Where to go in St. Petersburg in winter

When we only pronounce the name of the city - St. Petersburg, then the mention itself fascinates. This sublime city is the capital of culture, art, spirituality of Russia. It does not matter the weather or the time of year, because it is always beautiful. At the sight of its magnificent buildings, parks, sculptures freezing the heart. More than three hundred years flowing his not a simple story along the banks of the Neva. Here life never freezes.

To get in summer in the popularity of museums in St. Petersburg is almost impossible. And the masterpieces of the Hermitage you can with no less pleasure to examine in winter. Get the opportunity, slowly, without hustle to wander around the semi-empty chairs, carefully examining the masterpieces of world culture presented here: painting, graphics, sculpture, furniture, luxury items. Hermitage is a mandatory visit, famous and beloved by everyone.

The Russian Museum is a collection of masterpieces of Russian visual arts. The collection of this museum, which is more than 400 exhibits, will not leave you indifferent: the sea landscapes of Ayvazovsky, the ancient icons of Andrei Rublev, inimitable portraits of Levitsky and many other famous paintings.

Fans of ancient architecture and architecture can be advised to choose the excursion trip "Cathedral Ring". Snow dome of the famous temple saved on the blood, a smolky palace, a smolky palace, Self-Spsonievsky Cathedral, St. Isaac's Cathedral - Winter only adds them greatness and divine beauty.

There is a place where you can only visit in winter, this is not too famous, but entertaining and interesting to its exposition Museum of Arctic and Antarctic. When you inspect the "walrobe rookery", "Winter in Tundra" diorama, you will understand that winter in St. Petersburg is not so cold.

In winter, theatrical season begins in all theaters of the city. After the summer holidays comes the time of the loud premier, festivals, performances. There are theaters that have fame where tickets need to buy long: Alexandria, Mariinsky, Mikhailovsky theaters, theater. Lensovet. But there are small, but wonderful theaters, theater studios with a repertoire from the classics to experimental productions.

Right behind the Russian Museum there are Mikhailovsky Garden. Fans of foot walks like his beautiful architectural ensemble, silence, unusual for the city center, pure pond. At the gate of the garden, every evening you can stay to listen to musicians playing even in the student winter time.

The most pleasant pastime in winter in St. Petersburg is a visit to his luxury palaces. One of the most beautiful - Yusupovsky Palace. In the summer, it's hard to get here, and in the winter so tempting to plunge into its particular atmosphere, associated with the generic secret of the princes of Yusupov, to feel their invisible presence. And even listen to the story of a guide about their secular receptions, brilliant balas and quiet daily life.

If you visited Peter always in the summer, they found out the city only half. Many familiar places of the city and its surroundings in winter look in a new way, unusual. The royal village, Peterhof and Pavlovsk will seem unusual, enchanted without water jets of fountains, due to delicacy. In winter, they are full of charm, and you can ride on the troika, admire unusual nature.

Lovers of active recreation must certainly visit the rink. In St. Petersburg, you can ride ice skating on an Elagin Island. In winter, two large platforms are poured there. At the gates of the park you will definitely meet the squirrels, grab the handful of nuts for them. Locals love to ride skating in the park. Babushkina and in the Pioneer Park. There you are waiting for a lot of winter entertainment: Finnish sleigh, karting, cross-country skiing and much more.

It is impossible to list the places of winter holidays in the city, ancient and modern at the same time. Go to the hockey match, get a portion of adrenaline and show the fan azart. Visit Rock Concert, because Peter also the capital of rock music. Take a walk on his snowy streets and squares, on Nevsky Prospect, Palace and University Embankment. Charter walking, sit in a quiet cafe-pastry "North". From the windows of a warm, cozy cafe for a cup of coffee with amazing cakes made by recipes, which have a whole century, admire the building of the living room, the tower of the city Duma.