Founded in 1703 by Tsar Peter the Great, St. Petersburg offers an unforgettable experience of extraordinary history, architecture, art and nightlife. It doesn’t matter if you visit in the middle of a snowy winter or the white nights of the summer, St. Petersburg will leave you breathless all along.

The city was known throughout the history as The "Grand City" of Catherine the Great, the "City of Order" (1800-1855), The "Silver Age" city (turn-of-the-century St. Petersburg), and is notably worldwide refer to as "Venice of the North".


You can find the definition of bravery in St. Petersburg’s history with the 900 days siege brought upon them by the Germans during the Second World War. The siege and St. Petersburg’s legendary stronghold lasted from 8th of September 1941 till 27th of January 1944. It was a tragic period that casted a heroic iron aura not only for the city, but for the entire Russion people during the war.

There is an enormous treasure of museums, monuments, theaters, cathedrals that symbolizes it as a cultural capital of Russia.

Most noticeable of all monuments is "The Bronze Horseman" standing on Senatskaia Ploschad' (Square). It was built by the order of the Empress Catherine the Great, paying tribute to her predecessor Peter the Great. The monument is untouched by the siege during World War Two. Catherine the Great has her own statue on square Ostrovskovo, unveiled in 1873 it marks forever the ‘golden age’ of her rule when she made considerable effort to improve life in St. Petersburg.


The Alexander Column stands high in Palace Square remembering the victory over the forces of  France commanded by the famous Napoleon. It is named after the Emperor Alexander I who ruled from 1801 to 1825, during the turbulent Napoleonic Wars.

Sometimes St. Petersburg has the epithet of Dostoyevsky's city. The famous writer of “Crime and Punishment” and "The Brothers Karamazov" has a permanent monument unveiled in May 1997 on Vladimirskaya Ploshchad across the Vladimir Cathedral.

The heroism of the citizens and soldiers during the 900-day Siege in WWII has its special monument on the Ploshchad Pobedy, or Victory Square. The tall and clean obelisk will surly not pass your attention when you enter the city with an airplane or if you drive on the E-95 highway.
The treasure of history and art that St. Petersburg possesses is further filled with monuments like The Narva Gate, The Moscow Gate, Monument to Peter the Great (opposite the Mikhailovsky Castle), "The Tsar Carpenter" and many more; numerous Museums of Art and Culture; parks and gardens; Islands across the Neva River delta and etc.