6D5N Saint Petersburg and Moscow

<p><strong>TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS:</strong> Arrival. Transfer to the hotel.</p><p><strong>Welcome to Europe!!!</strong> Upon arriving at the airport we will be waiting to transfer you to your hotel. You can enjoy free time until your tour starts. Please, check the informative posters placed at the hotel reception area which have all the information about your upcoming services such as meeting place, time and the guide’s name.</p>

<p><strong>TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT:</strong> Panoramic visit of St. Petersburg including Peter and Paul Fortress. Excursion to Peterhof Palace. </p><p>With a local guide we begin the <strong>panoramic visit</strong> of this beautiful city crossed by the Neva River and built on 40 islands. St Petersburg is the second most important city in Russia and capital of the Russian Empire. This imperial city reveals the history of the Russian tsars through its museums, palaces, and architectural wealth. The visit includes the <strong>Peter and Paul Fortress (entrance included)</strong>, origin of the city. The city is surrounded by numerous palaces. We take an excursion, with a guide and tickets, to the <strong>PETERHOF PALACE</strong>. This UNESCO heritage of mankind known as the "Russian Versailles" with magnificent fountains and gardens was one of the residences of the Tzars.</p>

<p><strong>TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT:</strong> Hermitage Museum. High speed train to Moscow.</p><p>Today we have included the visit to the <strong>Hermitage Museum</strong>, with a guide, a fantastic art museum located in the building that was the Tsars’ Winter Palace. In the afternoon we take the “Sapsan”, the modern <strong>high- speed train</strong>, and in four hours we cover the nearly 800 km separating the two cities, arriving in <strong>MOSCOW</strong> and transferring to our hotel.</p>

<p><strong>TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT:</strong> City tour of Moscow with entrances to Kremlin and its main cathedrals. </p><p>We will start our day with an exciting <strong>visit to Russia’s huge capital city</strong>. This city unites past, present and future in a very unique way. We will visit the immense avenues, elegant shopping areas, the Red Square where Lenin’s Mausoleum is, <strong>Saint Basil’s Cathedral</strong>, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. We will also enter the <strong>Kremlin</strong> with a visit to <strong>two of its main cathedrals</strong>. We will try (not guaranteed) to coincide with the ceremonial military parade in Sobornaya Square. Enjoy the afternoon at leisure.</p>

<p><strong>TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT:</strong> Viewpoint over Moscow. Great Patriotic War Museum. </p><p>We will learn more about the history of Russia and its capital. We will pass by the <strong>university viewpoint</strong>, with its fantastic view over the city where newly married couples leave flowers (we could go to the viewpoint after Saturday’s visit instead of Sunday) and we will get to know <strong>(including entry) the Great Patriotic War Museum (World War II)</strong> that also shows us many aspects of the Soviet period. Free afternoon.</p>

<p>After breakfast, transfer to the airport and end of our services.</p>