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Anichkov bridge
$0Anichkov bridge
Probably the most famous bridge in the city (after the Palace Bridge of course). The bridge is in the middle of Nevskiy prospect. If you will go downtown you will most probably see it. Anichkov bridge’s statues are another symbol of our town, alongside with Alexander column angel, the Bronze Horseman, Admiralcy ship-shaped weathercock, Peter and Paul’s fortress silhouette or an open drawbridge. So this is definitely one of Top-5 symbols of our town. And it’s location makes it impossible to miss. Take a selfie with those statues of horses rising up!
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Drawbridges at night
$0Drawbridges at night
Saint Petersburg is located on a flat ground. Neva river banks are flat too. So bridges here are too low for big cargo ships to pass. This is the reason all the bridges over the Neva river (except for one) are drawbridges. They open around 1:30 am from April to November and close around 4 am. This is so spectacular at white nights! The most favourite bridge for watching is Palace bridge (Dvortsovy bridge). The best viewing spot is right near the Hermitage. You can see 3 drawbridges from there. And the super-best place for watching is a boat! Get a boat at night if you can. Lots of tourists fill the quay, lots of boats fill the river and large cargo ships start passing the bridges. It is a must-see for any tourist who is here in St. Pete a least for one night! Please mind that at 2:30 there will be ten times less tourists than at 1:30 so plan your night wisely not to get into the crowd where you see nothing 😉
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The bronze Horseman
$0The bronze Horseman
Another symbol of the city is a Bronze Horseman. A big statue standing on a huge rock. It is a city founder Peter the Great. The statue has a signature in Latin that tells a simple story: this is Peter’s granddaughter present for her grandpa. But the statue looks really powerful and agressive, not like something grandpas usually get from kids. A real masterpiece of bronze! This statue’s location is great because you can go right to St. Isaac’s cathedral after visiting it, it is in a stonethrow from there. Be sure to check this place out, it is a must-see thing and one of top symbols of our tiny 5 million town.
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Nevsky Prospect
$0Nevsky Prospect
The main Saint Petersburg's street is Nevsky prospect. Lots of pretty buildings, coffee shops, bars, restraunts and a lot of other things to see and to try. This street is beautiful and very busy. Nearly all the interesting things are always in couple of meters from it, most probably not exactly on Nevsky but right by the corner! People are walking there at day and night. Great place for sightseeing! We can't even imagine a person who came to St. Petersburg and didn't walk the Nevsky prospect. So if you are here and want to go for a walk you know where to start from! Pictures hardly depict all the beauty of this place.
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Church of the Savior on Blood
$4Church of the Savior on Blood
A totally marvellous cathedral with a sad story. Russian emperor Alexander II was assassinated here by group of terrorists in 1881. The church was built on this place afterwards. It is definitely the most bright and unusual church in the city. It’s style resembles the St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow. By the way, it is Top-1 thing to do in St. Petersburg according to Tripadvisor.
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Peterhof fountains
$7Peterhof fountains
The famous fountain park is a real miracle. It is a great complex of palaces and gardens full of fountains. The complex was designed by city’s founder king Peter the Great as a summer residence and an entertainment park for the high society. This is a true miracle of architecture, just take a look at the pictures. Isn’t it a must-see?
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State Russian museum
$7State Russian museum
State Russian Museum is a biggest collection of art in St. Petersburg and one of the biggest museums in country. A lot of famous russian artist’s paintings are here. This is second ‘must see’ place after Hermitage: you definitely should visit State Russian museum even if you are in St. Petersburg just for one day. Museum usually has several extra expositions available with an extra ticket bought at the place. Unfortunately they don’t sell tickets online.
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Arka bar
$35Arka bar
Arka is a nice neat bar with awesome music and great cocktails. An atmosphere here is very friendly: people who seat at the bar usually talk to each other (this is not so usual in Russia, our culture is like ‘we don’t talk to strangers a lot unless we really like them’). But if you want to relax a bit you can take the seat at the table. There is a DJ playing some relaxing lounge music. The cuisine is worth tasting and the bar is definitely worth tasting because they have a rather big list of unusual cocktails. So if you like good drinks, friendly people and nice music – you are welcome to Arka. You’ll never regret you came here even though it is a bit pricy.
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St. Isaac’s cathedral
$4St. Isaac’s cathedral
St. Isaac’s cathedral is enormously big for such an old building. And, of course, beautiful. It is the largest orthodox basilica and the fourth largest (by the volume under the cupola) cathedral in the world. Marvellous interiors are a must-see. If you are fit enough, you can climb endless ladders to the roof and enjoy the St. Petersburg panotramic view from the highest spot in the city centre.
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Kazan Cathedral
$0Kazan Cathedral
Kazan Cathedral is a beatiful and large building you will definitely see when walking down the Nevskiy prospect. Exterior is sure a thing to see, interiors are marvellous as well! The entrance is free so you are welcome in. Inside you will find not only icons, but some military trophies as well. A Russian commander Kutuzov is buried here (this is the guy who defeated Napoleon in 1812).
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Peter and Paul Fortress
$0Peter and Paul Fortress
This is a first capital building in St. Petersburg: a beatiful fortress designed to protect the future city from naval intrusions. It holds several museums (including money museum, torture chamber and prison museum, rocket technology museum) and lots of other attractions. A cathedral of the fortress has tombs of russian kings. Come here if you love museums and history, you will definitely have a great day here.
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Faberge museum
$9Faberge museum
A new private museum (est. 2013) containing the impressive collection of jewelery made by Karl Gustav Faberge company in the end of XIX – beginning of the XX centuries. 9 of the famous Faberge eggs are here. And about 4000 other jewelery items, not only those eggs. The collection is really impressive, this is one of the museums locals don’t know very much as it is new. It is located in Shuvalov’s palace so it is definitely worth visiting even if you hate jewellery: interiors are shockingly rich and glamorous.
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