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The history of the cruiser Aurora is firmly intertwined with the 20th century story of St. Petersburg. During the communist period it was proudly revered as the ship that (allegedly) fired the shot that (allegedly) signaled the... more
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This medieval looking palace was once the private apartments of Alexander III and his family. Here you will find the family's personal telegrams, notes and letters to each other, as well as special items such as menus for a var... more
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Devoted to those mop tops The Beatles, Liverpool bombards its customers with as many and as much of the images and music, that proliferated when the band was at large, that it can muster. Sometimes offering live music, often by... more
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Catherine II (more popularly known as Catherine the Great) had a huge influence on Russian history. The German-born empress reigned from 1762-1796. The monument on a little square at Nevskii Prospekt shows her as she probably w... more
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ToniandDavid said
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The land included under the name of Marsovo Pole includes the Summer Gardens, Mikhailovskii Gardens and the grounds of the Marble Palace among others. The heart of the ensemble is The Field of Mars itself, named after the Roman... more
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The museum is based on the collection of the Honoured Russian Art Worker Vladimir Deriabkin. With over 400 seperate examples of musical equipment, this is one of the biggest collections of musical equipment in the world. There... more
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The calm before the band gets going is unsettling here. The student crowd sit around chatting in reflective mood it seems, while the first group runs through its last soundtrack. Then they start playing their rockabilly classic... more
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This monument on St Isaac's Square reflects the militaristic sobriety of Emperor Nicholas. Riding on a horse, dressed in his gala uniform, the emperor faces away from St Isaac's Cathedral and towards the Marinskii Palace. The... more
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Ivangorod (Ivan's town) is situated on the east coast of the river Narva. It got its name from an ancient fortress built under the reign of Ivan III in 1492, which sits on Devichia hill in a very scenic location. The fortress c... more
St. Petersburg Travel Experiences
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Back in the USSR
.........IT was GREAT!!! ....was last here in 1992 (studying) just as the Gorbachev/Yeltzin reforms had rocked the whole countr... Continue reading »
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Vacation in St. Petersburg...
Hermitage is a must see... with all the paintings of Remberandt, Picasso and Kivinsky et alPushkin is in the suburbs and the whole trip t... 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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Vodka and Cavier: nice
We left Irkutsk for what would be our longest journey on a train yet - a full three days of nonstop travel. We were actually going first... Continue reading »
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Leningrad - the city of the Tzars
Today we not only had Anastasia, but Rustom joined us as well as our driver. We met them out front of the Petro Palace Hotel at 9am. St.... 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)
