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A large complex containing the city's largest ten-pin bowling suite, pool tables and a night-club, Aquatoria is very popular with ordinary Russians in the first two, while the third belongs almost exclusively to New Russians, n... more
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This mighty Doric column, cut from a giant granite monolith with a bronze base, cap, bas-reliefs and a sculpture on top, was put on Palace Square in memory of victory in the war of 1812. The huge granite monolith weighs 704 met... more
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Built under the order of Catherine the Great for her grandson (the future Tsar Alexander I), Alexander Palace has seen many faces come and go. Once the principle residence of Russia's last Tsar Nicholas II and his family, it be... more
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This bridge is a three-bay stone structure 54.6 meters long and 37.9 meters wide crossing the Fontanka river at Nevskii Prospekt. It was built in 1715 and marked the entrance to the city and for a long time served as a sentry g... more
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Situated on the corner of the Fontanka Canal and Nevskii Prospekt, the palace passed through a series of Imperial hands before Alexander II presented it to his son Alexander III on his wedding day. In 1936, absolutely everythin... more
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This museum is the preserved interior of the apartment Rimskii-Korsakov lived in for the last fifteen years of his life between 1893 and 1908. Eminent composer, professor at the St Petersburg Conservatory for thirty-seven years... more
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This gallery, located right by Vasileostrovskaia metro station, is very easy to find. In the first room they sell souvenirs made by local craftsmen: dolls, ceramics, and paintings by St Petersburg artists. In the second room th... more
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The history of this famous exhibition at Nevskii Prospekt 20 goes back to 1825 when the Association of Free Artists presented their works for the first time. Reopened in 1988, the exhibition hosts paintings by many St Petersbur... more
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BKZ Oktyabrsky is one of the premier concert halls of St. Petersburg, that attracts viewers from all across Russia as well as the world. Classical theater thrives here and the hall has witnessed some of the most brilliant perfo... more
St. Petersburg Travel Experiences
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Saint Petersburgh
Saint Petersburg was very cold although very beautiful.We had a very keen local guide who took us on a 5 hour city walk instead of 2 hrs.... Continue reading »
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St Petersberg
I am writing this having been to St Petersburg and moved on to Moscow. The reflection back is a blur of fantastical, unreal s... Continue reading »
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Saint Petersburg in the Summer
St. Petersburg is a great city to visit because it is so beautiful and has such a fascinating history. There are a number of things to do... Continue reading »
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St P
St Petersburg on a business trip to attend a conference. I was here about the same time last year when the first snow arrived and it was... Continue reading »
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End of the Line
Toni & David (with me tucked safely away in Toni's handbag) took the overnight train to Saint Petersburg. On arrival at the stat... Continue reading »
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Popular St. Petersburg Hotels
- Apricot Hostel
- Radisson SAS Royal Hotel
- Renaissance St. Petersburg Baltic Hotel
- Nevsky Hotel Moyka 5
- TOP Helvetia Hotel St Petersburg
- Radisson SAS Royal Hotel
- Northern Lights Hotel
- Petro Palace Hotel
- Stony Island Hotel
- Park Inn Pulkovskaya
Popular St. Petersburg Things to Do
- Aleksandrovskii Park (Alexander Park)
- Kvartira Rasputina (Rasputin's Apartment)
- Garden Street
- Domik Petra Pervogo (Peter's Cabin)
- Isaakievskii Sobor (St. Isaac's Cathedral)
- Crystal Palace
- Dostoevsky Art Bar
- Dvortsovyi Most (Palace Bridge)
- Nevskii Prospekt
- Metro
