Travel Eye on St Petersburg (Russia)

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Overview:

Few cities can offer so many stunning attractions and intriguing moods as St. Petersburg - City of the Tsars.

From the vibrant colours of spring, through the sunny summer days and endless twilights of the famous White Nights, the brilliant golden sun of autumn, and into the crisp and brittle brightness of a St. Petersburg winter, the City casts its own unique spell over visitors.

Created by Peter the Great in 1 703 to be his "window on Europe", St Petersburg combines its fascinating Russian heritage with a distinctly European outlook. Considered the cultural heart of modern day Russia, St. Petersburg is rapidly regaining its reputation as one of the Great Cities of Europe.

Within easy reach of the capitals of Europe and Scandinavia St Petersburg now offers visitors luxury accommodation, expert destination management companies and international travel services.

Locality:

The city sprawls across and around the mouth of the Neva River, at the end of the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea. Between the Winter Palace and the Admiralty on the south bank is the city's heart, with Nevsky Prospekt is its main artery. This central area is a pedestrian's dream of waterside walkways and elegant streetscapes.

Entertainment/Facilities/Attractions/Things to do:

The city of St. Petersburg is one of Russia's main entertainment centers. The music scene is diverse and colourful: the majority of most well-known Russian rock bands have originated from here.

Movie theatres equipped with advanced sound reproduction systems demonstrate the latest Western films. The city also has a great diversity of high-quality restaurants, bars and night clubs.

The prices are very affordable in comparison to those in any other large European city, including Moscow.

One of St Petersburg's most famous attractions is the not-to-be-missed Hermitage Museum , probably the largest in the world with incredible exhibits.

The Kirov Ballet , now known as the Mariinsky, is housed in St. Petersburg.  To us in the West, it is probably most renowned for its three famous dancers, Rudolf Nureyev, Natalia Makarova, and Mikhail Baryshnikov, and their defection to the West

The Winter Palace is another sight not to be missed with its splendour and grandeur.