Aventúrese en las profundidades y descubra los secretos subterráneos de Moscú en este emocionante tour a pie. Explore la extraordinaria red de metro de la capital rusa, con sus impresionantes obras de arte y su decoración de estilo soviético antes de descender y entrar en un búnker militar de los años 50 del siglo pasado, en plena Guerra Fría. Es una visita fascinante a unos lugares de esta ciudad fascinante que muy pocos turistas llegan a ver.
La red de metro de Moscú es una de las más largas y concurridas del mundo, y las autoridades soviética no repararon en gastos en su construcción. El diseño de las estaciones es magnífico, con una decoración ornamentada y unas obras de arte impresionantes, entre las que hay vidrieras y mosaicos, esculturas de bronce, murales, y lámparas de cristal. En este recorrido a pie podrá admirar algunas de las estaciones más destacadas de la larga red en una visita inolvidable.
Después de subir para tomar aire, es el momento de volver a descender y disfrutar de otra intensa experiencia subterránea. Se adentrará en un misterioso búnker militar del que incluso los moscovitas saben poco. Este laberinto de túneles y habitaciones subterráneas se construyó en los años 50 del siglo pasado en el punto álgido de la Guerra Fría como forma de comunicación entre los ministerios en caso de un ataque nuclear.
Recorrerá la red de túneles en la que llegaron a vivir y trabajar 600 personas hasta el final de la Guerra Fría, mientras su experto guía le cuenta todos los detalles de esta fascinante época de la historia rusa, cuando el miedo a una guerra nuclear dominaba la psique de la nación. Después volverá a la superficie para recobrar fuerzas con unas deliciosas tartas caseras y bollos o un trago de vodka ruso en un café local.
Erected in 1882 by order of Alexander III, it was designed and named to memorialize his father Alexander II, killed in a terrorist attack on pavement preserved inside. It was built in the traditional Russian style and influenced by churches from the Yaroslavl region and Saint Basil’s cathedral in Moscow, and is therefore very different from the rest of the churches in St. Petersburg. Its facade is made from red bricks decorated with mosaics, and its onion domes are covered with brightly-colored ceramics and gilded painting. However, it is the magnificent interior where the décor achieves its greatest splendour: more than 7500 square meters of mosaics, unlike any other church in the world. Its silhouette rising from the waters of Griboedov canal is undoubtedly one of the symbols of the city.
There are so many things to do to in Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan (Russia). Kazan is situated on the Volga river of Russia, 800 Km to the East of Moscow. Let CitySightseeing help you to discover a city that is over 1,000 year old and today it’s the 3rd capital of Russia after Moscow and Saint Petersburg. By choosing to tour the city in one of our instantly recognisable open-top buses, you’re letting a knowledgeable native show you the way. So sit back, relax and enjoy!
Kazan is often described as the City where Europe meets Asia, where the two cultures (Tatar and Russian) and two of the world’s main religions meet. Kazan has lots of things to do and interesting points of interest to see, starting with the Kremlin of Kazan, UNESCO World heritage site, as well Russia’s third oldest university where Vladimir Lenin was a student. A recently acquired treasure is the return of the famous Kazan Virgin Icon given by Pope Jean Paul II in 2004.
Kazan also boosts a high level and variety of performing arts, which is enriched by a number of cultural events including, the Shalyapin International Opera Festival, the Nuriev Classic Ballet Festival, the Music festival “Europe-Asia” and the Muslim cinema festival “Golden Minbar”. All these cultural events are closely interrelated with the names of famous people of Kazan, including : Rudolf Nuriev and Fedor Shalyapin, Lenin, Gorkiy, Tolstoy, Lobachevskiy.
Divulge in the history of Russia left behind by the likes of Rasputin and Lenin Uncover hidden gems through the Wizard of Oz and wallow in the architecture of Russia Savour traditional Russian delicacies like honey beer on this unique St Petersburg tour!This St Petersburg walking tour will show you the small things which make local life so bustling and important.
We begin at the Vosstania Square metro station where we will embark on a discovery to find the last surviving image of Stalin in its lavish décor and the place where massive doors stand to shut off a station to make it a nuclear shelter. Next we will visit a unique local pub run by the Russian aerobatics team, “Russian Knights,” complete with Soviet Air Force paraphernalia like ejection seats and an SU-27 tail fin fixed to the wall behind the bar. While here, we can’t forget to taste the local honey beer made as per an ancient Russian recipe. After savouring traditional locally made honey beer, your St Petersburg guide will continue walking towards a long grey Soviet-style building where the nuclear submarines, “Red Octobers” were designed and where a monument dedicated to Russian submarines stands nearby.
