The Hermitage is the best museum in Europe. So decided by millions of tourists from all over the world, leaving reviews on the international portal for travelers TripAdvisor. In total, 509 cultural institutions of the world are analyzed. What does the “Russian Ten” look like, says Natalya Letnikova.
3 million works. 20 kilometers of masterpieces. And the Hermitage began as a private collection of Catherine II of 225 paintings. Only the elite could see him, having received a ticket at the palace office and dressed in a tailcoat or uniform. The Hermitage today is the masterpieces of Rembrandt and Raphael, Giorgione and Rubens, Titian and Van Dyck. This is the only opportunity to see the works of Leonardo da Vinci in Russia.

Experts felt that if you stay only for a minute at each exhibit in the Hermitage, it would take 8 years without sleep and rest to see everything.