St. Petersburg - The Hermitage Art Gallery

Perhaps the most spectacular in the entire world, the Hermitage Art Gallery & Museum in the heart of St. Petersburg will blow you away. Spanning five buildings including the Winter Palace once home to Russia’s royalty; the Hermitage is impressive in both its size and contents. With over 3,000,000 works of art covering histories of civilization to contemporary geniuses, prehistoric art to Russian antiquities a visit to the Hermitage Art Gallery can last days. Regardless of how much you wish to soak up, whether you are an art lover or not, a visit to St. Petersburg really isn’t complete without viewing the grandeur of the Hermitage.

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St. Petersburg top highlights and attractions

• Fontanka River Cruise
• Nevsky Prospect District
• St. Isaac’s Cathedral
• The Hermitage Art Gallery
• The Winter Palace