10 Best Places To Visit In St Petersburg And See The Best Of This Russian Paradise!

St Petersburg is a modern city with UNESCO World Heritage Site designation in Russia. It is a paradise for the people who love its rich history and cultural heritage. It boasts many monuments, palaces, and historic places to see. It is a tourist-friendly city. Its coordinates are 59°56′15″ North and 30°18′31″ east.

You must check St Petersburg tourism package includes the below-mentioned ten places to see.

1. Griboyedov Canal

This is the right canal to take a boat ride and explore its heritage buildings. A day and night trip is the best to see its glory with daylight and with night flashlights on the classical structures. You can enjoy its 5-km stretch of a boat ride.

2. Mikhailovsky Theatre

Russia is known for its opera, music, and ballets. You must reach the Arts Square to see this oldest theater. You must watch an opera or a ballet live in this theater. This type of performance with colorful costumes and dance style is the best to watch from its origin place.

3. New Holland Island

This is an artificial island in St. Petersburg. It is in the shape of a triangular. This island is of naval importance since medieval times. You can visit its New Holland Arch and erstwhile naval prison. Today, it boasts tourism with modern restaurants, pubs, and nightclubs. This is a paradisiacal place to go boating and relax once in St. Petersburg.

4. Palace Square

This is a historic place of Bloody Sunday massacre in the early 20th century and the place of October revolution. You can see its heritage buildings of neo-classical architectural form like the Alexander Column, Nevsky Prospekt, and city square structures.

5. Peterhof

This is an erstwhile seafront palace in St Petersburg. This is presently functioning as a museum. You can see its history and architectural marvel of this large palace. It has scenic gardens with fountains. You must visit all of its palaces as a day trip.

6. Stroganov Palace

This is a beautiful Russian Baroque style palace on the canal side of Moika River. This is now a Russian museum. You can see the arts and crafts of this palace in as it were condition. There is much medieval time painting present on its walls.

7. Menshikov Palace

You must reach Vasilyevsky Island to see this palace. This is now a museum of art in St Petersburg. This was a medieval era palace of the Alexander Menshikov. Taking a day trip is the best to see the palace attraction and the art forms.

8. Tsarskoye Selo

You must visit this place to see the beautiful Catherine Palace and Park. This lush green park has Pyramid, Palladian Bridge, Cameron Gallery, and Alexander Palace. You must not miss seeing the breathtaking Amber Room of this palace.

9. Vasilyevsky Island

This is a one-stop island to see the Kunstkamera, Old Saint Petersburg Stock Exchange, Twelve Collegia, St. Andrew's Cathedral, Imperial Academy of Sciences, Menshikov Palace, and Museum of electrical transport one in St Petersburg vacation.

10. Yelagin Island

You must reach this island by boat on the Neva River. You will see the Yelagin Palace in its woods as a white architectural marvel. This island consists of a Central Neva Quay, a shady alley, a pond, and other complexes, which were built in the 18th century.

St Petersburg tourism package is much affordable to book online. You will get some discounts on your accommodation and flight tickets.