The Menshikov Palace, the first large structure built with stone in St. Petersburg, was constructed for Prince Alexander Menshikov, a close associate of Peter the Great, in the early 1700s. It was ...

The tsars are long gone, but their great city of palaces built to impress the West still continues to dazzle 100 years on. When in St Petersburg there’s nothing quite so decadent as to slip into ...

The tsars are remembered for their lavish palaces – monuments of decadence that encouraged peasants and factory workers to take up arms in the Russian Revolution. But Peter the Great, the tsar who ...

Travelers to Russia’s imperial city now have a true luxury option when deciding where to stay. Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is scheduled to open its first Russian hotel within a former royal palace ...

“The Venice of the North,” suddenly hot St. Petersburg, Russia’s fast emerging tourist favorite, is getting a deluxe new hotel, opening August 1, from venerable global chain Four Seasons. The Lion ...

If you're visiting St. Petersburg in the summer, the Peterhof Palace & Garden is an absolute must-see. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peterhof was the brainchild and summer palace of Peter the Great.