St. Petersburg City Tour
	Hours: 4 Activity: Sightseeing Transport: Car / Van Price: from $ 86.00

City tour by car, including the main and most famous sites: Nevsky avenue , famous for such splendid buildings as the Kazan Cathedral, the house of Books, the Anichkov Bridge (with its famous equestrian statues) and Palace, the Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace and the Alexander Nevsky Monastery. Among the rich parade of sights to be enjoyed will be Palace Square and Hermitage, Senate Square and Monument to Peter the Great, St. Isaac's Cathedral and Square. The Spit of Vasilevsky (Bazil) Island , Peter and Paul Fortress and other palaces, monuments, bridges and embankments of the city.

The Peter and Paul Fortress
	Hours: 4 Activity: Sightseeing Transport: Car / Van Price: from $ 86.00

When Peter the Great re-conquered the lands along the Neva River in 1703, he decided to build a fort to protect the area from possible attack by the Swedish army and navy. The fortress was founded on a small island in the Neva delta on May 27, 1703 and that day became the birthday of the city of St Petersburg . From 1721 the fortress housed part of the city's garrison and rather notoriously served as a high security political jail. Among the first inmates was Peter's own rebellious son Alexei. Parts of the former jail are now open to the public...
In the middle of the fortress there is the Peter and Paul Cathedral, a church where all the Russian Emperors and Empresses from Peter the Great to Alexander III are buried. The Cathedral was the first church in the city to be built of stone (in 1712-33).

State Hermitage Museum and Winter Palace
	Hours: 4 Activity: Sightseeing Transport: Car / Van Price: from $ 86.00

From the 1760s the Winter Palace was the main residence of the Russian Tzars. Magnificently located on the bank of the Neva River , this Baroque-style palace is perhaps the major attraction of St. Petersburg .
The Hermitage Museum is the largest art gallery in Russia and is among the largest and most respected art museums in the world. The museum was founded in 1764 when Catherine the Great purchased a collection of 255 paintings from Berlin . Nowadays, the Hermitage has about 2.7 million exhibits and displays a full range of world art from Ancient Egypt to early 20th century Europe . The collection is huge and very exciting.

The Russian Museum and the Arts Square
	Hours: 4 Activity: Sightseeing Transport: Car / Van Price: from $ 49.00

This is the best place in St. Petersburg to see some Russian art (12th to mid-20th centuries). Only that of the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow can rival its collection.
The central building of the museum is the yellow white-columned Mikhailovsky Palace built in 1819-25. In the late 19th century the palace was bought by the government and in 1898 turned into the " Russian Museum of Emperor Alexander III". The collection, from the 12th century icons to the 20th century's Chagall and Malevitch, is extensive (over 320 thousand masterpieces).

St. Isaac Cathedral
	Hours: 4 Activity: Sightseeing Transport: Car / Van Price: from $ 49.00

The dome of this cathedral dominates the skyline of St. Petersburg . On a clear sunny day one can see the gilded cupola of St Isaac's from miles away from its downtown site. You can climb up the stairs to the observation point at the dome and get a breathtaking view of St Petersburg.(There were no elevators in the mid-19th century, so you will have to climb a stairway of 300 steps). The church itself is a real marvel. Built by the French-born architect Auguste Montferrand to be the main church of the Russian Empire, the cathedral was under construction for 40 years (1818-1858), and was decorated in the most elaborate way

The Alexander Nevskiy Lavra
	Hours: 4 Activity: Sightseeing Transport: Car Price: from $ 49.00

The monastery was founded in July of 1710 - seven years after the foundation of St.Petersurg. In 1712, the first wooden church was erected here, on the site of the future monastery, and sanctified in Peter's presence on March 25, 1713. The monastery opened shortly afterwards. Today, Alexander Nevsky Monastery is home to some of the oldest structures in the city, and is also a cemetery where of some of the legends of Russian culture including Tchaikovsky, Dostoevsky, and Glinka , are buried.

Kazan Cathedral
	Hours: 4 Activity: Sightseeing Transport: Car / Van Price: from $ 49.00

Kazan Cathedral, constructed between 1801 and 1811 by the architect Andrei Voronikhin, was built to an enormous scale and boasts an impressive stone colonnade, encircling a small garden and central fountain. The cathedral was inspired by the Basilica of St. Peter's in Rome and was intended to be the country's main Orthodox Church. After the war of 1812 (during which Napoleon was defeated) the church became a monument to Russian victory. Captured enemy banners were put in the cathedral and the famous Russian Field Marshal Mikhail Kutuzov, who won the most important campaign of 1812, was buried inside the church.

The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood
	Hours: 4 Activity: Sightseeing Transport: Car Price: from $ 49.00

During your visit to the Church of our Savior on the Spilled Blood you will see fantastic art of Russian mosaics. You will learn about the fate of Russian czar Alexander the Second, killed at the spot where the Church was build.

Pushkin (Tzarskoe Selo)
	Hours: 8 Activity: Sightseeing Transport: Car / Van Price: from $ 155.00

The town of Pushkin (formerly Tsarskoye Selo), just outside St Petersburg , has a marvelous ensemble of palaces and parks. It is particularly famous for its impressive baroque Catherine Palace where Catherine the Great lived and died.
The present-day palace was designed by Bartolomeo Rastrelli, the Royal architect, who created the Winter Palace . Most of the restored interiors date back to the times of Empress Elisabeth, daughter of Peter the Great, though there are some early 19th century interiors too. You will also get a chance to see the newly renovated Amber room.