The center of St. Petersburg, like that of all cities with a rich history, is best seen by walking from one sight to another. Especially if you are not afraid of long walking tours, you will love such a way of exploring this "Northern Venice" in Russia. Just make sure you are clothed well enough not to let the weather disturb you. You will definitely like a walking tour on the very center of St. Petersburg for its opportunity of learning each popular place.

Just in case you are not willing to wander around St. Petersburg, there is a good alternative such as a bus excursion tour. Professional drivers and guides will show you all of the main sites of the city together with providing you with the latest and most interesting information on each of the sites to give you a chance of choosing several of them to explore more thoroughly later on.

St. Petersburg in Russia is often called "The Northern Venice" as there are plenty of canals and rivers there. The city itself first was designed to become a twin of Venice City in Italy according to the will of Peter the Great who was extremely impressed by its magnificent view. Though the dreams and plans of the Emperor were not realized, the city was filled with different water objects, such as canals and pools. Watch the center of St. Petersburg from a boat or a ship, take an excursion tour through all of the St. Petersburg's water ways.

Since summer of 1996, there are special Helicopter tours organized in St. Petersburg. You can observe most of city's sights from the height of several hundred meters - so, a detailed view of each sight can be obtained. Just come to the Peter and Paul's Fortress to get to the helicopter pad from which excursion usually starts. Do not miss a chance to fly above St. Petersburg, one of the most beautiful cities of Russia and the whole World!

If you are fond of nature and history, you might take a bus excursion to the suburbs of St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg has several suburbs, like Pushkin, Petergof, Pavlovsk, Lomonosov, Gatchina, and others. Most of them are considered to be the monuments of culture since there are many historical sites there: palaces, parks, fountain complexes, etc. So, by visiting the St. Petersburg suburbs, you can dissolve in the atmosphere of luxury and magnificence of the past times...