The options for cultural recreation in St. Petersburg are so numerous that they just run their eyes - which, incidentally, is not surprising for a city with such a rich history. Let's talk about how best to embrace if not most, then at least the main attractions of the northern capital of Russia.

First of all, perhaps, it is worth mentioning the visiting card of the majority of St. Petersburg excursion firms - walks through canals and rivers .It's not for nothing that St. Petersburg is called northern Venice .The city is dotted with a lot of canals, both broad and majestic, and very tiny, so even inspecting it only from the side of the river tram, you can see most of the sights .And the city looks completely different .However, in order to assess this, it is possible only during the period from the end of April to the end of October, during the current navigation on the Neva .

Figures of the upper park in Peterhof Holiday in St. Petersburg
Beautiful Church of Our Savior on Blood, St. Petersburg Holiday in St. Petersburg
Peter and Paul Fortress in winter, St. Petersburg Holiday in St. Petersburg
To delay with a river excursion for the rest of the season is still not worth it. If in the summer heat a slight breeze and the coolness coming from the water only contributes to the contemplation of the beautiful St. Petersburg species, then in the dank October weather this already becomes a pleasure for the lover.

When the weather no longer allows you to ride on river trams (however, it is also not necessary to wait for it), you can continue to enjoy the city's architecture from the bus window. This method, maybe not as romantic as walking on the water, but independent of the weather, is more comfortable and allows you to see the sights located at different ends of the city at once.

When choosing a bus tour, one should keep in mind that it is not necessary to believe employees of tour companies insisting that the tour begins in a couple of minutes if they stand next to an absolutely empty bus. Yes, and trust the voice from the speaker next to the monument to Catherine II, saying that "now is the best time and the best weather for the excursion", is also not worth it - absolutely the same thing he says in the rain and in the forty-degree frost.

However, excursion rest, not all that the city offers on the Neva. Local people highly appreciate the treatment in St. Petersburg; schoolchildren and children are lured by the opportunities to diversify their trips to the Hermitage with walks to the Zoo, a dolphinarium or an amusement park (more: Petersburg for children); business people aspire to Peter for conferences and seminars; Well, cruisers start their routes from here in the capitals of the Baltic.

Walking through the channels