Learn Russian in St Petersburg!
St Petersburg has been dubbed the Venice of the North for its palace-lined waterways. It managed to escape the architectural incursions of Stalinism and its grandiose relics of tsarist days are for the most part intact. Sculpted by islands and the sinuous Neva River, the city is a vista of geometric elegance.
St Petersburg is a year-round destination. The city's northern latitude means long days in summer and long nights in winter, but in winter tourist attractions are less crowded and there's a twinkling magic to the night sky. While the White Nights in mid-summer are undeniably beautiful, some people find them slightly disconcerting!
Facts & Figures
Population: 4,700,000
Foundation: May 1703, by Peter the Great
Climate: Intermediate (from nautical to continental)
GMT Offset: GMT +3 hours
To do and see:
Petrodvorets,
Pushkin,
Vasilevsky Island,
Summer Garden,
St Isaac's Cathedral,
Museums,
Peter & Paul Fortress,
Nevsky Prospect,
Palace Square and the Hermitage,
St Petersburg city tour,
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