The Hindu Business Line : RUSSIA

Package includes return airfare, accommodation, overseas mediclaim policy, meals, tours, airport transfers, entrance fees, excursions, sightseeing and surface transportation Attractions: Visit the Kremlin, the `walled fortress' of Russia, which houses four cathedrals, three palaces and two Museums, and is the official residence of the Russian President.

Visit the Red Square and St Basil' s Cathedral with its colourful onion-shaped domes. Take an overnight train to St Petersburg where you can view the river Neva; see the Nevsky Prospect lined with the marble palaces of Russian royalty.

Soak in the rich history in the Church of the Spilled Blood, the Admirality, St Isaacs Cathedral, the Winter Palace, Menshikov Palace, Alexander Nevsky Monastery, Russian Museum, and the Peter and Paul Fortress, all of which emphasise the city's rich architectural heritage.

In Pushkin take a tour of the Catherine Palace; drive down to Peterhof, visit the Grand Palace, and the parks with 176 fountains , majestic palaces, numerous gilded statues of ancient gods and heroes, paintings and works of art and culture.

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