St. Petersburg City Centre Travel Guide

St. Petersburg

Kazan Cathedral which includes heritage architecture and a church or cathedral
St. Isaac\'s Cathedral which includes a city and a church or cathedral
Kazan Cathedral which includes a church or cathedral and heritage architecture
Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood featuring a church or cathedral and heritage architecture
St. Petersburg featuring a city, a river or creek and night scenes

Popular places to visit

Hermitage which includes a garden and heritage architecture

State Hermitage Museum

4.5/5(94 reviews)

Immerse yourself in a collection of prehistoric artifacts, Middle Eastern jewelry and European art that spans 6,000 years in one of the world’s oldest museums.

State Hermitage Museum
Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood featuring heritage architecture

Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood

4.5/5(96 reviews)

This church has been used as everything from a warehouse to a refuse heap, but it is now back at its best as one of St. Petersburg’s premier religious buildings.

Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
St. Isaac\'s Cathedral showing a statue or sculpture and a city

St. Isaac's Cathedral

4.5/5(90 reviews)

This cathedral has a commanding position in the St. Petersburg cityscape and the views from it are just as stunning as its decadent interior.

St. Isaac's Cathedral
Mariinsky Theatre

Mariinsky Theatre

4.5/5(27 reviews)

Enjoy a show at Mariinsky Theatre, a theatre with a story to tell in St. Petersburg. Discover the area's fascinating museums and churches.

Mariinsky Theatre
State Russian Museum featuring art

Russian Museum

4.5/5(30 reviews)

See one of the most comprehensive collections of Russian art in the world at this vast and sprawling museum.

Russian Museum
Kazan Cathedral which includes heritage architecture and a church or cathedral

Kazan Cathedral

4.5/5(60 reviews)

Experience the palatial grandeur and history of this cathedral, which is dedicated to the venerated miracle worker, Our Lady of Kazan.

Kazan Cathedral

Other neighbourhoods around St. Petersburg City Centre

Nevskiy Prospekt showing a city and night scenes

Nevsky Prospekt

4.5/5(74 area reviews)

Museums, theatres and churches highlight some notable features of Nevsky Prospekt. Make a stop by Faberge Museum or Catherine the Great Monument while you're visiting, and jump aboard the metro at Mayakovskaya Station or Gostiny Dvor Station to get around town.

Nevsky Prospekt
Alexander Nevsky Lavra showing heritage architecture and a park as well as a small group of people

Tsentralny

5/5(1 area review)

Travellers choose Tsentralny for its fascinating museums. Hop aboard the metro at Mayakovskaya Station or Dostoyevskaya Station and check out top sights like Faberge Museum.

Tsentralny
St. Petersburg featuring a statue or sculpture

Palace District

While you're in Palace District, take in top sights like Russian Museum and jump on the metro at Nevsky Prospekt Station to see more of the city.

Palace District
St. Petersburg featuring a bridge, a ferry and a city

Sennoy

While you're in Sennoy, take in top sights like Sennaya Square or Fontanka River Embankment, and hop on the metro to see more of the city at Sadovaya Station or Spasskaya Station.

Sennoy
Museum of Water showing a park

Smol'Ninskoe

If you're spending time in Smol'Ninskoe, check out sights like Smolny Institute or Oktyabrskiy Big Concert Hall and hop on the metro to see more of the city at Chernyshevskaya Station or Ploshchad Vosstaniya Station.

Smol'Ninskoe
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Okrug

While you're in Okrug, take in top sights like Buff Theater and jump on the metro at Novocherkasskaya Station to see more of the city.

Okrug

St. Petersburg City Centre Travel Guide