I lived in St. Petersburg from February to late June, 2011.
The city is incredible – simultaneously beautiful and difficult. I would recommend visiting to anyone. Whilst the winter snow is certainly a bit magical, it makes getting around pretty hard. The best time is definitely June: the weather is brilliant, there’s a celebration almost every weekend and the light lasts all the way through the night.
Elagin Island
Frozen Neva
Chesme Church in the snow
Winter palace on the river Neva
The Bronze Horseman in the snow
View from St Isaac’s cathedral
Jordan staircase, the Hermitage
Jordan staircase, the Hermitage
Church on Spilled Blood, park view
White nights in St. Petersburg (photo taken at midnight in mid-June)
Winter Palace
Defenders of Leningrad monument
Mayakovskaya metro stop
Smolny Cathedral
Pivskarevskoye memorial cemetery
Aliye Parusa festival
Victory Day
Lenin
Kazan Cathedral in summer
Northernmost Buddhist temple in the world
St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral