St. Petersburg Peterhof, Golden Staircase, fountains; Catherine Palace, home of the Empress, garden setting with a lavish interior rivaling Versailles; canal boat ride. travel video
St. Petersburg
Victory Square memorial to one million residents killed in WWII; drive along Nevsky Prospect, the main street of town to Hotel St Petersburg.
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St. Petersburg Hermitage Hermitage Museum part 1, with an enormous collection that covers the entire span of art from prehistory into the modern. travel video
St Petersburg Hermitage part 2 Olga Abramova continues our museum tour: Italian Renaissance, Baroque, Canova, Rembrandt, Potter, Classical & Egyptian. travel video
Hermitage 3: The grandest spectacle of St. Petersburg. The interior design of the palace is a big part of the experience, equalling the great works on display. travel video
Hermitage 4: travel video: among the world’s greatest art museums: medieval and Byzantine arts, Renaissance, Baroque, 18th & 19th centuries; Impressionists and the 20th century.
St Petersburg Peterhof, the main home of Peter the Great. Golden Cascade might be the world’s most wonderful fountain with dozens of golden statues. travel video
Peterhof 2: travel video Grand fountains at the Palace of Peter the Great has 50 golden statues. This spectacular torrent is powered by gravity and flows constantly.
St Petersburg Catherine Palace 1: created by Peter the Great’s daughter and her favorite architect, Rastrelli; it was later expanded by Catherine the Great. travel video
Catherine Palace 2: The palace is named after Peter's wife, Catherine I, who died 30 years before the palace was begun in the mid 18th century. travel video
St Petersburg tour 1 Peter the Great equestrian statue, St Isaacs Cathedral, Hotel Astoria, Church on Spilled Blood.
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St. Petersburg tour 2 main street, Nevsky Prospect, Grand Europe Hotel and more. Tour conducted by Olga Abramova, director of marketing, St. Petersburg Hotel. travel video
Peter and Paul Fortress: Saint Petersburg began with this fortress, built on and island in the Neva River in 1703 for Peter the Great, with tombs of the tsars from Peter to Nicholas & Alexandra.
