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10 reasons to visit St. Petersburg! northern capital of Russia cultural and historical centre river Neva, famous with its canals, bridges and embankments white nights the city full of contrasts Museums Galleries Art museum under the open sky restaurants, cafes, bars, discos and night clubs many different architectural styles both Russian and European centre of Russian high life beautiful suburbs ancient Russian cities the ancient wooden architecture Kizhi

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St. Petersburg is a northern capital of Russia, one of the most beautiful cities of the country
Can you imagine the city built in several years, on the swamps during the war? That’s what St. Petersburg is.

St. Petersburg is a unique city. It was built on swamps around the river Neva in a very hard and dramatic period of Russian history - during the war against Sweden. It grew up so quickly that people started to tell that St. Petersburg had been built by Peter the Great in the air and then it was lowed down and placed on the swamps, that could not absorb the whole city and it remained there.
During the 18-th century the present-day centre of the city was formed and St. Petersburg became known to Europeans as one of the most beautiful cities in Russia and in Europe. During the 19-th and 20-th centuries the city was considerably enlarged and now it is considered to be the second large city of Russia (after Moscow) with population about 5 mln. people.

St. Petersburg is a cultural and historical centre, capital of the Russian Empire from 1712 till 1918
The construction of St. Petersburg began in 1703. And already in 1712 Peter I transferred the capital of Russia from the ancient Russian city Moscow to St. Petersburg. The city became the centre of political and cultural life. All the main imperial residences, administrative establishments, educational centers, mansions of the nobility etc. were situated here. All the main celebrations, balls, receptions took place in St. Petersburg and its suburbs.
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After the October Revolution the new formed government moved to Moscow and the capital was transferred to Moscow too. But we say that Russia has 2 capitals now: the political one is Moscow and the cultural one is St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg is the most beautiful city on the river Neva, famous with its canals, bridges and embankments
St. Petersburg is often called Venice of the North, because of its beautiful rivers and canals. The city is built on water, as well as Venice and Amsterdam. They make mysterious atmosphere especially in summer when they reflect the facades of the buildings round the clock during the period of white nights*. There are 65 rivers and canals within the city limits, about 500 bridges, including draw bridges that are opened at night for the ships during the navigation that starts in April and ends in December.

The main waterway of the city is the river Neva. It flows from the lake Ladoga and empties into the Gulf of Finland. It is only 74 km long but it has always been one of the main waterways of the country.

The city’s numerous canals were built not only to prevent flooding but also to symbolize Russia as the naval power, having one of the most strategically important points – the outlet to the Baltic Sea. Now the water-tour along rivers and canals is regarded as one of the most fascinating tours around the city.

* White nights
Can you imagine the time when sun almost never goes down and night lasts for about 1-2 hours? Come to St. Petersburg in summer from the end of May till the end of July and you will feel the romance of this period.

St. Petersburg is the city full of contrasts: you can have a walk along narrow small streets as well as huge squares with gorgeous palaces
St. Petersburg is the city that can answer the demands of everybody. You like boisterous life – you will find it here, on the main avenues and squares. You prefer calm walks – you just leave the main streets and you will sink in the atmosphere of calmness and rest on the small cozy streets and in the green parks.

St. Petersburg is a city where you can find many nice restaurants, cafes, bars, discos and night clubs
St. Petersburg is a city where everybody can find everything he wants. It is not only the cultural capital of Russia but it is also a very good amusement-centre of the country.
You can find here any restaurants you would like to, a lot of bars, cafes. If you like night clubs and discos there are many of them here that will impress you with their design and quality as well as music and shows.
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St. Petersburg is a city-synthesis of many different architectural styles both Russian and European, the city which is often called “museum under the open sky”
In the city there are about 200 museums, including the biggest museum in Russia and one of the biggest museums in the world Hermitage, 100 theaters, 50 art-galleries etc. But that’s not all…
It is enough to make a short walk along the streets to understand that the city is the museum itself. All the buildings are different, there are no repetitions. The city is a kind of encyclopedia of Russian architecture from the 18-th till the 20-th centuries.
The rulers changed and the fashion changed with them. Every époque of every Russian ruler from Peter I till now has its own symbol, perfectly expressed in the architecture of St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg is regarded as the centre of Russian high life
St. Petersburg is a very attractive place for different high arrangements. There are a lot of exhibitions, fashion shows, benefit performances, premiers etc. that take place here all the year round.

St. Petersburg is the city surrounded by beautiful suburbs: Pushkin, Pavlovsk, Peterghof, Gatchina, Lomonosov
St. Petersburg is interesting not only with museums situated within its limits but also with a number of impressive suburban museums, former imperial residences situated quite close to the present-day city’s borders.
Visit a gorgeous Catherine Palace with the famous Amber Room or classical Grand Palace of Pavlovsk, have a walk along the parks of Russian Versailles Peterghof, make a trip to Gatchina or Lomonosov and you will for sure get the idea of the luxury of the Russian court’s life.

From St. Petersburg you can easily make a tour to the ancient Russian cities Novgorod and Pskov
Novgorod, one of the most ancient cities of Russia, is located in its North-West, 200 km to the south from St. Petersburg. It is regarded as one of the most attractive ancient cities of Russia, emerged as a political center of Slavic and Fino-Ugric tribes in the mid-9th century, while as a town it was formed in the middle of the 10th century. More info...
Pskov, one of the most ancient Russian cities, is located in the north-west of Russia, 260 km from St. Petersburg. This typical Russian city attracts numerous tourists due to its wonderful combination of the new and the old. Its surroundings are famous with a great number of ancient monasteries that are opened to the public. More info...

You can also easily get the famous Republic of Karelia with its almost untouched northern nature and one of the most interesting monuments of the ancient wooden architecture Kizhi
The Republic of Karelia is a remarkably beautiful land of white nights, boundless forests, and blue lakes. It is located on the border of Western and Eastern Europe, on the border of cultures and religions.
Karelia is justly called a "national park" of Russia. In addition to its beautiful, almost untouched nature, it is the land that preserved the great monuments of wooden architecture, attracting millions of tourists from all over the world. The most famous of them is Kizhi Pogost.