Nevsky Prospect
10 minutes walk
to the main highway of the city.
What you must do:
Walk from the Admiralty to the Alexander Nevsky Lavra (4.5 km) and feel the spirit of St. Petersburg.
Interesting nearby:
Alexandrinsky Theatre, Cinema House, Anichkov Bridge
Fun fact:
The air temperature on Nevsky Prospect is always a couple of degrees higher than in the rest of the city.
to the main highway of the city.
What you must do:
Walk from the Admiralty to the Alexander Nevsky Lavra (4.5 km) and feel the spirit of St. Petersburg.
Interesting nearby:
Alexandrinsky Theatre, Cinema House, Anichkov Bridge
Fun fact:
The air temperature on Nevsky Prospect is always a couple of degrees higher than in the rest of the city.
Smolny
30 minutes walk
to the complex, which includes the historic building of the Smolny Institute for Noble Maidens and the Smolny Cathedral
What you must do:
Climb to the observation deck of the Smolny Cathedral's Belfry, which is even higher than St. Isaac's Colonnade
Near:
Smolnaya Embankment, Kikiny Chambers, Tauride Garden
Fun fact:
Smolny Cathedral holds the record for the longest-running construction project. Its construction took 87 years!
to the complex, which includes the historic building of the Smolny Institute for Noble Maidens and the Smolny Cathedral
What you must do:
Climb to the observation deck of the Smolny Cathedral's Belfry, which is even higher than St. Isaac's Colonnade
Near:
Smolnaya Embankment, Kikiny Chambers, Tauride Garden
Fun fact:
Smolny Cathedral holds the record for the longest-running construction project. Its construction took 87 years!
Tauride Garden
13 minutes walk
to one of the most cozy gardens in the city
What you must do:
Feed the ducks on the pond
Near:
Ahnenkirche, Bolshoi Puppet Theatre, Anna Akhmatova Museum
Fun fact:
The Tauride Garden is St. Petersburg's first landscape park. It was created in the 1780s during the reign of Catherine the Great and was considered the most beautiful in the Northern Capital.
to one of the most cozy gardens in the city
What you must do:
Feed the ducks on the pond
Near:
Ahnenkirche, Bolshoi Puppet Theatre, Anna Akhmatova Museum
Fun fact:
The Tauride Garden is St. Petersburg's first landscape park. It was created in the 1780s during the reign of Catherine the Great and was considered the most beautiful in the Northern Capital.
The Hermitage
44 minutes on foot
to the city's main museum. It's sure to please art lovers, both classical and contemporary. And finally, there's the Winter Palace—an architectural masterpiece.
What you must do:
Go to an exhibition. Any one..
Near:
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, Mikhailovsky Garden, Palace Bridge
Fun fact:
The museum's collection contains over three million items. If you spent just a minute looking at each one, you could see everything in 13 years. Even just walking through all the halls, without stopping at the display cases, would take almost five hours.
to the city's main museum. It's sure to please art lovers, both classical and contemporary. And finally, there's the Winter Palace—an architectural masterpiece.
What you must do:
Go to an exhibition. Any one..
Near:
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, Mikhailovsky Garden, Palace Bridge
Fun fact:
The museum's collection contains over three million items. If you spent just a minute looking at each one, you could see everything in 13 years. Even just walking through all the halls, without stopping at the display cases, would take almost five hours.