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EXCURSION
CYCLES
For the order of your cultural program during visit in
St.-Petersburg we offer to your attention the list of thematic excursion
cycles. Any excursions, which are interesting to you, can be include in your
programs.
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Excursion
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Thematic
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Duration, hours
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“St.-Petersburg
– The Northern Russian Capital”
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Birth of
the St.-Petersburg
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History
of pre-Peter I time. Peter's I reforms. Northern war. The first builders and
city dwellers.
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3; with excursion to Noteburg
castle - 5
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St.-Petersburg
of Peter the Great
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Acquaintance
with the first buildings of the city. Visit to Peter and Paul Fortress,
Peter's I small house, Cunstcamers - the first Russian museum, Menshikov a
palace.
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3; with excursion to Menshikov Palace - 4
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Legends of
the
Old
Palaces
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St.-Petersburg’s
palaces and their inhabitants. An opportunity to plunge court life of Petersburg. Visiting (at the choice) palaces: Usupov, Beloselsky-Belosersky, Anichkov,
Nikolaev, Mikhailov and new-Mikhailov, Mariinsky, Marble, Sheremetiev, Shuvalov.
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3
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“Architecture
of the St.-Petersburg”
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Ensembles
and Styles
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Acquaintance
with architectural ensembles of Petersburg and various architectural styles.
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3
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Bridges
hung above waters…
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Excursion
tells about value of bridges and embankments in shape of the St.-Petersburg.
During excursion you pass from Ioan’s the bridge up to modern bridges
through Neva and its sleeve. Acquaintance with the most beautiful bridges of
city, history of their construction.
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3
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City on
the Islands
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Islands
– Stone, Krestovsky, Yelagin – in the past were built up with
country palaces, summer residences. Picturesque parks, ponds and now give to
them unique shape. Yelagin's visiting of a palace, and then from height of
the bird's flight, from a specific platform of a television tower - survey a
panorama of the city.
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4
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“City
and Religion”
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Orthodox Cathedrals
of St.-Petersburg
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The
story about orthodox relics of St.-Petersburg. Visiting of cathedrals: St.Isaak,
Kazan and Savoir-on-Blood
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4
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All Religion’s
City
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The
story about the basic canons of various religions, ceremonies, temples.
Survey of the most known orthodox temples of Petersburg. Visiting of Catholic
church, Synagogue and Buddhist Dotson.
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4
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“City
of the Military Glory”
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St.-Petersburg
the
Hero–City
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The
story about Leningrad battle and 900-day blockade during Second World War. Piskarevsky
memorial cemetery. Excursion to “Road of a Life” on the Ladoga Lake.
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4
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Military
Glory of S-Petersburg
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Visiting
of the Naval museum, Generalissimos A. Suvorov museum, Piskarevsky memorial
cemetery
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3
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“Poet
Alexander Pushkin’s St.-Petersburg”
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A. Pushkin
in St.-Petersburg
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Excursion
in the places connected with a life and activity of A. Pushkin. Visiting a
museum-apartment of poet and place of mortal duel.
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3
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A. Pushkin
in Tsarskoe Selo
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Country
excursion to Tsarskoe Selo. Visiting Liceum of A.Pushkin, summer residence of
Kitaeva, Katherine palace.
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5
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A.
Pushkin’s places in St.-Petersburg region
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Two-day
excursion in “Pushkin’s Mountains”. Visiting the Small
house of Arina Rodionovna (settlement Kobrino). Museum “House of the
station inspector” (settlement Vira).
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2 days / 1
night on FB basis
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“Country
residences of the Russian Tsars“
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Tsarskoe
Selo (city Pushkin)
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Visit
to the Katherine palace. Amber room. Park (in summer time).
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5
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Pavlovsk
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Visit
to the Pavlovsk palace. Park (in summer time).
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5
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Petergof
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Visit
to the Great Palace and/or one of small palaces. Park, fountains,
water-cascades (in summer time).
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5
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Lomonosov
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Visit
to the China Palace. Park (in summer time).
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5
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Gatchina
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Visit
to the castle-palace of Paul I. Park (in summer time).
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5
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Strelna
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Visit
to the Konstantinovsky Palace.
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5
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“
Monuments of Ancient Russia”
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Novgorod the Great
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Visiting
to ancient Russian city Novgorod. The Novgorod Kremlin. The Sofia Cathedral.
A monument of the 1000-th anniversary of Russia. Jaroslav the Jard. Juriev a
monastery. Masterpieces of wooden architecture “Vitoslavlitsy”
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14 with lunch & dinner
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Pskov – Izborsk – Pechery
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Visiting
to ancient Russian cities. Acquaintance with monuments of ancient Russian
culture. The Pskov Kremlin. Monument to Alexander Nevsky. Izborsk fortress.
Pskov-Pechery a monastery. š
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14 with lunch & dinner
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Pskov – Izborsk – Pechery
– Novgorod
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Visiting
to ancient Russian cities. Acquaintance with monuments of ancient Russian
culture.
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2 days / 2
nights on FB basis
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“Rivers
and Lakes cruises”
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Excursions
across rivers & channels of St.-Petersburg (in summer time)
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Excursions
on boats and steam-ships on the numerous rivers and channels of the city.
Visitors really realize, why St.-Petersburg name city of 1000 bridges …
Under the order – buffet tables and dinners on steam-ships
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1–3
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Cruise to
Valaam island
(in summer time)
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Cruise
by comfortable steam-ship on the rivers Neva and Svir, to Ladoga Lake on
island Valaam. On island two walking tours: "Monasteries of Valaam"
and "Spaso-Preobrazhensky Valaam monastery "
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1-2 days /
2-3 nights on FB basis
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Cruise to Valaam
and Kizhi islands (in
summer time)
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Cruise
by comfortable steam-ship on the rivers Neva and Svir, to Ladoga and Onega
lakes on islands Valaam and Kizhi. “Green Stops” (Traditional
Russian village Mandrogi) and excursions. Unique memorial estate of wooden
architecture on Kizhi.
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3-4 days /
4-5 nights on FB basis
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Cruise
from St.-Petersburg to Moscow
(in summer time)
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Cruise
by comfortable steam-ship from St.-Petersburg to Moscow. Stops in Mandrogi,
Kizhi, Goritsi, Myshkin. Excursion program. Monuments of old russian culture,
monasteries, reserves, museums. The entertaining program.
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4 days / 5
nights on FB basis
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