Northwest Russia

Region

St. Petersburg and the forests and lakes of the north. St. Petersburg has the Hermitage, canals and palaces like Peterhof, Novgorod and Pskov are ancient towns, Karelia has the wooden churches of Kizhi, the Solovetsky Islands sit in the White Sea, and Murmansk is a base for the Northern Lights. Kaliningrad is a separate exclave on the Baltic. Check current travel advice.

Northwest Russia Hermitage MuseumSummer Palace (Rastrelli)Catherine PalaceKizhi IslandSolovetskiye OstrovaRussian MuseumFabergé Museum in Saint PetersburgKaliningrad ZooKaliningrad Regional Amber MuseumUral MountainsLake LadogaNovaya ZemlyaLake OnegaWinter PalaceGazprom ArenaShlisselburgAuroraSaint Isaac's CathedralKaliningrad StadiumMariinsky TheatreLake IlmenVaygach IslandPeter and Paul FortressNevsky ProspectKazan CathedralKotlin IslandSaints Peter and Paul Cathedral, Saint PetersburgKolguyev IslandLakhta CenterSaint PetersburgVeliky NovgorodPskovPetrozavodskPeterhof Grand PalaceChurch of the Savior on BloodKaliningradMurmanskArkhangelskVologdaSyktyvkarCherepovetsSeverodvinskUkhtaVelikiye LukiKolpino

Northwest Russia essentials

Country: Russia
Driest months: Feb-Apr
Pay in: Ruble (р.)
Language: Russian
Emergency: 102

Where to Go in Northwest Russia

City Saint Petersburg Saint PetersburgCultural capital of Russia with stunning architecture City Kaliningrad KaliningradBaltic exclave city with the Amber Museum City Murmansk MurmanskCity in Murmansk, Russia, Arctic port Island Kizhi Island Kizhi IslandIsland open-air museum of historic wooden churches Island Solovetskiye Ostrova Solovetskiye OstrovaRemote island monastery complex with historic fortifications Island Novaya Zemlya Novaya ZemlyaArctic Russian archipelago used for Cold War nuclear tests History Peterhof Grand Palace Peterhof Grand PalaceImperial Russian palace with elaborate fountains and gardens History Summer Palace (Rastrelli) Summer Palace (Rastrelli)Baroque imperial residence with landscaped lakes and palaces History Catherine Palace Catherine PalaceOpulent Baroque palace near St Petersburg housing Amber Room Nature Ural Mountains Ural MountainsMountain range forming the Europe-Asia boundary in Russia Nature Lake Ladoga Lake LadogaEurope's largest lake near Saint Petersburg Nature Lake Onega Lake OnegaLarge Russian lake with islands and Orthodox monasteries
Regions & Cities

Northwest Russia at a Glance

Local Time
3:01 AM
GMT+3
Population
13,906,999

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