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About Saint-Petersburg
Introduction of the city by one of the local guides in St. Petersburg
Ekaterina Ovagimyan:
"Ladies and Genlemen!
Welcome to St.Petersburg! You are in the cultural capital of Russia! The city was founded in 1703 by Russian tsar Peter the Great and became a new capital of Russia for more than 200 years......."
The beginning of the tour by another guide of our team - Inna Afonina:
"Congratulations to you! You are in the most beautiful city in the world - St.Petersburg! You choose - to have a very long historical lesson with a lot of interesting details or just relax and try to feel yourselves like locals......."
St.Petersburg history
The city of St. Petersburg is relatively young according to European and Russian standards. Founded in 1703 it will celebrate only 300th anniversary in year 2003. Though the city is rather young it has rich and fascinating history. Since the days of Peter I's "Paradise" and "North Venice" till nowadays St. Petersburg has been living an interesting life.
Since its birth Petersburg was the city of myths and mystery. You can hardly find such a young city wrapped in exciting stories, astonishing myths and mysterious legends. The unique history of the city is not only reflected in numerous rumors and still alive in destiny of people gazing through time from old portraits. The whole sophisticated development of St. Petersburg is materialized in its palaces and temples, park ensembles, street labyrinths and multistoried houses.
Like any other large city St. Petersburg will tell his stories to every attentive and interested observer. Outstanding personalities of culture and history - military leaders, courtiers, tsars and princes, artists and poets, writers and travelers lived and walked here. Come here to adore this "North Venice" of Peter the Great and his magnificent daughter Elizabeth; the city made the Russian Empire great power; where Lomonosov, Derzhavin, Pushkin, Gogol and Dostoevsky wrote their masterpieces. Come to get to know the history of St. Petersburg, White Nights of mysterious North Palmira and to see the spires of the Admiralty and Peter and Paul Cathedral.
Contacts
Marshala Tukhachevskogo, 27/2, office 1554, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
+7 (812) 332-50-56, +7 (812) 929-47-59
E-Mail: kleverspb@gmail.com
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What to do and see in Saint-Petersburg
What to do and see in Saint-Petersburg
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