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City Tour + The Usupov Palace + The Hermitage Museum (4 hours)

Enjoy the luxuries suite of the Usupov palace as well as the cellar which witnessed one of the most dramatic episodes in Russia's history - the murder of Rasputin. Don't miss the chance to see the Royal interiors of the Winter Palace (Hermitage) which is the part of the excursion to the State Hermitage Museum - the largest museum in Russia.

Visit the Yusupov Palace which features original interiors of the 19th - beginning of the 20th centuries. The rooms are decorated in various styles: baroque (the theater), Empire style (gala halls), Oriental style (the Turkish study), neoclassicism (some rooms of the ground floor) and others. The interiors amaze with rich decorations that includes paintings, carving, marble, mirrors, crystal chandeliers, silk, exquisite furniture and so forth. The Yusupov family possessed extensive collections of paintings, sculptures and applied art objects. Some of them are on the display in the palace exposition.

Walk down the winding staircase of the "bachelor's quarters" of the palace into a cellar to look at the spot and listen to a story sending goose flesh down your spine, here on the 17th of December 1916 Rasputin was assassinated, poisoned and shot. You will see the wax figures of Rasputin and plotters and other interesting exhibits.

Enjoy the Hermitage Museum - Russia's best gallery of world art, one of the most prominent art museums in the world and definitely the main tourist attraction of St.Petersburg. It has about 2.7 million exhibits and displays a full range of world art from Ancient Egypt to early 20th century Europe. It includes works by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, unique collections of Rembrandt, Rubens and French Impressionists. The collection is huge and very exciting. It had been calculated that if you decide to spend only one minute in front of each exhibit, you will have to stay in the Hermitage for 11 years, but on the tour you will have an opportunity to see all the great masterpieces of the world's art at a glance in several hours with a comment of a knowledgeable expert-guide.

Type: Private Tour
Duration: 4 hours
Departure time: 10:00 AM

Important info

Price includes
  • Hotel pick-up
  • Assistance of an English-speaking local guide (German, French, Italian, Spanish upon request)
  • Entrance fees
  • Transportation by car or mini-van
Departure and Return
  • Departure Dates: Daily; except Monday, Wedesday, New Years Eve & New Years Day
  • Departure time and location: 10:00 am; your hotel.
  • Return time and location: approximately 2:00 pm; downtown

Sights included in program

Saint Petersburg : Hermitage Museum
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Saint Petersburg : Yusupov Palace
The spectacular Yusupov Palace on the Moyka River has some of best 19th-century interiors in the city, in addition to a fascinating history. Five generations of elite aristocratic dynasty Yusupov were the owners of the palace on the Moika from in St. Petersburg from 1830 to 1917. It was famous not only by its architectural design, but also by the frequent and sumptuous receptions, including dances and masquerades. The palace's last owner was the ... Read more
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