Duration: from 8 hours
Route:
Spit of Vasilyevsky Island - Peter and Paul Fortress - Aurora Cruiser - Ladoga Lake - The Peanut Fortress
Boat trip to Oreshek fortress is a large sea voyage starting in historical centre of St. Petersburg and going to the water area of Neva river in Leningrad region.
Approximate walking time from city centre to Ladoga Lake is 4 hours. During the walk we prepare hot tea and a light snack for you. Recommended duration of the excursion on the fortress itself is 2 hours. You can hire a guide on site for a small fee. On the way you can stop for a short while and have a barbecue. On the way back, it will take approximately 3 hours. If you book in advance, we can offer you a unique price!
The Spit of Vasilevskiy Island in Saint Petersburg is one of the most beautiful ensembles of the Northern capital. From here begins two embankments diverge – Universitetskaya embankment and Makarova embankment. This is the one of favorite places St. Petersburg’s residents and guests.
The Rostral Columns (each 32 meters high) and the building of the Stock Exchange are center of the architectural composition.
This is a little cape who located in the south-eastern part of Vasilevskiy Island, surrounded by the Big Neva River and the Small Neva River.
Peter and Paul Fortress. Peter and Paul Cathedral.
This is one of the oldest monument in St. Petersburg. May 27, 1703 — both a day of its founding and the founding day of the whole city. The imperator together with the French engineer, Lambert de Guerin, have designed the plan of the citadel.
Soon they start constructing the cathedral. Later it became the tomb for several Russian imperators. This building was designed by Domenico Andrea Trezzini. In the early 30s of the 18th century, the construction was finished.
There is a rising flag above the cathedral early every morning. This tradition was stopped only in the beginning of 20th century. Later in 90s it was renewed, but it was decided not to let down the flag anymore. Since that time you can always see it on the post above the cathedral.
The Aurora is a Russian armored deck cruiser of the first rank. Today, one of the most famous historical monuments of St. Petersburg. The cruiser received her baptism of fire in 1905, during the Battle of Tsushima.
It became world famous due to the fact that it signalled the beginning of the October revolution of 1917 with a blank shot. During the Great Patriotic War the ship took part in the defence of Leningrad. After the war it continued to serve as a training ship and museum, mooring on the Neva River in St Petersburg. It is located near the Petrogradskaya embankment.
During this time the Aurora became a symbol ship of the Russian Navy and is now an object of cultural heritage of Russia.
It is the largest freshwater lake in Europe in terms of area. In Russia, it is in second place, behind Lake Baikal. It is partly in the Leningrad Oblast and partly in the Republic of Karelia.
The lake is navigable and belongs to the White Sea-Baltic Canal as well as the Volga-Baltic Waterway.
Shlisselburg Fortress (Oreshek) is a unique architectural and historical monument of the XIV-XX centuries. It was founded by Prince Yuri Danilovich of Novgorod, grandson of Alexander Nevsky, and in 1323 on Orekhovo Island at the source of the Neva River, the fortress served as an outpost on the border with Sweden.
Today on Orekhovy Island one can see partially preserved and restored stone walls and towers of Oreshka of the XVI century, the remains of earth bastions of the XVIII century, prisons of the second half of the XIX — beginning of the XX centuries, in two of them — old and new prisons — there are historical expositions.
In 1965, the Shlisselburg Fortress became a branch of the State Museum of the History of Leningrad.
