Tsarskoe Selo: The Grandeur of Royal Life
Personalized and guided walking tour
St. Petersburg suburbs
What can you expect?
We invite you to a walking tour through Tsarskoe Selo, once a suburban residence of Russia’s royal family.
Your tour will be composed according to your preferences. You can choose between walking in the royal palaces/parks or in locations associated with Alexander Pushkin including the former Lyceum he graduated from.
Photo gallery
The tour is conducted by
An experienced guide with a deep knowledge of the history of St. Petersburg
Tatiana Gribaleva
The tour is conducted by
Guide-translator with author's excursions in Russian and English
Anna KhlebnikovaRoute and content of the tour
In program
The tour begins at Tsarskoe Selo where you can easily get to either by car or by public transport, the best choice being the commuter train from the Vitebsky railway station, an outstanding art deco monument in itself. The ride by train takes around 30 minutes.
Our guide will meet you at the Tsarskoe Selo railroad station to take you to
- Catherine Palace and Amber Room
- Alexander Palace
- Catherine Park and Alexander Park
In accordance with your personal preferences, your tour can also feature
- Arsenal Pavilion in the Alexander Park
- Former Lyceum
- Pushkin’s memorial cottage where the poet and his young wife spent the summer and fall of 1831
Our guide will also help you to choose a restaurant to have a meal.
Important!
Booking to Catherine Park and the palaces is also available at https://www.tzar.ru.
Catherine Palace is closed for visiting on Tuesdays. Alexander Palace is closed on Wednesdays.
To choose a convenient date and time for your tour, please book it no later than 24 hours before its beginning. Otherwise, the schedule will depend on the availability of our guides.
Our tours are planned on an individual basis. Cost is the same regardless of whether you take your tour alone or with friends or family.
If you change your mind, and want to cancel your tour after you have paid for it, you will get your money back.
Attention!
We can plan a special individual tour for you, based on your preferences in terms of duration, topic, route, or cost. Depending on your choice, your tour can last a couple of hours or several days. Each separate part of your tour will begin and finish at any time and any place you choose.
For more details or booking, please contact us: +7 (812) 611-30-12 or zakaz@petersburg24.ru.