St. Petersburg lies around 400 miles to the northwest of Moscow nestled on the Neva River it spreads out from its banks and across a series of islands that lie within the River Delta with a wealth of extravagant palaces breathtaking cathedrals and magnificent gardens st. Petersburg is truly Russia’s Imperial City its grandiose architecture
And picturesque canals were born from the glittering ambition of Peter the Great early in the 18th century and progressively gilded by generations of Russian royalty over the centuries this dynasty sought to create a city to rival the greatest cities of Europe and as you step onto the cobblestone streets here
You’ll discover they succeeded
