Dostoyevsky Walking Tour
Adults
We require a minimum of 2 PAX per booking
Start time: 10:00
Duration: 3 hours
The tour is available every day except Monday. It is run in English only.
Kindly provide your hotel address when booking.
The Dostoevsky Walking Tour provides a comprehensive outlook on the life of the famous writer and on the historical period when his works were published.
Fyodor Dostoyevsky was one of the greatest Russian writers of the 19th century. Although he was born in Moscow, St Petersburg became was his home for most of his life and also the setting for many of his novels.
Itinerary:
- 10:00 Meet your guide at your hotel lobby.
- 10:30 Arrive at Haymarket Square to visit the building where Dostoyevsky used to live. You will also see the home of Rodion Raskolnikov, the main character of Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment.
- 11:00 Follow Raskolnikov’s route from the novel to where the murder took place and find the courtyard where he buried the stolen purse.
- 11:30 — 12:30 Take a bus to Vladimirsky Prospekt and visit the Fyodor Dostoyevsky Memorial Museum.
- 13:00 Visit the Tikhvin Cemetery and see Dostoevsky’s final resting place.
- After the tour, you can stay in the city centre or return to your hotel.
Inclusions:
- Professional licensed guide
- Admission tickets to the Fyodor Dostoyevsky Memorial Museum and the Cemetry
Exclusions:
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities
- Public transport fees
Available add-ons:
- Visa-free service — documentation needed to disembark a cruise ship without a Russian visa. The visa-free add-on is charged per group of up to 6 PAX with a minimum booking of 2 PAX. It includes a return transfer from the port and back.
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