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Auteur en journalist bij Piter Pass. Deelt reistips, gidsen voor bezienswaardigheden en insider-informatie over Sint-Petersburg om bezoekers te helpen het meeste uit hun reis te halen.

Repino & Penaty: Ilya Repin's Estate Museum Day Trip from St Petersburg
Penaty is Ilya Repin's seaside estate museum in Repino, 45 km from St Petersburg on the Gulf of Finland — 600 of the painter's works in a preserved house by the sea.

Zoological Museum St Petersburg: Mammoths, Tickets & Visiting Guide
The Zoological Museum in Saint Petersburg is one of the world's ten largest natural-history museums, famous for its mammoths and 17 million-specimen collection.

Artillery Museum St Petersburg: Tickets, Exhibits & Visiting Guide
The Artillery Museum in Saint Petersburg is the oldest military museum in Russia, founded in 1703, with tanks, guns and a huge open-air yard of Soviet vehicles.

Smolny Cathedral and Convent Saint Petersburg 2026: Rastrelli Baroque and the Highest Observation Deck in the City
Smolny Cathedral represents the pinnacle of Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli's architectural genius in Saint Petersburg, completed between 1748 and 1764 under Empress Elizabeth. The five-domed structure

Cruiser Aurora Museum Ship in Saint Petersburg: 2026 Guide
The massive steel hull of the Cruiser Aurora sits permanently moored at the Petrogradskaya Embankment, a silent sentinel opposite the Nakhimov Naval School…

2026 Peterhof Fountains Closing: Tickets & Fireworks Guide
The air in the Lower Park of Peterhof turns crisp, carrying the scent of damp earth and pine needles as the golden hour fades into twilight. For one or two…

Is Saint Petersburg Safe for Tourists in 2026?
The cobblestones of the Nevsky Prospect gleam under the streetlights, and the ornate facades of the Hermitage stand silent against the winter sky. For the modern traveler, this visual

Planetarium No 1 in Saint Petersburg: World's Largest Dome, Tickets & 2026 Visiting Guide
Planetarium No 1 in Saint Petersburg has the largest planetarium dome in the world — 37 meters across — inside a former gasholder on the Obvodny Canal embankment. It opened in November 2017.

Sevkabel Port Saint Petersburg: the waterfront arts cluster guide 2026
Sevkabel Port is a former cable factory on Vasilievsky Island transformed into Saint Petersburg's leading contemporary art and creative space. Located along the Gulf of Finland waterfront, this 22,000

Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in Saint Petersburg: 2026 Visitor Guide with Tickets, Hours, Opening Times and Mosaics
The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood operates daily from 10:30 AM to 6:00 PM, with extended hours until 10:30 PM on Wednesdays during summer months. Adult tickets cost 350 rubles (approximately €

Best Romantic Restaurants Near Neva Embankment St Petersburg Russia
Best Romantic Restaurants Near Neva Embankment St Petersburg Russia Why the Neva Embankment Creates Perfect Dining Atmosphere The Neva Embankment stretches along the river from the Hermitage Museum pa

Hermitage Museum Visiting Guide 2026: Tickets, Hours, Must-See Halls
Hermitage Museum Visiting Guide 2026: Tickets, Hours, Must-See Halls Planning Your Visit to the State Hermitage Museum The State Hermitage Museum on Palace Square remains one of the world's largest ar