Saint Petersburg and Northwest
13 cities in Saint Petersburg and Northwest — the stories ordinary tours skip, told as you walk.
Saint Petersburg
“Imperial grandeur, revolutionary spirit, and canals that carry the city's story.”
Petrozavodsk
“Where Peter the Great's industrial vision meets Karelian wilderness and contemporary art.”
Veliky Novgorod
“Where Russia's story began, in stone and parchment.”
Kaliningrad
“Where Teutonic Knights met Soviet dreams, a city of shifting identities.”
Peterhof
“Where gilded fountains dance to a tsar's ambition.”
Vyborg
“Where medieval stone meets Nordic charm, Vyborg is a city shaped by shifting borders and enduring beauty.”
Pushkin
“Where imperial grandeur and poetic spirit intertwine.”
Kronstadt
“Where imperial ambitions met revolutionary fervor.”
Pskov
“Where ancient walls echo tales of resilience and faith.”
Gatchina
“Beyond the imperial facade, Gatchina holds the echoes of eccentric tsars and architectural wonders.”
Izborsk
“Where ancient stones recount forgotten princes and healing waters flow.”
Staraya Ladoga
“Where Russian statehood began, spoken by the Volkhov River.”
Tikhvin
“Where ancient faith and wartime defiance converge on a quiet river.”