Your driver will be waiting at the airport/train station to take you to the cozy hotel in the downtown.

For the evening, we suggest to visit oone of famous rooftop restaurants with gorgeous Russian cuisine and amazing views.

Russians are great lovers of pelmeni, small Siberian meat pies boiled in broth. Those are very similar to Italian ravioli but larger in size, more like Chinese dumplings. Mushrooms are one of the most abundant gifts of Russian woods. Those are eaten fried, pickled, salted or boiled. We should also mention “pirozhki” and “bliny” – pancakes, the later became a symbolic Russian food every serious traveler has to try with the caviar.

During the late Soviet era, the church permanently stood in a falsework. This was lasting for so, so long that finally St. Petersburg residents made an ironic belief that as soon as falsework was removed, the entire USSR would be removed as well. Believe it or not, but the fact is: in 1991 the temple’s falsework was finally taken away and the same year, in August 1991, the end of the Soviet power has come.

St. Petersburg drawbridges’ opening and closing is a magnificent show, spectacular and captivating. What’s interesting it’s not a tourist attraction, but a purely technological procedure, the fact which adds flavor to the experience. St Petersburg has 9 out of 10 world’s big bridges that are lifted regularly. The remainin one is the London’s Tower bridge. Optional midnight drawing bridges cruise is seasonally available, please inquire.

The original idea for the location and general appearance of the “Upper Chambers” — as the Grand Palace was first known — belonged to Peter the Great. Throughout the XVIIIth and XIXth centuries, the finest Russian and West European architects worked on the facades and the interior decor. But the greatest contribution was made by Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli, who transformed the Grand Palace into a masterpiece of Baroque art during the reign of Peter’s illustrious daughter, Empress Elizabeth, in the eighteenth century.

Enjoy a romantic cruise down the canals of St. Petersburg, and see some of the city’s monuments on the banks of the River Neva, all beautifully illuminated for the evening.

Spend you evening exploring famous Rubinsteina street, which happens to be one of the longest bar streets in Europe. Just let your guide know you’d like to try some Russian midnight fun and you’ll get the list of the best, safe places which our travelers and us have already checked. St Petersburg is a place for long, very long parties and you can easily spend most part of the night exploring one place after another. It is safe and sound to relax until at 3 AM after enlighting and busy sightseeing day with your guide. Surprisingly, St Petersburg is not just a city full of museums and glorious architecture it is world-famus for, but a great place if you like to relax in the evening in a cozy craft beer bar. Just ask your guide for a recommendation for the evening!