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St. Petersburg has a true wealth of attractions and experiences to offer travellers, from spectacular Imperial palaces to quirky and absorbing museums, from boat trips along the city's majestic rivers and canals to walks in the footsteps of St. Petersburg's literary and artistic greats.  In fact, there's more than enough to see and do in St. Petersburg to keep visitors entertained for weeks or even months. One of the biggest challenges for independent travellers is to work out what they will actually have time to fit in to their itinerary, particularly as St. Petersburg is one of Europe's largest cities, with the historical centre alone covering several square kilometres and some of the most famous attractions located far out in the suburbs. To help you get the most out of your time in St. Petersburg, our travel writers have drawn on their own expertise and years of feedback from travellers to compile this Top 20 list of attractions and experien...

Amalienborg Palace Amalienborg is one of the most beautiful palaces in all of Denmark. This is not only a business card of her capital, Copenhagen, but also a residential building. And the most important people in Denmark live in it - Queen Margrethe with her family. The complex of palace buildings in the Rococo style is located with facades to each other. Frederiksborg Palace Frederiksborg Palace was built at the turn of the 16-17th centuries, and it is located in the town of Hillerød, not far from the Danish capital Copenhagen. The first buildings of the castle were laid here in 1560 by King Frederick. And after the death of the king, Christian the Fourth took his throne - he ruled the country for 59 years. Kronborg Castle All Danish castles are very picturesque, but most of all Kronborg in Elsinore stands out. Kronborg owes its fame to mentioning Hamlet as the main scene of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy. Egeskov Castle Egeskov Castle in Denmark is one of ...