With a short walk from the monument, we will view the house of one of Russia’s most mysterious men, Rasputin! And nearby lays a small apartment that was once home to another of Russia’s infamous men in the 19th century, Vladimir Lenin. We will have the opportunity to walk with your St Petersburg guide through the archways of nearby buildings, experiencing the darkness of St. Petersburg called the “well-yards” where walls with windows stand just a few meters apart from each other, creating darkness within. Once we have escaped from the murkiness of well-yards we will immediately see the splendid art nouveau façade of Baltiysky train station, and certainly a different St Petersburg tour experience.
After a short walk from there, we will see an entire yard dedicated to the “Wizard of Oz” complete with paintings and sculptures from the fairytale’s characters, even an Emerald Town playground. The St. Petersburg sightseeing tour ends next to Vladimirskaya metro station where we depart while admiring the monument dedicated to Fyodor Dostoyevsky, one of the most famous Russian authors.
Descubre el asombroso monasterio de Alejandro Nevsky, que alberga algunos de los edificios religiosos más antiguos e importantes de San Petersburgo.
El monasterio fue fundado por Pedro el Grande en 1710 en honor a una de las más gloriosas victorias de Rusia sobre los suecos. Aquí es donde se detuvo la invasión sueca del territorio ruso en el siglo XIII. Parece ser que Pedro el Grande estaba ligeramente equivocado con respecto a la localización pero sin embargo la leyenda permanece. El monasterio de Alejandro Nevsky es un increíble lugar de devoción, ya que atrae a creyentes de todo el país al ser una de las solamente cuatro lavra de Rusia, la mayor denominación para un monasterio ortodoxo.
El complejo de edificios comprende dos iglesias barrocas fabulosas diseñadas por el italiano Domenico Trezzini y la majestuosa catedral de la Santísima Trinidad, así como otro par de iglesias. Es de destacar el hecho de que los restos sagrados de Alejandro Nevsky fueron traídos desde Vladímir y que fueron albergados en un sepulcro hecho con la pasmosa cantidad de una tonelada y media de plata pura.
El monasterio de San Alejandro Nevsky, considerado como uno de los museos más antiguos de Rusia, hace alarde de una colección de objetos de culto: manuscritos antiguos, crucifijos, cuerpos incorruptos de santos e iconos con marcos cubiertos de piedras y metales preciosos. También es de particular interés el cementerio Tikhvin, donde están enterradas algunas de las personas más famosas de Rusia. Entre las paredes de este tranquilo cementerio pueden encontrarse miembros de la familia real, guerreros, compositores y escritores. Fíjate en las tumbas de los grandes Dostoevsky y Tchaikovsky.
This tour is ideal for getting the feel of the city, and in particular its historical center and major monuments. Participants will enjoy Nevsky Prospect along with its most prestigious buildings: the Anichkov, Stroganov, and Belozersky Palaces; Lutheran, Catholic, and Armenian churches; the orthodox Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, the Eliseev, Singer, and Mertens buildings, and many others.
We will cross the Fontanka, the river that, along with the Moika River and Griboedov Canal, formed the border of the city center. The banks of Griboedov Canal are home to the well-known Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, built in the so typically Russian style with its multicolored cupolas and gold onion domes. The former Winter Palace, once a residence of the tsars and now the Hermitage Museum, dominates the northern bank of the Neva River, while on the opposite bank the silhouette of the Peter and Paul Fortress and its high spire command the skyline.
We will stop by the House of Peter the Great - it was from this modest residence that the Tsar personally kept an eye on the construction of "his" city between 1703 and 1708. On Vasilievsky Island we will see the Strelka, the Menchikov palace and a historical building which is part of the State University.
We will pass by the Admiralty with its imposing gold broach, a symbol of the Russian navy on which Peter the Great wanted to base his empire. His equestrian statue is erected in front of the Senate building and St. Isaac’s Cathedral with its impressive columns made from Finnish red granite. Then there are the buildings of the Conservatory and Mariinsky Theatre on Theater Square, after which the tour will conclude with a visit to the St. Nicolas Naval Cathedral, surrounded by canals. This St. Petersburg landmark was designed and constructed by two main architects: the Spanish Agustin de Betancourt and French Auguste de Montferrand.
St. Isaac’s Cathedral is one of the largest cathedrals in Europe, while also one of the richest by the luxury of its materials: gold, malachite, lazuli, 14 varieties of marble, more than 40 minerals and semiprecious stones, granite from Finland, and 600 square meters of mosaics, along with numerous paintings and sculptures. The dome is covered with 100 kilograms of gold. The imposing columns are each 43 meters high and made from a single piece of granite from Finland. More than half a million workers took part in the construction of the cathedral, made particularly difficult by the swampy ground, the magnitude of the project, and the heavy materials that were employed - more than 300,000 tons! Today the cathedral is a museum, with only one small chapel used for religious purposes every day, though religious services are still held on the most important orthodox holidays.
