Walk Saint Petersburg Like a Local
Imperial palaces, the Hermitage & the White Nights
Plan my Saint Petersburg walk →Saint Petersburg was built to impress, and it succeeds. Peter the Great's vision of a European capital on the Neva delta produced one of the world's most architecturally spectacular cities. The Hermitage alone could fill a week — but the city streets reward walking too.
Top landmarks to walk between
Hermitage Museum (Winter Palace)
One of the world's largest and greatest art museums
Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood
Mosaic-covered Russian Orthodox church on the Griboedov Canal
Nevsky Prospekt
Saint Petersburg's grand main boulevard — walk its full 4.5 km
Peter and Paul Fortress
City's founding fortress on Zayachy Island
St Isaac's Cathedral
Massive Neoclassical cathedral — climb the colonnade for city views
Summer Garden
Russia's oldest public park, designed for Peter the Great
Walk Nevsky Prospekt from the Hermitage to Alexander Nevsky Monastery — you pass most of the city's grand landmarks along the way.
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