White nights in St. Petersburg

While in Italy every city organizes its own white night, in St. Petersburg the white nights are numerous and completely natural: in summer the sun never sets here.

Magical nights St. Petersburg
Magical nights St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg it is a magical city, due to its geographical position, a stone's throw from the Arctic Circle which, from mid-May to mid-July, ensures that the sun never goes to sleep and that its famous White Nights become a tempting opportunity to experience it even more intensely, thanks to the shows, the concerts, the many initiatives that intensify, animating every corner.

The phenomenon of the white nights of St. Petersburg is truly interesting: it certainly falls within the natural state of things but there is no doubt that it has a magnetic charm in those who live at other latitudes.

If already in itself  St. Petersburg it is a particularly beautiful city, probably the most beautiful in the Russia, in the period of sleepless nights everything is surrounded by a magical atmosphere, making the metropolis even more special in the summer period, from the end of May to the end of July, for just under two months.

The play of light of sleepless nights a St. Petersburg they are enchanting and color the city with shades born from the combination of sun and dusk: a continuous succession of sun and moon, of light and darkness which, far from exhausting itself, offers wonderful landscapes.

Magical nights in St. Petersburg, RussiaMagical nights in St. Petersburg, Russia

St. Petersburg is an open and hospitable city, it was said, with the most important port in Russia and three airports, where the tourist and business comings and goings are continuous and constant.

Events are therefore flocking to St. Petersburg, musical events, outdoor activities Mariinsky theater and many opportunities to stroll through the streets of St. Petersburg and on the canals: how could we do otherwise, in the presence of this particular pink light that paints new suggestions on the city buildings and invites us not to go to sleep?

For a holiday in St. Petersburg, this "white nights" is therefore a particularly favorable period.

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