RUSSIA

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Day 1 – 

As we arrive in the city, we begin the panoramic tour of Moscow

                    *The historical centre Red Square

*Saint Basil’s Cathedral

*The monument statue in front of the cathedral, showing two famous Russian princes, Minin and Pozharski, one of the symbols of the city

*GUM Shopping Center

*The Kremlin Palace

*The magnificent Lenin Mausoleum, which houses the mummy of Lenin, symbolises communist ideology all over the world.

*The statue of Karl Marx

*The famous Bolshoi Theater building, which has been in operation since the eighteenth century.

*The famous Duma Parliament Building, where Russia’s first elected parliament began to work in 1906

*Voskresenski once considered Red Square’s gates, built in the sixteenth century and bombed in 1931 to allow tanks to enter Red Square

*Russian Historical Museum.

Transfer to our hotel after our tour.

*Departure for the Moscow River Tour. On tour along the Moscow River, browse the landmarks named after famous writers such as Pushkin Museum and Gorki Park.

Overnight at our hotel.

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Day 2 –  Moscow 

*Kremlin Tour starts after breakfast. The Kremlin, which literally means “castle”, is a building complex that has become the symbol of Moscow and Russia.

*Today, there is a “Space Tree” in the gardens of the area, which includes Kremlin museums, the Grand Kremlin Palace Complex, Concert Hall, Presidential Building and administrative buildings, as well as two cathedrals.
*The tree planted by Yuri Gagarin, the first person to go to space, two days after fulfilling his mission and returning to earth, is visible from the Moscow River.

*The crown of the famous Tsarina Katerina, consisting of 5000 diamonds, is also waiting for those who want to see her in the museum.
*We continue with the Moscow Metro, Novodevici Cemetery and Arbat Street tour. Our tour begins with a Moscow Metro tour, known as the “world’s oldest and largest, moreover, the most beautifully decorated metro”.
*Then we will move on to the Novodevici Cemetery, which is well known to those who want to visit Nazım Hikmet’s tomb. It’s a cemetery with museum status.
*We will pass on Arbat Street, the busiest street in Moscow. The history of this most famous art street in Moscow and Russia dates back to 1493.
*Also, the traces of Pushkin and his wife Gonçarova will welcome you in building number 53 on the street.
*Transfer to the hotel after the tour.

*In the evening, we will attend the Kostroma Show which will be organized with our guests. We will have the opportunity to watch one of the dances and musical shows of Russian history.
*Overnight at our hotel.

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Day 3 –THE PUSHKIN STATE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS TOUR

 the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts tour  Opened in 1912, this museum is Russia’s largest museum of European art.

You have free time after the tour.

You will take a stroll along with the gardens, you will visit the splendid 18th century Catherine palace built-in Russian Baroque style. The most famous halls are the Amber Room and the Golden Enfilade. You will love the incredibly beautiful gardens of Yekaterininsky Park.

Overnight stay at our hotel.

 Introduction to St. Petersburg

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Day 4- The train to St. Petersburg 

Wake up in the morning; Transfer to the train station after breakfast. 

 As we arrive in the city, we begin the panoramic tour of St. Petersburg:

• Nevsky Prospect
• The Church of the Spilled blood
• Kazan Cathedral
• The Hermitage
• Beloselski-Belozersk Palace;
• Stroganov Palace;
• Gostiny Dvor
• St. Petersburg University district
• The Russian National Library
• Singer Building
• Eliseyev Building
• Aurora Cinema, also known as Picadilly Cinema
• The famous Anichkov Bridge

                            

Hotel check-in ( St. Petersburg Park Inn by Radisson Pulkovskaya 4****)

Free time after our tour. Our guests who wish can join the St Petersburg Canal Cruise, which our guide will organize.

Overnight at our hotel.