The coast of the Gulf of Finland is another unique attraction of Saint Petersburg. Here you can enjoy the real sea wind, breathe in the healing air, saturated with the aroma of pine needles, or even dare to step into the cool northern waters.

Saint Petersburg offers a huge number of different places on the coast of the Gulf of Finland, where you can arrange a date with the sea. These are magnificent equipped sandy beaches surrounded by tall pine trees and coastal restaurants and cafes that offer to celebrate any event in the most romantic setting or just spend an unforgettable evening. After all, even the most ordinary walk along the sandy and rocky shore under the light rustle of the waves can dispel sad thoughts and fill your life with marine freshness, lightness and unforgettable impressions from meeting nature and the sea.

Along with St. Isaac's Cathedral and the monument to Peter I on Senate Square, the northern capital of Russia also has more everyday symbols. One of them is smelt fish - it is no coincidence that in May the fish festival "Smelt Festival" is held here. This type of catch remains one of the most favorite among Saint Petersburg fishermen.

It is not only smelt the Gulf of Finland is rich with. According to scientists, 75 species of fish live in its water area. At the same time, there are traditional river species: pike, bream, ruff, pike perch, perch, crucian rudd, gudgeon and others. This is explained by the fact that the water in the bay has a low salinity due to the many rivers flowing into it.

As for couples in love and newlyweds, the coast of the Gulf of Finland is an ideal place for romantic wedding photography in a marine style or even a place for an off-site solemn registration of marriage and a wedding banquet with a truly Saint Petersburg atmosphere.

Places in Saint Petersburg where you can see the Gulf of Finland:

Park of the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg

Address: St. Petersburg, Primorsky pr., 74

http://park300spb.ru/

"Sevkabel port"

Address: St. Petersburg, Kozhevennaya line, 40.

https://sevcableport.ru/ru

Embankment near the Lakhta Centre

Address: St. Petersburg, Otkrytaya embankment

S.M. Kirov Central Park of Culture and Leisure

Address: St. Petersburg, Elagin island

https://elaginpark.org/

Sestroretsky beach

Address: St. Petersburg, Sestroretsk, historical area Kanonerka

Komarovsky beach

Address: St. Petersburg, Komarovo village, Komarovsky beach

“Chudny” beach in Repino

Address: St. Petersburg, Repino village, Primorskoe highway, Chudny beach.

"Zolotoy" Beach in Zelenogorsk

Address: St. Petersburg, Zelenogorsk, “Zolotoy Beach” territory

"Island of Forts" park in Kronstadt

Address: St. Petersburg, Kronstadt, Tsitadelskoe highway., 14 Zh

https://xn--80aiqmelqc4c.xn--p1ai

Western Kotlin Nature Reserve

Address: St. Petersburg, Kronstadt, Western Kotlin reserve

https://oopt.spb.ru/protected_area/zapadniy-kotlin/

Lower Park of Peterhof

Address: St. Petersburg, Peterhof, "Peterhof" Museum, Razvodnaya str., 2,

https://peterhofmuseum.ru/objects/peterhof/nizhniy_park

Alexandria Park in Peterhof

Address: St. Petersburg, Peterhof, Alexandria park

https://peterhofmuseum.ru/objects/aleksandriya/park_alexandriya