Cruises St. Petersburg - Moscow

    The tour is a great combination of ancient Russian cities, famous for their history, architecture and art. Cities include the Russian capital Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Kizhi, Goritsy and Uglich. The river cruise ship will take you along the Neva River, Lake Ladoga, the Svir River, Lake Onega, the Baltic canal, White Lake and the Volga River. The beauty of the countryside will make your trip unforgettable. Start in St. Petersburg, Russia's cultural capital and head to Moscow, Russia's political and economic capital. 

The table of cruises Saint Petersburg - Moscow 2012:

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Tour highlights:

• St.Petersburg - St. Petersburg is Russia's cultural and historical treasure, one of the world's most beautiful cities, and one of its top ten tourist destinations according to "The Forbes Traveler." It is known as the Venice of North thanks to its numerous canals and hundreds of bridges. It is sometimes called Russia's Versailles thanks to dozens of opulent palaces and royal estates. It can be rightly called a living museum - so many of its buildings are part of Russia's history. There is so much to see in city center of St. Petersburg but there are even more amazing sights around it. Peterhof is a lavish royal residence on the outskirts of the city. It is most famous for its fountain park that rivals that of Versailles. Peterhof was the official summer residence of Russian tsars and is home to the Summer Palace.

• Mandrogui - Mandrogi is the name of a small village that has no architectural wonders, giant castles or churches. You will, however, discover the unique style and architecture of the northern tribes that have occupied these lands for centuries

• Kizhi-Island - Kizhi is the name of unique island located on the Lake Onega. In the center of the island stands the amazing Transfiguration Church. This wooden church and its 22 domes are built without a single nail. In fact, originally, the Transfiguration Church was located in another place. The Bolsheviks, who had little, if no, respect for religion, had some respect for its architectural value, so they decided to move this unique church as far from the major cities and people as possible, to distant Kizhi Island.

• Goritsy - Goritsy is famous for the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery (1397). This monastery's strong walls and bastions were used by some nobles as a safe house during the Times of Trouble. The Polish armies stormed it, but never succeeded in capturing it. Unfortunately, the monastery was not so successful in repelling the attacks of other invaders four centuries later. The Bolsheviks closed the monastery in early 20th century and sent its monks to the prison camps.

• Yaroslavl - By today standards Yaroslavl is small, but its place in Russia's history and culture cannot be underestimated. Before it was annihilated by the Mongols it was Russia's largest city, its economic, political, cultural and scientific center. It was rebuilt shortly after but was once again burnt to the ground. While the Mongols had been preoccupied with Yaroslavl, Moscow was able to harness enough power to overthrow the "Mongol yoke."

• Uglich - The city was the best-defended fortress of Moscovy and it was burnt on number of occasions by Lithuanians, Tatars, and even the grand prince of Tver, the city which rivaled Moscow.
  Uglich is most famous for the tragic events that took place in 1591 when the 10-year old prince Dimitry, the last heir to the throne of the ancient Ruyrik dynasty, was killed here (as historians now agree, by Boris Godunov, advisor to Dimitry, who wanted the throne for himself). Dimitry's death plunged Russia into decades of political turmoil known as Time of Trouble.

• Myshkin literally means a Mouse´s town. The origin of the town´s name is very curious. It happened many centuries ago. An unknown prince stopped for the night in the woods and made camp on the grass and fell asleep. During the night, the prince was awakened by a mouse which had run across his face. This was not a very pleasant incident but it saved his life. As the prince pushed away the mouse he suddenly saw a venomous snake ready to strike right beside him and quickly killed the creature. The mouse had alerted him to the danger! To honor the mouse, the prince erected a chapel on the very spot, and in gratitude to his small rescuer he named this place Myshkin. In the XVIII century Myshkin achieved the status of a town according to Catherine II decree, and by the end of XIX century it became one of the richest and most prosperous small towns on the Volga river.

• Moscow - During the tour of Moscow, the capital o Russia, you will see all the major sights including Red Square, Novy Arbat Street, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Poklonnaya Mountain with the extensive Victory Park that was laid down to commemorate WWII victory, Vorobievy Mountains and other city attractions. Also, you will visit one of the oldest convents in Russia, the Novodevishiy Convent. The Moscow Kremlin is located in the very heart of the Russian capital. Its walls and towers, gilded domes of cathedrals and magnificent palaces rise high above the Moscow River and create a splendid and majestic architectural ensemble. The Kremlin is the symbol of Russian statehood, the treasury, containing historic relics, cultural and artistic monuments.