Visiting Russia St. Petersburg. White Nights

White Nights - a phenomenon of nature, the calling card of St. Petersburg.
White Nights, can be seen in areas on Earth that are at high latitudes above 60 degrees, near the North and South Poles. Those places include: Alaska, Greenland, Chukotka and St. Petersburg. In fact, the White Nights are not white at all. They are a continuation of dusk.

This phenomenon is unusual and mysterious for many people. So many tourists travel to St Petersburg during the White Nights. The season of the White Nights in St. Petersburg begins in late May, about the 25th, and lasts for six weeks until mid-July.

Many people consider White Nights a main attraction. Indeed at this time tourists can sleep little and walk a lot. It is especially interesting to look at the drawbridges during this time. St. Petersburg, has about 300 bridges, 20 of them are drawbridges.

You can ride on the Neva River, or even go on a special tour which takes place on the roof of St. Isaac's Cathedral.

If you are going to travel to St. Petersburg, then try to go there at this time. White Nights in St. Petersburg are full of romance and beauty. The journey during the White Nights in St. Petersburg promises to be extremely exciting.

The best time is the first half of June. White nights are warm and lilacs are blooming.



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