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  4 DAYS IN MOSCOW

CITY TOUR AROUND MOSCOW AT NIGHT — Includes the following main streets, squares and places of interest: Tverskaya Street is considered Moscow’s most animated and saucy avenue, the former headquarters of the KGB, the Russian White House, Red Square, the Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, the Bolshoi Theatre, and much more.

KREMLIN TERRITORY & CATHEDRALS, THE ARMOURY CHAMBER, THE DIAMOND FUND — This tour takes you to the heart of the city — the Kremlin. This former Moscow citadel — "Kremlin" means "fortress" — houses exquisite palaces, presidential buildings, lovely churches, including Russia's main cathedral, the Assumption Cathedral. Your tour of the Kremlin will also include a visit to the fascinating State Armory, the oldest museum in Russia, which contains breathtaking crown jewels, gold-encrusted icons, bejeweled royal scepters and exquisitely carved Czar Thrones, and the Diamond Fund — a unique collection of gems, jewelry and natural nuggets .

SECURED UNDERGROUND COMMAND POST 'TAGANSKY' — You will visit the Secured Underground Command Post "Tagansky". After a ride on a rapid elevator 65 meters under the ground you shall see one of the most secret military facilities of the USSR — a Secured Command Post "Tagansky".

METRO — Experience the famous Moscow subway by taking a Metro-tour. The Moscow metro is considered the most beautiful underground railway system in the world. The stations, built in the Stalin era, are remarkable for their bold ornamentation and unique architecture and were created to look like temples and palaces. Most of these stations are decorated with sculptures, glass, colored marble and bronze chandeliers

A MOSCOVITE'S APARTMENT VISIT WITH RUSSIAN HOME-COOKED MEAL — This afternoon you will have a unique opportunity to see a household of a local family by visiting a Moscovite's apartment. Enjoy an authentic Russian home-cooked meal

CITY TOUR AROUND MOSCOW COMBINED WITH NOVODEVICHIY CONVENT — The tour includes the following main streets, squares and places of interest: Tverskaya Street is considered Moscow’s most animated and saucy avenue, the former headquarters of the KGB, the Russian White House, Red Square, the Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, the Bolshoi Theatre, and much more.

The Novodevichy Convent was founded in 1524 by Grand Prince Vasili III in commemoration of the conquest of Smolensk in 1514. It was built as a fortress at a curve of the Moskva River and became an important part of the southern defensive belt of the capital, which had already included a number of other monasteries.

TRETYAKOV MOSCOW STATE GALLERY — This remains one of the world’s largest museums, a treasure house of old Russian art from the 11th century up through the present. The gallery bears the name of its founder, Pavel Tretyakov, a wealthy Russian manufacturer and patron of art. Now the Tretyakov Gallery holds more than 50,000 works of painting, graphic art and sculpture.



  5 DAYS IN SAINT PETERSBURG

CITY TOUR AROUND SAINT PETERSBURG — Saint Petersburg was built on numerous islands, and is considered to be one of the most beautiful in the world. On this tour you will see all the major city highlights in the course of a 3-hour tour, including a visit to the Peter & Paul Fortress, the first building of the city and once a prison for revolutionaries and now the burial place of Russian Emperors.

EXCURSION TO THE EMPEROR'S PORCELAIN FACTORY — Then your transfer will take you to the Emperor's Porcelain Factory. The Russian Lomonosov Porcelain Manufactory was founded by Empress Elizabeth, Peter the Great's daughter, in 1744. Here the gifted Russian scientist Dmitry Vinogradov independently discovered the secret of making porcelain and developed the technology for its manufacture and the later creation of Lomonosov Russia. You will be able to see the famous museum of the factory and its wonderful gift shop.

PETERGOF — Is a jewel of the Russian art, a town of parks, palaces and fountains. The Upper and the Lower Parks are the masterpieces of art of gardening numbering over 170 fountains, 5 monumental cascades. The Grand Cascade, which goes downhill from the palace towards the Baltic Sea, is one of the largest fountain ensembles in the world.

HERMITAGE MUSEUM — The Hermitage ranks among the world’s major museums. Its collection consists of nearly 3 million art objects (West European art, the Antique world, Primitive culture, Oriental culture and art, the history of Russian Culture and numismatics). Exhibits are displayed in the Winter Palace, as well as the Small, Old and New Hermitages.


KUNSTKAMERA (The Chamber of Curiosities) — The first museum in Russia, this is one of the oldest and largest Anthropology and Ethnography museums in the world. It is also called Peter the Great's museum as it is based on the Tsar's personal collection. The museum has exhibitions of items showing the life and culture of people of various ages and from different countries.

VISIT TO THE RUSSIAN VILLAGE OF SHUVALOVKA — After a thirty minute drive from St. Petersburg, you will find yourself in the midst of a fairy tale, the Russian Village of Shuvalovka. You will visit the traditional Peasant Hut, learn traditional Russian crafts.