PRIVATE Sightseeing Tours in St. Petersburg and Moscow

Visit the Yusupov Palace which features original interiors of the 19th - beginning of the 20th centuries. The rooms are decorated in various styles: baroque (the theater), Empire style (gala halls), Oriental style (the Turkish study), neoclassicism (some rooms of the ground floor) and others. The interiors amaze with rich decorations that includes paintings, carving, marble, mirrors, crystal chandeliers, silk, exquisite furniture and so forth. The Yusupov family possessed extensive collections of paintings, sculptures and applied art objects. Some of them are on the display in the palace exposition.

Walk down the winding staircase of the "bachelor's quarters" of the palace into a cellar to look at the spot and listen to a story sending goose flesh down your spine, here on the 17th of December 1916 Rasputin was assassinated, poisoned and shot. You will see the wax figures of Rasputin and plotters and other interesting exhibits.

Enjoy a guided excursion to St.Isaac's Cathedral, formerly main and largest Russian Orthodox cathedral built in St. Petersburg in 1858 by the architect Montferrand, is the fourth highest among the world's cathedrals under the single cupolas. It follows St Peter's in Rome, St. Paul's in London and Santa Maria del Fiorre in Florence. The richly-adorned interior, lined with marble, and with malachite and lazurite columns, was intended for up to 10 000 worshippers. Standing on the broad Isaac`s Square, its golden dome can be seen all over the city.

Inclusions

• Hotel pick-up
• Assistance of an English-speaking local guide (German, French, Italian, Spanish upon request)
• Entrance fees
• Transportation by car or mini-van
  
  

  NOTE: For groups from 10 people the roundtrip transportation is included

Departure Details

• Departure Dates: Daily; except Wednesday, New Years Eve & New Years Day
• Departure time and location: 10:00 am; your hotel.
• Return time and location: approximatelly 2:00 pm; downtown