Russia Tours
A. Russia: St. Petersburg and Moscow Tour | B. Italian People In Russia | C. The Golden Domes of Russia and Italian Artists
A. Russia: St. Petersburg and Moscow Tour
Day 1
Arrival in St. Petersburg airport Pulkovo. Transfer to the hotel, accommodation, welcome dinner and overnight.
Day 2
Breakfast. City tour: in the morning sightseeing of the city: S. Peter and Paul Fortress,
Winter Palace Square, Nevskiy avenue, St. Isaac cathedral. Lunch. Visit of the Hermitage museum, one of the most important in the world. Dinner and overnight.
Day 3
Breakfast. Visit to Pushkin ( Zarskoe Selo) built by order of Catherine the Great, designed by the architects Krassov and Rastrelli. The tour continues in Pavlovsk, visit of the palace that Catherine the Great gave as a present to her son Pavel. Return to hotel, dinner and departure on train to Moscow. Overnight on board.
Day 4
Arrival in Moscow, accommodation in the hotel. City tour: Teatralnaya Square, Tverscaya street, Mir avenue, Red Square, Noviy Arbat, University. Lunch. Visit of the Kremlin, the two cathedrals and the Armoury museum. Visit of St. Basilius cathedral. Dinner and overnight.
Day 5
Breakfast. Visit of Tretyakovskaya Gallery. Visit of Novodeviciy monastery.
Lunch. Visit of the most beautiful underground stations and visit of Stariy Arbat to have a look around souvenir shops. Dinner and overnight.
Day 6
Breakfast. Leave Moscow for Sergheev Posad. Sightseing tour of the Holy Trinity Monastery- St.Sergius, one of the most important monasteries and the Russian religious centre. Lunch. Return to Moscow. Afternoon free time. Dinner and overnight.
Day 7
Breakfast. Leave Moscow for Kuscovo, Sheremetiev Princes estate, built in 1770,visit to its park and lake. Afternoon: free time. It is suggested to visit the Eliseevskiy shop, a shop unique in its kind. Goodbye dinner in a local restaurant of Moscow. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 8
Programme for those who have chosen just this part of programme:
transfer to airport for the international flight to go back home.
Extension to the Golden Ring of Russia
Day 8
Breakfast. Leave Moscow for Vladimir. Lunch in a typical restaurant.
Excursion, the city with the Golden Gate, built in 1108 by the Prince Vladimir Monomach.
Visit of the cathedrals Uspenskyi and Dimitrievskiy. Visit of the crystal museum and miniature museum. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.
Day 9
Breakfast. Leave Vladimir for Suzdal. Sightseeing tour: visit to Kremlin and St. Eutimius (Yefimovskiy). Lunch in a traditional restaurant. Departure to Bogoliubovo to visit the Pokrovskiy monastery. Return to Moscow. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.
Day 10
Transfer to airport for the international flight to go back home.
B. Italian People In Russia
Italian art in Russia.
Moscow, Golden Ring and St. Petersburg.
8 nights/9 days in Moscow, Vladimir, Suzdal, St.Petersburg.
Day 1
Arrival in Moscow, accommodation in the hotel. Dinner, Welcoming cocktail. The company manager will present the tourist programme.
Day 2
Breakfast. Departure to Kolomenskoe: visit of the estate to discover its architecture and history. Short city tour before returning to the hotel. Dinner and overnight.
Day 3
Visit to the interior and the exterior of the Kremin, built by Italian architects such as A.Fioravante and A. Friazini. Visit of the two cathedrals of the Kremlin, then visit of the Armoury. Departure to Stariy Arbat; walking and shopping before returning to the hotel by tube, in order to see the most beautiful underground stations.Dinner and overnight.
Day 4
Breakfast. Visit to the famous Tretyakovskaya Gallery, where it is possible to admire the fusion between the Russian and Italian art. Lunch. After lunch visit of the Novodeviciy monastery . In the afternoon visit to Eliseevskiy shop, unique in its kind. Return to hotel, dinner and overnight.
Day 5
Breakfast. Departure to Vladimir, lunch in a traditional restaurant. Visit of Vladimir, the city of the Golden Gate, built in 1108 by the Prince Vladimir Monomach. Visit the cathedrals Uspenskyi e Dimitrievskiy. Visit the crystal museum and miniature museum. Dinner and overnight.
Day 6
Breakfast. Departure to Suzdal. Sightseing tour: visit of Kremlin and St. Eutimius (Yefimovskiy). Lunch in a traditional restaurant. Departure to Bogoliubovo to visit the Pokrovskiy monastery. Return to Moscow to take the train to St. Petersburg. Overnight on board.
Day 7
Arrival in St. Petersburg, accommodation in the hotel. City tour : visit the interior part of St. Peter and Paul Fortress, St.Isaac Cathedral. Lunch. In the afternoon visit the Hermitage Museum. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight.
Day 8
Breakfast. Departure to Pushkin (Zarskoe Selo) built by order of Catherine the Great, and designed by the architects Krassov and Rastrelli. Lunch. The tour continues to Pavlovsk, visit of the palace that Catherine the Great gave as a present to her son Pavel. Return to hotel, dinner and overnight.
Day 9
Breakfast. Transfer to the airport for the international flight to go back home.
C. The Golden Domes of Russia and Italian Artists
Day 1
Arrival in Moscow. Accommodation in the hotel. Dinner and overnight in the hotel.
Day 2
Breakfast. City tour: Teatralnaya Square, Tverscaya Street, Mir avenue, Red Square, Noviy Arbat, University. Lunch. Visit of the Kremlin, the two cathedrals and the Armoury museum. Visit of St. Basilius cathedral. Dinner and overnight.
Day 3
Breakfast. Visit of Kolomenskoe estate.We will assit to the Russian rite of the samovar, with the traditional sweets and a folkloric show. Visit to Stariy Arbat to have a look around souvenir shops. Visit to the most charming underground stations. Dinner and overnight
Day 4
Breakfast. Visit of Tratyakovskaya Gallery. VIsit of Novodeviciy Monastery. Lunch.
Visit to Red Square and Moscow circus ( optional). Dinner and overnight.
Day 5
Breakfast. Moscow surrounding area tour. Visit of the most beautiful dachas.
Afternoon: leisure time. Dinner and overnight.
Day 6
Breakfast. Leave Moscow for Vladimir. Visit of the monuments. Dinner and overnight in Suzdal.
Day 7
Visit of the most beautiful monuments of Suzdal. Visit of Bogolubovo and its most important church. Return to Moscow. Dinner and overnight.
Day 8
Transfer to the airport for the international flight to go back home.