The city is also known as the Northern capital of Russia. It is also considered a cultural centre of Russia. The city offers your attention numerous museums, containing rich history of Russian art (among them the world famous Hermitage), endless historic monuments and memorials, which reflect the times of the tsars and emperors. The city is also well known for its ???white nights??? ????? the period when due to closeness to the Polar circle the daylight time lasts almost 24 hours a day.
But even despite such rich cultural content, the city impresses with its magnificence, something that is felt in every piece of architecture as well as simply walking down the street.
