Macau
A-Ma Temple
Free: All time A-Ma Temple already existed before the city of Macao came into being. The name “Macao” is believed to derive from the Chinese “A-Ma-Gau”...
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Stories by BT Travel
Stories, city guides, and budget-friendly finds from this writer.
Chiang Mai
“The Canyon” at Ob Khan National Park
Free: All time Ob Khan is one of a handful of national parks in Thailand that doesn’t charge an entrance fee. Despite its close proximity to...
St. Petersburg
Kazan Cathedral
Free: All time Strolling down the main street of St. Petersburg – Nevsky Prospekt, you’re bound to come across the impressive Cathedral of Our Lady of...
St. Petersburg
Palace Square (Dvortsovaya Ploschchad)
Free: All time Palace Square is basically the central city square of St. Petersburg and the former Russian Empire. It was the setting of many events...
St. Petersburg
Piskariovskoye Memorial Cemetery
Free: All time Piskariovskoye Cemetery serves as a reminder and memorial for the tragedy the city lived through during World War II – specifically during the...
St. Petersburg
St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral
Free: All time Located in the sailor quarter of St. Petersburg, this impressive baroque Cathedral was named after Nicholas – the patron saint of seamen. It...
St. Petersburg
The Bronze Horseman
Free: All time The Bronze Horseman is an equestrian statue of Peter the Great – the founder of St. Petersburg immortalized in the poem of the...
St. Petersburg
Strelka (The Arrow)
Free: All time Strelka, literally translated to “arrow”, is the eastern tip of Vasilyevsky Island and is one of the oldest parts of St. Petersburg. Strelka...
St. Petersburg
Chesme Church
Free: All time When Catherine the Great was delivered the news about Russian victory over the Turks in 1770, the Empress decided that a church was...
St. Petersburg
Bridge of Kisses (Potseluev Most)
Free: All time The Potseluev Most, literally Bridge of Kisses, is a bridge across the Moyka River in Saint Petersburg. The name of the bridge spurred...