Petersburg. It is a unique architectural monument that is historically closely connected to aristocracy, eminent architects, and artists of the XIX and XX centuries. It used to belong to the famous Yusupovs family. The palace is also known as the place of Rasputin’s assassination, in December 1916. Read more >>>