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Gate (Winter Palace) Winter Palace Winter Palace The St. Isaac's Cathedral
Main Street Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood (Khram Spasa na Krovi) Griboyedov Canal and Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood The Birzha and the Rostral Columns on the Strelka (Arrow), Vasilevsky Island
Bridge on the Neva River Bridge on the Neva River The Avrora cruiser The Avrora anchored near the Nakhimov Academy of Naval Officers
Necropolis of Masters of Arts Necropolis of Masters of Arts Tchaikovsky’s Tomb Grave of Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Peterhof Pushkin ( Tsarskoye Selo) Pushkin ( Tsarskoye Selo) Pushkin ( Tsarskoye Selo)

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What to do in St Petersburg

  • Visit Museums and Palaces
  • Take Midnight Cruise along the Neva River during the White Nights in St. Petersburg
  • See Ballet performance at Mariinsky Theater
  • Buy Amber, China, and Chocolate
  • Go to Farmer’s Market

What to see in St Petersburg

  • Hermitage Museum (one of largest art museums in the world)
  • Palace Square
  • Winter Palace
  • Vasilevsky Island
  • Petropavlovskaya Krepost (Peter and Paul Fortress)
  • Alexander Nevsky Lavra (monastery)
  • Smolny Cathedral
Near the city:
  • Pushkin: Catherine’s Palace-summer Imperial family residence with famous Amber Room
  • Petrohof Palace


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