XXXV. International Art Festival for Children and Youth "Spring Inspiration"

A relatively young city, St. Petersburg was founded in 1703, and has been playing key role in the history of Russia ever since. St. Petersburg's most renowned novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky in perhaps his greatest novel "The Brothers Karamazov" wrote about three brothers who represent three worlds: the intellectual, the spiritual, and the sensual. No doubt modern St. Petersburg offers a fascinating combo of all these worlds, which will make your stay here a unique and memorable one. Whether you are walking across the city in summer, visiting the world-renowned ballet at the Mariinsky Theater on a magical winter evening, enjoying an early autumn afternoon in one the city's outstanding suburban parks, or delighting in the world-class art collection at the Hermitage Museum at any time of the year, you are sure to appreciate the unique beauty and rich culture of the city on the Neva river. Take a bus ride along its main streets and prospects enjoying its splendid sights: numerous palaces and cathedrals, rivers and channels, old monuments and parks. The city's most popular spots are St. Isaac's Square, the Cruiser Avrora, the Peter and Paul Fortress. In summer a boat trip along the Fontanka River, the Griboedov Canal, or the Moika River; the Mikhailovsky Garden, the Admiralty or Palace Embankments; or around the Peter and Paul Fortress will unveil for you more mysteries of the Venice of the North. Don’t miss a chance to enjoy spectacular panorama of the rasing bridges at night. More than 20 bridges span the Neva river and its armlets. Most of these bridges are bascule bridges and are opened at night during the navigational season for large vessels to pass through. Among the most beautiful are the Troitsky (Trinity), Dvortsovy (Palace), and Bolshoy Okhtinskiy Bridges. Watching the raising of the bridges, whether from the embankments or from a pleasure boats, is one of the great St. Petersburg experiences during the dreamy White Nights of June and July.

Program:

Participation fee:

Participation fee includes:

• Accommodation in Saint-Petersburg (2 or 3 nights);
• 2 or 3 breakfasts at the hotel;
• 2 three-dishes lunch in city’s café (on the first day of the program and on the festival day);
• Guided sightseeing tour of St.Petersburg;
• Walking tour of the Peter and Paul Fortress;
• Bus excursion to Peterhof;
• Meeting the groups at the station and accompanying groups to the station (for small groups (less than 10 persons) – on request);
• Transfers according to the festival program***.

Participation fee doesn not include:

• Entry tickets and sightseeing fees;
• Entry tickets to parks of Peterhof;
• Additional sightseeing tours and transfers;
• Transfer  “station-hotel-station” for small groups (less than 10 persons) – on request;
• Transfer from and to the airport;
• Additional night of stay in the hotel (price upon request).

• 12 Euro for one ensemble participant (no more than 180 Euro for an ensemble)
• 25 Euro for a soloist

** WARNING! If the sightseeing tour or transfer is rescheduled by the applicant's request to the date or time differing from the standard festival program all expenses shall be paid by the contestant according to the issued invoice.