Insight Guides Pocket St Petersburg (Travel Guide eBook)
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Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do and see in St Petersburg, from top attractions like Peterhof and the Winter Palace, to hidden gems.
Compact, concise, and packed with essential information about Where to Go and What to Do, this is an ideal on-the-move companion when you're exploring St Petersburg
Covers Top Ten Attractions, including Peter and Paul Fortress and the Russian Museum and Perfect Day itinerary suggestions
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Contains an invaluable pull-out map, and essential practical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around
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This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to St Petersburg, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.
The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of St Petersburg, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.
In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.
Maps
All key attractions and sights in St Petersburg are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.
Images
You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of St Petersburg. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.
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Table of Contents
St Petersburg’s Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
Top Attraction #2
Top Attraction #3
Top Attraction #4
Top Attraction #5
Top Attraction #6
Top Attraction #7
Top Attraction #8
Top Attraction #9
Top Attraction #10
A Perfect Day in St Petersburg
Introduction
The northern capital
21st-century city
When to go
In transition
A Brief History
Russia before Peter the Great
Peter’s city
The age of the empresses
Stumbling towards reform
The revolution
World War II
Collapse of the Soviet Union
Historical Landmarks
Where To Go
Petrograd Side
Peter and Paul Fortress
Peter and Paul Cathedral
Kronverk and the embankment
Kirov Islands
Vasilevsky Island
Strelka
University Embankment
The Palace Embankment
Palace Square
The Winter Palace and Hermitage
First (ground) floor
Second floor
Third floor
East towards the Summer Gardens
Salt Town
Nevsky prospekt and around
Around Arts Square
Back on Nevsky prospekt
East of Anichkov Bridge
The English Quay and Southwest
The Admiralty
The English Quay and beyond
St Isaac’s Square
Kolomna
Theatre Square
Further afield
Smolny
The Alexander Nevsky Lavra
Vyborg Side
Southern suburbs
Palace excursions
Peterhof
Tsarskoe Selo
Pavlovsk
Strelnya: The Constantine Palace
What To Do
Entertainment and nightlife
Opera, dance and music
Theatre
Nightlife
Shopping
What to buy
Where to shop
Outdoor activities
Boat trips
Football and bath houses
Children’s St Petersburg
Calendar of Events
Eating Out
Where to eat
When to eat
Breakfast
Lunch and supper
Zakuski and salads
Soups
Main dishes
Drinks and sweets
Vegetarian cuisine
Reading the Menu
To help you order…
… and read the menu
Restaurants
Near the Admiralty
Mid-Nevsky prospekt
Near Ploshchad Vostaniya
Teatralnaya Ploshchad and Kolomna
Outside the city centre
A–Z Travel Tips
A
Accommodation
Airports
B
Budgeting for your trip
C
Climate
Clothing
Crime and safety
D
Disabled travellers
E
Electricity
Embassies and consulates
Emergencies
G
Getting there (See also Airports)
Guides and tours
H
Health and medical care
L
Language
LGBTQ travel
M
Maps
Media
Money
O
Opening times
P
Police
Post offices
Public holidays
R
Religion
T
Telephones
Time zones
Tipping
Toilets
Tourist information
Transport
V
Visas and entry requirements
W
Websites and internet access
Y
Youth hostels
Recommended Hotels
Near the Admiralty and Hermitage
Mid-Nevsky prospekt
Near Ploshchad Vostaniya
Vasilevsky Island
St Petersburg’s Top 10 Attractions
Top Attraction #1
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St Isaac’s Cathedral
Gaze in wonder at the immense gilded dome that crowns this place of worship. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #2
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Peter and Paul Fortress
Visit the original fortress where Peter the Great founded the city. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #3
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Church of the Resurrection of Christ ‘On Spilled Blood’
Its beautiful coloured domes are reminiscent of medieval Moscow. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #4
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Russian Museum
Home to one of the largest collections of Russian art in the world. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #5
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Peterhof
See the magnificent Grand Cascade fountain at the ‘Russian Versailles’. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #6
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Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography
Peter the Great’s fascinating collection of weird and wonderful medical specimens. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #7
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Winter Palace and Hermitage
A vast treasure trove of art collected over centuries by the Russian royal family. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #8
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Piskaryovskoe Cemetery
A sombre memorial to the victims of the blockade. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #9
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Museum of St Petersburg’s History
Find out what life was like during the blockade at this informative museum. For more information, click here.
Top Attraction #10
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Yusupov Palace
The lavish interior is preserved exactly as it was when the wealthy Yusupovs lived here. For more information, click here.
A Perfect Day in St Petersburg
9.00am
Breakfast
If you’ve come to Russia’s north during winter, you’ll need a hearty Slavic breakfast of porridge, bliny and coffee to start the day, either supplied by your hotel or from Abrikosov Café on Nevsky prospekt. In the summer, sit outside at any café or bakery on Nevsky prospekt for a bit of St Petersburger-watching.
10.00am
Palace Square
The best place to start the day is the city’s epicentre, regal Dvortsovaya pl (Palace Square). The Hermitage, one of the world’s greatest museums, dominates the entire northwest flank. Soak up the square’s atmosphere, but you will need to make a return visit for the Hermitage, as it takes a day or two to explore.
11.00am
Classic temple
It’s a short walk from Palace Square to Isaakievskaya Square, where the neo-Classical symmetry of St Isaac’s Cathedral catches the eye. Enter to admire its intricately adorned interior.
Midday
Lunch break
If you don’t fancy wandering far from Isaakievskaya Square for lunch, head for La Russ on nearby nab. Reki Moiki for some classic Russian dishes.
2.00pm
Prospekt
It’s time to hit St Petersburg’s main street, thundering Nevsky prospect, for a spot of anything you fancy – high-end shopping, architecture gazing or simply wandering along one of Russia’s most famous and intriguing thoroughfares. On your way east you will cross Zelyony and Kazansky bridges, which traverse two of the city’s many canals.
4.30pm
Canal-hopping
End your afternoon on Nevsky prospekt where it crosses nab. Reki Fontanki, and take to the water on a boat tour. There are plenty of Russian-language tours, but Anglotourismo (www.anglotourismo.com) provide commentary in English. Catch the 5pm tour, which takes 1.5 hours.
7.00pm
Teplo dinner
St Petersburg has a restaurant to suit every taste and budget, but for a real treat, head to Teplo, the nearest you might come in Russia to eating in the welcoming atmosphere of a local’s home. If you are really feeling really flush, book a table at Russian Empire, one of the world’s finest restaurants, with prices and service to match.
9.00pm
Nightlife
What you do in the evening in St Petersburg depends on the time of year. The days of summer never end, making the white nights an excuse to party round the clock. The bitter northern winters see locals get cosy in bars and clubs, warming the cockles with shots of