Private Tour+St.Peter and Paul fortress

 During this tour you will see all the most interesting and important sights of the city: Nevsky Prospect, the central avenue of St.Petersburg; Admiralty; St. Isaac's Cathedral; Decembrists Square with the Monument to Peter the Great; «Aurora» cruiser; Smolny Cathedral; Spit of St. Basil Island with the beautiful view of the city and other sights. Also you will see St. Peter and Paul's Fortress and its Cathedral where almost all Russian tzars, beginning from Peter the Great were buried.

Time: every day except Wednesday

Duratio: 4 hours

Additional info: this tour must be booked at least 3 days in advance of travel (except days off and public holidays in Russia). This tour is operated in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Polish.

If you make an order less than 3 days prior (to the excursion) the cost is to be increased by 30 %

 The Peter and Paul Fortress has a fascinating history beginning in the early 1700's. Under the orders of Peter the Great, the Peter and Paul Fortress was started during the Northern War against Sweden, to help regain lands on the Neva banks and the Baltic shore. The work on the fortress proceeded quickly because Peter the Great expected an attack from the Swedish Navy from the Gulf of Finland (Kann 70). However, the Swedes were defeated before the fortress was finished. The date the fort was started, May 27, 1703, became known in history as the day St. Petersburg was founded ("Peter and Paul" 1). The Peter and Paul Fortress was the first major building in the city of St. Petersburg. It forms the historical core of Petersburg and is "initially the nucleus of the city" (Kann 68). The fortress occupies the whole of Zayatchy (Hare) island which was extremely important because there was no way an enemy could get to the island without passing the fortress. This was the last island of the delta and no ships could enter without passing first by the fortress

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