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St.
Petersburg
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St. Petersburg is an
exciting city, which has to offer more than simply the Hermitage Museum
and the Kirov Ballet of the Mariinsky Theater. Officially proclaimed the
"Cultural Capital of Russia" St. Petersburg is a place, where
you need weeks just to see all its major landmarks.
St. Petersburg, Russia is
a relatively new city, founded in 1703. When it was nine years old it
became the capital of Russia and retained this status till 1918. Even
now it is referred to as the "Northern capital" of Russia.
Over almost 300 years of its history St. Petersburg accumulated all the
grandeur of the Russian Imperial Court and became one of the largest
centers of culture, science and industry. Created by Peter the Great as
a sea port on the Baltic it was essentially "a window to the
West" for Russia, combining the best of the West and the East.
If you can fit it into
your schedule, try to come on our June St. Petersburg Tour. The White
Nights will make your experience even more memorable.
What could be more
romantic than walking along rivers and canals when night is as bright as
early evening? It is the world's only metropolis where such a phenomenon
takes place every summer. Every year there are days when the downtown St
Petersburg is full of people, even at night. It is a great time for
those in love
From late May to early
July nights are bright in St Petersburg, but the real White Nights
normally last from June 11 to July 2. The nature of the White Nights
(Beliye Nochi) can be explained by the geographical location of
St. Petersburg. It is the world's most northern city with a population
over 1 million. St Petersburg is located at 59 degrees 57' North
(roughly on the same latitude as Oslo, Norway, the southern tip of
Greenland and Seward, Alaska). Due to such a high latitude the sun does
not go under the horizon deep enough for the sky to get dark. The dusk
meets the dawn and it is so bright that in summer they do not turn
street lighting on.
Your Sightseeing tours in St. Petersburg will include visiting such
architectural marvels as:
The
Bronze Horseman
Nevskiy
Prospect
The
Hermitage
The
Peter and Paul Fortress
St
Isaac's Cathedral
Church
on the Spilled Blood
Mariinsky
Theater
Peterhof
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Bronze horseman
Nevskiy Prospect
Hermitage
Peter and Paul Fortress
St. Isaac's Cathedral
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