Photos courtesy The Erarta Museum and Gallery of Contemporary Art The Erarta Museum and Gallery of Contemporary Art on Vasilevsky Island in St. Petersburg. With 5 floors of art space, it is the largest non-governmental contemporary art museum in Russia. The museum also contains a gallery with some of the artwork being for sale. The [...]
Grand Choral Synagogue The Grand Choral Synagogue of St. Petersburg is the 2nd largest synagogue in Europe and has an interesting history. It represents the perseverance of the Jewish community of St.Petersburg to have their own place of worship (and a beautiful one at that). It was created in Moorish style and is in the [...]
Shlisselburg Fortress Shlisselburg fortress is located on Lake Ladoga at the beginning of the Neva River, and is approximately 22 miles east of St. Petersburg. The fortress is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is often referred to as the “Russian Alcatraz” as it is located on an island and housed prisoners in its dungeon [...]
Veliky Novgorod About 180 kilometers from St. Petersburg you can find the historic Russian city of Veliky Novgorod (Great Novgorod). The translation from Russian means “The New Big City” or “The Great New City”. Veliky Novgorod is one of the oldest and most culturally important cities in Russia. The city sits along the Volkhov River, [...]
Lomonosov is a town located along the Peterhof road, about 40km from St Petersburg. If you are planning a tour to Peterhof, Lomonosov is just down the road (20 minute drive) so we recommend you to visit them together. Lomonosov contains several parks and palaces including the Sliding Hill Pavilion, the Grand Menshikov Palace (not [...]
Peterhof Peterhof. “Russian Versailles” — is a jewel of the Russian art, a town of parks, palaces and fountains which is very often compared with French Versailles. But don’t believe those who state this: our Peterhof is much better!! If you’re arriving on a cruise ship, please have a look at our list of St [...]
Pavlovsk This is a superb palace of the late 18th — beginning of the 19th centuries which was used as a summer residence of the Russian Emperor Paul the First and his family. Landscape park, one of the largest in Europe, covers the area of 600 ha. The formation of the collection of the Pavlovsky [...]
Catherine Palace (featuring the famous Amber Room) and Alexander Palace One of the most popular tourist destinations in St. Petersburg, Catherine Palace was originally constructed by the German architect Johann-Friedrich Braunstein for Catherine I in 1718. The original 2-story building had 16 rooms and the original staircase is still visible today inside the palace. After [...]
St Isaac’s Cathedral St Isaac’s Cathedral is the third tallest cupola construction in the world. It’s cupola served as a model for White House in Washington. This cathedral is richly decorated inside and out with different kinds of marble and mosaics. If you’re arriving on a cruise ship, please have a look at our list [...]
The Church of “Our Saviour on the Spilt Blood” The church of “Our Saviour on the Spilt Blood” — designed in the style of 15–16 centuries Moscow and Yaroslavl churches. Famous for its wonderful mosaics which cover more than 7000 square meters of inner space. The church was erected on the location of assassination (on [...]
“Peter and Paul Fortress” “Peter and Paul Fortress” is the birth place of St Petersburg. All Russian Tsar’s and Tsarina’s since Peter the Great up to Nicholas II are buried in Peter and Paul Cathedral . There is also a prison -”Russian Bastille” and a mint on the territory of the fortress . If you’re [...]
The Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Laura The Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Laura (for the present moment the site is available only in Russian) -is situated at the end of Nevsky prospect . “Laura” means the monastery of the highest rank and on its four cemeteries St Petersburg ‘s aristocracy, merchants, sculptors, writers, artists and composes [...]
Yusupovsky Palace The palace went down in Russian history as the place where the mysterious Grigory Rasputin was assassinated, a Siberian peasant who became the spiritual mentor and friend of Nicholas II and the Royal Family in the early 20th century. If you’re arriving on a cruise ship, please have a look at our list [...]
Artillery Museum One of the biggest Artillery museums in the world and a real paradise for little and not very little boys. While males of your group are learning more than they will ever need to know about Kalashnikov guns or touching one of the antiaircraft guns situated under the open sky, the ladies can [...]
Chamber of Curiosities (Kunstkamera) Established by Peter the Great and completed in 1727, Kuntskamera was the first museum in Russia and contains a collection of almost 2,000,000 items. It is located in the center of St. Petersburg, just across the Neva River from Winter Palace and the State Hermitage Museum. The museum houses a collection [...]
Naval Military Museum This Naval Military Museum is located in the former home of the Russian Stock Exchange. Just one of the stories hidden in this great museum is the story of the captain of the U-Boat Marinesku, who became Hitler’s #1 personal enemy. If you’re arriving on a cruise ship, please have a look [...]
Cruiser Aurora The cruiser Aurora is arguably the most famous Russian Navy vessel and one of the “must-see” attractions on a shore excursion or guided city tour in St. Petersburg. The Aurora was made famous for its participation in the 1917 October Revolution and is currently the oldest commissioned ship in the Russian Navy. Construction [...]
Russian Museum Opened in 1898 in the Mikhaylovsky Palace. The museum houses 400, 000 exhibits. It is the largest collection of Russian art in the country, from ancient icons to the Avant-garde painting of the XX century. If you are limited on time and looking for art, this museum should be your first choice. If [...]
The State Hermitage Museum The State Hermitage Museum is one of the oldest and largest museums in the world. The buildings of the museum, by themselves, are architectural masterpieces. The collections of the Hermitage number over 3 million items from prehistoric to modern times. Magnificent works of art embracing prehistoric culture, Egyptian art, the art [...]
St Petersburg offers 89 museums: 43 natural, scientific, and technical; 18 literary, 49 artistic, 39 historical, 24 Regional!!! We have listed some of the most popular with our guests below. Please click on the name of the museum to get more information. Of course none of these places can be fully appreciated without seeing it [...]
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