Arbat Street - walking along the most famous pedestrian area in Moscow which deservs the title of Moscow Monmartre. A lot of diffrent cafes, antique shops and stands with traditional Russian gifts and souvenirs are situated here. Numerous artisans and painters display their works just in the street.
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Tretyakov State Gallery - one of the world’s largest museums, a treasure house of old Russian art from the XXI century till our days. The gallery bears the name of its founder, Pavel Tretyakov, a rich Russian manufacturer and patron of art. Now the Tretyakov Gallery holds more than 50000 works of painting, graphic art and sculpure.
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Town of Pushkin - a tour to the marvelous palace and park complex, located 25 km to the south of St. Petersburg. Pushkin (former Tsarskoye Selo) is famous for its impressive baroque Catherine Palace where Catherine the Great lived and died, and also for the Lyceum which was attended by the Great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin.
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Torzhok - this ancient town located on the shore of Tvertsa river is famous for a great number of churches and monasteries. The city tour includes fascinating Borisoglebsky and Voskresensky Monasteries, different cathedrals and churches as well as the visit to the Museum of Gold Sewing.
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St. Petersburg City Tour - located on numerous islands, the city is considered to be one of the most beautiful in the world. You will see all major city highlights in the course of 3-hour tour including visits to the Peter & Paul Fortress, the burial place of Russian Emperors, and St. Isaacs Cathedral, the forth highest cathedral in the world with breathtaking design.
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Pushkin Fine Arts Museum - Moscow's equivalent to St. Petersburg's enormous Hermitage Museum. It houses an extensive collection of ancient art and artifacts from the Ancient times to the New Age, including Egyptian, Assyrian, Ancient Greek and Roman pieces. The museum was established by the father of the famous Russian poet Marina Tsvetaeva.
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Novgorod - one of the oldest towns in Russia, founded over 1100 years ago and regarded as the cradle of Russian culture due to its unique architecture. Excursion to the Kremlin (St. Sofia Cathedral, Palace of Chamber), Historical Museum and St. George Monastery Museum of the ancient Wooden Architecture.
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Museum of Wooden Architecture - outdoor museum situated south of Novgorod. Typical wooden buildings of the middle centuries are collected here.The churches, houses, warhouses and peasants' huts of artistic and historical value were brought here from all over the area of Novgorod and the new small town was set up.
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Moscow City Tour - main streets, squares and places of interest: the Tverskaya street the most animated and saucy, the former headquarters of the KGB, Russian White House, the Red Square, the Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed, the Cathderal of Christ the Saviour, the Bolshoy Theatre, etc.
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Hermitage Museum - the Hermitage ranks among the worlds major museums. Its collection consists of nearly 3 million art objects (West European art, the Antique world, Primitive culture, Oriental culture and art, the history of Russian Culture and numismatics). Exhibits are displayed in the Winter Palace, as well as the Small, Old and New Hermitages.
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Boat Trip up to Ilmen Lake - you can take a ferry along Volkhov river to Ilmen lake just on the left of the pedestrian bridge over Volkhov river, in front of the Kremlin. The trip will enable you to see the surounding area of Novgorod and enjoy the picturesque views of the riversides and the beautiful shores of Ilmen lake.
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Canal Boat Trip - a wonderful tour along rivers and canals to enjoy the riversides of St. Petersburg. You will be impressed by the picturesque banks of Neva river and numerous canals, beautiful embankments, and elegant bridges which are considered to be the real works of art.
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Yuriev Monastery - it is situated not far from the place where the Volkhov river is flowing out of the Ilmen lake. The monastery was founded by Yaroslav the Wise and for centuries played an important role in the life of Novgorod. Yuriev monastery's main building is St. George Cathedral which dates back to 1119.
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