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State Hermitage Museum and Winter Palace

34 Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya, St. Petersburg 190000 , Russia
(812)110-90-79
As featured in 3 days in St. Petersburg
5.0 of 5 stars 617 Reviews
Type: Museums, Architectural Buildings, Art Museums, Historic Sites
Activities: Group tours/walking tour
Fee: Yes
Owner description: One of the most famous art museums in the world, this museum is housed in the Winter Palace, and contains over 2.7 million exhibits including some of...... more » Owner description: One of the most famous art museums in the world, this museum is housed in the Winter Palace, and contains over 2.7 million exhibits including some of the world's greatest works of art. « less
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Ridgefield, Connecticut
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43 reviews 43 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 26, 2012 NEW

A truly world class museum in a beautiful setting. The buildings are a work of art in themselves. Not to be missed. More

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Aurora, Colorado
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17 reviews 17 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 26, 2012 NEW

We enjoyed the Hermitage especially the gold room. We only had a short time to visit but luckily the crowds had subsided by late afternoon and we were able to see much of this huge Museum. We liked that much of the artwork is displayed uncovered on the palace walls. More

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Maryland
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 26, 2012 NEW

Loved it but the tour went too fast and it was crowded, crowded. Would research better times to go More

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san francisco
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26 reviews 26 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 26, 2012 NEW

We were only able to spend 3 hours here. Just able to see the top surface of beautiful art, gorgeous rooms. Don't know how long one would need to really explore and be able to say they did all the work and exhibit justice. The long lines and crowds were a bit of a distraction. Must have been lots of... More

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Nakskov, Denmark
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2012 NEW

We went there with some friends who are not really museum fans. We were aiming at just seeing the most important parts and leave out the boring details. Well, we spent a total of 4 hours there! That's twice the amount of time I'd normally spend in the Louvre or the Prado. It's just fantastic, amazing and unbelievable!! And probably... More

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Atlanta, Georgia
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51 reviews 51 reviews
Reviews in 25 cities Reviews in 25 cities
73 helpful votes 73 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2012 NEW

This place is huge with tons of visitors, make sure you get a headset of have some type of headphones otherwise it is too noisy and hard to hear. Need to spend a few days vice a few hrs. More

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Senior Contributor
26 reviews 26 reviews
Reviews in 11 cities Reviews in 11 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2012 NEW

The collection is breathtaking and this is probably the mecca of art lovers More

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welwyn garden city
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 24, 2012 NEW

you only skim the surface. So much to see and you must keep up with the guide. More

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Izmir, Turkey
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 23, 2012 NEW

not very crowded in this season a must see place inthe eveninig and also day time the museum More

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8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 22, 2012 NEW

Highly recommend to get your tickets on the internet to skip the lines. More

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