Viborg, great city by St. Petersburg

Viborg will not look anything like any other city when you'll travel in Russia. From antique times Viborg has soak culture of 4 different cultures: Russian, Sweeden, Finish, and German. One of the most astonishing peaces of Sweden art is a Viborg Castle that was build in 1293. It was build in a middle of a channel, on a little rocky peace of land. It was a 7 store high strong defensive fortification. Today it is a museum from where you can see beautifull sight of a city.

Here are the most interesting places to visit in Viborg. Viborg Castle, Stone City, City Hall Tower, Tower of a main square, Bull Stronghold, and a Catle Mountain. Each of them has individual style, interesting integration of many cultures, and of course rich history. Some of St. Petersburg tours can include visit to this city. There you will feel the mighty of a great empire.

You can get to Viborg by taxi that you can take at any St. Petersburg hotels yourself on bus or train. It is better to go by bus, so you would see many sights on the way to the city. Busses are going from subway station "Grajdanski prospect" and "Ozerki" every hour. It will take you about 2 hours to get to Viborg

Hotels in St.Petersburg

St. Petersburg is one of the most popular Russian cities among tourists traveling in Russia. That is why the city offers various kinds of hotels, which have services of all kinds to make the vacations unforgettable and are much more affortable then Moscow hotel rates. St. Petersburg has luxurious and low-cost hotels, which can be suitable for anyone visiting the city. There are also business hotels in the city, where tourists can hold business meetings, conferences or seminars.

The best five-star St. Petersburg hotels are Angleterre Hotel, Astoria Hotel, Corintia Nevsky Palace Hotel and many others. Angleterre Hotel and Astoria hotels are the most famous ones among many others. The services there are very good with all modern conveniences.

Helvetia Hotel is among the best four-star hotels offering perfect accommodation and serices. The rooms of the hotel are equipped with all modern conveniences and amenities, needed for an unforgettable rest there. Petersburg travel offers all kinds of hotels as you can see. Marco Polo is another popular four-star hotel, where the rices are nit very high and the services good.

Maritime Victory Park

The Maritime Victory Park was opened in the 20th century, after the end of World War II. The park is dedicated to the victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War which itself should be very interesting to those who visit Russia. The park is a memorial and the most popular entertainment center of St. Petersburg. The park offers various kinds of attractions, as well as restaurants offering dishes of traditional Russian cuisine. The park is also an important sporting center, where athletes train.  Very good hotels in St. Petersburg located around Victory park.

The central avenue of the park leads to the statue of Sergei Kirov, after whom the stadium of the park is named. The central avenue of the park is decorated with flowers, which are very beautiful.

In 1966 the Alley of Friendship was founded in the Park. Delegates from different countries around the world when St. Petersburg  travel come there and plant a tree. Near each tree there is a granite plaque indicating the city for which it was planted.