Discover the history of the luxurious mansions of the most expensive and unexplored island in St. Petersburg! This unique audio tour will introduce you to the history of Stone Island, an open-air museum away from the beaten tourist path.
Get ready to explore St. Petersburg's most mysterious island! On this self-guided tour, you will learn how this place on the outskirts of St. Petersburg turned into one of the most expensive and fashionable destinations in the 19th century.
You will hear the story of a corruption scandal that occurred in the 20th century and why the owner of one of the mansions was accused of espionage in Germany. Finally, check out where the acclaimed series The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson was filmed.
The audio tour includes the following sights: Sphinxes on the Malaya Nevka embankment, Dacha of the Prince of Oldenburg, Bekhterev's dacha, House of Princess Kugusheva, House of Mertens, Melnikov's dacha, Kozhevnikov's house, Chaev's mansion, Peter the Great's oak, Blue Cottage, Own dacha, New Dacha, Kamennoostrovsky theater, Kleinmichel mansion, Polovtsov's dacha, Yakovenko's mansion, Follenweider mansion, Gauswald Cottage, Sviyagin's dacha, Gose House, Schwartz's dacha.