St. Petersburg - Vyborg - Kronstadt-Oranienbaum

May 28 - May 31

Price  programs  is:
22500 rubles per person  when placing  v  double  room standard;
29900 rubles per person for accommodation  v  single room.

Train "Grand Express"

Moscow-St. Petersburg May 27-28 departure at 23h 55-08h36

St. Petersburg - Moscow May 31 - June 1 Sapsan 21:00-00:35

or Sapsan May 28 7 am -11 am

   

The cost of the program includes:
accommodation in the hotel "Dom" 2 nights

in St.  Petersburg 5*  center, 1 night in Vyborg hotel

excursion  service according to the program 

breakfasts and 2 lunches

I propose to visit the territory of the former Finland.

We will see Primorsk, walk along the wooden paths of the fabulous Tryn - trails in Iloranta and get acquainted with the sights of Vyborg from the Middle Ages to the Modern

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May 28  Arrival in St. Petersburg

Transfer to the hotel

Breakfast in a cafe next to the hotel

Excursion to Stieglitz Academy

The unique museum of the 19th century will be interesting not only for its exposition of objects made of porcelain, ceramics, glass, carved furniture, but also for its interiors that will take you into the atmosphere of an Italian palazzo, a Russian tower and the Renaissance.

Free time (you can visit the Sherementiev Palace, the Russian Museum, the Hermitage, the General Staff)

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May 29 At 10 am Departure for an excursion to Orienbaum

We will visit the Menshikov Palace, the Chinese Palace, a walk in the park

Excursion to Oranienbaum

Oranienbaum (Lomonosov) - the palace and park ensemble of the 18th century, the only one in

suburbs of St. Petersburg, preserved in its original form. Maybe he's not

famous as other country palaces, but he managed to avoid ruin in the years

war, as it was the only one that was not occupied. Therefore, its pavilions, palaces,

flower gardens, fountains, statues and ponds - albeit once abandoned, but then carefully

restored but original.

10.00. Departure from the hotel at 9.3 for a country excursion to Oranienbaum with a guide.

11.00–15.00 Visit:

* The Great Menshikov Palace is the oldest building in Oranienbaum (1711-1727)

* Chinese Palace - Late 1750s - 1768 Architect: Antonio Rinaldi.

a palace located in the depths of the Upper Park and surrounded on all sides by greenery,

is part of the grandiose palace and park complex "Own Dacha"

Empress Catherine II. Definition of "own" in court terminology

meant that this or that building, pavilion or garden, was intended for imperial

persons, and only selected persons were invited here.

The names of the main chambers alone speak of exclusivity and originality.

palace premises: Glass Bead Study, Damask Bedchamber, Hall of Muses, Blue and

Pink Living Rooms, Large and Small Chinese Cabinets.

* Walk through the upper park.

Among all the structures of the Upper Park, the strongest

the impression is made by the Rolling Hill Pavilion,

original creation by Rinaldi, one of the most interesting

monuments of architecture of the 18th century, which has no analogies in

Russian, nor in Western European architecture. Once upon a time

this pavilion was only a small part of a huge

entertainment facility-rolling mountains.

16 - return to St. Petersburg

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May 30. 10.00 Departure from the hotel with luggage for a two-day excursion along the Old Royal Road towards the Finnish border. Our path will pass along the picturesque coast of the Gulf of Finland through the famous resort areas of the Karelian Isthmus.

12.00 Arrival in Zelenogorsk (formerly Terijoki) . Inspection of the Lutheran Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord. It was built according to the design of the famous architect Josef Stenbeck in 1907-1908.
On the way, stop in Penaty, Repin's estate.
Departure to Vyborg (Finnish Viipuri, Swedish Viborg).

14.30. Lunch at a restaurant (additional fee). We recommend the restaurant "At Borchard"

Bus and walking tour of the medieval Vyborg. We will walk along the cozy Krepostnaya Street, see the symbol of the city, the Clock Tower, understand the Vyborg heraldry, walk through the Esplanade park, learn about the Swedish marshal and founder of Vyborg Torgils Knutson, get acquainted with the amazing architecture of the city from the Middle Ages to Art Nouveau.

Optional: tour of the Vybog Castle .

Entrance to the Castle Island is free, St. Olaf's tower is closed for restoration.
Accommodation in the city center, in the Druzhba hotel on the picturesque embankment of the Salakka-Lahti bay.

Optional: visit to the private Military Museum of the Karelian Isthmus (interactive museum, diorama dedicated to the period of the Soviet-Finnish war of 1939-1944, entrance ticket 150 rubles.

Dinner (extra charge)

31.05.

  Breakfast in the hotel. Release of rooms.

09.30. Departure for an excursion to the landscape rocky park of Mon Repos.

10.00 -11.30 "Sightseeing historical tour of the park"  + entrance ticket 100 rubles)

Coffee break in the medieval center of Vyborg in one of the cafes offering to taste the famous Vyborg pretzel, the city's confectionery brand dating back to the time of Peter the Great. (additional fee, coffee, hot sbiten, gleg).

Departure to Kronstadt.

14.00. On the way, lunch at the seaside in the resort area of Komarovo-Repino.

15.40 arrival in Kronstadt. Sightseeing tour of the city: Petrovsky Dock, Merchant Harbor, the Italian Palace, a monument to the savior of the inhabitants of the city, the stickleback fish, Kronstadt footstock, the Monument to Peter I and Petrovsky Park.

Visit to the Naval Cathedral.

19.00 Departure to St. Petersburg. Estimated time of arrival 20.00

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