During our tour, we'll visit Catherine's Palace of Pushkin/Tsarskoye Selo - one of the gems of Russian Baroque architecture and home of the world-famous Amber Room. You will have an unforgettable lunch accompanied by Russian Folk dancing and singing at Podvorie restaurant, where Russian's ex-president V.Putin celebrated his birthday in 2000. We will finish our tour by visiting the private neoclassical residence of Tzar Paul I, the son of Catherine the Great. This neoclassical residence will enchant you with its lived-in beauty, clear bright interiors and an absolutely amazing private garden of Empress Maria Fyodorovna, wife of Paul I.
We will start this tour at around 10 am, meeting in the lobby of your hotel. Our experienced driver will take us to the suburban residence of Pushkin/Tsarskoye Selo, the drive will last for around an hour.
Once in Pushkin, we will visit Catherine's palace, home of the world-famous Amber Room (duration of the actual palace tour is around 1.5 hour). Afterwards we will explore the park around the palace and finally will head to Podvorie restaurant to have lunch.
(Lunch is OPTIONAL: Pls let me know if you would like to book an amazing degustation lunch in Podvorie Restaurant.)
After lunch (approx. 2 hrs) we will drive to Pavlovsk residence and will tour the palace of Emperor Paul (duration of the actual palace tour is around 1 hour). Then we will walk around the park of this very green residence, making a coffee break if you need one.
If you are interested, we will visit a lovely garden of Empress Maria Fyodorovna, located behind Pavlovsk Palace.
We will return back to St-Petersburg after 5pm.
Where and When:
Meet up location: Lobby of your hotel. I will have a sign with your name on it.
End location: Lobby of your hotel OR any other location in the city that you specify (for example if you would like to do some shopping afterwards or wish to have a nice meal in a cozy restaurant)
Duration: 8 hours
We might spend slightly more time waiting in traffic than planned but this will not affect the quality of your tour.
400 roubles - admission to private garden of Empress Maria Fyodorovna (200), photo permission in Pavlovsk (200)
What's Included:
Guide Services, Driver Services (comfortable air-conditioned sedan/mini-van), FAST (NO Waiting) admission to both parks and palaces.
What's Extra:
Photography in Pavlovsk, Maria's garden in Pavlovsk, lunch
Details:
Tour #: 99
Tour Type: Youth and Family, Nature & Wildlife, Cultural
Transportation Method: We will get to and from the residence of Pavlovsk by car/mini-van, the rest we will accomplish by walking around the park and the palace.
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