Tour of the Peter and Paul Fortress

It is necessary to get acquainted with St. Petersburg first of all where it was founded. On the Hare Island in the Peter and Paul Fortress, where there are not only many reasons for fascinating and interesting stories, but also beautiful views for beautiful photos.

On the tour I will show you the first St. Petersburg bridge, the first triumphal arch. I will teach you to distinguish the botardo from the paterna, the ramp from the casemate, the bastion from the curtain.

You will be impressed by the thickness of the walls of the fortress, the most modern in Russia at the beginning of the XVIII century. Go up to the observation deck "Nevskaya Panorama", from where you will have an amazing view of the water area of the Big Neva. Hear the famous noon shot from the cannon and the melody of the carillon of the Peter and Paul Cathedral, which until recently was the tallest architectural structure in St. Petersburg. And in the cathedral you will see the graves of all Russian emperors from Peter I to Nicholas II (except Peter II).