One of the world’s most beautiful cities, St. Petersburg has all the ingredients for an unforgettable travel experience: high quality art, lavish architecture, active nightlife, an extraordinary history and rich cultural traditions that have inspired and nurtured some of the modern world’s greatest literature, music, and visual art. From the mysterious twilight of the White Nights to world beating opera and ballet productions on magical winter evenings, St. Petersburg charms and entices every season.
The short history of St. Petersburg, a city of palaces and museums, broad avenues and winding canals, has endowed the city with a wealth of architectural and artistic treasures. Alongside world famous attractions such as the Hermitage, St. Isaac’s Cathedral and the Mariinsky Theatre, the city has scores of lesser known but equally fascinating sights that reveal both the pomp and extravagance of St. Petersburg’s political and Imperial past, and also the mysterious, tragic genius that has touched so many of the city’s great artists and writers.
Still considered Russia’s cultural capital, St. Petersburg reflects the country’s extraordinary fate like no other city, and its uniquely rich atmosphere exerts a powerful grip on even the most jaded traveler.