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Sturgeon, Crayfish Tails, and a Detective Game: How St. Petersburg’s Restaurants and Hotels Surprised Guests for New Year’s Eve

05.01.2025

St. Petersburg upheld its status as the culinary capital of Russia. Russian, Georgian, Italian, Japanese, Indian, and fusion cuisines were represented in over 75 culinary directions across the city’s establishments. The dishes of St. Petersburg cuisine gained growing popularity, with traditions actively being revived. The northern capital boasted...

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Public Holidays And Days Off In Russia In 2025

29.11.2024

That’s how the Russian schedule of public holidays and days off for the year 2025 looks like. Please, keep in mind that some workdays have become days off and vice versa, when planning your visit to St. Petersburg. We indicated when a holiday is celebrated and when the days off take place. Public Holidays Schedule in Russia 2025 New Year and the...

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Christmas , holidays , parade , Russian life

Tourist tax in St. Petersburg will come into effect in 2025

28.11.2024

Starting from January 1, 2025, a tourist tax will be introduced in Saint Petersburg, replacing the current resort fee. The city’s legislative assembly approved the bill in its final reading on November 27, 2024. The tax will amount to no less than 100 rubles per day. Next year, the government of Saint Petersburg expects to collect one billion...

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authority , hotels , money , taxes and fees

Exhibition Masters Of Old Netherlandish Engraving At The Hermitage Until June 2

16.02.2024

From February 14, the Graphics Gallery of the Hermitage presents an exhibition Masters of Old Netherlandish Engraving. You will see a collection of engravings and drawings from the 15th to the 20th centuries, which do not always find their place in the halls of major museums. To visit it, simply purchase an entrance ticket to the Hermitage (500 rubles)....

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art , exhibition , Hermitage , museum , prices

St. Petersburg To Charge Tourists 100 Rubles Tax

14.02.2024

Adult guests of St. Petersburg hotels will be required to pay a resort fee of 100 rubles per person per day (nearly $10) starting from April 1, 2024. There are exceptions. Details below. Key Points The resort fee is regulated by regional law No. 419-81 «On the Introduction of a Resort Fee in the Territory of St. Petersburg» dated June 29,...

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authority , taxes and fees

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