St Petersburg and Moscow - Academy Travel

St Petersburg
and Moscow
September 16 – October 2, 2013
Tour leader: Marina Campbell

Above: Entrance to Moscow’s Red Square
Below: Dancers from the Bolshoi Ballet performing Swan
Lake
St Petersburg
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Overview
With a rich and at times tumultuous history stretching back hundreds of
years, the land of the Tsars is a fascinating place to explore taking in
Russia’s two principal cities and their environs. Our 18 day tour of
Russian culture, history and art commences in St Petersburg, where we
explore in depth the incomparable Hermitage, where all schools of
western art are represented. A day trip to Pushkin takes us to the lavish
Catherine Palace, a baroque masterpiece whose Amber Room has been
recently restored. We will also visit Pavlovsk, the lovely 18th-century
neoclassical palace, which contains one of the most beautiful garden
ensembles in Europe. City tours will include a visit to the Russian
Museum, the home of Russian 20 th century avant-garde art,
Dostoyevsky’s home, Peter and Paul Fortress and the magnificent St
Isaac’s Cathedral. We begin our tour of Moscow at the ancient Red
Square. While in Moscow we visit the Kremlin’s cathedrals and its
famous Armory Collection, the Pushkin Museum, the Tretyakov Gallery
and enjoy an evening performance at the legendary Bolshoi. On leaving
Moscow we travel to Sergiev Posad to see Russia’s holiest of holies, the
beautiful Trinity Monastery of St Sergius. Our last days in Russia are
spent in Suzdal, the most beautiful and best preserved town of the
Golden Ring, a group of ancient towns that preceded Moscow as the
political and cultural heart of Russia.
Russian-born tour leader Marina Campbell provides in-depth historical
and cultural commentary on the tour and uses her Russian heritage to
provide unique insights and experiences during this journey.
SOME TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
� Seven nights in St Petersburg visiting the Hermitage and the
Russian museums, to view two of the world’s greatest collections
of art
� A day trip to the magnificent Catherine Palace including the
dazzling Amber Room
� Experience the grandeur of St Basil’s Cathedral and Lenin’s
mausoleum in the iconic Red Square
� Explore Moscow’s cultural diversity from the State Armory to the
Kremlin and fabulously ornate Metro stations
� See the Russian masters at the Tretyakov gallery
� A performance of ballet or opera at the Mariinsky Theatre and the
legendary Bolshoi
� Visit Sergiev Posad, home of the Russian Orthodox Church
� Three nights in Suzdal, one of the ancient towns of the Golden
Ring

Tour Price
The tour price is $7,950 per person, twin share (land content only). The
supplement for a single room is $1,595 per person. A non-refundable
deposit of $500 per person is required to secure a place on the tour.
Included in the tour price
� All accommodation in four star hotels
� All breakfasts,nine lunches and six dinners in hotels and local
restaurants
� Land travel by air-conditioned coach
� First class rail travel between St Petersburg and Moscow
� Extensive background notes
� Services of Australian tour leader and manager throughout tour
� All entrance fees to sites mentioned on itinerary
� Qualified local guides
� Porterage of one piece of luggage at all hotels
Not included
� International airfares (competitive quotes available)
� Travel insurance
� Visas (Please contact Hannah Kleboe)
� Meals and activities not stated as included in this itinerary
� Personal expenses
Air travel OPTIONS
The tour price quoted is for land content only. Please contact us for
further information on competitive Economy, Business or First Class
airfares for this tour.
Airport transfers
There will be a dedicated transfer into St Petersburg and from Suzdal to
Moscow Domodedovo airport to coincide with Emirates flight schedules.
This transfer is included for passengers booking their flights through
Academy Travel. Please contact Hannah Kleboe for further details
regarding transfers.
Enquiries and bookings
For further information or to secure a place on this
tour please contact Hannah Kleboe at Academy
Travel, on 9235 0023 or 1800 639 699 (outside
Sydney) or email hannah@academytravel.com.au
Above right: The State Hermitage Museum houses one of
the greatest art collections in the world.
Bottom right: Portrait of Tsar Nicholas II
Tour Leader
Marina Campbell was born in
Russia and returns regularly
for study, work and pleasure.
Marina holds an MA in
Russian Studies from the
University of NSW and has
spent many years teaching
Russian language and culture at the University
of Sydney. She has led many successful tours to
Russia and Central Europe. On this tour her
husband, Dr Michael Campbell will travel as tour
manager.

