{"id":97001,"date":"2015-09-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelstartblg.wpenginepowered.com\/st-petersburg-by-iphone\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:52:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:52:55","slug":"st-petersburg-by-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/st-petersburg-by-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"20 Photos That Will Make St Petersburg Your Next Must Visit Destination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Russia&#8217;s window on Europe. 20 reasons to visit the famous home town of Nabokov, Catherine the Great and Putin seen through an iPhone lens.<\/p>\n<h2>1. The bar at the Belmond Grand Hotel Europe first served a drink 140 years ago and is the oldest hotel in St Petersburg.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43625\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/1-Bar-at-Grand-Hotel-Europe-1280x1279-780x780-1.jpg\" alt=\"1 Bar at Grand Hotel Europe (1280x1279)\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>2. Taking a cruise on a canal is one activity you should not skip while exploring the city.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43627\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/3-Canal-Cruise-1280x1280-780x780-1.jpg\" alt=\"3 Canal Cruise (1280x1280)\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>3. Canal views of the amazing Church of our Saviour on Spilled Blood, St Petersburg\u2019s most iconic building.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43628\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/4-Canal-view-of-Church-on-Spilled-Blood-1280x1280-780x780-1.jpg\" alt=\"4 Canal view of Church on Spilled Blood (1280x1280)\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>4. A close up view of this church built in the Russian Orthodox style.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43629\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/5-Church-on-Spilled-Blood-1280x1280-780x780-1.jpg\" alt=\"5 Church on Spilled Blood (1280x1280)\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>5. As close to a beach as you can get in St Petersburg. In the winter months the swimming continues and the dedicated locals are known as \u2018walruses\u2019.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43626\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/2-Beach-on-Peter-and-Paul-Fortress.-In-winter-the-swimmers-here-are-called-walruses-1280x1280-780x780-1.jpg\" alt=\"2 Beach on Peter and Paul Fortress. In winter the swimmers here are called walruses (1280x1280)\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>6. Soviet Era Trams<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43630\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/6-Soviet-era-trams-1280x1280-780x780-1.jpg\" alt=\"6 Soviet era trams (1280x1280)\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>7. It is apparently many Russian brides\u2019 dreams to be married in St Petersburg in the summer. They can be spotted on almost every day of the week.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43631\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/7-In-summer-brides-can-be-seen-almost-every-day-of-the-week-1280x1280-780x780-1.jpg\" alt=\"7 In summer brides can be seen almost every day of the week (1280x1280)\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>8. Another reason to take a canal cruise<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43632\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/8-Canal-views-1280x1280-780x780-1.jpg\" alt=\"8 Canal views (1280x1280)\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>9. The Hermitage Museum is one of the great museums of the world and it is located inside the Winter Palace which was the official residence of the Russian monarchs.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43633\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/9-Inside-the-Hermitage-Museum-1280x1280-780x780-1.jpg\" alt=\"9 Inside the Hermitage Museum (1280x1280)\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>10. Matryoshka dolls are also known as Babushka dolls and prices range from a couple hundred Rand to thousands of Rands.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43634\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/10-Matryoshka-Dolls-1280x1280-780x780-1.jpg\" alt=\"10 Matryoshka Dolls (1280x1280)\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>11. Nevsky prospect is the main shopping street and summer nights are full of tourists and locals enjoying the warm weather.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43635\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/11-Nevsky-Prospekt-at-night-1280x1280-780x780-1.jpg\" alt=\"11 Nevsky Prospekt at night (1280x1280)\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>12. The instantly recognisable onion dome silhouettes at sunset.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43636\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/12-Onion-Domes-at-Sunset-1280x1280-780x780-1.jpg\" alt=\"12 Onion Domes at Sunset (1280x1280)\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>13. St. Isaac\u2019s Cathedral is the largest Russian Orthodox cathedral in the city and was ordered by Tsar Alexander I.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43639\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/13-St-Isaacs-Cathedral-1280x12802-780x780-1.jpg\" alt=\"13 St Isaac's Cathedral (1280x1280)\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>14. Peterhof, the summer palace of Tsar Peter the Great and known as the Russian Versailles.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43640\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/14-Peterhof-1280x1280-780x780-1.jpg\" alt=\"14 Peterhof (1280x1280)\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>15. Russian flags are on display all over the city.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43641\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/15-Russian-Flag-1280x1280-780x780-1.jpg\" alt=\"15 Russian Flag (1280x1280)\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>16. This caf\u00e9 has been serving pyshky, a type of donut, since Soviet times.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43642\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/16-Soviet-era-Pyshky-cafe-1280x1280-780x780-1.jpg\" alt=\"16 Soviet era Pyshky cafe (1280x1280)\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>17. Modern architecture greets you at Pulkova Airport which is the international airport serving St Petersburg. It is located 23km south of the city.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43648\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/17-St-Petersburg-Airport-1280x1280-780x780-1.jpg\" alt=\"17 Saint Petersburg Airport (1280x1280)\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>18. The St Petersburg Metro is one of the deepest in the world with some stations as much as 86m below ground.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43643\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/18-St-Petersburg-Subway-1280x1280-780x780-1.jpg\" alt=\"18 St Petersburg Subway (1280x1280)\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>19. The Taleon Imperial Hotel is one of the 5 Star luxury hotels in St Petersburg.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43644\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/19-Taleon-Imperial-Hotel-1280x1279-780x780-1.jpg\" alt=\"19 Taleon Imperial Hotel (1280x1279)\" width=\"780\" height=\"780\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>20. The Winter Palace as seen from the Neva River. Sunset Dinner cruises are another popular activity to enjoy while in St Petersburg.<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-43645\" src=\"https:\/\/travelstartmu.wpenginepowered.com\/zablog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/20-The-Winter-Palace-which-houses-Hermitage-Museum-1280x960-780x585-1.jpg\" alt=\"20 The Winter Palace which houses Hermitage Museum (1280x960)\" width=\"780\" height=\"585\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Good to Know: Turkish Airlines flies daily to St Petersburg from Cape Town and Johannesburg.<\/h3>\n<h3>All photos courtesy of Jonty Medcalf.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Russia&#8217;s window on Europe. 20 reasons to visit the famous home town of Nabokov, Catherine the Great and Putin seen through an iPhone lens. 1. The bar at the Belmond Grand Hotel Europe first served a drink 140 years ago and is the oldest hotel in St Petersburg. 2. 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