Hotels of St.Petersburg – Nevsky Forum Hotel

About Saint-Petersburg

Saint-Petersburg is the second largest city in Russia and one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It was founded in 1703 by Peter the Great as the “Window to Europe”. Thousands of workmen were brought from all parts of Russia to build the new city on the swampy land at the mouth of the Neva River.

In 1710 St. Petersburg, a city of great beauty, with palaces, cathedrals, churches, government buildings became the capital. St. Petersburg developed according to a strict, well thought-out plan, which had been finalized by 1712. The wide Neva and all the numerous other rivers and canals were incorporated into the city's design.

St. Petersburg is built on 42 islands at the Neva delta where the river flows into the Gulf of Finland. It is one of the world's leading cities in terms of its number of rivers, islands and bridges. St. Petersburg is sometimes called a museum of bridges - it has over 300 of them.

Saint-Petersburg is indeed a wonderful city: at every turn there is something to catch your eye. The Winter Palace (the Hermitage), the Russian museum, St Isaac’s and Kazan Cathedrals, the Peter-and-Paul Fortress, the Admiralty building attract thousands of tourists from every corner of the world.

Saint Petersburg is said to be rather a young city compared with the ancient capitals of Europe, but it has survived much and its pebbled streets have seen a lot of cataclysms that changed the world history. It’s the city of contrasts like every metropolis and it has been changing rapidly along with drastic changes in the country.

Now St Petersburg is an important industrial, cultural and educational centre. The population of the city is over 5 million.

Within easy reach of the capitals of Europe and Scandinavia St. Petersburg now offers luxurious accommodation, expert destination management companies and international travel services.

The Nevsky Prospect is the main avenue of St. Petersburg. It is the centre of business, trade activities and cultural life of the city, a prime place for shopping, entertainment and nightlife.