PETER AND PAUL FORTRESS, Tour

Since the Fortress is located on an island, it can be reached either by boat or by crossing two beautiful bridges, Ioannovsky and Kronverksky.

Along the walls are six gates, the main one being Petrovsky Gate or Peter the Great Gate. A wooden walkway, offering splendid views of the city, runs along the perimeter of the fortress, allowing visitors a close look at the six large ramparts that protrude from the walls.

Inside the fortress are several noteworthy buildings, grouped around the Peter and Paul Cathedral, containing the tombs of the tsars, which I’ll be telling you about in the next file....