* Hermitage Museum - the Hermitage ranks among the world’s 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.

* Nikolaevsky Palace - folkshow with a fourchette to enjoy the cultural life of Russia. A remarkable monument of the 19th century architecture, the palace was built in 1861for Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaevich, son of Nicholas I. The concerts of Russian folklore and classical music are held in the originally decorated light hall with with Corinthian columns.

* Peter&Paul Fortress - The Cathedral of SS Peter & Paul (1712-1733), with its landmark needle-thin spire, magnificent Baroque interior and burial site for most of the pre-Revolutionary Russian leaders, is the oldest church in St. Petersburg. It is also the tallest building in the Northern Capital (excluding the TV tower).

* Petrodvorets - one of the major palace-and-park complexes in the suburbs of St. Petersburg, the most sumptuous of the Imperial residence. This magnificent architectural ensemble overlooking the Gulf of Finland is known for its stately parks with marble statues of gods and heroes, numerous palaces and pavilions, beautiful fountains.

* 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. Isaac’s Cathedral, the forth highest cathedral in the world with breathtaking design.

Mandroga - Enjoy your visit at this beautiful recreational village with the people of Mandroga. Experience their culture. Enjoy a visit to a museum of Russian vodka and traditional spirit brewing. Here you will become acquainted with the history of the Russian vodka industry.

Valaam - The island of Valaam is undoubtfully the most picturesque place of the old Finland. Sometimes the name of the island is attributed to the name of the pagan god Baal (Veles), or the biblical prophet Balaam. There is no building, not even a chapel, in the monastery which isn't at least a hundred years old.

Lake Ladoga - The largest lake in Europe, it is c.130 mi (210 km) long and c.80 mi (130 km) wide and has a maximum depth of 738 ft (225 m). Located on the heavily glaciated Baltic Shield, the lake has shores that are low and marshy in the south, rocky and indented in the north. The fortress at Petrokrepost commands the Neva's exit from the lake. Until the Finnish-Russian War of 1939-40, the northern part of the lake belonged to Finland; cession of the Finnish shore to the USSR was confirmed by the peace treaty of 1947. During the defense of St. Petersburg (then Leningrad) against the Germans in World War II, the frozen Lake Ladoga was the lifeline by which Leningrad was supplied food and water in the winters from 1941 to 1943.

Neva River - At 46 mi (74 km) long, this river is located in the northwestern part of European Russia, connecting Lake Ladoga with the Gulf of Finland, an inlet of the Baltic Sea. St. Petersburg is situated in its delta. The Neva is connected by canal systems with the Volga River and with the White Sea.