Tours

Several tours for the ISNA-16 Participants are already arranged by the Organizing Committee, including tours to the Kremlin, Armory, Diamond Treasury, and an excursion to Saint Petersburg. These tours required advanced booking.

Below is an information that was placed at this website in spring, it might be still useful for our guests.

All tours for accompanying persons and participants are organized by the Symposium Service Agency "Neva". The tours includes a museum ticket, an English-speaking guide and the transportation from Meeting venue and back.

DURING THE SYMPOSIUM

Tours in Moscow

Moscow is a cultural center, as well as an important educational and scientific center. Our sightseeing tours, both on bus, on foot and on the excellent subway system, provide an opportunity to get acquainted with the past and the present culture of our city, as well as its history. We offer you a sightseeing tour to the chief architectural ensemble of Moscow - The Kremlin. The Kremlin's interior includes The Five Kremlin cathedrals, the State Armory and the Diamond Treasury. You also will have a chance to get acquainted with an exposition of the world famous Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, The State Tretyakov Gallery, and The State Art and Historical-architectural Museum-reserve "Kolomenskoye". Gift shopping tour to The All-Russian Exhibition Centre will enable visitors to purchase the pieces of original folk art (see websites 1, 2, 3). We invite you to visit the native land of the blue decorated porcelain Gzhel and Zhostovo factory of decoration painting. By visiting Moscow area cities you can not only be acquainted with their original folk arts, manufacturing process and the paintings, but also purchase the hand-made author's items.

POST- SYMPOSIUM TOURS

St. Petersburg tours

Duration 2-3 days. The City on Neva river, Saint Petersburg is the second largest city of Russia. It could be rightly called a museum under the sun. During the sightseeing tour you will see its main architectural ensembles. The St.Peter&Paul Fortress is a historical monument of St.Petersburg. It is considered to be the birthplace of the city. The State Hermitage (the Winter Palace) is one of the oldest and largest museums in the world. Its collections number over 3 million items and are displayed in 400 halls. Peterhoff is known as "the capital of fountains". This luxurious palace was build on the coast of the Finnish Gulf and was the official imperial summer residence until 1917.

Golden Ring of Russia

Duration 1-2 days. Visiting ancient Russian cities: Vladimir, Suzdal, Sergiev Posad and Gus-Khrustalny you can get the feeling of true Russia, see a variety of Russian architecture, beautiful landscapes, ancient national traditions and cuisine, folklore holidays.