Saint Petersburg Travel Forum

Hello Everyone,
I will be in St. Petersburg in a couple of weeks. On the top of my list to visit are the Hermitage, Catherine the Great Palace, and Peterhoff Palace but I can only choose two out of the three to visit. Which two would you suggest? Thanks in advance for your help.

I guess that you're on a cruise or a city break.
Well, go to the Hermitage and leave the other two for your next visit!
Don't rush the Hermitage. It is a wonderful place with so many treasures.
Instead of trying one of the others you should grab a drink somewhere and just enjoy the city.
Come on! Surely everyone who has ever been to St.Petes would like to return!

Have fun!

crazyman2

Depends on what you are more interested in and how much time do you have. If it's really one day, then Hermitage. But in summer if you have more then a day, then I would prefer the other two. But each of them worth at least hald-day visit (better a day) and the road takes certain time.

If you will go in the summer, I would suggest also a visit to Peterhof. The fountains are really beautiful.

I was in Saint Petersburg last summer and visited the 3 sites you mention. Although my memory is a bit foggy, if I had to pick 2 out of 3, I'd say go with the Hermitage and Peterhof. The Hermitage collection is truly amazing, and while some in our group of friends went back for a second day's visit, I was "museumed out" after a full day of the Hermitage and opted to just stroll around the city instead. Peterhof is in a lovely setting and the fountains are wonderful, plus you can get there by hydrofoil which for me was a treat by itself. My most vivid memory of the Catherine the Great Palace is of very long queues, although once inside the palace was certainly impressive.
Pretty subjective, but there you have it.

Hermitage and Petergof is a very good choise. If you have no time you can go to Petergof in the morning - the park is opened from 10.00 and fountains start at 12.00. There are A Great Palace in Petergof park and many small museums. But I think only fountains will be enough. It may be a queue to the Great Palace but not so long to the small museums in the park. I advise to visit Roal Bath and Kitchen.
You can take a bus to Petergof from the metro station AVTOVO - cross the street vy underground crossing and ask for a bus to Petergof, there are many routes there.
Have a nice time in our city!

It is not enough to spend only one day for survey of the Hermitage. But also to spend all the day only for the Hermitage unreasonably. It is too many impressions. Petergorf will be good addition (but only in the summer). And next time or it is possible to look again the Hermitage and that нибудь still in the winter.
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