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The sightseeings of Saint Petersburg

The city views of St. Petersburg are amazing in their diversity. Do you like museums, churches, cathedrals or chic palaces? Theater? Or reading poems of a world-famous poet? Learn about the lives of rulers or see the symbol of the October Revolution? Then you definitely should come to Saint Petersburg and see all the sights of your interest with own eyes.

Anichkov bridge in St Petersburg (panorama view)

One of the first and the most popular bridges in St Petersburg - the Anichkov bridge. It’s among three bridges that follow the Nevsky Prospekt and cross the Fontanka river. Having wonderful sculptures of horses, this bridge is easy to recognize and memorize. Anichkov bridge…

Beloselsky Palace in Saint Petersburg

Most likely every tourist who was walking along Nevsky prospekt saw this palace, located right in the city centre. Even Beloselsky palace was not initially in a sightseeing route, it’s hard not to pass it by thanks to its location next to Anichkov palace and…

russian vodka museum and restaurant by stroganoff in st petersburg

In additional to popular St Petersburg museums like Hermitage and Peterhof, there are many other interesting sights to visit in the city. One of these must visit places is the Russian Vodka Museum. It is located in the city centre next to the Isaac Square…

St Nicholas Naval Cathedral in St Petersburg (summer view)

Saint Nicholas Naval Cathedral, situated on the shore of Kryukov Canal close to Seven Bridges Point and surrounded by water, is a beautiful and quite unusual architectural monument of baroque. The Cathedral is cross-shaped and adorned with 68 columns. The facade is bright blue, symbolizing…

New Holland Island St Petersburg

New Holland (Russian: “Novaya Gollandiya”) is one of the most unusual landmarks of St Petersburg. It is actually an artificially created island, which appearance relates to the history of the Admiralty. The island is situated between the Moyka River, the Admiralty Canal and the Kryukov…

The Statue of Chizhik-Pyzhik

Tiny, only 11 centimeter-long, the statue of a siskin is well-known in St Petersburg and even called a lucky bird. It is one of the smallest monuments in St Petersburg of almost 5 kilos in weight, installed near the First Engineering Bridge, in 1994. The…

Stroganov Palace by night

Stroganov Palace in the centre of Saint Petersburg is a unique building of baroque style, constructed in the 18th century. This huge house belonged to the ancient merchant family of Stroganov. The construction of the Palace takes special attention. History of construction In 1742 baron…

Vosstaniya Square in Saint Petersburg Russia

Ploshchad Vosstaniya, that is translated as the Uprising Square, is one of the most famous squares of Saint Petersburg. It is situated in the city centre, on a crossing of two large avenues - Nevsky and Ligovsky. The centre of the square is adorned with…

Bank Bridge in Saint Petersburg, Russia

The Bank bridge is a beautiful pedestrian bridge that is protected by wonderful and mysterious myth griffons. It is one of the three “animal” bridges of Saint Petersburg, situated on the Griboedov Canal. The bridge opens a fascinating view on such city attractions as Nevsky…

Moscow Gates in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Moscow Triumphal Gate was constructed in 1834-1838 by the architect Vasily Stasov. The monument is located on the way to Saint Petersburg from the south of Moscow outpost. Working on the reconstruction of the Narva Triumphal Gate, the architect started projecting the Moscow arch. Stasov…