Excursion “Imperial St. Petersburg”

Summer Garden Grille, facing the Neva, great symbol of beauty, followed by the first regular Russian fleet hiding. Right behind bars Laundry humpbacked bridge, witness the reign of Catherine II, decorates the source of the river of Fontanka. And behind it is already profitable houses capitalist Petersburg and modern residential neighborhoods, created on the basis of classical traditions of past eras.

Further fragment Tavricheskogo Palace, the first capital of a water tower and the construction of "Vodokanal", which is responsible for water purity Neva. Smolny Cathedral and the complex of the Smolny Institute for Noble Maidens is adjacent to the "Vodokanal".

On board the ship we can admire the 93-meter dominant Smolny, where blue and white tones blend with the Petersburg sky, creating fabulous panoramic view on the wide Neva flood in Bolsheokhtinsky Bridge. Here, the ship turns around and starts to move in the opposite direction.

Walking along the right bank of the Neva, we will see the ancient dacha of the statesman of the Catherine era, Count A. Kushelev-Bezborodko.

Behind this architectural monument are a number of industrial enterprises of the city, recalls, that St. Petersburg is not only the cultural capital of the country, but also one of the largest economic centers in Russia.

Behind the sadly famous Kresty prison we will see a monument of the Soviet period - Lenin Square near the Finlyandsky Station, in the center of which stands a monument to the leader of the proletarian revolution, facing the Neva.

Returning to the Trinity Bridge will give us a meeting with the majestic panorama of the Peter and Paul Fortress, grand ensemble of Vasilyevsky Island, where the river divides into two symmetrical branches.

Ahead, behind the Palace Bridge on the right, is the tower of the Kunstkamera - the first public museum in Russia, University building, Menshikov Palace. After the ship returned to the starting point of the route.