Post conference tour to St. Petersburg (2 days)

During the tour you will see the highlights of the city, beautiful wide river Neva with its granite embankments, large and small bridges, the unique architectonic ensembles such as: the Spit of Vasilievsky Island and Peter& Paul Fortress, the Decembrists' Square with the monument of Peter the Great, St.Isaac's Cathedral and Isaakievskaya Square, the spacious and majestic Palace Square with the best baroque style building Winter Palace and famous Alexander Column, the Summer Garden with its marble Italian statues and Summer palace of Peter the Great, the Field of Mars and harmonic Arts Square with Russian museum, Our Saviour's Church in Russian style, Smolny monastery and Institute and, of course, Nevsky Avenue (Nevsky prospekt) — the main street of the city.

During the second day you will visit the Peterhof which is one of the oldest summer residences in the vicinity of St.Petersburg. Peterhof means "Peter's Court". It was founded in 1710, when the Peter and Paul Fortress lost its military significance, and Peter the Great started to build another fortress on Kotlin Island to protect St.Petersburg from the city. The fountains are connected by means of a water-main with springs welling out in the Ropshinsky Heights. It was also the time when the park later named as Lower was established there. In the middle of the XVIII century the palace was augmented upon the project of the architect Rastrelli.

Program:

17.05.07 — departure from Moscow to St. Petersburg by night train.
18.05.07 — arrival to St. Petersburg, breakfast, accommodation in hotel, city tour, lunch, excursion to Hermitage, free time.
19.05.07 — tour to Tsarskoe Selo, lunch, free time,
19.05.07 — departure by night train from St. Petersburg.
20.05.07 — arrival to Moscow.

Price per person: 460 € per person
This price is for persons who are planning their departure from St. Petersburg
The price includes: excursion around the city, 2 breakfasts and 2 lunches, hotel accommodation, excursion to Hermitage, tour to Peterhof, entry tickets according to the program, English speaking guide, one way ticket by comfortable train from Moscow to St. Petersburg.

Price per person: 520 € per person
This price is for persons who are planning their departure from Moscow
The price includes: excursion around the city, 2 breakfasts and 2 lunches, hotel accommodation, excursion to Hermitage, tour to Peterhof, entry tickets, English speaking guide, round trip ticket by comfortable train: Moscow — St. Petersburg -Moscow.

Deadline for application and payment for this tour is 13 April 2007