Saint Petersburg Travel Guide

Saint Petersburg Overview

Saint Petersburg is a city located at the east end of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea. The historic center of St. Petersburg is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Russia's political and cultural center for 200 years, the city is impressive, and is sometimes referred to in Russia as 'the Northern Capital'.
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Things To See in Saint Petersburg

Palace Square

City 0.2 miles/0.3 km

Palace Square, connecting Nevsky Prospekt with Palace Bridge leading to Vasilievsky Island, is the central city square of St Petersburg and of the former... Read more

Alexander Column

Landmark 0.2 miles/0.3 km

The Alexander Column (, ''Aleksandrovskaya Kolonna'') also known as Alexandrian Column (, ''Aleksandriyskaya Kolonna''), is the focal point of Palace Square in... Read more

Kazan Cathedral

Landmark 0.3 miles/0.5 km

n churches dedicated to ''Our Lady of Kazan'', an icon that the Russian Orthodox Church probably venerates the most. The principal of these are the Kazan... Read more

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Hotels in Saint Petersburg

Dostoevsky Hotel St. Petersburg (Russia)

City: Vladimirskaya

Grand Europe Hotel St Petersburg (Russia)

City: Nevsky Prospec

Nevsky Grand Hotel St Petersburg (Russia)

City Center

Novotel Centre Hotel St Petersburg (Russia)

City Centre

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Destinations Near Saint Petersburg

Peterhof

Historic 14.8 miles/23.8 km

Peterhof is a series of palaces and gardens, laid out on the orders of Peter the Great, and sometimes called the 'Russian Versailles'. The palace-ensemble... Read more

Vyborg

City 75.3 miles/121.2 km

Vyborg (; ; ; ) is a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia, situated on the Karelian Isthmus near the head of the Bay of Vyborg, 130 km to the northwest of St.... Read more

Imatra

City 100 miles/160.9 km

Imatra is a town and municipality in eastern Finland, founded in 1948 around three industrial settlements near the Finnish-Russian border. In the course of the... Read more

Airports Near Saint Petersburg

Pulkovo

Large Airport 9.7 miles/15.6 km

Pulkovo Airport is the international airport serving St. Petersburg, Russia. The Pulkovo-2Pulkovo-2 English description: terminal is located about 17 km... Read more