The range of products and their varied origins are proof that we stand at the crossroads between Europe and Asia. Several workshops offer the opportunity to try one’s hand at traditional jobs such as goldsmithery, pottery, and weaving. You can also admire many imitation buildings representing traditional Russian architecture made from wood and stone.
In order to get to know the history of this well-loved beverage in Russia - it is just as common to drink it during a marriage as it is to do so when celebrating a birth! It was even used as currency at the beginning of the 20th century. The principles of distillation will be detailed in order to understand how to produce this 80 proof alcohol (or at least the commercial version) that was even served to troops during World War II. Moreover, a part of the museum is dedicated to this tragic period.
The visit is followed by a little vodka tasting.
Our tour will begin on Nevsky Prospect, the main thoroughfare of St. Petersburg and the city’s most beautiful and important avenue. It is the commercial and social heart of the city; an animated place full of shops and cafes where the inhabitants of the city love to walk and have fun. We will admire some of its most important buildings, such as the Anichkov, Stroganov and Beloselsky-Belozersky palaces; the Gostiny Dvor Department Store; the Eliseev, Mertens, and Singer houses; and the Anichkov Bridge. Nevsky Prospect is also home to some of the most important churches in St. Petersburg: the Lutheran Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, the Catholic Church of St. Catherine, the Armenian Church of St. Catherine, and the imposing neoclassical colonnade of Our Lady of Kazan Cathedral.
We will walk in front of the sumptuous Grand Hotel Europe on our way to discovering the Arts Quartier, and around the majestic Mikhailovsky Palace, which hosts the Russian Museum. Located in the same square are Mikhailovsky Theatre, the Theatre of Musical Comedy, the Philharmonic, and the imposing façade of the Ethnographic Museum. A short distance from Nevsky Prospect the multi-coloured onion domes of the Church of the Saviour on Blood soar above Griboyedov canal. As we follow the Moika River, surrounded by delightful painted facades, we will arrive at the former Winter Palace, today the Hermitage Museum.
Crossing the Neva by the Palace Bridge will offer a splendid view of the Hermitage, the Strelka with its Rostral Columns, and the Peter and Paul Fortress. We will pass along the majestic Neva next to the Admiralty and its famous spire - one of the symbols of the city - in front of the historical buildings of the University, the Menchikov palace, Kunstkamera, and the Academy of Sciences and Fine Arts. We will then arrive at Senate Square, where the famous mounted statue of Peter the Great, named the "Bronze Horseman", is situated. After that we will go around the imposing St. Isaac’s Cathedral with its majestic granite columns and gilded dome, ending our promenade on the elegant street Bolshaya Morskaya, near Nevsky Prospect.
Contempla el esplendor de la vida de los zares en dos lugares diferentes con esta excursión de día completo desde San Petersburgo a las ciudades monumentales de Pushkin y Pávlovsk. Explora los fastuosos palacios de Catalina y Pávlovsk, pasea por los maravillosos parques de alrededor, y sé testigo de la opulencia en la que vivían los ''Emperadores y Autócratas de Todas las Rusias''.
La hermosa ciudad de Pushkin comenzó siendo un lugar de retiro para la dinastía de los Romanov, que en aquella época era una Tsarskoye Selo (la villa de los zares). Visita el Palacio de Catalina, la magnífica residencia rococó diseñada por Francesco Rastrelli. A pesar de los daños sufridos durante la guerra, el palacio todavía conserva los colores turquesa, blanco y dorado tan apreciados por Rastrelli. Para las bóvedas doradas se necesitaron unos cien kilos de oro. Accede a su interior y contempla una opulencia que parece de otro mundo. Observa los grabados en oro de la Gran Sala y las inmensas lámparas de araña. Admira la asombrosa reconstrucción de la Cámara de Ámbar, la imponente Galería de Pinturas y el Comedor Verde, entre otras auténticas obras de arte. Pasea por el pintoresco Parque de Alejandro, que une los palacios de Alejandro y Catalina, y esconde numerosos pabellones, estanques, originales puentes, pérgolas y esculturas.
Continúa hacia Pávlovsk y visita el palacio neoclásico construido a finales del siglo XVIII y principios del XIX junto a la orilla del río Slavianka para el zar Pablo I. En su interior se exhiben exclusivos muebles y una colección de pinturas y estatuas de valor incalculable. Los jardines ingleses de palacio conforman uno de los parques más hermosos de Europa. Paisajes verdes de arbustos, arroyos de agua fresca y caprichos como el Templo de la Amistad se unen para formar este entorno idílico.
Punto de encuentro: Recogida en el hotel.
Hora de inicio o apertura: 10:00 horas.
Hora final o cierre: 16:00 horas.