White Nights-St.Petersburgo (Russia)

White Nights - St. Pertesburgo (Russia)

 One of the countries I have always wanted to visit is Russia, and as I know more of this country, my desire to step on Russian soil, increases.
Sometimes, in my leisure time, I usually sit with my tablet to surf the Internet and read articles, view images, videos, listen to different music I normally listen; and I pass the hours acquiring new knowledge of different subjects. A few days ago, I came across a new topic that caught my attention: "White Nights"; so I opened the searcher and I started reading about this topic that I want to share with you today.

White nights are an atmospheric phenomenon that occurs during the night of the summer solstice. In Venezuela, we experience solstices summers with longer days, that is, in ordinary days, at 6:30 pm the sun has already set, while in days of summer solstice, the sun takes a little longer to do so. However, there are places where the sun simply refuses to hide and remains in the sky for much longer, thus avoiding nocturnal darkness arrives. Such is the case of St. Petersburg, a Russian city that for being a city  situated more at the north of the world than others, experiences about a month and a half in which the greater star does not pass below the horizon so the sky does not get full darkness. This occurs among the months of May, June and July.

 During these days, the habitants of the city along with the tourists who visit it, perform multiple nighttime activities ranging from walking along the banks of the river admiring the fantastic beauty of a city that does not turn on the lights of its lampposts and whose restaurants remain open in broad daylight in the midnight, to attend the White Night Festival where they can enjoy the best of classical music, opera, ballet, theater, choreography and more; which not only take place in the majestic Mariinsky and Hermitage theaters (which are the main attractions), but the whole city comes alive with live music, opera, and dance in small theaters, parks and playgrounds. Even students have the joy of culminating the school year during these days, and what better way to celebrate than with these exciting holidays?
For people who enjoy atmospheric phenomenons and also like Russia, or simply meet and discover new horizons, St. Petersburg during the summer solstice is undoubtedly one of the destinations that must be added to their travel schedule.