A new twin-centre city break to Moscow and St Petersburg has been introduced by city break specialist, Cities Direct.

For example, a seven-night holiday - with three nights at the three-star Cosmos Hotel in Moscow and four at the three-star plus Dostoevsky Hotel in St Petersburg - costs from £899 per person, based on two sharing, in November.

This includes return direct flights from Heathrow (outward to Moscow, returning from St Petersburg), internal direct flight from Moscow to St Petersburg, return private transfers, seven nights' hotel accommodation - as detailed above - with breakfast and the services of a local representative on arrival in each city.

In Moscow, the Cosmos Hotel is a 15-minute metro ride to the historic centre - Red Square, Kremlin, St Basil's Cathedral - with the nearest metro station being 200m from the hotel.  In St Petersburg, the Dostoevsky Hotel is within 20 minutes' walk of the Nevsky Prospect, St Isaac Cathedral, Palace Square and Vladirmirsky Passage - a modern, boutique shopping centre. 

Return flights via Amsterdam are available from a number of regional airports including Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds Bradford and Glasgow.  Other dates and hotels also available.

Reservations: 01242 536900, www.citiesdirect.co.uk