Description
St. Petersburg is the second largest city of Russia
after Moscow with population of 4 million people.
Since it was built to become the capital of Russia,
the palaces of russian emperors as well as palaces
and mansions of their courtiers are situated here.
Best european architects participated in the
construction of the city. Main sites to be visited
on the tour are Palace Square with the Winter
Palace, Senate Square with the monument to russian
emperor Peter the Great, the founder of the city, St. Isaac’s
Square with St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Smolny Cathedral,
Cruiser Aurora, Field of Mars, Nevsky Prospect. Granite embankments of the
Neva
river and its tributaries are spanned by 300 bridges
and together with numerous canals and islands make
St. Petersburg one of the most attractive cities in
the world.