Hermitage Museum and Winter Palace Skip-the-Line Private Tour
Duration: 4 hours
Hermitage Museum and Winter Palace Skip-the-Line Private Tour
Duration: 4 hours
The Hermitage museum is one of the highlights of St. Petersburg that you should not miss! Avoid long lines and get a fast-track entry to one of the most notable Art Museums in the world. Wonder the halls of the Hermitage with a professional guide and art lover who will show the most notable paintings and exhibits and tailor the tour to your preferences.
Hotel pickup
Flexible timing
All tickets included
Easy cancellation
Hermitage Private Tour Highlights
Hermitage and Palace Square
Head to the Hermitage passing the Palace Square where some of the most notable events in Russian history took place including the October Revolution of 1917.
The Hermitage entrance tickets will allow you to access the Old Hermitage, New Hermitage and Small Hermitage as you explore the second largest museum in the world.
The Hermitage entrance tickets will allow you to access the Old Hermitage, New Hermitage and Small Hermitage as you explore the second largest museum in the world.
Jordan Staircase
Start your Hermitage tour by going up the magnificent baroque staircase that was meant to demonstrate that Winter Palace is the residence of the gods.
Find out who was the original architect of the staircase and why the stairs were named in honor of the "Jordan River" in Israel.
Find out who was the original architect of the staircase and why the stairs were named in honor of the "Jordan River" in Israel.
Hermitage Art Collection
See one of the largest collections of European Art that includes classical masterpieces of such famous artists as: Leonardo Da Vinci, Rafael, Titian, El Greco, Rembrandt, Velasquez, Rubens and many others.
Enjoy the Egyptian, Babylonian, Greek sculptures, jewelry and decorative art of the antique period.
Enjoy the Egyptian, Babylonian, Greek sculptures, jewelry and decorative art of the antique period.
Small Throne Room
During the Hermitage Museum tour explore the Peter the Great Memorial Hall and marvel at the rooms original decorations.
Find out what was this rooms purpose during the era of the Tsars and what two major battles of the Russian history are depicted in the paintings in this room.
Find out what was this rooms purpose during the era of the Tsars and what two major battles of the Russian history are depicted in the paintings in this room.
Armorial Hall
Visit the Armorial Hall - the official ceremonial chamber of the Russian Tsars. Ask your guide about the Hermitage Theatre that was constructed as a court theater for the Royal family and can be accessed by a secret passage from the Armorial Hall.
Imagine yourself surrounded by Russian nobility on a grandiose imperial balls organized by Catherine the Great.
Imagine yourself surrounded by Russian nobility on a grandiose imperial balls organized by Catherine the Great.
Military Gallery
Learn about the "Patriotic War of 1812" and see the Military Gallery dedicated to the generals who took part in defeating Napoleon. The gallery contains portraits of 332 generals but to many it may seem as if their are millions of items and portraits on the wall.
Find out how a room in the Windsor Castle in England became the prototype for the creation of this Military Gallery.
Find out how a room in the Windsor Castle in England became the prototype for the creation of this Military Gallery.
Grand Throne Room
Admire the room that served as the scene for the most formal ceremonies of the Imperial court and remains one of the most significant rooms at the State Hermitage Museum.
Learn about Giacomo Quarenghi who designed this hall and was one of the most influential architects of Saint Petersburg.
Learn about Giacomo Quarenghi who designed this hall and was one of the most influential architects of Saint Petersburg.
Pavilion Hall
During the guided tour of the museum complex see the famous Peacock Clock – a truly remarkable 250-year-old automated clock that features three life-size mechanical birds.
Find out why the "Pavilion Hall" was sometimes called the "favourites room" and was connected directly with Elizabeth the Great's sleeping Chambers.
Find out why the "Pavilion Hall" was sometimes called the "favourites room" and was connected directly with Elizabeth the Great's sleeping Chambers.
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Customer Reviews about Hermitage Museum and Winter Palace Skip-The-Line Private Tour
- Our guide Olga picked us up, skipped the queue for us as she already had the entry tickets. She was the most excellent guide you could ask for. Knowledgeable, informative and good story teller. Brilliant spoken english and fun telling anecdotes and 'gossip'. We had 3,5 intense and interesting hours. The Hermitage collection was breathtaking with so much to see and take in. We're all greatly satisfied with the guided tour and especially pleased to spend the hours with Olga. We highly recommend this tour!!
- Hermitage is Russia's most famous museum - and it is no wonder as it is incredibly beautiful and overwhelming. The museum is so big, there is so much history, stories, pieces, art and artifacts - without a guide it would be difficult to know where to walk and what to see. Our guide was great, telling us lots of different facts about the Hermitage Museum especially focusing on the Western European Art collection.
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