General information about St Petersburg

A bit of Geography. One of the largest cities in the world S.Petersburg lies near the Arctic Circle on the same latitude as the northern part of Alaska and the southern tip of Greenland. However, despite its northern location S.Petersburg has a fairly mild climate: on the average, the temperature is above the freezing point 222 days a year. This is mainly owing to the warm air masses brought to the city by winds from the Atlantic Ocean . Usually the weather is very changeable, it may rain couple days, then other few days can be beautiful sunshine.
When preparing for the trip to our city it is useful to know the following data on the mean monthly temperature(centigrade) in S.Petersburg:

It is hard to say what time of the year is best for a visit to my city, for each season has it's own charm..
S.Petersburg is famous for it's White Nights. They begin after the 10th of June; by this time the sun sets only 9 degrees below the horizon. By June 21 the length of the day has increased to 18 hours 53 minutes. During Whites nights, when a faint twilight takes the place of night darkness(and then not even for more than 30-40 minutes), the streets, squares, and embankments acquire a unique charm. The White Nights come to an end around July 2.
A relatively young city, S.Petersburg can lay no claims to a history spanning more than a few centuries. You will find neither ancient ruins nor exotic architecture, but we are convinced that your visit to S.Petersburg will become an unforgettable experience. Tourists often find certain aspects of S. Petersburg reminiscent of other famous European cities. Its quiet embankments and steeply sloping roofs remind one of Paris; its canals and arched bridges, of Venice; its shady parks and grand palaces, of Prague: However, these are only first, superficial impressions.
For S.Petersburg is truly a unique city. Three Russian revolutions took place in our city, it bravely withstood the 900 siege laid by the Nazis, during the Second World War, and it may truly be called a centre of Russian culture. Among those who lived and created many of their immortal works here were Alexander Pushkin, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Giacomo Quarenghi, Nicolai Gogol, Dmitry Shostakovich.

Some useful sites:

• Official site
• Internet guide

Others sites:

• www.finditlocal.com/stpetersburg
• www.fortunecity.com/victorian/hornton

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