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There are several possibilities to get to the center of Sankt-Petersburg from Pulkovo-2 International Airport near the city. The fastest option is to take a cab. However I would not recommend doing...
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This amazing building, art gallery and museum is a St Petersburg landmark and a beautiful place to visit inside and out. It was the palace of the Tzars and the interior is appropriately opulent...
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St Catherine’s Palace is a spectacular building on the outskirts of St Petersburg which is open to the public as a museum and stately home. It used to be the summer residence of the Tzars, hence...
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St Petersburg is an atmospheric, crumbling city which evokes a strong feeling of the old Russia. The grand houses along the river are falling into disrepair, but that somehow makes it more...
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The Hermitage can be daunting, especially if you don't have a couple of days to spend exploring the majority of its works. The 1057-room palace (don't worry, they aren't all open to the public) was...
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Nevsky Avenue reminds me a lot of Broadway Street in NYC: it’s always bustling with people, alive day or night. Full of shops and interesting stops (including churches, cafés and art squares),...
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The light blue and white contrast of the facade of the palace radiates a certain kind of Rococo European-style elegance. It served as the summer vacation home of the Russian Tsars. All throughout...
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The State Hermitage Museum is one of the finest arts museum in the world, landing in the same league as the Louvre in Paris. It shines as one of the main tourist attractions in St. Petersburg. The...
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While we were in Moscow we decided that we simply had to take in some “culture” instead of simply wandering around to see various sites, so we attempted to buy tickets for the ballet at the...
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On our first night in St. Petersburg we discovered an unprepossessing Indian restaurant called Tandoor, only a few blocks from the Hermitage, which quickly became a favourite of ours. The food was...
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On our third day in St. Petersburg we visited the Peter and Paul Fortress, the first structure built in St. Petersburg. Peter I ordered it built in 1703 as a fortress from which to fight the...
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St. Isaac’s Cathedral, just off Admiralteysky prospekt and Dekabristov square, is impossible to miss. I make it a general rule in my travels that whenever anyone says to me, “You can’t miss...
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The Hermitage is considered one of the three great museums in the world and is housed inside a five-building complex, the most famous of which is the Winter Palace. The Winter Palace alone has...
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Sure, I´m biased ´cause I studied quite a lot of Russian history – so I do love the State Museum of Russian Political History in Petersburg. That´s where I learned that the Russian Revolution...
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When I was working in Saint-Petersburg some of my tourists were asking me sometimes about churches in the city, but not for the sightseeing purpose, but for their soul needs. I have realized that...
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I like James Cook pub for it's nice atmosphere, good live music and great food, but service has still a long way to go. Depending on the day you can get such an unfriendly waitress there, that the...
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If you go to Saint-Petersburg and want to taste some Russian caviar with good vodka then Caviar Bar and Restaurant at Grand Hotel Europe on Nevsky avenue is the place to go.
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Saint-Petersburg’s train stations are really old and normally they are situated in 19th century buildings which are worth seeing. Except for one new modern train station at the suburb, all of...
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Rossi street or ulitsa Zodchego Rossi (Улица Зодчего Росси in Russian) is a very interesting place in Saint-Petersburg. Italian architect Rossi was famous for building exceptional...
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There are just a few Cinemas in Saint-Petersburg, where one can watch movies in original languages.
One of the best in my opinion is Dom Kino (Cinema House, Дом Кино).
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