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Discover Jewish St. Petersburg
Beyond the Shtetl - Jewish Life in St. Petersburg

Photo: Giulia Pines

St Petersburg sunset

Petrograd, Leningrad, or just plain Piter – Russia’s second largest city has been called many names since its founding in 1703 by Peter the Great. But whether Imperial, Communist, or democratic, St. Petersburg has always remained a flourishing centre of European cultural life and Russia’s most cosmopolitan city. Some of the greatest artists and thinkers in the world have called St. Petersburg home, giants like Pushkin, Chagall, and Dostoevsky, whose legacy can still be felt in the summer breezes that rush down Nevsky Prospect.

It is the dazzling urban landscape, however, that hooks the visitor before such subtler signs of the city’s rich history. Surrounded by pastel palaces and onion-domed churches, the Petersburg visitor feels as though he has stepped into a fairy tale world, one full of brilliant whites, pale greens, and shimmering golds splashed across magnificent Petrine Baroque buildings and set amongst a network of glittering canals. Not for nothing was the city’s entire historic centre designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Former seat of the imperial family, this “Venice of the North” is a visual dynamo, full of grand palaces and opulent museums whose enchanting exteriors rival the treasures they hold within.


St Petersburg skyline

But the charm of St. Petersburg exten ds beyond its delightful waterways and impressive architecture. Milk & Honey Tours invites you on a journey through the fascinating history of this vibrant metropolis, including a close-up look at its long Jewish past and contemporary Jewish revival.
                                                                                                                               


     

     
        Photo: Giulia Pines



Tour Options

Driving tour, Jewish St. Petersburg


Multiple-day tour program


Package for cruise ship passengers (Baltic cruises)

Please see the "Discover Europe" section of our website for further tour options in St. Petersburg.