St. Petersburg Private overview city tour with State Hermitage Museum

Itinerary
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Stop At: Nevsky Prospekt, St. Petersburg Russia

You will see all the main highlights of St Petersburg: Hermitage, Nevsky Prospect, Kazan Cathedral, Stroganov Palace, Admiralty, Palace Square, Peter and Paul Fortress, Naval Museum, St. Petersburg University, Menshikov Palace, Academy of Fine Arts, Senate Square, monument to Peter the Great (the Bronze Horseman), Isaac's Square, Mariinsky Palace, monument to Nicolas II, St. Isaac's Cathedral, Palace Embankment, Marsovo Fields, Summer Gardens, Alexandrinsky Theatre, Rastrelly Square, Smolny Cathedral, Anichkov Palace, monument to Catherine the Great, Square of Arts, State Russian Museum, Koniushennaya Square, Cathedral of Saviour-on-the-Spilled Blood as well as the numerous canals and rivers, beautiful bridges crossing them. Your guide will tell you the story of the city, the events that have left their scars, its optimistic and dramatic plans for the future, together with anecdotes about its strange, friendly and colorful inhabitants, and answer any questions you may have about this most fascinating of cities.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: The State Hermitage Museum, Palace Square, 2, St. Petersburg 191055 Russia

As the major highlight of this tour you will visit one of the best museums in the world: The State Hermitage Museum. The crown jewel of the world palaces, the Winter Palace is one of their most impressive. Standing in the middle of the city it is now home to the world’s largest collection of art called the Hermitage.

The palace is so beautiful that even the Bolsheviks didn't dare to destroy it during their takeover in 1917. With over 3 million items in its collection, it definitely rewards repeat visits, and new-comers can only hope to get a brief taste of the riches on offer here, from Impressionist masterpieces to fascinating Oriental treasures. They say that if you were to spend at least three minutes by each of the exhibits displayed in the Hermitage, it would take you three years to see them all!

Duration: 2 hours