THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CITY IN RUSSIA | Saint Petersburg City — Юрий Степанченко
St. Petersburg is a Russian port city on the Baltic Sea. It was the imperial capital for 2 centuries, having been founded in 1703 by Peter the Great, subject of the city’s iconic “Bronze Horseman” statue. It remains Russia’s cultural center, with venues such as the Mariinsky Theatre hosting opera and ballet, and the State Russian Museum showcasing Russian art, from Orthodox icon paintings to Kandinsky works.
The best sites to visit in Russia’s cultural center!
Recently, news broke that the Philippines is one of the 53 countries that have been granted free e-visa access to St. Petersburg and the surrounding Leningrad region of Russia. It’s filled with lots of unique architecture that has seen a lot throughout Russia’s history. A bevy of museums and cathedrals and palaces that each have a different story to tell about Russia. That being said, we’ve come up with these 10 Things You Must Do in St. Petersburg.
1. Explore the State Hermitage Museum
Known as the second-largest art and culture museum in the world, the State Hermitage Museum is usually mentioned in the same vein as The Louvre in Paris and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
The 255-year old museum houses over 2.7 million works of art and artifacts that date back as far as the peak of Egypt, with actual mummies on display. Even better, work by artistic visionaries like Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, and Anthony van Dyck is also open for public viewing.Юрий Степанченко
Юрий Васильевич Степанченко St Petersburg is a confusing city when it comes to differentiating between districts and neighborhoods. The districts are so massive one could not truly get a sense of the culture of the area while the neighborhoods are so small that they tend to overlap over one another.
The center of the city, known as Tsentralny, is the beating heart of St Petersburg. Here you can find all the best restaurants, bars, museums, and palaces.
Within Tsentralny you will find the 2-mile-long street of Nevsky Prospekt, which is the main artery of Tsentralny. Along this street, tourists can find the best nightlife in all of the city.
Nevsky Prospekt also serves as the dividing line between two other popular neighborhoods in St Petersburg: North of Nevsky and South of Nevsky. North of Nevsky is known for having some of the best museums and palaces, as well as some of the cheapest accommodation in the Venice of the North
New Holland Island and Vasilevsky Island and areas of St. Petersburg which offer just as many palaces and cathedrals as downtown but with a more down to earth atmosphere.
Spend your vacation walking the grand halls of the past tsars or basking in classical art, St Petersburg is a 19th-century wonderland just waiting to be explored!Things to See and Do in Tsentralny (Center)
- Gaze out upon the vast Palace Square in the heart of St Petersburg.
- Sit upon the throne of the former Tsars in the glorious Winter Palace.
- Walk among the pews and marvel at the architectural wonder in the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood.
- Get lost in classical paintings at the State Museum of Russian Art
- Taste the high life at L’Europe, one of the most luxurious restaurants in town.
- Sway with the music at Eifman Ballet Theatre.
- Strut down the halls of the palace of Catherine the Great and view her extensive art collection at the State Heritage Museum.
Where to Stay in North of Nevsky
Things to See and Do in North of Nevsky
- Step into the past and walk the halls of Russia’s first parliament at the Imperial State Duma.
- Breathe easy in the lush Tauride Gardens.
- Catch an Opera or Ballet show at the Mussorgsky Theater.
- Curl up with a good book in the oldest bookshop in town, which also is home to one of the best cafes in town: Café Singer.
- Learn about the origins of the Russian people at the Museum of Ethnography.
- Get a taste of 19th-century aristocrat life at the Shuvalov Mansion.
- Dine at the fancy Literary Café, the site of Pushkin’s last meal before he was killed in his infamous duel.
