City Sightseeing Hermitage and Pushkin Tour

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

The Hermitagehas more than 3 million exhibits; among them two paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, paintings by Rafael, Caravaggio, Rubens. You will see the most famous paintings by Rembrandt – «The Return of the Prodigal Son», «Danaë». Statues by Michelangelo, Canova; lots of historical interiors. You will enjoy the most famous halls, for example, the Pavilion Hall with the famous Peacock clock, the Jordan Staircase and many others. You will view with different collections located in the buildings of the Small, Big and New Hermitage.
***Please, be informed, if you want to visit collections of Impressionist and Post Impressionist paintings, (Matisse and Picasso), they are exhibited in the General Staff Building. For visiting you need individual tickets.

If you want to visit the Treasure Gallery (Diamond or Gold Room), please note that you must book tickets one month before visiting. The tour will take an hour.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Catherine Palace and Park, Sadovaya St., 7 Tsarskoye Selo, Pushkin, St. Petersburg 196601 Russia

Tsarskoye Selo has amassed the best specimens of the Baroque and Neoclassicism architecture. It was a summer ceremonial imperial residence whose construction was of national importance. Catherine Palace and surrounding parks were created by three Russian Empresses, that’s why Pushkin is formerly known as «The Tsar’s Village» (Tsarskoe Selo). Upon arrival to the palace, you will see the Golden Enfilade of staterooms, where Russian Tsars and Tsarinas received their guests and organized dances in gilded halls. You will visit famous Amber Room, which is also recognized as the eighth wonder of the world. It was created by German craftsmen and gifted to Peter I, and subsequently it was enhanced under the direction of Rastrelli. Along with the palace complex, parks are an integral part of the Tsarskoye Selo, the main of them – Ekaterininsky and Aleksandrovsky parks.

Duration: 2 hours