 The Winter Palace
The Winter Palace with huge dimensions, rich decorative scheme and grand appearence is a
personification of the might of the Russian Empire and the supreme power of its autocrat.
The palace is on the left bank of the Neva.
Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya, 34
Tel: (812) 710-9079 or (812) 571-8446 for guided tours.
Website: www.hermitagemuseum.org
Opening hours: Tue-Sat 10:30 - 17:00; Sundays 10:30 - 16:00;
Closed Mondays.
Admission charge.
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 The Hermitage
One of the most wonderful palaces in North-Eastern Europe, is the Winter Palace of Tsar Peter 1 in Saint-Petersburg (Russia), also called The Hermitage. Here you find a huge collection of art, crown juwelery, ancient history, Old Master paintings etc.
Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya, 34
Tel: (812) 710-9079 or (812) 571-8446 for guided tours.
Website: www.hermitagemuseum.org
Opening hours: Tue-Sat 10:30 - 18:00; Sundays 10:30 - 17:00; Closed Mondays.
Admission charge.
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 Aurora Cruiser
The Aurora is an old Russian cruiser which was build in 1903 to be part of the Russian Baltic fleet. But after the Russian defeat to the Japanese in 1904 it was sent to the Pacific along with a large part of the Russian Baltic fleet.
Petrovskaja Naberezhnaya,
Website: www.aurora.org.ru
Opening hours: 10:30 - 16:00;
Closed Mondays and Fridays.
Admission charge.
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Shopping in Gostiny Dvor and Passazh
Shopping in St. Petersburg, Russia St. Petersburg has a variety of retail establishments to suit every taste and budget. From high end
houte-couture boutiques to flea and vegetable markets, travelers to Russia can find most things they need in St. Petersburg shops. |
 Planet Neptun Oceanarium
The aquarium includes sea life from all over the world including the Amazon, Russia, South Asia and the Great Barrier Reef. The highlight of the exhibition is the main tank filled with an array of sea life including a few different kinds of sharks. The main viewing window of the tank is reminiscent of a crystal flat screen TV with a seating section and everything.
86 Marata Street
Tel: (812) 448-0077.
Website: www.planeta-neptun.ru
Opening hours: 10:00 - 21:00
Admission charge.
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 Peterhof the great palace
The Great Palace started by Peter the Great is outside of St Petersburg on the Gulf of Finland. The palace is not the only thing to see there. The gardens around it has many many fountains, and the Grand Cascade leading to the terrace of the palace from the gulf is magnificant.
Peterhof
Tel: (812) 450-7425 or (812) 420-0073 for guided tours.
Website: www.peterhof.ru
Opening hours: 10:30 - 18:00
Admission charge.
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