FOUNDED BY PETER THE GREAT IN 1703, THIS MESMERISING WATER CITY IS OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE VENICE OF THE NORTH. AND FOR GOOD REASON – THE CITY IS FILLED WITH WELL PRESERVED EXAMPLES OF STUNNING BAROQUE ARCHITECTURE AND STRIKINGLY BEAUTIFUL BRIDGES THAT ARCH OVER ITS MANY CANALS. ST. PETERSBURG IS A PRIME TRAVEL DESTINATION FOR LOVERS OF THE ARTS AND ANTIQUITIES, CULTURE VULTURES AND HISTORIANS, AND FUN-LOVING FESTIVALGOERS. IN FACT, THE ALL-ROUND SENSORY EXPERIENCE THAT RUSSIA’S SECOND LARGEST CITY PROVIDES IS INCREDIBLY HARD TO TOP.