Pulkovo Airport 42 min
Rostral'naya Kolonna (9 min) Iconic 32-m columns, adorned with sculptures & ships’ prows & topped with torches lit on holidays. State Hermitage Museum (8 min) Museum founded by Catherine the Great, housing huge collections of art, culture & antiquities. Winter Palace (7 min) Colonnaded, waterfront, former residence of Russian emperors, with extravagant state rooms. St. Isaac's Cathedral (11 min) 1818 Russian Orthodox cathedral & museum with gold-plated dome & an opulent, multicolored interior. Kazan Cathedral (11 min) The mother cathedral for the city, this elegant church was made a museum during Communist times. Russian Museum (10 min) Fine-art museum, opened in 1898, with a vast collection of Russian paintings, sculptures & icons. Peter and Paul Cathedral (6 min) Baroque structure built 1712–33 as the main cathedral of the new capital of the Russian Empire. Summer Garden (7 min) Waterside 18th-century gardens with later modifications & filled with statuary & mature planting. Palace Square (9 min) St. Petersburg's central square contains Alexander Column marking victory over Napoleon's armies. Savior on the Spilled Blood (8 min) Gleaming mosaics & marble line this richly decorated 1880s church topped with colorful onion domes. Saint Michael's Castle (10 min) 18th-century palace with grand staterooms now housing parts of the Russian Museum's art collections. Mariinsky Theatre (13 min) Grand, 19th-century concert hall, contemporarily made over, hosting classical music, opera & ballet. Peter and Paul Fortress (8 min) Founded by Peter the Great, this fortress contains a museum about the early city & a cathedral. Kunstkamera (8 min) Museum of anthropology & ethnography, with archaeological collections from Russia & worldwide. Cruiser Aurora (7 min) Museum ship with a history of service in the Russo-Japanese War, revolution of 1917 & WWII. |