Every day in St. Petersburg feels like walking through an oil painting

🎀 Must-Visit Checklist for St. Petersburg | 3-Day Photo Marathon in the "Venice of the North" That'll Fill 128GB! 💎 【Classic Must-Sees】 ✨ The Hermitage Museum ▫️One of the world's top 4 museums! 3 million exhibits will exhaust your legs, but the Peacock Clock and Da Vinci originals are divine ▫️Pro tip: Wednesday/Friday night sessions are less crowded – green corridors and gold halls are photo goldmines ✨ Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood ▫️The ultimate fairytale onion-dome photo spot! Overcast days enhance the mood, interior mosaics are dazzling ⚠️Note: Closed Sunday mornings for liturgy, best exterior light after 4pm ✨ Mariinsky Theatre ▫️Mecca for ballet lovers! Don't miss Swan Lake (check my last post for seating tips!) 🍷 Try their signature cherry champagne during intermission – tipsy ballet viewing is next-level 📸 【Hidden Gems】 💫 St. Isaac's Cathedral Dome ▫️262 spiral steps to the top! Panoramic city+Neva River views are worth it 🌇 Golden hour before sunset makes the church spires glow 💫 Hermitage Museum Rooftop ▫️Local secret! Shot of green roofs+bronze statues = instant Instagram fame 🔑 Enter via staff passage (whisper "krysha" to guards) 💫 New Holland Island ▫️Industrial-chic arts district! Red brick arches+glass bubble cafés attract hip crowds ☕️ Tryokhgorka Café's honey latte with Russian pancakes is perfection 🚶 【3-Day Itinerary】 Day1: Hermitage-Admiralty-Bronze Horseman (classic trio) Day2: Spilled Blood-Kazan Cathedral-Literary Café (Pushkin's haunt) Day3: Peter & Paul Fortress-Hare Island-Summer Garden (Neva River stroll) 🌟【Pro Route】Follow this for tsar-worthy romance! 🇷🇺 💒 Day 1｜Nevsky Prospect Walk ✨ Kazan Cathedral → Singeria Bookstore → Spilled Blood → Nevsky street photography • All within 10min walks! Bookstore's 2nd-floor café has perfect cathedral views (order honey coffee) • 4pm golden light on Spilled Blood's domes = postcard shots • Refuel at Teremok with blini+blueberry jam 🏰 Day 2｜Peterhof + Bridge Show 🌊 Peterhof Gardens → Gulf of Finland → 1am bridge raising • Peter the Great's golden fountains ⛲️ are best at noon • Baltic Sea at garden's end shines like sapphires 💎 • Bundle up for the magical "wing-spreading" Palace Bridge! 🎨 Day 3｜Art Marathon 🏛️ Hermitage → St. Isaac's climb → 1913 Pyshki donuts • Hermitage hacks: ▫️Sprint to Jordan Staircase at 9:30 ▫️Must-sees: Da Vinci Hall+Peacock Clock+Throne Room • 262-step climb rewards with cityscape views • Join locals queueing for Pyshki's classic donuts🍩 💡 Tips ▪️Peterhof closed Wednesdays ▪️Buy Hermitage e-tickets early ▪️Bridge night? Walk from Admiralteyskaya metro 🍴 【Foodie Bonus】 • Stolovaya No.1: Soviet-style borscht+dumplings • Bulochnaya F.Volcheka: Century-old Napoleon cake • Market Place: Salmon/caviar mountains 💌 Notes ▪️Headscarves required in churches (rentable) ▪️White Nights (June-Sept) need sunglasses ▪️Don't photograph metro's deep escalators! Every St. Petersburg day is a living painting~ Drop questions below!