Saint Petersburg Travel


Saint Petersburg travel offers the tourists with an opportunity to explore the rich history and architectural splendor of the city. This city is the cultural hub of the federation of Russia. Founded by Peter the Great in the 18th century, this place is noted for the natural scenic beauty.

The best time to visit Saint Petersburg is during the summers. The time in Saint Petersburg is adjusted three hours ahead of the Greenwich Marine Time.

Sightseeing Destinations in Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg is a spectacular city with beautiful cathedrals, palaces, gardens, memorials and monuments that makes the city a tourism hub of Russia. The roads are broad and there are numerous bridges connecting the land mass. Saint Petersburg is intersected with so many water bodies that it has gained the reputation of being second Venice. The following are some of the must-see sightseeing destinations of Saint Petersburg:
  • Palace Square
  • Alexander Nevsky Monastery
  • St. Sampson Cathedral
  • The Cabin of Peter the Great
  • Summer Garden
  • Smolny Cathedral
  • Leningrad Zoo
  • Cathedral of SS Peter & Paul
  • The Stock Exchange and the Rostral Columns
  • Nevsky Prospekt
  • Menshikov Palace
  • Peterhof
  • Kirov Central Culture and Leisure Park
  • Vladimir Mother of God Icon Church
  • The Admiralty, St Petersburg

When to Go to Saint Petersburg

The months of June, July and August are the best seasons for tourism. The average maximum temperature experienced in Saint Petersburg is 20°Centigrade. During the winters, this city experiences temperature as low as -15°Centigrade with an average of 8°Centigrade. Tourists must carry with them heavy woolen clothing to avoid cold during winters.

Saint Petersburg Transportation

Saint Petersburg has two international airports, the Pulkovo II International Airport and the Saint Petersburg Clearwater International Airport. The former connects Saint Petersburg to all important cities in North America and Europe, while the latter connects to a number of places in USA and Canada.

As Saint Petersburg has many destinations to explore, tourists might approach travel agencies of the city that organize regular trips to the tourist destinations. Some important tour agencies of Saint Petersburg are:
  • Bowen Travel Service
  • Travel Leaders
  • World Res
  • Cruise Tarvel Outlet
For those tourists, who prefer to explore on their own, there are numerous car rental agencies in Saint Petersburg.

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Parks and Gardens, St. Petersburg
Alexander Garden | The Botanical Garden | Catherine Garden | Leningrad Zoo | Field of Mars | Michael Garden | Moscow Victory Park | Maritime Victory Park | Tauride Garden | Kirov Central Culture and Leisure Park | Summer Garden |
Saint Petersburg Hostels
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St. Petersburg Bridges
The Blue Bridge | The Alexander Nevsky Bridge | Trinity Bridge | Egyptian Bridge | The Exchange BridgeFirst Engineer Bridge | Italian Bridge | Lions Bridge | Leutenant Schmidt Bridge | Anichkov Bridge | Tuchkov Bridge | Volodarsky Bridge | Lower Swan Bridge | Bolsheokhtinsky Bridge | The Bank Bridge | Lomonosov Bridge | The Palace Bridge
Museums in Saint Petersburg
Academy of Fine Arts Museum | The Winter Palace | Summer Palace | Arctic and Antarctic Museum | The Applied Art MuseumArtillery, Engineering and Communications Forces | Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace | Central Railway Museum | Dostoyevsky Memorial Museum | The Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia | The Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood | Cruiser Aurora | The Russian Museum | Russian Ethnography Museum | St Isaac's Cathedral | The Yelagin Palace | The Yusupov Palace | Zoological Museum The Stroganov Palace, St. Petersburg | The Aleksander Suvorov Memorial Museum | Icebreaker "Krasin" | The Cottage Palace in Peterhof / Petrodvorets | The Marble Palace, St. Petersburg  The Mikhailovsky Castle | Monument To The Heroic Defenders Of LeningradThe Central Navy Museum | Peter and Paul Fortress | Alexander Pushkin Museum and Memorial Apartment |           
Saint Petersburg Hotels
Northern Lights Hotel | Prestige Center | Dostoevsky | Polikoff | Radisson SAS Hotel | Corinthia Nevsky Palace | Petro Palace | StaronevskyAndersen Hotel | Best Corner Hotel | Pushka Inn | Azimut St Petersburg Hotel | Austrian Yard | Grand Hotel Emerald | Evrasia | Art Hotel | Nevsky Forum | ErmitageRossiya | Ambassador | Saint Petersburg Hotel | Arkadia Hotel | Elegiya | Helvetia Hotel | BB on Nevsky 11 | 15th Line Hotel | Angleterre | City Hotel Comfitel | Golden Garden | Astoria Hotel | Eliseev Palace | Admiralteyskaya | Camea Hotel | Grand Hotel Europe | Arbat Nord | Comfort Hotel | Empire Park | Marco Polo Saint Hotel | Brothers Karamazov Hotel | Baltic Star Hotel | Best Western Neptun | Kristoff Hotel | Luxa on Tambovskaya | Guest house Korona | Hotel Russ, St Petersburg | Guesthouse on Marata street Nevsky Hotel Moika 5 | Novotel St Petersburg Centre | Nevsky Hotel Aster | Yards of Capella | On Bolshaya Konyushennaya Ulitsa | Dynasty Hotel | Admiral Hotel | Amsterdam Hotel | Marshal hotel | Vera Hotel | Regina Hotel | Sonata at Gorohovaya 3 Ligotel Hotel | AlexanderPlatz | Hotel Aster  | Zlatoust Hotel | Luxa on Nevsky | Sonata on Mayakovskogo 50 | Suzor Hotel Neva Hotel | Oktaviana | Oktyabrskaya  LDM hotel | The 5th Corner | Premier | Primavera The 5th Corner | Premier | Primavera Polustrovo | Our Hotel | Pushkarskaya Nevsky Inn | Old Nevsky House Nevsky Mayak | PIO | Old Town AltburgAsteria | Nevsky Hotel Grand Herzen House | Hotel Mir Kievskaya | Nevsky 150 Matisov Domik | Morskaya Hotel | Moscow Hotel, St Petersburg  |


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Saint Petersburg Attractions
Palace Square
The Cabin of Peter the Great
The Stock Exchange and the Rostral Columns
Nevsky Prospekt
Menshikov Palace
Peterhof
The Admiralty, St Petersburg
Saint Petersburg Monuments and Memorials
The Bronze Horseman
Monument to Catherine the Great
Alexander Column
Monument to Fiodor Dostoyevsky
Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad
The Narva Triumphal Arch
Piskariovskoye Memorial Cemetery
Saint Petersburg Cathedrals
Alexander Nevsky Monastery
Church of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
Smolny Cathedral
St. Nicholas' Naval Cathedral
St. Sampson Cathedral
Transfiguration Cathedral
Trinity Cathedral
Vladimir Mother of God Icon Church
Cathedral of SS Peter & Paul