St Petersburg Museums

When you travel to St Petersburg, trying finding a hotel in St Petersburg that is close to the city center. This way you won’t have to worry about getting around and will make most of your St Petersburg travel.

St. Petersburg is famous for numerous museums that are located there. The city has more than 100 museums of different kinds that attract not only the tourists but also Russian people. The majority of museums have entry fees.

The State Hermitage museum is the mot famous among all others in St.Petersbug. It is known all over the world. Hermitage museum is situated in five building, among which is the Winter Palace- former residence of Russian tsars. The museum has more than 3 million items presented that belong to different epochs, beginning from prehistoric times.

The State Russian museum is situated on the Nevsky prospect. It was opened in 1898 in the Mikhaylovsky Palace. The museum has the largest collection of Russian art that include ancient Russian icons and works of modern avant-garde.

The museum of the Russian Academy of Fine Arts is located in the historical building of the Academy of Fine Arts. The museum has been displaying works of art since 1757. Many exhibitions are held in the museum, including final examination works of students.

The museum of Urban Sculpture is located on the grounds of Alexander Nevsky Lavra. The museum displays monumental sculpture and tombstones. Many prominent people of Russia were buried in the Lavra’s Necropolis.

Places to see in St. Petersburg

Every Russia travel tour must include St Petersburg. St. Petersburg has been the capital of Russia during the time of Russia tsars. It was and still remained one of the most developed cities in the world. There are many places of interest in St.Petersburg, so you’ll never get bored spending a perfect Russia vacation there.

There are many hotels in St. Petersburg that have modern conveniences for a good and comfortable rest. The “Brothers Karamazov” hotel is situated only in a kilometer from the center, so it gives an opportunity to see the best sights there. Guarded parking is available in many St Petersburg hotels too. There is also a business center there that is available 24 hours a day.

The major historical attraction in St.Petersburg is Peter and Paul Fortress, which was constructed in the period from 1712 to 1733. This fortress played a very important role in the history of Russia. Peter the Great was the founder of the Peter and Paul fortress. From 1721 the fortress has become the garrison of St.Petersburg, as well as high security prison. Some pats of the prison are still open for the visitors.

If you want to find yourself in the time of Russian tsars, then you must visit Peter’s House, which belonged to the tsar Peter the Great. Peter’s house has been carefully preserved, so there you can find original things belonging to the tsar.

St. Petersburg the “cultural capital” of Russia

St. Petersburg is considered by many as the “cultural capital” of Russia, because the main cultural life of the country is concentrated there. The center of St. Petersburg lies on the South bank of the river Neva, which is nit the only rive flowing through the city. In fact, this allows you to take a Russia cruise and enter the city from the water.

There are many sights and historical monuments in the city that are really magnificent. Most of them are located on or around Nevsky prospect. The best sights are –the Hermitage, the Russian museum, the Mikhail Castle, the St. Isaac and Kazan cathedrals.

St. Isaac’s Cathedral is a magnificent construction that is seen from different streets of St. Petersburg. It was built in the 19-th century by an architect Auguste Montferrand. It remained the main Russian church until 1922. St. Isaac’s Cathedral is really magnificent.

On your St Petersburg travel you’ll surely come across the statue of the Bronze Horseman, which is dedicated to the founder of the city, tsar Peter the Great. It was created by a French sculptor Etienne Maurice Falconet. It was Catherine the Great that ordered to create this huge and magnificent monument.

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Getting around in St Petersburg

St. Petersburg is a well developed city. Nowadays it has transportation system that includes buses, street cars, and trolleybuses as well as Metro system. Getting around the city is easy and even enhances your St Petersburg travel experience.

Above-ground transportation operates from 6.00 to 24.00. The fare in the buses and trolleybuses is collected through the sale of special tickets that can be bought from conductors in the vehicle. Charter taxis that include mini-buses circulate along all the main routes.

Taxis are easily recognized as they have either letter “T” on the car door or the sign “taxi” on the roof, which is usually flashing. There are many taxi-parks in St. Petersburg, so you can order any car and it will always be at you disposal.

If you want you can always rent a car in St. Petersburg. There are several rent-a- car services in the city, which accept all kinds of credit cards. You can rent any kind of car with or without a driver.

St. Petersburg has a well –developed metro system, which includes 56 underground stations with 4 lines. The Metro operates from 5.45 to 24.00. Fair is paid by special tokens or by magnetic cards that are sold at all Metro stations. The tokens sold there can be also used for local calls on some city’s pay-phones.

All tourists must remember that the largest bridges in St. Petersburg are lifted at night. So make sure that you are on the same bank of Neva as your St Petersburg hotel. If you came on Russia cruise, please also make sure that it is docked to the same bank where you are.