The best way to start a tour of Saint Petersburg is with the Hermitage Museum and the winter palace containing millions of pieces of artistic masterpieces. The next most important stop at Saint Petersburg Is the – St. Peter and St. Paul’s Fortress, build to protect the city from foreign invasions. Saint Petersburg has an amazing number of cathedrals, the most famous among them includes the St. Isaac’s Cathedral which is one of the world’s largest domed cathedrals, and Church on Spilled Blood, another famous tourist spot is built on the assassination spot of Alexander II of Russia.
The other places of interest include Palace Square, Alexander Column, Catherine Palace, Yusupov Palace and the Peterhof Palace known for its legendary water fountains.

Rusia is most famous for Vodka, and people who love to drink prefer buying some authentic Russian vodka, besides these , stuffs like dolls with Russian costume/dress; embroidered shirts; ; shawls made of wool and decorated in Russian styles; Russian hats; lacquer boxes ,hand painted amber jewelry; miniature representations of Basil’s Cathedral in Red Square and other beautiful Russian churches; military memorabilia; caviar; chocolates are some of the stuffs that tourists can buy in Saint Petersburg.