Pulkovo Airport 42 min
Cruiser Aurora (13 min) Museum ship with a history of service in the Russo-Japanese War, revolution of 1917 & WWII. State Hermitage Museum (15 min) Museum founded by Catherine the Great, housing huge collections of art, culture & antiquities. Yusupov Palace (19 min) Elegant former palace of noble families, now a museum & cultural space with luxurious rooms. Savior on the Spilled Blood (11 min) Gleaming mosaics & marble line this richly decorated 1880s church topped with colorful onion domes. Peter and Paul Fortress (17 min) Founded by Peter the Great, this fortress contains a museum about the early city & a cathedral. Kazan Cathedral (14 min) The mother cathedral for the city, this elegant church was made a museum during Communist times. Mariinsky Theatre (19 min) Grand, 19th-century concert hall, contemporarily made over, hosting classical music, opera & ballet. Russian Museum (10 min) Fine-art museum, opened in 1898, with a vast collection of Russian paintings, sculptures & icons. Peter and Paul Cathedral (19 min) Baroque structure built 1712–33 as the main cathedral of the new capital of the Russian Empire. Summer Garden (8 min) Waterside 18th-century gardens with later modifications & filled with statuary & mature planting. Winter Palace (14 min) Colonnaded, waterfront, former residence of Russian emperors, with extravagant state rooms. St. Isaac's Cathedral (16 min) 1818 Russian Orthodox cathedral & museum with gold-plated dome & an opulent, multicolored interior. Palace Square (14 min) St. Petersburg's central square contains Alexander Column marking victory over Napoleon's armies. Saint Michael's Castle (8 min) 18th-century palace with grand staterooms now housing parts of the Russian Museum's art collections. Smol'nyy Sobor (7 min) 18th-century Baroque cathedral offering audio tours & a belfry observation platform with city views. |