St. Petersburg: Top 10 Experiences, St. Petersburg, Russia (B)

St. Petersburg was my favourite city in Russia. The streets were lined with spectacular renaissance style buildings in every colour you could think of! I’m a bit of a history buff and so to step back in time where the Tsar’s of old lived was a bit of a nerd-tastic experience for me. I loved walking around and seeing the history speak through in the palaces, churches and beautiful gardens. 

If you’re staying in Moscow and are debating to visit – I’d say it’s worth the four hour journey via Sapsan here. 

This was the main inspiration for my visit. Not only does it have the coolest name for a church, it’s just such an incredible building. Although similar to St. Basil’s in Moscow with it’s Orthodox design, it has a personality of it’s own and unique spires which are eye catching. If you think the outside looks good, the interior is jaw dropping. All the Christian murals which are inside were made with tile ceramics and each one was hand painted! Must of taken an age and now is a timeless masterpiece. Entrance is around £5 and is worth every penny! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).