Optional social program

October 13, 2010п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С— (Wednesday)

19:00  Theatre performances (Mariinsky Theatre, "Mikhailovsky" Theatre)

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10:00 a.m. - 14:00п»С— p.m.  City sightseeing tour with a visit to Peter and Paul Fortressп»С— п»С—aп»С—nп»С—dп»С— п»С—tп»С—hп»С—eп»С— п»С—п»С—Sп»С—aп»С—iп»С—nп»С—tп»С— п»С—п»С—Iп»С—sп»С—aп»С—aп»С—cп»С—'п»С—sп»С— п»С—п»С—Cп»С—aп»С—tп»С—hп»С—eп»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—dп»С—rп»С—aп»С—lп»С—.

Price: for participants is included in the registration fee, for accompanying persons - 70 Euro п»С—п»С— п»С—

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The tour will take the visitor throughout the historical center of St. Petersburg and includes spectacular views of the Neva river, Canal Griboyedova, Moika canal, the many bridges connecting the city islands.

The tour will introduce the visitor to Nevsky Prospect – the city’s famous boulevard, the Winter Palace, other palaces and churches and to the areas of the city formerly inhabited by Dostoyevsky, Rasputin and numerous Russian princes and counts.

You will then visit the Peter and Paul Fortress. The fortress was founded by Peter the Great in 1703. Besides the ancient fortifications, the fortress includes the Peter and Paul Cathedral, built in the early XVIII century. The bell-tower makes the Peter and Paul Cathedral the tallest building in St. Petersburg (122.5 meters or 404 feet 3 inches high).

The cathedral includes the burial vault of Peter the Great and other Russian Tsars, the museum of Trubetskoy Bastion prison and the expositions: The History of St. Petersburg, History of the Imperial Mint as well as a printing workshop and the museum of space exploration and missilery. It is also possible to walk along the walls of the fortress and observe the fabulous architecture of the surrounding areas.

Today the fortress is one of St. Petersburg's major tourist attractions and has become the emblem of the city.

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10:00 a.m.  Tour of Tsarskoye Selo with a visit to the Catherine Palaceп»С—

Price: п»С—90 Euro (includes transportation, п»С—eп»С—nп»С—tп»С—rп»С—yп»С— ticп»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—kets, a guideп»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—п»С—)

Tsarskoye Selo (formerly known as Pushkin) is one of St. Petersburg's numerous Imperial estates. Located just 25 kilometers south of the city, the estate boasts a large landscape park, dotted with architectural follies, and centered on the magnificent blue, white and gold Catherine Palace. Named after its creator, Empress Catherine, the second wife of Peter the Great.

The Catherine Palace houses some beautiful Baroque interiors, including the luxurious Grand Hall, a long, gold, mirrored ballroom. The Palace also boasts a unique Amber Room, whose priceless amber panels were stolen by Nazi troops during WWII, but which are now being painstakingly recreated by Russian craftsmen.

Another of Tsarskoye Selo's major attractions is the Lyceum, located on the edge of the estate. Founded at the beginning of the 19th century and remarkably well-preserved, the Lyceum was a boarding school that once taught the most celebrated of all Russian poets, Alexander Pushkin. The Lyceum was created specifically to educate members of the Russian ruling elite and prepare them for careers in government service. Visitors to the Lyceum are allowed access to its well-preserved classrooms, library, student bedrooms and much more.

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п»С—10:00 a.m.  Tour of Hermitage

Price: 70 Euro 

The State Hermitage Museum is one of the largest, oldest, most important and famous art galleries and museums of human history and culture in the world. Established by the Empress Catherine II the Hermitage possesses a big collection of masterpieces by Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Rubens, van Dyck, Rembrandt, Poussin, Claude Lorrain, Watteau, Tiepolo, Canaletto, Canova, Rodin, Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, Cezanne, van Gogh, Gauguin, Picasso, and Matisse. There are several more collections, however, including the Russian imperial regalia, an assortment of Fabergé jewellery, and the largest existing collection of ancient gold from Eastern Europe and Western Asia.

10:00 a.m.  Tour of the Russian Museum 

Price: 70 Euro 

Established in 1895 as the center of art and history. The museum was opened in 1898 and named after its founder "The Emperor Museum of the Russian Art named after Alexander III". From 1917 it is called "The Russian Museum".

The museum owns the Russia biggest collection of paintings, sculptures, drawings, items of applied and folk arts. The exhibitions show ancient icons and the collections of items of the XVIII - XXth centuries.

To inquire about the tours, please contact Gayane Bagdasaryan, Project manager 
Tel.: +7 (495) 785-2005
E-mail: main@alusil.ru