St Petersburg 1 Day Tour : CITY + PETERHOF GARDENS + HERMITAGE (skip-the-line)

Itinerary
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Stop At: City Tour, Nevsky Ave, 35, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 191011

9.00- 10.00 - Meeting at the hotel/ apartment. Sightseeing City Tour with photo stops and a visit to the local farmer’s market (optional)

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: St. Petersburg Metro, St. Petersburg Russia

9.00- 10.00 - Meeting at the hotel/ apartment. Sightseeing City Tour with photo stops and a visit to the local farmer’s market (optional) and a metro ride (optional).

St. Petersburg metro is like no other subway in the world. It is like a museum with each station architecturally unique. Each one is spectacular, and over the top ornate, decorated with marble statues, bronze chandeliers, monuments. mosaics!

Duration: 30 minutes

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

10.00-12.00 - Specially prearranged early admission to the State Hermitage Museum. Inside guided tour of the Hermitage Museum.

The museum possesses a tremendous collection from Classical to Modern art! Although the Hermitage is enormous and houses priceless Rembrandts and Picassos among its treasure trove, we guarantee we will make sure, that you, our valued guests, see all of its highlights, including the Artistic Masterpieces and the gorgeous state rooms of the Russian royalty!

While the early admission will let you enjoy the museums before the general opening hours of the museum.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Savior on the Spilled Blood, Griboyedova Kanala Emb., 2B/A, St. Petersburg 191186 Russia

12.00-12.30 - Inside tour to Cathedral of Our Savior on Spilled Blood - Russian style, spectacular, bright enamel, onion-domed church, covered in inlaid mosaic.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Peter and Paul Fortress, Petropavlovskaya Fortress, 3, St. Petersburg 197022 Russia

13.30-14.00 - Inside tour of Peter and Paul’s Cathedral within the territory of Peter and Paul’s Fortress – often referred to as the birthplace of St. Petersburg - a place steeped in Russian history and the resting place of the Romanovs

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: The Museum Complex The State Museum St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Isaakiyevskaya Sq., 4 Nevskiy Prospekt metro station, St. Petersburg 190000 Russia

14.30-15.00 - Inside tour of St. Isaac’s Cathedral

St. Isaac’s is an incomparable church, famous for its huge one-piece granite columns each weighing more than 100 tons! It is also the fourth tallest domed cathedral in the world.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: St. Petersburg Metro, St. Petersburg Russia

15.00-16.00 - Driving to Peterhof with a metro (subway) ride on the way

St. Petersburg metro is like no other subway in the world. It is like a museum with each station architecturally unique. Each one is spectacular, and over the top ornate, decorated with marble statues, bronze chandeliers, monuments. mosaics!

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Park And Gardens of Peterhof, Razvodnaya st., 2, Peterhof, St. Petersburg Russia

16.00-17.30 - Walk in the Peterhof Upper and Lower Parks

17.30-18.00 - Travel back to the city by hydrofoil

You will travel to the amazing "Russian Versailles" - Peterhof - the spectacular park on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, replete with fountains, flower gardens, palaces and sculptures. It is a fascinating and grand place to see and relax in.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes