St Petersburg & Vicinity in One Day: Monday's Best Visa-Free Shore Excursion

The beautiful palace which belonged to the wealthy Yusupov family. It also was the scene of the grizzly murder of the sleazy Siberian peasant Rasputin, who was exercising too much influence over the royal family for Felix Yusupov's liking. There is a Rasputin tour, and you can see where Felix and his entourage tried to poison and shoot Rasputin in the cellar in 1916 before they beat him and chucked him into the river, where he finally died.

Alexander column is the world's tallest triumphal column. It is neither dug into the ground nor reinforced on the foundation.  It is held only by accurate calculation and its weight. 

La Cattedrale di sant'Isacco è dedicata a Pietro il Grande santo preferito. È la più grande cattedrale della Russia e si colloca tra le più grandi cattedrali del mondo. E ' stato costruito tra il 1818 e il 1858, per essere uno dei più importanti monumenti della capitale Imperiale russa. Non è solo la gigantesca struttura, ma anche la raccolta di il più grande innovazione tecnologica.

Peterhoff è uno dei più bei Palazzi Imperiali. Una complessa combinazione di stile Barocco e neoclassico, stili, questo palazzo è un vero gioiello di architettura russa, e sarà sicuramente l'amore. Centinaia di fontane e statue d'oro surround Peter's Palace – è la Russia's Versailles.

This fortress, built to deflect Swedish raids, was the city’s very first structure. While the view from the fortress ramparts is fantastic, the main attraction is Trezzini's Peter and Paul Cathedral. Almost all Romanovs including Nicholas II, are buried here. There are several other museums scattered around the fortress grounds, like the political prison museum or St. Petersburg history exhibition and you can buy a special day ticket which enables access to all.

The symbol of Saint Petersburg - onion-domed cathedral that stands out from the neo-classical surroundings of the city-center. The church is decorated with lots of mosaics inside and outside, the domes are covered with colorful enamels. The church was built on the very place where Tsar Alexander II was mortally wounded in 1881.