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Dvortsovyi Most (Palace Bridge) is a drawbridge that is 250 meters long, 27.7 meters wide and stretches across the Neva near the Winter Palace. In so doing, it connects the Admiralteiskii area of the city with Vasil'evskii Ostr... more
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This is not just the only Buddhist temple in the city, but also a unique architectural monument. It was built according to the design of a well-known architect, G.V. Baranovskii. Works on the temple began in 1909 and was comple... more
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Created for and mainly addressing children, the Puppet Fairy Tale Theatre was founded by actresses Yekaterina Chernyak, Yelena Gilodi and Olga Lyandsberg in 1944. The first show took place on 31 December, and this anniversary i... more
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The University was established together with the Academy of Sciences by decree of Peter the Great in 1724. Since 1804, the University has occupied part of the 400 meters long building of the Twelve Colleges, a magnificently unu... more
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This cemetery is situated in the north part of the city. It is a very important place for the people of the city, being the burial place (in mass graves) of those who died during World War II. The cemetery is a harrowing remind... more
St. Petersburg Travel Experiences
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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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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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Back in the U.S.S.R. NOT!
Hello everyone! Time is flying - our adventure in St. Pete has come to an end quickly. The White Nights were down right spooky;... 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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Russia, Saint Petersburg
31st JulyOur last day in this great town before the long bus ride to St Petersburg tonight. For some reason I was feeling very apprehensi... 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)
