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City trips St.  Petersburg, northernmost city in the world and known for the beauty of its architecture, its incomparable museums and monuments and its achievements in science and technology [ city centre is a Unesco World Heritage Site ].

 "The Venice of the North", "The Pearl of the Baltic" - these are among the exotic names given to St. Petersburg by those who have visited and admired the city on the Neva. Today the "Venice of the North" at the mouth of the Gulf of Finland, with its myriad islands, palaces, bridges and architectural treasures attracts a multitude of tourists from various countries.

St Petersburg is surrounded with imperial residences, some of which were inscribed in the World Heritage list together with the city. 


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Hotels in St. Petersburg

   -   Hotels in St Petersburg

 
Centrally located hotels in all major cities ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

 
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  Petersburg Hostel
Youth hostel located in very center of St.Petersburg [ 20m to the Palace Square - the major square of St.Petersburg ]. Provides cheap accommodation, visa and registration for young travelers.

Holiday Rentals / Apartments

  St. Petersburg Apartment Rentals
Luxury apartments in the historical center of St. Petersburg

Travel Agents / Tour Operators

Thomas Cook    -   City trips St Petersburg

  Cosmos Tourama    -   Russian River Cruise [ MSt Petersburg to Moscow ]
See the beautiful Russian landscape unfold before you as you cruise the waterways of northern Russia from Moscow to St Petersburg.

  
Create your perfect trip to Petersburg   -   Flight, Hotel and Car



Travel Guides St. Petersburg / Related books

Travel Guides St. Petersburg  [ amazon.co.uk ]

  DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: St Petersburg [Paperback]
Melanie Rice (Author), Christopher Rice (Author), Catherine Phillips (Contributor)
Paperback: 264 pages; Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (3 May 2010); ISBN-10: 1405351977

  DK Eyewitness Top 10 Travel Guide: St Petersburg
Marc Bennetts (Author)
Paperback: 128 pages; Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (3 May 2010); ISBN-10: 1405351985.

  The Rough Guide to St Petersburg
Dan Richardson (Author)
Paperback: 448 pages; Publisher: Rough Guides; 6 edition (2 Jun 2008); ISBN-10: 1858280621.

  St Petersburg: The city of high spirits and high art
Mara Vorhees (Author)
Paperback: 272 pages, Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications; 5th Revised edition edition (1 April 2008), ISBN-10: 174059827X.


Transport / How do I travel to St. Petersburg

  St. Petersburg Airport   -   Pulkovo Airport

  

Flights [ Opodo ]

  Airline Tickets St Petersburg / Bargain Flights St. Petersburg  
Cheap tickets St. Petersburg


Links

  St Petersburg   -   official web site

Attractions in St. Petersburg  -  What to see

  Admiralty
  Dostoevsky Museum
  Drumskaya St.   -   souvenirs
  Football   -    FK Zenit St Petersburg   -   plays its home games in the Petrovski Stadium
  Hermitage   -   Museum   -   virtual visit possible
The State Hermitage occupies six magnificent buildings situated along the embankment of the River Neva, right in the heart of St Petersburg. The leading role in this unique architectural ensemble is played by the Winter Palace, the residence of the Russian tsars that was built to the design of Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli in 1754-62. This ensemble, formed in the 18th and 19th centuries, is extended by the eastern wing of the General Staff building, the Menshikov Palace and the recently constructed Repository.
  Joesoepov Palace    -   Museum
  Konyushenna Square   -   souvenirs
  Monument to the blockade
  Nevsky Prospekt
St. Petersburg's Nevsky Prospekt is where most of the large stores are centred.
  Palace Square
  Peter and Paul Fortress   -   Museum
  Peterhof   -   with the Grand Peterhof Palace and glorious fountain cascades
Peterhof is the place where the famous palace complex [ sometimes compared to Versailles ], is located. The complex consists of the great palace, an upper and lower garden, and several smaller palaces. The gardens are richly decorated with fountains, working solely on water pressure due to height differences.
  Piskarovskoje cemetery
  Railroad [former Warsaw Station]   -   Museum railway engineering
  Trinity Cathedral   -   Russian Orthodox Cathedral
The church is one of the most striking buildings of St. Petersburg, built between 1828 and 1835 in late classical style by the architect Vasily Stasov.
  Smolny Convent
  Summer Garden
  Tauride Garden
  Zoo St. Petersburg   -   Leningradski Zoopark
Located at Alexander Park on the Petrogradskaja Storona.

  News   -   St Petersburg Times   -   English-language newspaper

History of Saint Petersburg

Founded by tsar Peter the Great in 1703 as a "window to the west".

  St Petersburg's History   -   Wikipedia

St. Petersburg - The First Three Centuries  -  Arthur L. George, Elena George
'No modern city has experienced such excruciating upheavals, violence, losses of its people, and suffering as Petersburg/Petrograd/Leningrad experienced in the first half of its 20th century.' St. Petersburg was commanded into existence by Peter the Great, and its inherent artifice has made it one of the world's most storied cities, the stage for political and artistic dreamers. This comprehensive and detailed narrative history chronicles what is perhaps the greatest story of any modern city anywhere, from its foundation in a swampy war zone in 1703 to its leading role in overthrowing Soviet power and bringing Russia into the twenty-first century. Extensively researched and documented yet entertaining and accessible for general readers, the book covers Petersburg's political, social, economic, architectural, cultural and intellectual history, recounting events of world importance, and the extraordinary and often tragic lives of the city's many great citizens such as Czar Nicholas I and poet Alexander Pushkin. The book focuses on the city's key role as a link to the West and in modernizing Russia and contributing to the growth of civil society and brings to life a St Petersburg steeped in a tumult of war, revolution and aesthetics.
Hardcover 672 pages (December 9, 2004); Publisher: Sutton Publishing

Music, Art & Culture, Events

  Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra
The St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Russia's oldest symphonic ensemble, was founded in 1882. 

  Culture Saint Petersburg

  Konservatorija im. NVRimskogo-Korsakova   -   Russia's oldest public conservatory
The conservatory was founded on September 20, 1862 [ St. Petersburg was the capital of Russia ].

  Alexandrinskitheater
  Mariinsky Theatre
In the time of the Soviet Union Kirov Theater. It is home to the Mariinsky Ballet. Many famous Russian dancers [ including Vaslav Nijinsky, Rudolf Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov ] were trained at the Vaganova Ballet affiliated with the Theatre Academy.
  Mussorgsky Theater


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