* During the tour, you will not only get acquainted with the main sights of the center of St. Petersburg – the Arrow of Vasilievsky Island, the Admiralty, the Senate and Palace Squares, Nevsky Prospekt, the Senate and Synod buildings, the "Bronze Horseman" – but also visit the historical heart of the city – the Peter and Paul Fortress, because it was from there that St. Petersburg began. The Peter and Paul Fortress is of great importance for our city. The day of the foundation of the fortress on May 27, 1703 became the birthday of St. Petersburg. In the Peter and Paul Fortress you will see a "city within a city" – typical buildings of Peter the Great's time, the operating enterprise "Mint", where coins, orders and medals are still minted. You will visit the Peter and Paul Cathedral, see the graves of Russian emperors and empresses, as well as grand dukes and princesses. In the former prison of the Trubetskoy Bastion, you will learn about the conditions of prisoners and the names of those who visited the "Russian Bastille". After the tour, you can continue to walk around the fortress on your own. Sightseeing stops: St. Isaac's Square, Rastrelli Square, Palace Square, cruiser Aurora (stops may vary depending on the traffic situation). What sights you will see: Nevsky Prospekt Strelka Vasilyevsky Island Peter and Paul Fortress University (House of 12 Colleges) Senate Square St. Isaac 's Square Admiralty house Palace Square and the Hermitage Summer garden Cruiser of the I-th rank "Aurora" Smolny Monastery and Institute