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    Berlitz Pocket Guide St Petersburg (Travel Guide eBook)
    Berlitz Pocket Guide St Petersburg (Travel Guide eBook)
    Berlitz Pocket Guide St Petersburg (Travel Guide eBook)
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    Berlitz Pocket Guide St Petersburg (Travel Guide eBook)

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    Berlitz Pocket Guides: iconic style, a bestselling brand, this is the quintessential pocket-sized travel guide to St Petersburg

    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 the Winter Palace and Peterhof, to hidden gems, including Kolomna and several excursions beyond the city. This will save you time, and enhance your exploration of this fascinating city.

    Compact,concise, and packed with essential information, this is an iconic on-the-movecompanion when you're exploring [insert place name]
    Covers Top TenAttractions, including... [insert a few book-specificexamples here] and Perfect Day itinerary suggestions
    Includes an insightfuloverview of landscape, history and culture
    Handy colourmaps on the inside cover flaps will help you find your way around
    Essentialpractical information on everything from Eating Out to Getting Around
    Inspirationalcolour photography throughout
    Sharp design andcolour-coded sections make for an engaging reading experience

    Amazon: insert company info beneath thepoints:
    About Berlitz: Berlitz draws on years of travel and language expertise tobring you a wide range of travel and language products, including travelguides, maps, phrase books, language-learning courses, dictionaries and kids'language products.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherInsight Guides
    Release dateApr 1, 2018
    ISBN9781785731013
    Berlitz Pocket Guide St Petersburg (Travel Guide eBook)

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      Berlitz Pocket Guide St Petersburg (Travel Guide eBook) - Berlitz Publishing

      How To Use This E-Book

      Getting Around the e-Book

      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.

      About Berlitz Pocket Guides

      The Berlitz story began in 1877 when Maximilian Berlitz devised his revolutionary method of language learning. More than 130 years later, Berlitz is a household name, famed not only for language schools but also as a provider of best-selling language and travel guides.

      Our wide-ranging travel products – printed travel guides and phrase books, as well as apps and ebooks – offer all the information you need for a perfect trip, and are regularly updated by our team of expert local authors. Their practical emphasis means they are perfect for use on the ground. Wherever you’re going – whether it’s on a short break, the trip of a lifetime, a cruise or a business trip – we offer the ideal guide for your needs.

      Our Berlitz Pocket Guides are the perfect choice if you need reliable, concise information in a handy format. We provide amazing value for money – these guides may be small, but they are packed with information. No wonder they have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide.

      © 2018 Apa Digital (CH) AG and Apa Publications (UK) Ltd

      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

      Dictionary

      English–Russian

      Russian–English

      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

      Anna Mockford & Nick Bonetti/Apa Publications

      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

      Anna Mockford & Nick Bonetti/Apa Publications

      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 Russia’s famous vodka, before braving the ice to the nearest metro station.

      Introduction

      After nearly a century of destruction and neglect, St Petersburg is once again emerging as Russia’s most beautiful city. Founded by Peter the Great in 1703 on the marshy banks of the Neva river, the city was built as a ‘window onto Europe’ and as the modern successor to the old capital of Moscow. Built on 44 islands set among canals and rivers and traversed by more than 300 bridges, it is a city where pastel-coloured palaces are reflected in the canals, where mansions and churches harmoniously surround every square, and where statues stand in silent watch over gardens and parks.

      Declared a Unesco World Heritage Site, the city centre has been unmarred by the building boom that has taken over the rest of post-Soviet Russia. But this is no museum-city. St Petersburg is a lively metropolis, packed with clubs, restaurants, theatres and music, with a large population of students and young people, and more traffic and hustle than the city can sometimes manage.

      The northern capital

      For a young city, St Petersburg has had a surprisingly eventful and turbulent history. Home to the Russian court for over 200 years, its palaces witnessed royal triumphs and sorrows – and not a few assassinations. It was the home of the arts, the city that reinvented ballet, that inspired the best of Russia’s poets and writers, and that became home to some of the finest art collections in the world. However, it was also the city that brought down the Romanov dynasty and became the ‘cradle of the revolution’. St Petersburg is also the Hero City of Leningrad, which withstood the German army’s 900-day blockade during World War II, which Russians call the ‘Great Patriotic War’.

      In the Soviet period, St Petersburg suffered the rather benign neglect of its leaders. By the end of the Soviet era and in the first years of the new Russian Federation, St Petersburg became a rather run-down, dirty and dowdy city. Even the gilding had faded on the cupolas and spires.

      But under the energetic rule of (former) Governor Valentina Matviyenko, the city began reclaiming its birthright. The 300th anniversary of the city in 2003 and G8 meetings in 2006 saw an influx of funding that started to transform the city. In addition, while some of the post-Soviet shabbiness remains, most would agree that the city centre has since been greatly improved.

      21st-century city

      St Petersburg is one of the world’s greatest cities for art-lovers. The city is filled with the glories of pre-revolutionary architecture, and has the best art collections in Russia; the Hermitage is one of the largest and most dazzling museums anywhere. St Petersburg rivals Moscow in its

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