Top to Bottom: Leonardo da Vincis masterpiece, Madonna
and Child in the Hermitage Museum; St Isaac’s Cathedral
on Palace Square; Canals of St Petersburg leading to the
Church of the Spilled Blood
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Detailed ItinerARY
All breakfasts included. Included lunches and dinners are indicated by
the letters (L) and (D).
Monday 16 September
Arrive St petersburg
Emirates flights arrive in St Petersburg in the late afternoon. Passengers
arriving on the Emirates flight in the afternoon will be met by Marina
Campbell and transferred to our hotel. After checking in and time to
freshen up there is a light dinner available in the hotel this evening. (D)
Tuesday 17 September
The hermitage museum
For most people St Petersburg is inexorably connected with its great art
museum, the Hermitage, housed in the former residence of the Tsars,
the Winter Palace. Built for Tsarina Elizabeth by the Italian born
architect, Rastrelli, the Winter Palace had been a winter residence of the
Tsars until 1904, when increasing unrest forced Nicholas II and his
family to retreat to Tsarskoe Selo. During World War I it was used as a
hospital for invalids. In July 1917 the Provisional Government took over
the palace as its headquarters and this led in turn to its storming by the
Bolsheviks who nationalised the collection. Our day is spent uncovering
the many galleries and exploring the amazing collection housed in this
extraordinary museum. This evening we gather to enjoy a welcome
dinner in a local restaurant. (B, D)
Wednesday 18 September
Touring st petersburg
This morning we depart by coach on a city tour of St Petersburg. Our
first port of call is the Peter and Paul fortress, built by Peter the Great in
1703 it is the first and oldest landmark in St. Petersburg. Several
buildings are contained within the fortress, the Peter and Paul Cathedral
being the most notable as it contains the tombs of almost all the Russian
rulers from Peter the Great; Tsar Nicholas II and his family were finally
laid to rest here in July 1998 on the 80th anniversary of their executions.
We visit St Isaac’s Cathedral whose gilded dome dominates the St
Petersburg skyline while its facades are decorated in sculpture and red
granite columns, the interiors are adorned with detailed mosaic icons,
paintings and columns of lapis lazuli and malachite. We stop at
Leningrad Blockade Memorial which poignantly evokes the 900 day
siege of Leningrad (1941-1944) and acts as an important reminder of
great hardships endured by its people during World War II. This
afternoon we explore the canals of St Petersburg by boat. (B)
Thursday September 19
Catherine’s palace
This morning we drive the short distance to Tsarskoe Selo, formerly
Pushkin, where we visit magnificent Catherine’s Palace. Built for Tsarina

Elizabeth by Rastrelli in 1752 in the rococo style it was named Catherine
in honour of her mother, Catherine l, wife of Peter the Great. Catherine
the Great commissioned a Scottish architect Charles Cameron to design
the glorious gardens and construct the personal apartments of the
Empress. The palace which was very badly damaged during the German
occupation in World War ll, leaving only a hollow shell behind has since
been lovingly restored. Inside the palace, our tour takes us through the
restored gentlemen-in–waiting’s dining room, the dazzling Great Hall,
State Dining Room, Crimson and Green Pilaster rooms and the portrait
room. We also visit the legendary Amber room which was restored largely
with German funds and re-opened in 2004. We break for lunch at
Podvorye Restaurant located in a typical Russian log house and serving
traditional Russian cuisine. After lunch we explore Pavlovsk Park again
designed by Charles Cameron as a classic English landscaped garden
and one of the most beautiful park ensembles in Europe. We return to St
Petersburg this afternoon. (B, L)
Friday September 20
Artists and poets
Our day starts at the museum of Anna Akhmatova (1889-1966), one of
Russia’s greatest poets, who lived most of her life in St Petersburg and
whose life and poetry reflects the tragedy that befell the Russian people
during the wars, the Revolution, and the years of Stalinist repression. The
museum is located in the southern garden wing of the former Sheremetev
Palace where she lived for 30 years from the mid 1920’s. This afternoon
we visit the Russian Museum which was opened to the public in 1898 by
Tsar Nicholas ll and along with the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow contains
the finest collection of Russian art in the world. From medieval icons to
soul-searching works of the Wanderers, the explosion of Symbolism and
Stalinist Social Realism, the works mirror Russia’s history. Today the
museum houses the greatest collection of Russian avant-garde art,
among them masterpieces by Chagall, Kandinsky, and Malevich. (B)
Saturday September 21
Rasputin and dostoyevsky
Today we visit Yusupov Palace, situated on the Moika Canal it is one of
the most beautiful palaces in St Petersburg containing a series of
sumptuously decorated rooms. It was here that Grigory Rasputin, the
infamous ‘holy man’ who exercised such powerful influence on the court of
Russia, was murdered in disputed circumstances by Prince Felix Yusupov
in 1916. Shortly after Rasputin’s murder, the Soviets came to power and
confiscated the palace from the nobles. Today it serves as a Palace of
Culture for educators as well as the Rasputin Museum. We stroll through
the Kuznechny market, an experience not to be missed and the most
vibrant in St Petersburg where vendors sell all manner of fresh produce
and delicious treats are available to sample. Next to the market is the
Dostoyevsky House Museum the former apartment where the famous
writer lived until his death in 1881 and composed his final masterpiece,
The Brothers Karamazov. The apartment is filled with memorabilia relating
to his life and work including many of his personal possessions. (B)
Top to bottom: The amber room at Catherine’s Palace,
Tsarskoe Seloe; Russian nesting dolls in the likeness of
former presidents; Statue of Peter the Great inside the
Russian Museum

