The northern capital of Russia and the northern Venice, St. Petersburg is honored with all the enthusiastic epithets addressed to itself for a reason. There are legends about its beauty in the world, and any tourist is ready to try to at least see Peter in 1 day, if for some reason he cannot afford more.
Flying through the white nights of an intoxicated soul …
The most fertile time for exploring St. Petersburg is the end of June. At this time, white nights come to the city on the Neva. For several weeks, the evening dawn imperceptibly and smoothly flows into dawn, and the darkness practically does not have time to cover the city in full.
These days St. Petersburg hosts special events, festivals and celebrations, in which hundreds of thousands of guests come to participate. The musicians start the White Night Swing jazz festival, and within the Scarlet Sails, thousands of graduates organize festivities along the embankments and squares of St. Petersburg.
Attractions of St. Petersburg on the map
Reflections on a walk
Leaving the train at the Moskovsky railway station, the easiest way is to go for a walk along Nevsky Prospekt, within which all the main significant city attractions are located. Then St. Petersburg in 1 day will become quite real, and the details can be left for the upcoming longer trips.
Anichkov Bridge with its famous sculptural groups will be one of the first to meet on Nevsky. The bridge is named after the commander of the military unit who built the crossing at the beginning of the 18th century.
St. Isaac's Cathedral invariably attracts special attention of tourists. The largest Orthodox church in the city was built according to the design of Montferrand in the middle of the 19th century. Its height is just over 100 meters, and people are always crowding on the observation deck. From here, St. Petersburg is visible at a glance, and all its palaces and bridges, canals and squares look especially picturesque. Next to St. Isaac's Cathedral there are the Angleterre and Astoria hotels and the Mariinsky Palace.
I love you, Peter's creation …
Pushkin glorified Petersburg, which would never have happened if not for the energy and progressive views of Tsar Peter I. For his merits, a monument was erected on Senate Square, which is called the Bronze Horseman, again thanks to the poet. The 10-meter bronze statue was made by the Frenchman Falconet at the direction of Empress Catherine II, and a visit to this masterpiece is well within the framework of the "St. Petersburg in 1 Day" program.
