The weather and climate in Russia is great

When speaking of the city of St. Petersburg (Saint Petersburg) in Russia, no one has heard of the trio of famous summer, autumn and winter palaces, places that need to be included in a trip. Discover great Russia. So whether a spring palace or not? 

Many people had the same question about this mysterious spring palace, but there is no really clear answer. The truth is that there is no place called Spring Palace. Find out why!

The weather and climate in Russia is great

In the vast territory of Russia, winter and summer are the two most important seasons. It seems that people don't know when spring or autumn are coming because they are too short, just a very quick transition between summer and harsh winter. In Russia, the coldest month is January, when the frozen winter stretches across the country from south to north, from west to east, and July is the warmest time with a hot and humid climate.

Why is there an autumn palace but no summer palace?

Autumn in Russia is short, but it is an ideal time. From August to October is the time of the gentle warm weather, not much rain like in summer or cold like winter. The landscape and the room are surrounded by beautiful maple leaf yellow.

Ekaterina Palace or Catherine Palace has been called the Autumn Palace because of its great beauty, which seems to be more complete in the golden leaf season. The Autumn Palace is a symbol of the waste of the tsarist regime. It is said that in the past, when the emperor conquered his house, the empress had secretly built a country palace to surprise her husband when he returned.

As one of the most visited palaces when visiting Russia, the Autumn Palace impresses not only with its splendid Baroque style during the golden autumn, but also with its solid rooms. Color inside.

The most notable point in this palace is the imaginative amber room. The amber pictures in the amber room that were presented to Peter the Great are brought here. They have real gold edges and consist of a total of 450 kg of amber and many precious stones such as the Caucasus and the Urals. The total amount of gold decorations inside and outside the Russian Autumn Palace was 100 kg of pure gold.

On the contrary, spring comes to Saint Petersburg when the snow begins to melt. From February to April every year, while many other countries have spring weather, the thick snow starts to melt here, everything becomes sticky and not beautiful. There are days when the weather is colder than winter because melting snow absorbs all the heat in the air.

If you pay attention, you will also find that there are rare Russian romantic poems with pictures of spring. The Russians decided not to build the Spring Palace because of the weather and the landscape.

Winter Palace and Peterhof Summer Palace 

When you travel to Russia, don't miss a visit to the Winter Palace, a symbol of Russian history from the 18th to the 20th centuries. long before it became a makeshift government hall and now the Hermitage in St. Petersburg with over 3 million priceless works of art in the world.

On an extremely large campus, it goes without saying how conceited and great the Winter Palace is. The frontal width of the palace is 150 meters long and 30 meters high - the tallest building in St.  Petersburg at that time. But only when you arrive can you see first-hand the almost 200 sculptures that are attached to the railings of the palaces in 1,000 rooms, 117 stairs and almost 2,000 windows.

If you travel to Russia today you will find that the Winter Palace has a soft turquoise color, but this is not the original color as this Palace has been restored and repainted many times with different colors like pink, red, yellow,. .. The last time was 1946.

The Peterhof Summer Palace is not too majestic and outstanding and is attracted by many visitors for the graceful elegance of luxurious residences, spacious gardens with shiny golden statues and poisonous sprays. Unique in the water of the Ropsha stream, 22 km away

The Summer Palace in Russia has up to 7 parks, 20 castles and 140 fountains with a large waterfall in front of the Grand Palace. In particular, the wells here work without pumps. 

Every year at the end of April the fountains start to work here. If you are lucky enough to arrive at the Summer Palace around 11 a.m., you can enjoy the harmony of 140 water towers, which also initiate the song Hymn to the Great City by Reinhold Glieres, a unique chorus anthem. Second, in the middle of the summer sun and cool weather in Russia.