Saint-Petersburg is a fascinating place which dazzles the eye of a visitor with
numerous architectural landmarks, museums, palaces, parks, wide avenues, spectacular
bridges and stylish monuments. The best time to visit the city is from May till October,
when the weather is warm. The city is especially beautiful during magical White
Nights, which start in the beginning of June and lasts up to the middle of July.
What to visit in St. Petersburg?
"Must see" places, the most important museums and
palaces:
Palace Square
Nevsky prospect
Neva river embankment
The "Split" of Vasilievsky Island
Senate Square with "Bronze Horseman" monument
Peter and Paul Fortress
St. Peter and Paul Cathedral at the Fortress
Hermitage Museum
Russian Museum
Church our Savior on Spilled Blood
St. Isaac Cathedral
Residences of the Tsars outside of the city:
Petergoff, Grand Palace and Gardens with Fountains
Catherine Palace in Pushkin, with Amber Room, park
Pavlovsk Palace and park
Popular activities:
Boat trip through canals or Neva river
Watching the rising of the bridges on the Neva River during the White Nights (May-July)
Ortodox Cathedrals (on service, free entrance):
St. Nicholas Cathedral
The Monastery of Alexander Nevsky
Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan
Cathedral of Vladimir
Other interesting places:
Cruiser Aurora
Yusupov Palace
Vitebsk train station: arquitecture of modernism
Central Post Office: Pochtamt
Subway (metro, underground)
Gostiny Dvor and Passage (historical department stores)
Sennaya Square shopping area
The area of Dostoevsky at Admiralteisky district
Etnographic Museum
House (Cabin) of Peter the Great
Kunstkamera Museum
Pushkin Apartment-Museum
Dostoevsky Apartment-Museum
Museum of Russian Political History
Naval Museum
Artillery Museum
Railway Museum
Museum of Blocade of Lenindrad
Theaters, leisure
Mariinsky Theater (Kirov)
Alexandrinsky Theater
Musorgsky Theater
Philarmonic Hall
Some interesting links about St.-Petersburg:
Petergoff Palace and Park ensemble: Official site: all detailed
information and photos.
"The Hermitage" -
a world famous museum of Art and Painting.
State Russian Museum - the world's
largest museum of Russian art.
The Mariinsky ("Kirov")
Opera and Ballet Theater
Philarmonic Hall
of St. Petersburg - Playbill, actual information.
Information about Russian language with a list
of useful words
"Wandering
Camera" - a very nice collection of pictures and notes about St. Petersburg, in
Russian, English, German.
St. Petersburg
Palaces - photos and descriptions of the most important palaces of the city.
St
Petersburg Cathedrals - photos, descriptions and location on the city-map (part I).
Churches of St.
Petersburg - photos, short descriptions of other churches of Saint Petersburg, their
location (part II).
Holiday Apartments in St Petersburg Russia
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