Pulkovo Airport 26 min
St. Isaac's Cathedral (49 min) 1818 Russian Orthodox cathedral & museum with gold-plated dome & an opulent, multicolored interior. Tsarskoye Selo (26 min) This historic site features several imperial palaces & a sprawling landscaped park with gardens. Amber Room (26 min) Reconstruction of the ornate Amber Room mosaic panels originally installed in the 18th century. Russian Museum (54 min) Fine-art museum, opened in 1898, with a vast collection of Russian paintings, sculptures & icons. Kazan Cathedral (50 min) The mother cathedral for the city, this elegant church was made a museum during Communist times. Catherine Palace (26 min) Baroque 18th-century palace with large grounds where Russian royal family spent their summers. Peter and Paul Cathedral (52 min) Baroque structure built 1712–33 as the main cathedral of the new capital of the Russian Empire. Savior on the Spilled Blood (55 min) Gleaming mosaics & marble line this richly decorated 1880s church topped with colorful onion domes. Palace Square (57 min) St. Petersburg's central square contains Alexander Column marking victory over Napoleon's armies. Winter Palace (52 min) Colonnaded, waterfront, former residence of Russian emperors, with extravagant state rooms. State Hermitage Museum (51 min) Museum founded by Catherine the Great, housing huge collections of art, culture & antiquities. Peter and Paul Fortress (50 min) Founded by Peter the Great, this fortress contains a museum about the early city & a cathedral. Catherine Park (27 min) Tree-filled urban park on the site of a former nobleman's estate with ponds & walking paths. Pavlovsk (36 min) Museum in an 18th-century palace with landscaped grounds & fine & decorative arts collections. Mariinsky Theatre (45 min) Grand, 19th-century concert hall, contemporarily made over, hosting classical music, opera & ballet. |