St. Petersburg, Russia
Welcome to the noble, mysterious and enchanting Imperial city of St.
Petersburg, Russia. Almost three centuries has passed since Peter the
Great began building his "Window to Europe" on the Gulf of
Finland. 
The unique beauty of St. Petersburg combines the Venetian style embankments
and canals with opulent palaces, churches and museums. You will be amazed
by the beauty at every turn and your spirit will be moved by the magnificence,
the boldness and the poetry of the Russian soul.
Peterhof Palace, Peter the Great's summer palace is a baroque spectacle of
fountains and gardens lying on the shores of the Gulf of Finland. Built in
1714, Peterhof is a magnificent landmark of Russian artistic culture.
Home to one of the world's greatest and largest art collections, 
the Hermitage
offers a vast collection of Russian, Asian and Western European art housed in
five magnificent buildings. Until the 19th century, the Hermitage was the
residence of Russian Emperors closed off to only a few select visitors.
Located in the suburb of Pushkin, the winter palace of Catherine the Great has an
ornate blue facade crowned with golden onion domes. The dazzling rooms and
fantastic artwork is a monument to the opulence of
the Russian ruling class.
Multiple churches in and around St. Petersburg represent the varying styles and
periods of Russian history. From the richly ornate Church of the Savior on
the Spilled Blood to the baroque style of the blue and white Smolny Cathedral.
