St Petersburg Hotels

 

St Petersburg Hotels and accomodation

If you want to spend sometime in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, called the "Venice of the North" where there are the variety of treasures to find in churches, magnificent buildings and palaces, splendid views and unforgettable museums, you should visit St Petersburg Russia. People from all over the world come to St Petersburg for business  or for tourism. If you are planning to visit this gorgeous city, then first we can help you  finding the best St Petersburg hotels. You can find the hotel of all types. On destinationrussia.com one can choose among the cosy mini-hotels, low rates offered by Guest Houses and discount cheap hotels in St Petersburg to the luxury of  the 5 stars hotels with splendid views to the main monuments and cathedrals. destinationrussia.com can show you the complete information on the hotels or alternates of accommodation in St Petersburg hotels of different classes. It is fact that if you are planning to celebrate your holidays at a place where you can find everything from natural beauty to historical shrines, then St. Petersburg will be the right place for you. Travelers from all over the world have considered that this city is one of the gorgeous cities in the world. Tourists from all over the world attract to this city due to its classy European style.

Activities in St Petersburg:

• The Hermitage (The Winter Palace). The Hermitage is one of the world`s greatest art museums and Russia`s largest art repository, totalling about three million exhibits. The date of its foundation is considered to be 1764, when the first consignment of 225 paintings, acquired by Catherine II in Berlin, arrived in St. Petersburg. In 1863 the Hermitage became a public museum.
• Peter Paul Fortress. A monument of military engineering and architecture, the Peter and Paul Fortress is the historical nucleus of Saint. Petersburg around which the construction of the city began. The 16th (27th, New Style) of May 1703, when the foundation stone was laid on Zaiachy (Hare) Island by order of Peter I, is considered the date of birth of the northern Russian capital.
• St. Isaacs Cathedral.  The Cathedral, St. Petersburg`s main cathedral before 1917, is an outstanding monument of Late Neoclassicism, and a museum of history and art from 1937. Its history goes back to the year 1710 when a small church dedicated to St. Isaac of Dalmatia, whose memorial day, May 30 (Old Style) coincided with Peter the Great`s birthday, was erected near the Admiralty.
• Pavlovsk Palace - St Petersburg suburbs  The Pavlovsk Palace and park ensemble is located 27 kilometers away from St.Petersburg. In 1777 Catherine II gave the grounds to the Great Duke Paul as a summer residence. In 1779 a two-storied building called Marientahl was erected.
• Peterhof Palace & Gardens, which is located on the southern shore of the Finnish Gulf 29 kilometers away from St. Petersburg. The palace and park ensemble is a historical and architectonic monument of the 18th - 19th centuries. Its construction started in 1714. During ten years the Lower Park with its canals and the Upper Park were laid out.

There are a variety of the St. Petersburg hotels on destinationrussia.com: from budget hotels in St Petersburg to the expensive luxury Saint Petersburg hotels.