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Catherine Palace

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-04-30T18:22:03+00:00

Catherine Palace [Facade] Catherine Palace (Екатерининский дворец;official web site ) or “Tsarskoye Selo” (Tsar's Village) can be found 45 minutes south of St. Petersburg in “Pushkin” which is home to several palaces. It's spectacular palace featuring the incredible

The State Hermitage

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-04-30T18:22:03+00:00

The State Hermitage The State Hermitage Museum (Государственный Эрмитаж; official web site ) has to be the best museum in the world and at 233,345 square meters it has to be the largest. The main museum complex on the banks of the Neva is spread across three buildings: The Winter Palace, The Small Hermitage and The New Hermitage/Old Big Hermitage. To call it merely a

St. Petersburg

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-04-30T18:22:03+00:00

St. Petersburg [River Neva and Buildings] St. Petersburg (Санкт-Петерб́ург) or the “Venice of the North” has always been a place I have wanted to visit and despite the difficulty in getting there, it is very much worth the trip. In particular I have always wanted to see the greatest museum in the world,

Peterhof

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2023-04-30T18:22:03+00:00

Peterhof [Main Entrance] The “Peterhof” (Петергоф; official web site ) is a palace and gardens located 40 km west of the centre of St. Petersburg on the banks of the Gulf of Finland. [Gulf] Fountains [The Sampson Fountain] [The Sampson Fountain and The Great Cascade] It the spectacular 150 fountains that Peterhof is famous for. These are operated completely by gravity and are set in magnificent gardens between the palace and gulf. The biggest fountain is…