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Neva River Cruises - discover the highlights of Russia

A journey full of cultural highlights, historic monuments, magnificent buildings and palaces, and traditional villages: The Neva River Cruise is intensely fascinating, incorporating as it does trips along the Volga and Svir rivers. The very highest levels of onboard service and comfort on the specially constructed, homely river boats add the finishing touch to this voyage.

The Neva River Cruise - where it takes place and when to go

The Neva is a very short river: it rises at Lake Ladoga and flows into the Baltic at St Petersburg, a mere 74 kilometres later. The best time for a Neva River Cruise is in the months of May to September

Neva River Cruises - cities and tourist attractions

The "Venice of the North", St. Petersburg, is on the itinerary of the Neva River Cruise. Art and culture have played, and continue to play, a significant role in the life of the world's northernmost mega-city. Numerous great composers have worked in the city, the Mariinsky Theatre is based here and the famous Hermitage Art Museum is also located here.

The cruise then continues on the River Svir via the museum village of Mandrogi to Kizhi IslandThe collection of wooden churches to be found there is on UNESCO's list of World Cultural Heritage sites.

Uglitsch on the upper reaches of the Volga, you will be able to visit such interesting cultural monuments as the "Kremlin" or the cathedral of the Redeemer

Of course no Neva River cruise would be complete without a visit to Russia's best-known city, Moscow. From the Kremlin to the central Red Square, the imposing cathedral of St Basil, the Bolshoi Theatre or the Pushkin Museum - this important metropolis is home to numerous highlights.

The Neva River Cruise - a voyage with many faces

On the fascinating Neva River Cruise you will be able to experience a life poised between tradition and modernity. Travelling on several Russian rivers will bring you face-to-face with the highlights of Russian landscape and culture.