ST. PETERSBURG. The Vasilievsky Island walking tour. The tour starts from the Strelka (the eastern tip of Vasilyevsky Island) along University quay and Andreevsky boulevard to the underground railway station “ Vasileostrovkaya”. During this walk you will learn about a very first development of Vasilievsky Island, about its channels and why these channels have never been constructed.

The Vasilievsky Island walking tour. The tour starts from the Strelka (the eastern tip of Vasilyevsky Island) along University quay and Andreevsky boulevard till underground railway station “Vasileostrovkaya”. During this walk you will learn about very first development of Vasilievsky Island, about its channels and why these channels have never been constructed. You will hear the stories about Stock Exchange building and Rostral Columns, Twelve Collegia building, The Kunstkamera building, Peter II and Menshikov Palaces, Rumyantsev garden, Academy of Arts building and famous Petersburg sphinxes. Then the tour will go on to the place of the first pontoon bridge named Isaakievsky, that doesn’t exist presently, you will learn about its destiny and the story of Palace and Blagoveshchensky bridges. During this walk you will meet the Rector building (the building where A. Blok was born), the narrowest street in the city (Repina street), Collegiate square that was intended to be the main square in the time of Peter I. You will also visit the functioning St. Andrew Cathedral during this walk.