Top: Church of the spilled blood, St Petersburg
Bottom: 18 th century throne of Empress Elizabeth housed in
the State Armory
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Sunday September 22
At leisure
Today is at leisure to further explore St Petersburg. You may like to revisit
the Hermitage Museum, visit the magnificent multi-domed Church of the
Spilled Blood or take a walk around the canal area of New Holland. (B)
Monday September 23
To Moscow
After a relaxed morning, we check out of the hotel and transfer to St
Petersburg Railway station where we board the fast train for our four hour
journey to Moscow. On our arrival we transfer to our hotel situated in the
heart of the city. Dinner is in the hotel this evening. (B, L on the train, D)
Tuesday September 24
Touring moscow
Our tour commences with a visit to the iconic Red Square, a vast cobbled
area flanked by some of Moscow’s most famous sites including St Basil’s
Cathedral with its extravagant and brightly coloured onion domes,
commissioned by Ivan the Terrible and built between 1555 and 1561. Also
in Red Square is Lenin’s Mausoleum where the former leader’s body
remains on display to the public and GUM department store with its
elaborate façade and designer stores having replaced the queues of the
Soviet era. A stroll through the parklands and ponds of Chistye Prudy
helps build our appetite before lunch at U Perusmani restaurant.
After lunch we visit Novodevichy Monastery and cemetery situated behind
turreted walls on the Moscow River. The convent grounds contain the
Smolensk Cathedral, modelled on the Cathedral of the Assumption in the
Kremlin, several churches, a fine bell tower and a gallery with a
permanent exhibition of religious icons and embroidery. The cemetery
adjacent to the convent is among Moscow’s most prestigious resting
places containing the tombs of such luminaries as Chekov, Gogol and
Prokofiev to name a few. (B, L)
Wednesday September 25
The kremlin
Today we visit the Kremlin, seat of the Tsars, headquarters of the Soviet
Union and now the residence of President Vladimir Putin. Since its
foundation in 1156, the Kremlin has been a symbol of power of the State.
We visit some of the churches in the Cathedral Square, among them the
most important church in Moscow, the Cathedral of the Assumption. Also
in the Kremlin complex is the State Armory which showcases the wealth
accumulated by Russian tsars over many centuries and the Diamond
Fund which boasts among its jewels, the famous Orlov diamond
presented to Catherine the Great by her lover Count Grigory Orlov, and
the Shah Diamond given to Tsar Nicholas I by Shah Mirza. (B, L)
Thursday September 26
THE TRETYAKOV GALLERY
No visit to Moscow is complete without a ride on its famous underground,
the metro and this morning we see some of the elegant stations decorated

in frescoes and lined with marble. Construction work on the metro began
in the early 1930s during the period of Stalin’s first five year plan. Nikita
Khrushchev was one of the men entrusted with building a metro that
would serve as a showcase for socialism. It was declared that ‘the whole
country will build the metro’. Some of the Soviet Union’s finest artists were
employed to decorate the metro. Today we also visit the Tretyakov
Gallery, home of the world's greatest collection of Russian art. Among the
exhibits are The Trinity by Andrei Rublev and Russia's most revered
icon, Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God. We stop for lunch at a nearby
Russian restaurant before exploring the park of statues formerly called the
park of the fallen heroes, a collection of Soviet era and contemporary
works. (B, L)
Friday September 27
PUSHKIN AND GOGOL
This morning we walk to the Pushkin Museum famous for its impressionist
and post-impressionist paintings as well as its large selection of European
works from the Renaissance onwards and a large array of statuary.
A gentle walk along the Garden Boulevards through Moscow’s exclusive
housing areas leads us to Gogol’s museum where Gogol spent the last
few years of his life. We enjoy a late lunch at the Pushkin Café, an elegant
Russian restaurant in a converted baroque mansion. The afternoon is free
to stroll along the Old Arbat or visit the famous Yeliseev Art Deco café and
deli on Tverskaya Street for a warming cup of coffee or a shot of vodka.
(B, L)1
Saturday September 28
At leisure
Today is at leisure. Depending on your interests you may wish to take in
more of Moscow’s museums such as the Modern Art Museum, Tolstoy
House Museum or the Borodino battle panorama or you could relax at the
historical Sandunovsky baths, a traditional Russian ‘banya’ located
opposite our hotel. (B)
Sunday September 29
Sergiev posad
We depart Moscow by coach for Sergiev Posad, Russia’s holiest of holies,
the beautiful Trinity Monastery of St Sergius. Founded in 1340 by St
Sergius, Russia’s patron saint, it is a glorious ensemble of blue and
golden cupolas offset by snow-white walls. It was closed by the
Bolsheviks after the 1917 Revolution but re-opened after World War II as
a museum, working monastery and the residence of the patriarch.
From Sergiev Posad we travel to Suzdal, approximately four hours away
where we remain for the rest of our stay in Russia. (B, L, D)
Monday September 30
Suzdal
Suzdal is one of the most beautiful and best preserved towns of the
Golden Ring, a group of ancient towns that preceded Moscow as the
political and cultural heart of Russia. The first records of Suzdal date from
1024. With its clusters of 17th and 18th century whitewashed churches
Top to Bottom: One of Moscow’s elegant Metro Stations;
The Trinity Icon by Andrei Rublev at the Tretyakov Gallery;
Golden domes of the monastery at Sergiev Posad

