Excursion to Kronstadt with a visit to the Naval Cathedral and the Mayakovsky Museum
From 700₽ per person
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Type: Single-day activity
Duration: 6 hours
* We invite you to take a bus tour to Kronstadt. It is the most remote of the 7 suburbs of the Northern Capital. You can get to it by water, by boat, or by bus along the dam. This city is a naval outpost that has been defended by St. Petersburg for almost three centuries. It houses about 300 architectural and historical monuments. And the Kronstadt Fortress is included in the famous UNESCO World Heritage List.
The program of the excursion:
• A bus ride to Kronstadt with a guided tour along the way.
• We pass the Annunciation Church, the Datsan Buddhist Temple, the Lakhta Center, the St. Petersburg Arena stadium, the St. Petersburg Flood Protection Complex (dam), the Kronstadt forts, and a unique panorama of the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea.
• Arrival in Kronstadt (organizational information).
• Tour of Kronstadt (70-90 minutes). We will see St. Nicholas Cathedral at Sea, the Italian Palace, the Kronstadt footstock, Petrovsky Park, etc.
• Free time for walks and photos on the Anchor Square.
• Technical stop (20-25 minutes).
• Gathering of the group and departure to St. Petersburg.
• Arrival in Saint Petersburg at Moskovsky railway station, metro station pl. Uprisings.
What is famous for Kronstadt?
- Museums.
- The apartment of the famous Father John of Kronstadt. It now houses a museum named after him.
- Museum of the History of Kronstadt.
- Museum of the Kronstadt Marine Plant.
- A. S. Popov Memorial Museum-study.
Temples and cathedrals:
The most famous is St. Nicholas Cathedral at Sea. It was designed by the famous architect V. A. Kosyakov. It is a very beautiful and impressive structure with a height of over 70 meters. The diameter of the upper dome exceeds 26 meters. It is such a large building that its dome can be observed even from St. Petersburg. There are also St. Andrew's Cathedral, the Vozdvizhenskaya Church, the Cathedral of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God.
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* 43-45, Ligovsky Prospekt, Saint Petersburg Departure time: 11:45, 12:15, 13:15, 13:45Finish point
* 43-45, Ligovsky Prospekt, Saint PetersburgCancellation policy
* Free 24-hour cancellation
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Основное направление деятельности нашей компании — организация туров и экскурсий с широкой географией. Мы неоднократно становились партнёрами правительства Санкт-Петербурга, совместно участвовали в организации государственных проектов, таких как Алые Паруса, Фестиваль искусств «Белые ночи». Результаты нашей работы демонстрируют не только отзывы благодарных туристов, но и почетные и грамоты правительства Санкт-Петербурга и Ленинградской области.
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