St. Petersburg

Built at the mouth of the Gulf of Finland at the confluence of the Neva River with the Baltic, stretches St. Petersburg, the old imperial capital of Russia and one of the most beautiful cities in the world. The city built by Peter the Great carries a heavy burden of history and tradition of three centuries and emerges as an urban wonder, a museum of world culture and civilization. With numerous water streams carving its urban heart and the character of an open huge exhibition of monuments, history and liveliness, St. Petersburg becomes a destination of top emotions and experiences.

Majestic and refined, the dazzling capital of tsarist Russia is becoming a modern metropolis that retains its imperial splendor. Representing a city-museum today, the city unfolds aspects of its varied history through monuments, wide boulevards, museums and cathedrals, which make the acquaintance journey a top life experience. A city that captures the eyes and senses in every corner,

St. Petersburg evokes awe and admiration for monuments such as the Peterhof Palace (Russian Versailles) or cathedrals, such as the Church of the Spilled Blood - Resurrection of Christ with the 9 towers and their gold-plated investment. Huge and imposing, the Cathedral of Isaac impresses, as does the fortress of Peter Paul, which with its polygonal face and the adjacent church of the same name reflects the glamor of the imperial era. Huge squares (Palace Square), and statues of heroes (the bronze horseman) move everyone, while wide avenues (Nevsky prospect) emanate the modern pulse of the city. Impressive palaces museums (Hermitage) theaters (Mariinsky and Kirov ballets), reveal the character of the city as a modern priestess of letters and arts, while idyllic paths in the numerous water canals along the Neva and against the backdrop of the Baltic reach the transcendental a city that manages to easily generate the most unprecedented emotions.