St.Petersburg Literature Tour
Much of St.Petersburg remains as it was in Dostoyevsky's
time. Street names, building descriptions and the general
atmosphere of this amazing city will take you back in time.
We visit several Dostoyevsky haunts and of course his
memorial flat / museum. Russia's national poet. Alexander
Pushkin is much celebrated in St.Petersburg, the city he
loved so much and in which he was eventually killed in the
fatal duel. We visit his apartment which has many excellent
exhibits and has remained more or less untouched since his
death. They even have a lock of hair of the great man. If
any other Russian writer interests you let us know and we
will do our very best to accommodate 'extras' in to your
tour.
Itinerary
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Day 1 |
Arrival in
St.Petersburg. Transfer to hotel. Evening at leisure
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Day 2 |
Breakfast. City
Tour followed by lunch then a visit to the Hermitage -
The Hermitage Museum is Russia's best art gallery, one
of the most prominent museums in the world, and
definitely the main tourist attraction of St.
Petersburg. The museum was founded in 1764 when
Catherine the Great purchased a collection of 255
paintings from Berlin. Today, the Hermitage 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, French Impressionists (Renoir, Cezanne, Manet,
Monet, Pissarro), plus Van Gogh, Matisse, Gaugin and
sculptures by Rodin. |
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Day 3 |
Breakfast. The
Museum of Russian Literature (The Pushkinskiy Dom). The
museum was established in 1905 as a museum type
depositary. The Museum of Literature of the House of
Pushkin holds Russia's largest collection of
manuscripts, icons, and memorial articles related to the
history of Russian literature and culture of the 18th
-20th centuries. Lunch. Dostoevsky Memorial Apartment
Museum - located in the apartment in which Dostoyevsky
lived from 1878 to 1881. It was Dostoevsky's last
apartment in St. Petersburg, and is full of memorabilia
relating to his life and work. Dostoyevsky wrote a lot
about St. Petersburg, setting the action of most of his
novels here. |
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Day 4
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Breakfast.
Alexander Pushkin Memorial Apartment Museum is dedicated
to Russia's most celebrated poet, and stands just a few
yards away from Palace Square and two blocks from Nevsky
Prospekt on the quiet embankment of the Moika River. The
museum is centered around Alexander Pushkin's memorial
apartment where he lived in 1836-37, and died after
being mortally wounded in a dramatic duel. Visitors can
see the study of the poet and writer who gave the world
the stories "Eugene Onegin" and "The Queen of Spades",
and set a standard of perfection for Russian poetry and
literary language. Lunch. Anna Akhmatova Apartment /
Museum (Fontannyy dom) It is a literature/historical
museum that was opened in 1989. It comprises the
apartment interiors of the art historian N.I. Punin, the
husband of Akhmatova, as well as exhibits dedicated to
creative life of the poetess. |
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Day 5 |
Breakfast, free
time to say your farewells to this lovely city and
transfer to the airport for your flight home |
Pricing
For a full exact and guaranteed quotation
please e-mail us at
travel@russiangateway.co.uk
Prices Include:
- Russian Visas
Including All Processing Costs
- Return Flights
from any UK airport
- Airport
transfers
- Twin Roomed
Accommodation in 3 Star Hotels
- All excursions
as per itinerary with private guide and transport
- Meals: Full
Board from Dinner on Day 1 to breakfast on final day
- All airport,
hotel and local taxes
For more information or
if you wish to book please e-mail us at
travel@russiangateway.co.uk
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