Above: The museum of wooden architecture is just one of
the many interesting buildings in we see in Suzdal
Physical fitness
for this tour
Although the itinerary for this tour is unhurried, a
moderate level of physical fitness will be
required in order to participate in the tour and
enjoy everything that the itinerary has to offer.
Specifically you should be able to do the
following:
� Keep up with the group at all times
� Walk unassisted for up to three of four
hours with only short breaks– there are
walking tours on seven days of the
itinerary
� Walk up and down slopes
� Negotiate steps and slopes on
archaeological sites, which are often
uneven and unstable
� Get on and off coaches, ferries and
funicular railways unassisted
� Move around airports with hand luggage
unassisted
If you are concerned about your ability to meet
the requirements of the trip we urge you to
contact us for further information and to consult
your medical practitioner for an honest
assessment. The tour leaders may instruct you
to take time out of the tour program if they
consider that you will slow the group down or
are at risk of injury or illness.
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and its streets of low wooden houses with traditional carved eaves and
windows, Suzdal is a living museum protected against any industrial
development. We explore it at leisure today with a local guide. (B, L, D)
Tuesday October 1
vladimir
Today we visit Vladimir, founded by Vladimir Monomakh in 1108; it
became the capital of all Kievan Rus after Kiev was sacked in 1169.
Although Vladimir eventually gave way to Moscow as the capital of
Russia, the Tsars continued to be crowned in its Cathedral of the
Assumption until the 15th century. Among those crowned here were Dmitri
Donskoy and Alexander Nevskiy. The Cathedral, built in 1150s originally
housed Russia's most revered icon, Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God.
Originally brought from Kiev it was moved to Moscow in 1390 and has
been housed at the Tretyakov Gallery since 1930. The real treasures of
the Cathedral today are the frescoes painted by Andrei Rublev in 1408. In
the evening we enjoy farewell dinner and a performance by a local
folkloric group at our hotel. (B. L, D)
Wednesday October 2
departure
We transfer by coach to Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport to coincide with
the Emirates flight scheduled to depart this evening. (B)
Additional travel AND
stopovers
We are more than happy to arrange additional travel either before or
after the tour dates. Stopovers on the outbound or return flight are
also possible for those wishing to break their journey. Please contact
Hannah Kleboe on (02) 9235 0023 to discuss your requirements.

Hotels
St Petersburg, Hotel Rossi (7 nights)
Well located boutique four-star hotel on the Fontanka River
embankment. The hotel has been restored incorporating classical
Russian architecture and modern design. Rooms and bathrooms are
spacious with views into the internal courtyard. Original features such as
exposed brickwork and wooden beams add a certain charm.
moscow, Peter 1 (6 nights)
A well regarded four-star hotel in a central position, less than 10 minutes
walk from Red Square, the Kremlin, the Bolshoi and many of Moscow’s
museums. Rooms are elegantly furnished with all the amenities of a
modern hotel.
suzdal, pushkarskaya sloboda (3 nights)
The only four-star rated hotel located within the Golden Ring region.
Consisting of several restored 19th-century buildings and modern
buildings constructed in the same style, the hotel evokes an atmosphere
of life in a Russian village. Air-conditioned rooms are clean and
comfortable all are equipped with satellite television, mini bar, safe and a
hairdryer.
Weather on Tour
September is a pleasant time to travel in Russia with the autumnal
colours on show. Days are mild with an average chance of rain and
temperatures averaging between lows of seven degrees at night and
sixteen degrees during the day. A light weather proof jacket and
umbrella may be required at times during the tour.
Top to bottom: The Hotel Rossi on the banks of the
Fontanka River; An example of a double room at the Rossi
where every room is unique; The Grand Façade of the Peter
I Hotel; Elegant furnishings are a hallmark of our Moscow
hotel

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