Non-gala Saint-Petersburg

In Saint-Petersburg, as well as in Moscow there is Kolomna – "neither a province nor a capital" according to the Russian writer Nikolai Gogol.

During the tour you will visit the non-gala Saint-Petersburg that preserves ancient markets’ buildings, apartment houses of the XIX century, dwellings of not wealthy people such as students, commoners and craftsmen.

Pushkin's "Little House in Kolomna", Dostoevsky's novel "Crime and Punishment" are dedicated to this particular place.

Taking a walk along the banks of the Fontanka River and picturesque canals you will discover addresses of the houses of classics of Russian Literature themselves and of other legendary characters of Russian history: actors, ballet dancers, musicians, politicians, military leaders and revolutionaries.

During the tour you will see the most prominent architectural feature of this area – famous Cathedral of St. Nicholas, New Holland, Mariinsky Theatre.

Feel the atmosphere of the old town in Kolomna of Saint-Petersburg!