Saint Petersburg World Heritage Site
Saint Petersburg was the capital of Imperial Russia for a little more than two centuries. During this time, more or less uninhabited swampland was turned into one of the grandest cities in all Europe. Palaces and monuments, parks and fortifications from this time were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list as "Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments" in 1990. Also some older and newer sights are included.
It's a very spread out world heritage site, made up of 36 components around the city and some in Leningrad Oblast. Moreover some these are divided into subcomponents, and as such there are, depending on how one counts them, more than a hundred individual places to visit.
The names for the attractions follow the spelling used by UNESCO. Icons in blue denote cities, towns or districts, red the forts in the Gulf of Finland, green buildings, parks and other individual attractions, and yellow routes.
Get in and aroundMost of the places on land are accessible by public transport – train, bus or if there's a body of water nearby – sometimes boat. Getting in by driving is also possible, though not necessary.
SitesThe Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg is the heart of this world heritage site.
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Sources and licences
- Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Saint Petersburg World Heritage Site" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo: CGP Grey, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons