The bus tour The Cathedral Ring familiarizes you with masterpieces of architectural and art heritage of the Russian Orthodox Church. Those visiting St Petersburg for the first time can admire its austere beauty, water expanses, granite-faced embankments, bridges, palaces and parks and, above all, its churches.
The bus tour includes visits to the four cathedrals:
– St Isaac’s (including the climb to the colonnaded walkway)
– St Sampson`s Cathedral
– The Smolny Cathedral
– The Church of the Resurrection of Christ (the Savior on Blood)
The tour lasts 4,5 hours and is available in English and German (audioguide)
The tour starts at 11.30
The bus tour The Heavenly Patrons of St Petersburgis devoted to the saints of St Petersburg – the right-believing Prince Alexander Nevsky, the Blessed St Xenia of St Petersburg and the venerable St John of Kronstadt. The route follows along the numerous rivers and canals of St Petersburg. You will see the Neva and its branches – the Malaya and Bolshaya Neva, the Malaya Nevka, rivers Smolenka and Karpovka and will realize why the city is deemed the Venice of the North.
The tour includes visits to:
- The Chapel of Blessed Xenia
- St John’s Convent
- Alexander Nevsky Monastery (Lavra)
The tour lasts 3,5 hours
Tour begins at 12.00
Tour tickets can be purchased at ticket office #1 at the St Isaac museum or any of the theater box offices in the city.
For more information, call: + 7(921) 880 13 37; +7(812) 577 14 41.
