Why travel to St. Petersburg
By Mark Connors
Lately when I was in Europe, someone asked me - why should one go to Russia? I immediately answered - because it is one of the most amazing destinations on our planet! But, then I reflected that not everyone would instantly get it and that I need to explain what would visitors find were they to have a journey to Russia.
St. Petersburg has so much to offer the travelers. The two greatest cities of Russia, Moscow and St. Petersburg, are some of the fascinating cities on our planet.
St Petersburg boasts amazing churches, ancient streets and beautiful canals. Some people refer to this city as the Venice of the North. So many great artists, writers and musicians like Shostakovich had lived and worked here and loved their every moment. The Hermitage, St Petersburg art museum, is one of the greatest art galleries in the world. If you could only visit the city for a weekend you would remember it for all of your life. There is so much to see here. You could walk along the Moika canal at sunset and the honey-colored old palaces.
Moscow is much bigger than St. Petersburg, but it is equally amazing place to visit. The Kremlin and Red Square with the glorious quintessentially Russian onion-domed St Basils cathedral. Moscow does not have a concentrated historic centre like St Petersburg, but there are historic treasures spread out across this vast city like the Tetriakov gallery. It is also an incredibly vibrant modern city that is now really buzzing with the new wealth and culture that has sprung up in the last decade. Moscow also has some of the best restaurants and nightlife in the world.
Those two cities alone are enough of a reason to visit Russia, the largest country in the world. Yet there is much, much more to Russia than this. Outside Moscow and St Petersburg there is an amazing country that even us, the Russians, just begin to discover. Russia is a giant country, and features amazing scenery and a wealth of historical monuments. There is nowhere in the world a lake so deep, so mysterious and beautiful, and so blessed by an absolutely unique range of wildlife as Lake Baikal. There is nothing like Siberia.
When in Russia, there are so many things that you could do. You could spend a night at the Mariinsky ballet in St Petersburg or the Bolshoi in Moscow.
These are just some of the reasons why you should go on a trip to Russia. Sometimes I wish I could keep Russia all to myself, just like Catherine the Great kept Hermitage closed to everyone. But I know it is time open up Russia to the West. Be among the first to discover the beauty of Russia.
About the author
This article is presented by Travel All Russia, the favorite agency for travel to Moscow for American travelers. When you decide to go to Russia you can find all the information about Russian cities and destinations, travel advise and Moscow tours on www.travelallrussia.com. from http://www.FreeArticlesAndContent.com
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