Sennaya & Kolomna - St Petersburg - page 222

Take in the symbol of St Petersburg among the newlyweds at the statue of the
Bronze Horseman ( CLICK HERE ), Catherine the Great's homage to Peter the
Great.
See a dazzling Russian ballet or opera classic at the iconic Mariinsky Theatre
( CLICK HERE ).
Marvel at the interiors and hear tales of Rasputin's grizzly end at the impressive
Yusupov Palace ( CLICK HERE ).
Visit perhaps St Petersburg's single prettiest church, the sky-blue and gold Nikol-
sky Cathedral ( CLICK HERE ), surrounded by canals and charming gardens.
Explore: Sennaya & Kolomna
Sennaya and Kolomna are two very different areas directly to the west of Nevsky pr,
both wedged between the Fontanka and Neva Rivers. Sennaya, focused on the
eponymous Sennaya pl (Haymarket), is one of the city's busiest commercial neigh-
bourhoods and is also rather rundown. The poverty so vividly brought to life in
Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, may no longer be evident here any more, but
you'll immediately notice that this is a poorer, scruffier part of town than the Historic
Heart, with few of the embellishments.
Kolomna, named after the largest of the seven islands that make up the neighbour-
hood, is by contrast something of a sleepy village in the heart of the city. With no
metro station and surrounded on three sides by water, it's a beautiful and relaxed
backwater that also includes the world-famous Mariinsky Theatre and the soon-to-be-
famous new cultural development at New Holland.
Local Life
» Canal Life Sennaya and Kolomna are home to some of the prettiest stretches of
canal in the city, well away from the crowds. Check out the gorgeous Kryukov Canal,
the far end of Kanal Griboyedov and the almost totally unknown Pryazhka River.