Via the Kronverkskaya Nab, we pass the Hare Island with the Peter and Paul fortress. Part of the fortress is the Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral which houses most of ...

The city was founded by the legendary Russian Emperor, Peter I and named after Saint Peter the Apostle. The city construction began in 1703 with the erection of the Peter ...

While crossing the bridge on the way to the Fortress, don’t forget to throw a coin on the hare, the symbol of Hare Island. They say that if you manage ...

Next on this itinerary for St. Petersburg is Peter and Paul Fortress. This is the first building tsar Peter the Great ordered to build in Saint Petersburg. You will find ...

Visit the historical Peter and Paul Fortress that covers most of Hare Island in the Neva River. It was established by Peter the Great in 1703 as one of the ...

If you decide to go there, you can just walk around on the island (called Zayachiy Island or Hare Island) or visit one of the many museums including the Emperor’s ...

As you enter the Peter and Paul Fortress, you walk across Ioannovsky Bridge. You’ll see a log sticking out of the water with a little bronze sculpture of a hare ...

Chizhik-PyzhikIt’s the name of the tiniest bronze finch that rests atop of a small perch above the  Fontanka river. Chizhyk-Pyzhik got his name from the famous Russian folk song which in ...

Chizhik-PyzhikIt’s the name of the tiniest bronze finch that rests atop of a small perch above the  Fontanka river. Chizhyk-Pyzhik got his name from the famous Russian folk song which in ...