After spending five weeks in St. Petersburg, Russia from mid-September to mid-October, I have a hard time imagining a more beautiful place in the autumn. Even on the cloudy days, I was a bit enchanted. So I thought I’d share a few of my favorite pictures:
Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood.
Tower of the St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral.
St. Isaac's Cathedral.
A bride on the grounds of the Smolny Convent.
View of St. Petersburg from the belfry at Smolny Cathedral.
A stray cat in Alexander Nevsky Cemetery.
Moyka River and the Mikhailovsky Gardens in early October.
View of St. Isaac's Cathedral from the Peter & Paul Fortress.
Looking ahead to Catherine Palace from Catherine Park at Tsarskoe Selo.
The Upper Garden at Petrodvorets (Peterhof).
Grand Palace at Petrodvorets.
An up close view of the Grand Cascade at Petrodvorets.
The Hermitage at night.
Bridge raised over the Neva River around 1:30 a.m.
Want to see more? Check out my complete St. Petersburg photo gallery on SmugMug!
Beautiful pictures Katie – I especially love the one of the Moyka River
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Thanks Kristin! That one is probably my favorite.
Hi Katie,
What gorgeous photos! I’ve always imagined St. Petersburg as a summer destination, but you’ve shown otherwise. The leaves make everything else pop. Awesome.
Thanks Kelsey! I loved the leaves changing colors – the first week of October was probably the best for that!
You had me at “Autumn”! I just spent the weekend traveling around northern California checking out the Fall foliage in northern California. I took over 300 photos and just wrote two posts sharing my photos of the Fall colors.
I love your photos! You have convinced me that I need to go to Europe in the Fall. I think I would love it there – St Petersburg is beautiful!
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Thanks Jeremy! Yeah, I couldn’t get enough of taking pictures – it was hard to narrow down which ones to include!
Ahhh!!! I’m so jealous. I thought I’d have the chance to finally visit St Petersburg this winter but my plans just changed
After seeing these photos, though, I’m completely jealous! St Petersburg has been on my list to visit for years – hopefully sometime soon!
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WOW, that is all I can say. I love the fall and you make it look so amazing! Beautiful pictures Katie!