6 Awesome Places to Visit in Saint Petersburg, Russia

Are you planning a visit to Saint Petersburg? Saint Petersburg is the 2nd largest city in Russia. Here are a few places to visit in Saint Petersburg.

Places to Visit in Saint Petersburg

1. The State Hermitage Museum

The State Hermitage Museum is enveloped with fascination. This museum is the second largest museum in the world. You will find the largest painting collections the world has in this museum. To explore all these beautiful collections will take days. If you have days to spare for this venture, come and explore. Only a small part of its over 3 million collections is on permanent display. The collections of the State Hermitage Museum sit in six different buildings. Of the six buildings, the Winter Palace is the most famous. This is one of the places to visit in Saint Petersburg. Believe me, it is better seen than told. Come see it for yourself. Need to book a hotel? Check our offers below:

2. The Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood

The Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood is also called the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ. The colourful domes at the top make it a beautiful edifice to behold in Saint Petersburg. The church was built between 1883 and 1907, on the site where Emperor Alexander II was wounded. The collection of mosaics in the church has made it one of the tourist attractions in Saint Petersburg. The mosaic collection in the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood is considered as one of the largest mosaic collection in Europe.

3. Grand Peterhof Palace

Grand Peterhof Palace is also known as Peter’s Court or the Russian Versailles. It was named after Peter the Great. The Grand Peterhof Palace houses several palaces and gardens. In this court, you will find the buff, the grand cascade and Samson fountain, the lower gardens, the upper garden and the grand palace. It also serves as a resort centre and a train terminal. Worthy of note is the Palace Square, a monumental open space with neo-classic buildings.

4. Saint Isaac Cathedral

Saint Isaac Cathedral is also known as Isaakievskiy Sobor. The cathedral was dedicated to Saint Isaac of Dalmatia. From Saint Isaac Cathedral you can behold the city of Saint Petersburg. Saint Isaac cathedral is a museum with beautiful exterior and interior decoration. If you will like to see the city, there is a colonnade with 262 stair steps to climb. The city has provisions for those who will like to get a Vernice experience through a boat tour.

5. Mariinsky Theatre

Many great artists have performed in the Mariinsky Theatre. It was once called the Kirov Theatre. If you love ballet, the Mariinsky Ballet is waiting. If you want the opera, the Mariinsky Opera welcomes you. And if you like the sounds of instruments, the Mariinsky Orchestra is available. You can buy a ticket once you have got a visa.

6. The Palace Square

The Palace Square is to Saint Petersburg like what the Red Square is to Moscow. Surrounded by lovely architectures, the Palace Square is a public place where you will find different people doing their things. 

These are places to visit in Saint Petersburg. However, don’t forget you will need a tourist visa to visit Russia. A Russian tourist visa will allow you to enter Russia for tourism for a maximum period of 30 days. The tourist visa can come as a single-entry visa or a double-entry visa. And to get a tourist visa you need a tourist invitation. We provide a tourist invitation (which consists of a foreign traveller entry permit and a tourist voucher) at a very cheap rate for any nationality. Order for your tourist invitation (tourist voucher) here –RuVisa Support. We will deliver to your email within 1 hour.