Our address:Saint Petersburg, Vosstaniya St. 1
Discount: -200 rub. per ticket
3 - 3.5 h.
Ligovsky Prospekt 10
On a comfortable bus, you will travel on a sightseeing tour to the iconic places of St. Petersburg. A professional guide will share unique details about the city and its famous residents. And of course, you will visit the Peter and Paul Fortress.
4 - 4.5 h.
You will see the main symbols of the city in daylight - from St. Isaac's Cathedral to the Egyptian Sphinxes. The culmination will be a tour inside the city's most mysterious palace - the Mikhailovsky Castle, where you will immerse yourself in the era and tragic fate of Emperor Paul I.
From 6000 ₽ per person
Our office is in the center of Saint Petersburg, and bus pickup points are nearby. You do not need to search for the departure point or walk several blocks.
You can book a trip for a large group, family, school class, corporate event or celebration. We will match the format and the number of seats you need.
Seniors, students, schoolchildren and preschoolers get discounted rates on a number of tours.
Besides Saint Petersburg and its suburbs, we offer multi-day tours to cities and regions across Russia.
Sightseeing, bus, boat, evening, walking and school tours, plus suburban trips — we will find a program for any kind of visit.
We operate clean, comfortable tourist coaches. A spacious cabin matters most on longer routes.
The Peter and Paul Fortress is the place where St. Petersburg began. On Zayachy Island, the bastions, gates, walls, Peter and Paul Cathedral, the Romanov burial vault, the Naryshkin Bastion, the beach by the Neva and city views have been preserved — all easy to combine into a clear walking route.
The Peter and Paul Fortress appeared in 1703 on Zayachy Island. Peter 1 chose this place to protect the access to the Neva and the future city. At first the fortifications were earthen, then they began to be rebuilt in stone.
Over time, the fortress became more than just a defensive structure. Inside appeared the Peter and Paul Cathedral with its famous spire, the burial vault of Russian emperors, the Mint, the Trubetskoy Bastion prison and museum spaces. That is why the fortress is perceived as a separate historical city within St. Petersburg.
Now people come here for several impressions at once: to see the walls and bastions, walk around the territory, see the cathedral, visit the Naryshkin Bastion, go out to the beach by the Neva and catch a panorama of the Palace Embankment, the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island and the city center.
The Peter and Paul Fortress stands on an island, so it is better to build the route from bridge to bridge: enter through the Ioannovsky Gate, walk through the central part, go out to the cathedral, the Naryshkin Bastion, the Neva bank and then return via the Kronverksky Bridge or Alexander Park.
| Method | Route | Time | When it's convenient |
|---|---|---|---|
| On foot from the metro | Metro Gorkovskaya → Alexander Park → Ioannovsky Bridge → Ioannovsky Gate | about 10–15 minutes | The easiest option for a first visit. You get a beautiful approach to the fortress through the park and the bridge. |
| On foot from Sportivnaya | Metro “Sportivnaya” → Kronverkskaya Embankment → Kronverksky Bridge | about 15–20 minutes | Convenient if you are coming from the direction of Vasilyevsky Island, Birzhevoy Bridge, or a walk along the embankments. |
| Tram | Trams No. 6 and No. 40 to the Kronverkskaya Embankment / “Gorkovskaya” area | depends on the boarding point | Suitable from “Sportivnaya”, “Gorkovskaya”, and neighboring areas of the Petrograd Side. |
| Bus | Bus No. 46 from the “Petrogradskaya” metro area and Kamennoostrovsky Prospekt | depends on traffic conditions | Convenient if you are starting from the Petrograd Side and want to get closer to Alexander Park. |
| Taxi / car | To the Kronverkskaya Embankment area or Alexander Park | depends on traffic jams | It is better to allow time for the approach and parking. On weekends and holidays, traffic near the fortress can be heavy. |
| By water | Water routes along the Neva with views of the Peter and Paul Fortress | according to the cruise schedule | A good option for views from the Neva. To enter the territory, it is still more convenient to moor nearby and walk. |
For the first visit, it is convenient to start from Ioannovsky Bridge. This way the route begins at the main entrance, then gradually passes through the gates, the central part of the fortress, the cathedral, the bastions, and comes out to the Neva.
The walk takes from an hour to several hours: it depends on whether you visit the museums, the cathedral, the Trubetskoy Bastion prison, and additional exhibitions.
One of the fortress's main highlights. It is associated with the noon cannon shot tradition, and nearby there are impressive views of the Neva and the city center.
Peter and Paul Cathedral is the main architectural focal point of the fortress. Its spire is visible from various points in St. Petersburg, and inside is the burial vault of Russian emperors.
On the fortress grounds and near the Naryshkin Bastion, city festivities take place during the Maslenitsa season. Usually it's a fair-like atmosphere, music, family activities, seeing off winter, and a large open-air venue. Dates and the program are best checked closer to the holiday, as the schedule is updated every year.
The main cathedral of the fortress with a golden spire, an angel on top, and the burial vault of Russian emperors.
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