Liam Winters

St. Petersburg Travel Guide Liam Winters

Situated next to the Baltic Sea, St. Petersburg is a historic and mysterious city for travelers to venture to. It's a city filled with many historical monuments, museums, restaurants, and theaters that you can explore. If you're considering visiting this historic city, this guide will help you with planning your trip to ensure you know what to expect and don't miss on some of the top spots to venture to while here. St. Petersburg has a very rich and intriguing history. Situated on the shores of the Baltic Sea, this city was founded by Peter the Great and became the official capital of Russia for over 200 years. Once known as Petrograd and Leningrad, it is one of the largest cities in not only Russia but the world. It boasts a population of over 6 million people and is known as the "Venice of the North," due to the many rivers that flow through it and out to the Baltic Sea. St. Petersburg is unique from other Russian cities in the sense that it is a mixture of European and Russian culture. You'll find this evident with the architectural styles of the buildings in it and was designed by Peter the Great to be Russia's "window on Europe."