Two Days in Stockholm, Sweden | Baltic Sea Cruise
Stockholm, the capital of Sweden is the most populous city in Scandinavia, with over 897,700 people living in the municipality, and about 1,372,565 in the urban area (about 22% of […]
Stockholm, the capital of Sweden is the most populous city in Scandinavia, with over 897,700 people living in the municipality, and about 1,372,565 in the urban area (about 22% of […]
Helsinki is the capital and largest city of Finland. Located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it has a population of 616,042, with an overall […]
Also included on our second day in Saint Petersburg was a walking tour of a portion of the elaborate gardens and fountains of Peterhof, the coastal summer residence of Russian Emperors, […]
It took 24 years (1883 through 1907) for stonecutters, artists, mosaicists, ceramists, enamelers and other craftsmen to construct and complete The Church on the Spilled Blood, a Russian Orthodox church […]
As I stand in front of the Winter Palace (also known as the Imperial Palace), I am looking at the historical centre of Saint Petersburg. The monumental cresent-shaped General Staff building faces the Square […]
As our SPB Tours van made its way through the city, we crossed onto Vasilievsky Island, which for over a hundred years served as the City’s port. When the port was […]
Known as the “Sailor’s Church,” the St. Nicholas Cathedral is located on a site occupied by quarters for members of the Naval Department. The first service was held in the cathedral […]
The Catherine Palace was built between 1752 and 1756 on land given to Catherine I by her husband, Peter the Great. Designed by architect Bartolomeo Francesco Rastrelli, the Palace is […]
Saint Petersburg is the second largest city in Russia, politically incorporated as a federal subject; a large number of foreign consulates, international corporations, banks, and other businesses are located here. […]
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia, with a population of 431,184. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the shore of the Gulf of […]
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