Tania Illingworth (née Tolstoy) returns to Moscow for this ‘one-off’ long weekend to Moscow – the capital of the Russian Federation – dramatically changed since the fall of Communism.
Tania, a descendant of Leo Tolstoy, will focus on art and history with a private visit to the famous novelist’s romantic country estate. We include the UNESCO World Heritage Site – the Kremlin complex – uniting the original fortress, the medieval churches and the Armoury Museum – the unique repository of national artistic treasures. We also see The State Tretyakov Gallery – the richest museum of Russian national art – as well as the Pushkin Museum of Fine Art famed for its superlative collection of Impressionist and Old Master paintings.
There will be an opportunity to attend a ballet or opera performance at The Bolshoi Theatre (programme will be available 6 weeks before departure).
There is an optional extension with Tania to St. Petersburg visiting Oranienbaum (closed during Soviet times) to see the ‘Chinese Palace’, an architectural jewel dating from 1762, as well as Peter the Great’s Palace on the Gulf of Finland (these palaces only open during the Summer months). Also see highlights in The State Hermitage with an excursion outside the city to enjoy more treasures of the museum’s unrivalled collections.
EXTENSION COST: £1,245
Single Supplement: £265
13th September 2021
- Accommodation throughout as shown in the itinerary
- Breakfast daily; 4 lunches; 1 dinner
- All entrance fees, visits, excursions and transportation as per the itinerary
- Gratuities and porterage
- Local English-speaking guide/s
- The services of your tour leader throughout
- International flights
- Travel insurance and visas
- Theatre tickets and transport to and from the theatre
- Optional dinner at the Pushkin Café (supplement of EUR 125 per person)
- Items of personal expenditure (e.g. telephone calls / laundry etc.)
- Government levies or taxes introduced after costing and publication of this programme on 03/08/20