This tour is concentrated in Downtown Rio where the city gathers most of its cultural life. During this visit we see a modern cathedral, Lapa (colonial buildings), city`s old aqueduct, stop at a very traditional tea house and an old temple. As we have many museums we usually recommend a visit to the Historic museum but we also consider individual interests to recommend an appropriate one.
Located at 835 meters (aprox. 2,800 feet) above sea level the city for many years was used as summer residence by the Portuguese Royal family. The visit takes place in some of the buildings constructed by the family like the Imperial museum. Nowadays Downtown Petropolis is part of the National Architect Patrimony. Rioplustours!
Walking tour through Downtown Rio where the city concentrates most of the old architecture and colonial buildings. Santa Teresa is one of the oldest neighborhoods of Rio built on a cliff. After several years of changes of the city's social geography it has recovered the same old atmosphere of past centuries with its unique art, buildings and Bohemian life. * This particular tour is highlighted on Saturdays when we are able to visit antique fairs spread on the historic neighborhoods and have a … Read more ...
Livadia Palace is the famous summer residence of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II. The palace was designed by the Russian architect N. Krasnov in the Italian Renaissance style with some features of Byzantine, Arabian and Gothic architecture in addition. Built in 1911 from white Inkerman stone this palace of the imperial family is often referred to as the White Palace. The Livadia Palace is well known as the site of the Yalta Conference, 1945, and the very place where Churchill, Roosevelt … Read more ...
New! Exclusive! Only special permit with us. One of the private residences of the Office of the President of Ukraine. A palace is built at the beginning of a 20th century for the parents of prince Felix Yusupov (murderer of Grigory Rasputin), married on the unique niece of the last tsar Nikolas ІІ. In February, 1945 here the residence of Joseph Stalin and Vyacheslav Molotov took place during the Yalta(Livadia) conference (the special underground bunker of dictator was … Read more ...
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