St Petersburg Private Highlights 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: Yusupov Palace on Moika River, Emb. Reki Moiki, 94 Entrance for individual visitors and small groups from Dekabristov Street, 21, St. Petersburg 190000 Russia

Visiting Yusupov Palace it’s a great choice if you would like to see something more off-the-beaten path, for example, you can see a huge marble staircase, a private theater, and a stunning enfilade of sitting rooms. One of the most interesting and historical fact of Yusupov Palace – here Gregory Rasputin was murdered under equally mysterious and grisly circumstances. You will visit exposition «Rasputin’s Murder». You will visit the palace and learn its history in more detail.

Duration: 2 hours

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

Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood with richly colored onion domes is one of the city’s most beautiful and memorable landmarks. It was built under the project of A.A. Parland and I.V. Malyshev 1883-1907. The Church was built on the spot where the Emperor Alexander II was mortally wounded in 1881. The interior is covered with 7000 sq. m (about 23000 sq f) of magnificent mosaics. The walls and ceilings inside the Church are completely covered in mosaics — the main pictures being biblical scenes or figures. The height of the temple is 81 meters, which symbolize the year of the Tzar’s demise.

Duration: 1 hour