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This is one of the lesser known of the former tsarist resorts. It is situated 41 kilometers from St. Petersburg on the Finnish Sea Gulf. Sitting on a hill and overlooking the sea gulf, the main palace looks impressive. The vast... more
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This is a one-section arched bridge 17.7 meters long and 72 meters wide crossing the river Moika in front of the Glinka State Kapella building. In 1834 a wooden bridge was erected on this site to allow troops to pass in the ope... more
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This is a reinforced concrete bridge 226.2 meters long and 36 meters wide crossing the Malaia Neva between Vasil'evskii Ostrov and the Petrograd Side. It bears the name of the famous contractor and timber merchant Avraam Tuchko... more
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It's a comprehensive and well-executed look at the history of railway, not only in Russia, but other countries as well. Each large room is well kitted-out with intricate models of locomotives, bridges and tracks. Paintings, p... more
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This is the first stone building in St. Petersburg. The exterior is nothing special, but the interior is different from any of the other palaces in the city. The former home of Russia's first Prime Minister, Alexander Menshikov... more
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This is a big bar with huge ambition to match. It has a quite bewildering range of things to eat, drink and be entertained by. There's a sushi bar, (where they offer a hundred dishes), just off from the main bar area, which is... more
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This tiny little church has been under heavy restoration and wood scaffolding continues to conceal the building and bags of stones, piles of wood and containers of plaster take up most of the space on the ground. Step around th... more
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A comprehensive and interesting look into the world of Fedor Dostoyevskii set in the corner apartment where the celebrated author lived and died. Divided into two sections, literary and memorial, the first reveals the life of t... more
St. Petersburg Travel Experiences
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St Petersburg (Day 1)
We are delayed leaving the ship by the local immigration officers. When we do disembark, we discover there is second cruise ship behind u... Continue reading »
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To Russia with Love
ONTO THE LAND OF IVAN DRAGO. so, after being in the tourist friendly czech republic, landing in russia was a shock to say the least. russ... Continue reading »
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Driving ALL NIGHT to see the Hermitage
It’s 3am, and we’re leaving Moscow. Let me explain why. We originally planned our trip itinerary, made reservations and booked airlines b... Continue reading »
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Hydrofoils, fountains and gold at Peterhof
We had read Peterhof was a good place to go, around a 30 minute ride by hydrofoil from the banks of the Neva out into the Gulf of Finland... Continue reading »
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I don't know what to call this but I have to give...
We arrived in St Petersburg in the early morning and bundled all our stuff off the train and into dodgy taxis. The drivers were obviously... Continue reading »
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Popular St. Petersburg Hotels
- Apricot Hostel
- Rossiya St Petersburg
- Novotel St Petersburg Centre
- St. Petersburg Serviced Apartments
- Rinaldi by the Hermitage
- Hotel Pribaltiyskaya
- Moskva Hotel
- Pulkovskaya Hotel
- Best Eastern Piter Hotel
- Azimut Hotel St Petersburg
Popular St. Petersburg Things to Do
- Dvortsovaia Ploshchad' (Palace Square)
- Edmond J Safra Grand Choral Synagogue (The)
- Ermitazh (Hermitage, The)
- Letnyi Sad (Summer Gardens)
- Griboedov Club
- Titanik (Titanic)
- Peterhof
- Tavricheskii Sad (Tauride Gardens, The)
- Monument to the Heroic Defenders of Leningrad
- Petropavlovskaia Krepost' (Peter and Paul Fortress)
