Sightseeing

Every place of interest in Saint-Petersburg is overwhelmed with the atmosphere of magnificence and mystic symbolism as the area's historical associations practically peel off the walls of city's various buildings and sites, which are inseparable from their former occupants and visitors. Although the city is impossible to comprehend without some knowledge of it history, it is easy for the guests to enjoy as Saint-Petersburg is awash with charming beauty spots and architectural masterpieces calculated to impress. We hope you will be captivated by our city!

Built with the luxurious interiors and majestic icons, cathedrals and churches of Saint-Petersburg suffered a lot during the Soviet period, when most of them were either turned into museums or closed, but nowadays the majority is reverted to the former religious purposes and is open for the public.

The city's beauty can be appreciated given the marvelous palaces, manifesting every style of architecture from Baroque to Art Nouveau. Awesome facades, lavish interiors and rich historical background form the unique atmosphere of these buildings, most of which were turned into museums.

Saint-Petersburg is loaded with the wonderful monuments, each of them being deeply symbolic and having great historical significance. Built in different city destricts, all the monuments are inseparable from the emenint historic events and renowned people, giving an overview of the Russian history.

A huge metropolitan with the irresistible lure of museums and palaces, Saint-Petersburg is an area defined by a fan of avenues radiating out from the Admiralty, which form in conformity with spacious squares a unique transport network, the life of which is more arresting than the palatial edifices.

The magnificent Saint-Petersburg is also known as 'the Venice of the North', which emphasizes the attraction of city's architecture, reflecting in the dark peaceful smoothness of the numerous rivers and canals cress-crossing its 42 islands, which are spanned by four hundred elegant bridges.

Tired from the noise and hectic life of Saint-Petersburg, as well as sheer luxuriance of its palace buildings, one can visit historical as well as modern parks and gardens of Saint-Petersburg, the history and beauty of which is really remarkable.

The Tsars first established the tradition of retreating from the urban bustle to enjoy the woods and lakes outside Saint-Petersburg, where they built magnificent palaces - the most spectacular legacy of the largest in Europe and extravagant Russian Imperial Court - set in sprawling, landscaped grounds.