Christmas at Saint-Petersburg

Transfer from the airport / railway station to the hotel, check in.

Evening bus city tour “Lights of the New Year's city”.

During the New Year holidays, Saint-Petersburg is especially beautiful: the streets of the city are flooded with bright lights of garlands, elegant squares in festive decoration create a magical atmosphere. During our city tour, the guide will share interesting facts from the history of New Year and Christmas traditions, and you will be able to take pictures for memory against the background of the festively decorated streets of Saint-Petersburg. You will have time to see many sights and beauties of the city.

Optional: Dinner at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Sightseeing tour “New Year's fairs in Saint-Petersburg”.

The Northern Capital delights visitors with magnificent landscapes every season. If you happen to be here in winter, then you are certainly in luck. In winter, Saint-Petersburg is transformed: the Neva is covered with ice, frost covers monuments and buildings, which creates a unique image of the city. To see the city fairs, the main streets, bridges, palaces under the cover of snow is a dream of many tourists.

Time for lunch (meal is not included).

Optional: Lunch at a local cafe.

Visit to the Hermitage museum.

We invite you to visit the Hermitage museum. With the possible exception of the Louvre, there is no museum in the world that rivals the Hermitage in size and quality. Its collection is so large that it would take years to view it in its entirety at last count, there were nearly three million works on exhibit. The museum is especially strong in Italian Renaissance, as well as possessing outstanding collections of works by Rembrandt, Picasso, and Matisse. Visitors should also take advantage of its excellent Greek and Roman antiquities collection and its exhibits of Siberian and Central Asian art. Not least among the attractions of the Hermitage is the museum itself, with its fine interior decoration and architectural details.

Optional: Dinner at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Excursion to Pavlovsk Palace + Park. Sledding with horses.

Pavlovsk is one of the coziest cities near Saint-Petersburg. People come here to wander around the former Imperial hunting grounds and feed squirrels. The palaces of Pavlovsk have preserved the atmosphere of the past centuries. You can see what the Ladies-in-waiting or billiard room of the Imperial couple looked like. The main reason why you should go to Pavlovsk Park is to walk among the natural beauty. This is one of the largest landscape parks in Russia and one of the most beautiful in Europe. Shortly before the construction of the Palace began, Emperor Paul and his wife went on a trip to Europe. From the trip, they brought works of art that inspired the architects to create an unusual Palace. It took 50 years to bring the idea to life. The result is a perfectly symmetrical Palace, the facade of which is decorated with sculptures and stucco. Inside is the Museum of antiquities with antique sculptures, paintings by Italian and Flemish masters and a collection of porcelain. In winter, you have a unique opportunity to ride a horse-drawn Russian sleigh in the park.

Time for lunch (meal is not included).

Optional: Lunch at a local cafe.

Excursion to Pushkin. Catharine palace with Amber Chamber+ park.

Pushkin's sights are unique architecture in protected areas. Catherine Park of Pushkin is the most striking object. It is a great place to spend time visiting museums, or just walk around, inspired by the beautiful views everywhere. The territory covers 107 hectares and offers a place to admire architectural monuments, walk along picturesque alleys and get a taste of Russian history. You will visit the Catherine Palace with its world-famous Amber room. The modern Catherine Palace is a late Russian Baroque style. It acquired this appearance during the reign of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna thanks to the reconstruction of the architect Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli (1752-1756). The work lasted four years and the 325 – meter-high majestic Palace, named Catherine's Palace in memory of her mother, the first Russian Empress Catherine I, was presented to shocked foreign guests. All the emperors of Russia lived in luxurious paintings, inlays of halls and magnificent interiors of apartments, arranged balls and masquerades, received foreign ambassadors, and celebrated anniversaries.

Optional: Dinner at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Explore the city at your own.

OPTIONAL

BALLET

The most important event for Russian ballet was the arrival in Russia of the most significant European choreographer sh. L. Didlo, who worked in Saint-Petersburg in the mid-19th century. Under his leadership, the ballet of Russia became one of the leading in Europe. The ballet style of Saint Petersburg is distinguished by its academic completeness and rigor. We invite you to visit a theatre performance in the cultural capital of Russia and see everything with your own eyes!

OPTIONAL

ICE SKATING AT THE OUTDOOR CITY SKATING RINK IN “SEVKABEL PORT”

Sevkabel Port is a project to transform the historical “gray belt” of the Harbor of Saint-Petersburg into a public cultural and business space. Sevkabel Port opened in September 2018 and continues to develop. The pedestrian embankment with a view of the Gulf of Finland, which was opened by Sevkabel Port, is a new business card of the city. Every winter, the most romantic outdoor ice rink in Saint-Petersburg with a panoramic view of the sea is open on its territory.

Optional: Dinner at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out.

Transfer to the airport / railway station.

End of the tour.