Top 10 European Cities You Need to Visit Before You Die

 

Saint Petersburg, Russia

Often called ‘The Venice of the North’ St. Petersburg was the capital of Imperial Russia for several centuries. Everything in St. Petersburg in on a grand scale, its opulent baroque palaces are among the largest in the world.

 

Points of interest: Hermitage Museum, Winter & Peterhof Palace, Tsarskoye Selo.

 

When to visit: June to September.