Top attractions
Hermitage with the Treasure Gallery (Gold Room)
Today you will visit the Hermitage (the Winter Palace) and the Treasure Gallery (Gold Room). With the possible exception of the Louvre, there is no museum in the world that rivals the Hermitage in size and quality. Its collection is so large that it would take years to view it in its entirety. The collection is displayed in 4 buildings built in the 18th-19th centuries, the home of the Russian Tsars.
Gold Room features a unique collection of jewelry designed by Russian, European and Oriental artists and craftsmen.
Russian Museum
The State Russian Museum (formerly the Russian Museum of His Imperial Majesty Alexander III, while prior to that, as the Palace of the Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna) is the largest depository of the Russian fine art in St Petersburg.
The State Hermitage Museum
Today you will visit the Hermitage (the Winter Palace). With the
possible exception of the Louvre, there is no museum in the world that
rivals the Hermitage in size and quality.
