Ioannovsky Bridge

Spring view of Ioannovskiy (St. John) Bridge
Lanterns and railings of Ioannovskiy (St. John) Bridge

St. Petersburg's first bridge, the Ioannovsky Bridge joins Zayachy Island and the Peter and Paul Fortress with the Petrograd Side. A floating bridge was originally laid near the site in 1703, the year of the founding of St. Petersburg. Since then, the bridge has been reconstructed innumerable times, taking its current form in 1953 with the addition of cast iron railings and lamps. The bridge, like the gates beyond it, takes its name from Ioann, brother of Peter the Great and father of Empress Anna Ioannovna.

Accommodation near the Ioannovsky Bridge

HOTELS: Editors' picks

Tradition Hotel in St. Petersburg, Russia

Tradition Hotel

Elegantly fitted mini-hotel with views on the Peter and Paul Fortress

Vvedenskiy Hotel in St. Petersburg, Russia

Vvedenskiy Hotel

Superior hotel popular with business travelers on the Petrograd Side

Mary Hotel in St. Petersburg, Russia

Mary Hotel

Good-quality small hotel on the Petrograd Side near the Ioannovsky Bridge

APARTMENTS and HOSTELS: Editors' picks

Troitskaya Ploshchad Apartment in St. Petersburg, Russia

Troitskaya Ploshchad Apartment

One-bed rental apartment with great views near the Ioannovsky Bridge

Apartments on Voskova 2 in St. Petersburg, Russia

Apartments on Voskova 2

Affordable two-bed rental apartment in a pretty residential neighborhood

Hostel 1912 in St. Petersburg, Russia

Hostel 1912

Friendly, family-run hostel located a short walk from the Ioannovsky Bridge

Dining near the Ioannovsky Bridge

RESTAURANTS: Editors' picks

Demyanova Ukha restaurant in St. Petersburg, Russia

Demyanova Ukha

Fish restaurant working for over forty years, with fish soup the specialty

Tbiliso restaurant in St. Petersburg, Russia

Tbiliso

First-class Georgian restaurant located close to the Ioannovsky Bridge

Na Zdorovye restaurant in St. Petersburg, Russia

Na Zdorovye

Rustic Russian cuisine and cheery interiors near Peter and Paul Fortress