One of the most popular attractions in Russia is Peterhof, about a 40-minute drive from St Petersburg, often called “Russian Versailles”. Although Versaille inspired Peter the Great to build this extraordinary Palace personally I rate this UNESCO site much higher and...
Ever since I was a little girl I have dreamed of visiting The Hermitage, the winter palace of Catherine the Great that consists of five interconnected buildings, the largest of which is the Winter Palace that gloriously picturesque turquoise building. I featured...
The breathtaking Catherine's Palace is about 16 miles south from St Petersburg and better known in Russian as 'Tsarskoye Selo' (now Pushkin) or the 'Tsar’s Village'. I mentioned this exquisite spot in my '48 Hours to St Petersburg' post however because it is well...
There is no doubt that Moscow is the symbol of Russia and its eclectic mix of buildings represent a political power that goes back 850 years. This is just one way to spend '48 Hours in Moscow' the last stop of my simply life-changing travels through Russia with Volga...
Our last stop on the Cruise was at the small town of Uglich. It dates back to 937 AD but it’s remembered for one hugely significant event, the murder of Ivan the Terrible’s 8 year old son Dmitry in 1591. This was hugely important as it ended the Rurik Dynasty and led...
Yaroslavl, yet another UNESCO site, was our next stop after exploring Goritsy on my Russian travels. Yaroslavl is called the jewel of the Golden Ring (that’s a group of historic cities northeast of Moscow that have played an important part in Russian history). It is...