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Why travel to St. Petersburg

There are many great countries in the world, but some are truly special. One of the least explored destinations is Russia. Why should you travel to Russia?

Author: Robert Thomson
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Recently when I was in Asia, someone asked me - why should one travel to St. Petersburg? I immediately answered - because it is one of the most amazing destinations on our planet! However, then I thought that not everyone would at the same second get it and that I need to explain what would travelers find were they to pay a visit to Russia.

St. Petersburg has so much to offer the visitors. The two greatest cities of Russia, Moscow and St. Petersburg, are some of the most historically rich 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 Mariinsky theatre is home to world famous ballet. 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 spend a day revealing the glories of the Hermitage.

Moscow is much bigger than St. Petersburg, but it is equally cool place to visit. The Kremlin and Red Square with the glorious quintessentially Russian onion-domed St Basils cathedral. Russian capital 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 go to 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 locals, just begin to explore. Russia is a giant country, and features mind-boggling scenery and a wealth of churches. 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 Kamchatka.

When in Russia, there are so many things that you could do. You could take a boat trip down the Volga.

These are just some of the reasons why you should travel 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 magic of Russia.

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This article is presented by Travel All Russia, the favorite agency for travel to Moscow for American travelers. When you decide to travel to Russia you can find all the information about Russian cities and destinations, travel advise and Moscow tours on www.travelallrussia.com.

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