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Places To Visit In St. Petersburg |
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| Date Added: June 16, 2010 05:01:05 PM | |
| Author: naltalie60 | |
| Category: Internet: Guides | |
Saint Petersburg is Russia's second biggest city after Moscow with over 4 million citizens, and Europe's largest city after Istanbul, London and Moscow. St. Petersburg is Europe's major cultural centre, and Russia's important port on the Baltic Sea. It welcomes hundreds thousands of tourists yearly. The Hermitage - the world's largest museum - is placed in Saint Petersburg. Having been Russia's cultural and political centre for two centuries, the city is sometimes called in Russia the Northern Capital. For centuries, it has also been referenced as 'the Venice of the North'. Undoubtedly, one of the best ways to enjoy the magnificent view of the city of canals and rivers is on a boat. Over 70 canals and rivers wind their way through the city, with around 400 bridges crossing them. The unique appearance of the 'Venice of the North' is created by the looming silhouettes of the bridges, the splendour of the rivers and canals, the granite embankments with their piers and slipways, the Eighteenth and nineteenth century palaces and parks on the banks of the River Neva and the canals, architectural landmarks in the form of domes and spires of cathedrals and churches, visible from a long way off. You can also enjoy the sights the city in an automobile, guided by a qualified guide. You will take a complete tour of Saint Petersburg most popular sights - beginning with the splendour of St. Isaac's Cathedral, geometry of Palace Square, visiting the oldest structure of Saint Petersburg - the Peter & Paul Fortress and the Cathedral - the burial vault of the Romanovs. Every visitor to the city should go on an excursion to the Hermitage. Today, the Hermitage Museum has approximately 2.7 million exhibits and displays a full range of world art. It includes works by renowned painters. The collection is vast and well worth seeing. It has been calculated that if you spend only one minute in front of each museum exhibit, you will stay in the Hermitage museum for 11 years, but on the tour you have the opportunity to see all the greatest masterpieces of the world's art in several hours, being accompanied by a knowledgeable travel guide. There is a lot more to see in this beautiful city. |
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