From the outskirts to the center of St. Petersburg through the centuries

The tour is built on the idea that St. Petersburg is not only Nevsky Prospect and Palace Square. Before lunch we walk through the historical outskirts of the city, see some architectural monuments, learn several interesting facts and stories from the life of St. Petersburg and its famous residents. We have lunch at a small food court. You will choose the establishment to your own taste and budget. After lunch we head to the historical center of St. Petersburg, to the sights more familiar to you, at least from pictures. What awaits you: - Vitebsky railway station and the history of the country's first railway section; - the history of street names and some locations of the city: Vvedensky Canal, Podyacheskaya Street, New Holland, St. Isaac's Square, Palace Square and others; - the houses where Olenin, Derzhavin, Zhukovsky, Pushkin lived; - the Fontanka embankment with houses in various architectural styles; - the house where the bomb for the assassination attempt on Emperor Alexander II was made; - the main churches: St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral (you can visit it if you wish), St. Isaac's Cathedral, Kazan Cathedral, the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood. You will learn: - how St. Petersburg developed, why this particular place was chosen for building the city, how the first palaces appeared, how the city's borders and architecture changed; - how ordinary townspeople lived from the founding of the city to the present day; - what the lives of famous people were like — emperors, military commanders, statesmen, poets who left their mark not only on the history of St. Petersburg but on the whole country; - how and why canals appeared and disappeared in St. Petersburg; - we won't leave aside the topic of palace coups, revolutions and, of course, the siege of Leningrad. You will also have the opportunity to visit the very pharmacy from the famous poem by A. Blok. * Please note that we do not visit St. Isaac's Cathedral and the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, as they are museums; visiting them means separate tours that require additional time and payment.