Old and modern St. Petersburg

Route and content of the tour

In program

The excursion starts at a place and time convenient for you. The first part of the excursion is devoted to the world-famous sights of the historical center. You will see:

• Peter and Paul Fortress and the Arrow of Vasilyevsky Island;
• Admiralty building with the famous ship on the spire;
• Palace Square, the Winter Palace and the arch of the General Staff;
• Mikhailovsky and Summer Gardens, Saint Michael's Castle;
• Senate and Synod buildings, the Bronze Horseman monument;
• Isaac’s Cathedral and the Church of the Savior on the Blood, Kazan and Smolny Cathedrals;
• the first grand embankment of the Northern Capital — Universitetskaya — and the ancient Egyptian Sphinxes;
• vivid examples of St. Petersburg Art Nouveau on the Petrograd side.

Then we will go to St. Petersburg modern with its futuristic architecture. You will marvel at a series of dizzying bridges — from the Betancourt Bridge to the bridges of the Western High-Speed Diameter.

You will see the “Sea Facade” port, built on reclaimed land, and the new football stadium Zenit Arena; the unique dome of “Peterland” and the highest building in St. Petersburg and the second highest in Europe — the famous tower of Lakhta Center.

The tour ends at the new public space Sevcable Port on Vasilievsky Island. You can drive back with us or stay here, stroll along the embankment and admire the sea view.