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.
Aliye Parusa festival
Northernmost Buddhist temple in the world
White nights in St. Petersburg (photo taken at midnight in mid-June)
Jordan staircase, the Hermitage
Winter palace on the river Neva
Defenders of Leningrad monument
Mayakovskaya metro stop
Pivskarevskoye memorial cemetery
Elagin Island
Frozen Neva
Kazan Cathedral in summer
Church on Spilled Blood, park view
Smolny Cathedral
Jordan staircase, the Hermitage
The Bronze Horseman in the snow
St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral
Chesme Church in the snow
Lenin
View from St Isaac’s cathedral
Winter Palace
Victory Day