Welcome
to Saint-Petersburg!
Saint-Petersburg
is the Northern capital of Russia, its cultural, historical and architectural
center! Saint-Petersburg was named in honor of patron saint of Peter The Great,
who founded the city more than 300 years ago and for more than 200 years (till
1917) it was Russian capital. Peter the Great modeled the city after European
capitals and it has been referred as Russia's "Window into Europe" for
a long time.
St.Petersburg
is divided into numerous islands by rivers and canals and is often called as the
"Northern Venice". Saint-Petersburg together with its palaces,
museums, theatres, distant suburbs and their parks is renowned piece of the
world's cultural heritage.