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Aulene at St Petersburg	At Home - Lenina 40 Kvartera-1	St Petersburg (SPB)

Cheerful Boy - Aulene

SPB in background

Chocolate Musuem

Canals at SPB	On Nevsky Prospect - SPB	Aulene and Mommy

Mom & Self - I Love Limozines

Pops at Russia

I always smile

Russia  holiday	Russian park	Church of Spilt blood

Chillex

Boating in canal

Mum & Me at Russia

Catherine's Palace - Russia	Lets Chill at Russia - Musuems	Peter  Goff

At Peterhoff, St Petersburg, Russia

Pop and Me - funtime	Lets Chill	Russian soldier

Catherine Palace at Pushkin, Russia
 

My Russian girlfriends	Russian Ballet Team	Our apartment at SPB

At St Petersburg airport

 

St. Petersburg

 

One of the most beautiful cities in the world. It is often referred to as the Venice of the North or the Paris of the East, but its beauty is really a brand all its own. From the White Nights festival during the mysterious summer twilight to top theater and ballet productions and concerts on magical winter evenings, the city offers a vibrant cultural life that is second to none. And Saint-Petersburg.Com is your St. Petersburg information source. Here you will find everything to plan your trip to this dynamic city.

 

Attractions in St. Petersburg overwhelm even the most seasoned travelers. From the State Hermitage Museum and the Mariinsky Theater to splendid suburban palaces and dozens of smaller museums, today's St. Petersburg is here to explore and enjoy..

St. Petersburg's most renowned novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky in perhaps his greatest novel "The Brothers Karamazov" wrote about three brothers who represent three worlds: the intellectual, the spiritual, and the sensual. And no matter which world you more closely identify with, we believe that modern St. Petersburg offers a fascinating juxtaposition of all these worlds, which will make your stay here a unique and memorable one.

Whether you are walking along one of the Venice of the North's many picturesque canals or the wide Neva River during a dreamy white night, taking in the world-renowned ballet at the Mariinsky Theater on a magical winter evening, enjoying an early autumn afternoon in one the city's outstanding suburban parks, or delighting in the world-class art collection at the Hermitage Museum, you are sure to appreciate the unique beauty and rich culture of the city on the Neva.

 

Peterhoff

The world-famous Royal country residence, a town of parks, palaces and fountains, was founded in the begin-ning of the XVIIIth century. It was Peter the Great who conceived the idea for the whole project. The Upper and Lower Parks were laid between 1714 and 1725. At the same time the Upper Chambers, the Montplaisir and Marly Palaces, the Hermitage Pavilion and the fountains of the Lower Park were completed (architects J.B. Leblond, I. Braunstein, N. Michetti).

The fountains in the Upper Park were designed by the end of the XVIIIth century. At the same time the «Dragon («Chess») Hill» Cascade was rebuilt and the Great Palace was extended and reconstructed. The Lower Park was decorated with the Fountain Promenade (architects V. Delamot, G. Quarenghi, B. Rastrelli, M. Zemtzov).

The early XIXth century saw the development of landscaped parks, new palaces, pavillions and fountains (architects N. Benois, I. Sharleman, A. Menelas).

The famous fountains of Peterhoff only play in summer. In winter, 7 museums are open: the Great Palace, the Catherine Wing, the Montplaisir and Marly Palaces, the Hermitage Pavilion, the memorial museum of the Benois family, the Cottage and the Bath.

 

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