I’ve outlined a generic five-day itinerary to help you manage your time in St Petersburg. This plan is flexible and will be changed depending on your wishes and ideas of what you would like to accent during your touring of St Petersburg.
  Also, keep in mind that the following itinerary is laid out for months of late April through early October. Winter season will bring some changes into it.
Day 1. “Welcome to St Petersburg”
  Transfer from the airport. Meet with your guide, enjoy a good dinner at a local restaurant and get some good sleep – there’s a lot of sightseeing ahead!
Day 2. “Russia and Europe: The best of both worlds”
  An in-depth city tour that includes visits to Peter and Paul fortress,
  Following a relaxed lunch break treat yourself to some best treasures of national art in the Russian museum.
  After well-deserved rest there’s another gem of national art awaiting you: an evening of Russian ballet at the beautiful Hermitage Theatre.
Day 3. “St Petersburg gems”
  A day devoted to two of the most stunning treasures of St Petersburg:
  Spend the first half of the day in Russia’s best known museum, the amazing Hermitage. Cut to fit your interests, the tour can be as short or as long as you want it to be, however I suggest an average of three-four hours in the museum, including a revitalizing coffee-break in the middle.
  Then avoid the traffic inconveniencies getting to Peterhoff by taking a hydrofoil, a rapid “water rocket” that will get you to the place in just forty minutes. Spend the afternoon in the park, strolling through the park with a visit to one of the smaller palatial pavilions or the Grand Palace.
  A great option for the evening – a performance at one of the local repertoire opera theatres or just relax getting ready for another big day ahead.
Day 4. “Suburban treasures”
  Two palaces, two different tales to tell:
  First, a splendid official summer residence of the Romanoff, inside out gilded Catherine’s Palace with its famous Amber room and breathtaking Main hall.
  Then experience the best of what Russian cuisine has to offer in one of Tsar’s Village special interest restaurants. Podvorye, a place frequented by Vladimir Putin, is a piece of old Russia with its own singers, dancers and a famous President’s menu; while The Old Tower offers a quite and elegant dining experience in a restaurant that is located inside one of the old fortresses.
  Next, a visit to an intimate Pavlovsk residence. The palace least damaged during World War II is a great chance to take a look at Romanoff’s “regular house”, without their customary gilding and polishing. Not as shining but perhaps the most tasteful out of their palaces, Pavlovsk can give you an idea or two on your own house make-over!
  Option for the evening – a folkloric show and then a fascinating sight of St Petersburg drawn bridges. Contemplate the view either from the water or from the shore, whatever is to your liking.
Day 5. “Elegant St Petersburg”
  First, take a drive through the entire main avenue on the way to the oldest church of St Petersburg, Alexander Nevsky monastery. Not as touristy as some other attractions of the city, the complex boasts a stunning eighteenth century Trinity cathedral and a cemetery where one can find the graves of some very famous Russians, including Peter Tchaikovsky, Modest Musorgsky, Nicolas Rimsky-Korsakov and others.
  In contrast to the shady quietness of the Trinity cathedral, take your time to admire city’s most celebrated church, St Isaac’s cathedral.
  After lunch, enjoy a relaxed boat trip along small river and canals of St Petersburg to better understand why the city is often times referred to as Venice of the North.
  At the end of the day, visit the magnificent Usupov palace. Elegant interiors of the early twentieth century with the unique exposition dedicated to the infamous Grigory Rasputin will be a great place to top the impressions of a great day’s journeys.

  And there is so much more! Church of the Spilled Blood, Ethnography museum, Naval museum, Artillery museum, St Nicolas’s cathedral, Dostoevsky museum – there’s enough to keep you busy for weeks.