Duration: 2 hours
Route:
The Savior on the Spilled Blood – The Winter Groove – The Spit of the Vasilevskiy Island – The Zhdanovka River – Stadium “Petrovsky” – Big Krestovsky Bridge – The Kamennoostrovskiy Palace – St. Petersburg TV Tower – The park “Stone Island” – Yelagin Palace – TsPKiO – The “Imperial” yacht club – The Lakhta Center – the Gulf of Finland – The stadium “Zenith Arena” – The Central Yacht Club - Peter and Paul Fortress – The Cruiser “Aurora” – The Summer Garden – The Fontanka river - Chizhik-Pyzhik - Saint Michael's Castle
The unique route along which you can see the historical part of the city with beautiful parks and mansions. Also, you will visit the Krestovsky island and Gulf of Finland, where you will enjoy views of the city from water.
The Savior on the Blood, or the Church of the Resurrection of Christ on Blood, is one of the most significant church buildings in Russia of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and is now a popular tourist attraction in St. Petersburg.
Multicolored, golden, and shining with mosaics and enamel, its silhouette rises above the water surface of the Griboyedov Canal.
Despite its festive appearance, the cathedral was built on the site of one of the most tragic events in Russian history, the fatal wounding of Alexander II, hence its name, «The Savior on Blood.»
It is a cultural heritage site of Russia.
This is the name of the canal who connect the Moyka River and the Neva River. It was created near the Winter Palace in 1719. It was dug so close to Peter I’s winter residence that he could got into the boat from doorstep.
The construction of the canal is very exceptional: a large arch is throwing across the Winter Canal, it connecte two buildings: the Hermitage Theatre and the Old Hermitage. And in 1782-1784 the embankments of the Winter Canal were closed in the traditional city granite and decorated with austere grating.
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.
The Zhdanovka river connects the Malaya Neva and the Malaya Nevka rivers. Also, it separates the Petrovsky Island from the Petrogradsky Island. There are four bridges among the Zhdanovka river. There are parks from both sides of the river.
Petrovsky Stadium is the St Petersburg football arena that hosted the first international matches of the USSR national football team.
Before the introduction of the Zenit Arena, Petrovsky was the home ground of the Zenith team. Currently, World Cup and European Championship qualifying matches and friendly games are played here.
The bridge connects Krestovsky Island with the Petrograd side. It is a five-span metal structure of a girder-uncoupled system, 149.4 meters long and 25.5 meters wide.
It is not included in the city’s opening schedule: its middle span is raised by special request only a few times a year.
Today the Big Krestovsky Bridge is one of the main crossings on the way from the city center to the St Petersburg Stadium on Krestovsky Island.
This island is a unique park and architectural ensemble, which is surrounded with city avenues from every side. There are many architectural monuments, old mansions and modern sport buildings which are located among alleys, pounds and canals.
Yelagin, is the northernmost island at the mouth of the Neva River, flow around the Big and Medium Nevka Rivers. There is a park, known to all Peterburg citizens, which is a unique natural object: an oasis, consisting of a variety of plants, animals and birds. It is called the Kirov Central Park of Culture and Recreation.
In 2012, the Kirov Central Park of Culture and Leisure (Yelagin Island) received the status of a Specially Protected Natural Area.
It is a lighthouse which meets all visitors of the city from the Gulf of Finland. You can enjoy the view of this modern building on the sunset.
The Gulf of Finland is one of the most spectacular and beautiful places in Russia.
A big amount of people, who visit St. Petersburg, want to rest on one of the beaches of this gulf or at least visit the cities which are located along the seafront of the Gulf of Finland.
The route of our trip goes through the exit of the Gulf of Finland where you can enjoy land monuments of the city.
The football stadium which is located on the Krestovsky Island is one of the most high-tech sport buildings of the world. It is a unique complex, during its construction the most modern technologies were used. Such technologies consider qualities of our climate zone.
The stadium has the highest category “A” (according to international qualification “Elites”). The newest development are technologies of pullout roof and field in the north climate.
Also it is one of the newest and the most beautiful building of St. Petersburg.
It is located in one of the most prestigious areas of the city, on the Krestovsky Island.
It has its own parking for 200 ships, restaurant “LE CRISTAL” and yacht school. You can enjoy beautiful yachts and parks from both sides.
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.
The Summer Garden is one of the most popular places for visitors to the northern capital.
The oldest park in the city, founded at the beginning of the 18th century near Petrine’s Summer Palace in the regular style with a well-defined layout.
The creator of the garden was Emperor Peter the Great himself, and the chief designer was Ivan Ugryumov.
Today, the collection of the garden has 92 exhibits and 8 fountains.
The park is included in the European Garden Heritage Association.
Little bronze Sneezyk Pigeon makes tourists’ wishes come true. They say that if the dreams are real, they will definitely come true.
This is the smallest monument of St. Petersburg, its height is 11 cm and its weight is only 5 kg.
Throughout its history, the monument has been stolen seven times, but it has always been found or rebuilt.
