Approximately 7% of the city territory is occupied by water. The city lies on 93 rivers and there are more than 20 canals and 100 ponds, The banks of rivers and canals are spanned with 300 bridges, neither one of which repeats another in decoration or design.
No wonder Saint-Petersburg is often called “Northern Venus”. During your visit to Saint-Petersburg make sure you take a boat trip. It will give you an opportunity to admire famous cathedrals, churches and mansions from a different angle and feel the spirit of Saint-Petersburg.
To the order of Peter I all building along rivers and canals were built tight to each other and are facing the water with their fancy facades forming a solid line of great views. During this tour you will see St. Trinity Cathedral, St. Isaac Cathedral, St. Nicolas Cathedral, Big Drama Theater, Mariinsky Theater, Sheremetiev Palace, Strogonovsky Palace, Usupov Palace, Anichkov Palace and famous Anichkov bridge, historical places connected with great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin, you will pass under the longest bridge (over 100meters) in Saint-Petersburg and other buildings of architectural or historical value. |
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