St. Petersburg is full of tourist attractions that may take weeks to visit. Of course, tourists of Russia tour can use the programs provided by travel agencies and tour operators in Russia to see most of St. Petersburg's important tourist attractions that tourists should not miss the opportunity to visit during their travel to St. Petersburg. However, tourists are interested in getting to know all the tourist attractions that can be visited during their trip to St. Petersburg so that they can visit them if they have enough time on the St. Petersburg tour. Of course, as mentioned, the number of these tourist attractions is quite high, so tourists should choose a few of these tourist attractions and visit them during their travel to St. Petersburg. Some of St. Petersburg's tourist attractions, such as the Hermitage Museum, the world's second-largest art museum, and Nevsky Prospect, St. Petersburg's main street, are undoubtedly on the all travelers' visit list. However. If you want to get acquainted with St. Petersburg's other tourist attractions, you can visit our weblog. One of the lesser-popular tourist attractions, but without a doubt, an ideal place for a family visit during your tour to St. Petersburg, is Yelagin Island.
Yelagin Island is one of the islands of St. Petersburg, which for many years, was exclusively owned by the imperial family and was nationalized only after the October Revolution and became an urban park for the people of Leningrad. Even today, the name of Sergei Kirov has not been removed from the park. Yelagin Island was originally a timber supply point for the court. Its first private owner was the Russian diplomat and politician Ivan Yelagin. In 1786, he built the Yelagin Palace on the island. The imperial court purchased Yelagin Island in 1817. After the island's purchase, the famous Italian architect Carlo Rossi commissioned the reconstruction of the palace and the island in general. At the end of the project, he added several formal English gardens to the island. Since Yelagin Island was fully recognized as an imperial property during the imperial period, the people of St. Petersburg only had the opportunity to visit this beautiful island after the October Revolution. You can visit our blog for more information on the island's history and get acquainted with other tourist attractions of St. Petersburg on tour to Russia.
The first attraction and the most important place on Yelagin Island is undoubtedly Yelagin Palace, which Carlo Rossi rebuilt and turned into a magnificent palace that we know today. This palace is one of the places that you should not miss the opportunity to visit. Throughout the year, especially during the White Nights Festival, a variety of events take place around the palace, which can be very attractive to tourists on tour to St. Petersburg, including the recreation of St. Petersburg historical events with special costumes and acts that can be quite attractive for both children and adults.
Sergei Kirov Park is an urban park in St. Petersburg, located on Yelagin Island and only accessible to residents after the October Revolution. Traffic is prohibited in the park, making it one of St. Petersburg's healthiest and natural places to walk and enjoy the St. Petersburg tour's greenery. Of course, one of this park's features is having a large pond in which tourists can enjoy boating in nature by renting boats. Of course, this boating is very different from the boating tour that you can experience in the canals of St. Petersburg. For more information about the tour on the Nova River, you can visit our blog.
One of the most popular museums in St. Petersburg that tourists can visit on Yelagin Island during their Russia tour is the Museum of Glass Art. Founded in 2010, this museum is located in the Orangery of Yelagin Island. The museum is based on the remaining artifacts of a glass factory located on the island. One of the main attractions of this museum is seeing the works of art made of glass for the imperial court, which can attract tourists' attention. You can visit our blog for more information about this museum.
Of course, visiting the Museum of Glass Art is not the only activity that those interested in this industry can experience on Yelagin Island. The glass blowing workshop on the island is also ready to receive tourists interested in getting acquainted with the production process of glass art. In this workshop, tourists can produce their works of art and return to their hometown as souvenirs from a trip to Russia. Of course, this workshop is not permanently active. In order to learn about the working hours of this workshop, you should make the necessary arrangements with your Russia tour operators.
It should be noted that you do not need to worry about your food while visiting Yelagin Island during your travel to St. Petersburg, as there are many cafes and restaurants on Yelagin Island that can satisfy different tastes. The island also has a café for children that can be fun to visit. Yelagin Island restaurants can also provide a wonderful meal on the island for tourists and visitors.
Another feature of Yelagin Island is natural and artificial ice skating rinks on the island, which, along with other sports facilities, make it more attractive to visit during the tour to St. Petersburg. Although the natural ice skating rink can only be used during the fall and winter, tourists have the opportunity to go ice skating during the summer on the artificial ice rink on Yelagin Island. Other sports grounds and cycling and skating lines on the Yelagin Island's park are other attractions of the island that we can mention on this matter.
Do not forget that Yelagin Island is one of St. Petersburg's sights, which, despite its unique attractions, is less noticed by tourists on tour to Russia. However, we at Star Travel Group recommend visiting this island and all its tourist attractions to our travelers. You can visit our blog for other entertainment programs in St. Petersburg and attractive Russian places to visit during your travel to Russia.
