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# St Petersburg Travel Guide

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- [What Travelers to St. Petersburg Should Know About Mobile Internet and "White Lists"](https://guidetopetersburg.com/internet-white-lists/) - Mobile internet in St. Petersburg can be shut down during security events. Learn how Russia’s “white lists” work, which apps stay online, and what travelers should expect.
- [Railway Service Between St. Petersburg and Helsinki Resumed](https://guidetopetersburg.com/allegro-train-resumed/) - Railway communication between St Petersburg and Helsinki was resumed, but with some restrictions. In our post you can find timetables and prices for the Allegro train.
- [Watching Drawbridges in St. Petersburg: Timetable, Map, Warnings and Tips](https://guidetopetersburg.com/watching-drawbridges-in-st-petersburg-timetable-map-warnings-and-tips/) - Detailed guide about drawbridges in St Petersburg, Russia. Local guys tell about the best viewpoints and show them on map. Also we post the timetable of raising bridges in 2026 and a lot of useful information for foreign tourists.
- [Visit to The Hermitage Museum: Tickets, Tips, What to See](https://guidetopetersburg.com/visit-to-the-hermitage-museum-tickets-tips-what-to-see/) - The Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg: address, opening hours, tickets, buildings, rules, how to get to the Winter Palace, the best time for visiting, what to see there, travel tips, cafe and Hermitage cats.
- [A New Way to Book Private Boat Trips in St Petersburg Through a Popular Russian Super‑App](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-private-boat-rentals-app/) - A new feature in a major Russian super‑app allows users to book small private boats for river trips in St Petersburg. Details on pricing, booking and access for foreign visitors.
- [St. Petersburg Metro: How It Works](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-s-metro-system-how-it-works/) - A simple guide to using the St. Petersburg Metro — how to buy tickets, ride the trains, and navigate the city like a local.
- [Public Transport in Saint Petersburg: A Clear Guide for Foreign Visitors](https://guidetopetersburg.com/public-transport-in-saint-petersburg/) - Everything about public transport in St. Petersburg, including commercial: description, fares and kinds of travel cards. Long-distance and suburban trains.
- [St. Petersburg Nudists Without Beach Due To Officials’ Ban?](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-nudists-without-beach-due-to-officials-ban/) - Nudists of St. Petersburg, Russia may lose their only dedicated beach Denes near the city that has been hosting naked people every summer since early 1960s
- [Will the Amber Room Be Found in Poland?](https://guidetopetersburg.com/will-the-amber-room-be-found-in-poland/) - Dive into the fascinating journey of the Amber Room—from its creation for Prussian royalty to its disappearance and the latest search efforts in Poland.
- [The Mariinsky Theater: Tickets, Tips And How To Get To](https://guidetopetersburg.com/the-mariinsky-theater-tickets-tips-and-how-to-get-to/) - Going to the Mariinsky theater for many is like a visit to the Hermitage, its' a must-attend, There are some tips useful to know before the curtain is up.
- [Free Admission To The Hermitage Museum Every Third Thursday Of Month](https://guidetopetersburg.com/free-admission-to-the-hermitage-museum-every-third-thursday-of-month/) - A serious amendment to the schedule of the Hermitage has been made on January 1, 2019: free entrance to the museum is now on every third Thursday of a month, not first as it had been the case for years.
- [Taxi In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/taxi-in-st-petersburg/) - St. Petersburg does`t have its official city taxi as do many other cities. We give you average prices not to be misled by tricky taxi drivers and some tips
- [The Site of Rasputin's Murder Listed By Atlas Obscura To Visit In 2017](https://guidetopetersburg.com/the-site-of-rasputin-s-murder-listed-by-atlas-obscura-to-visit-in-2017/) - The most authoritative publication about obscure toursim in the world, the Atlas Obscura, put the Yusupov palace in St.Petersburg on the list of Top-50 places to visit this year.
- [The Most 10 Famous Paintings At The Hermitage Museum](https://guidetopetersburg.com/the-most-10-famous-paintings-at-the-hermitage-museum/) - Look through the list of 10 the most famous paintings at the Hermitage museum and choose the paintings you would have regretted to have missed.
- [Erarta Museum Of Contemporary Art In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/erarta-museum-of-contemporary-art-in-st-petersburg/) - Our guide to the Erarta art museum: how to get there, ticket prices, opening hours, exhibitions, shop, photos of exhibits and comments.
- [The 10 Most Prominent Paintings At The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/10-most-prominent-paintings-at-the-russian-museum/) - We bring to your attention the 10 most famous paintings (with description) of Russian artists in the State Russian Museum in Saint-Petersburg.
- [Grand Maquette Russia Museum: Photos, Tickets And Recommendations](https://guidetopetersburg.com/grand-maquette-russia-museum-photos-tickets-and-recommendations/) - Grand Maket Russia interactive museum is the biggest in Russia and the world’s second largest miniature in St Petersburg. See description of museum, pictures, info about tickets, rules, contact information.
- [St. Petersburg’s Incredible Real-Life Stories](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-s-incredible-real-life-stories/) - We tell you real life weird stories and city anecdotes that occurred in the Soviet Leningrad and modern St. Petersburg many years or just a few months ago.
- [St. Petersburg Cruise Port Marine Façade: Tips, Disembarkation Rules, Recommendations](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-cruise-port-marine-facade-tips-disembarkation-rules-recommendations/) - Cruise Passenger Port Marine facade in St Petersburg: practical essential information, taxi, disembarkation rule, getting from there to the city center, etc.
- [Excursion To Grigori Rasputin’s Apartment In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/excursion-to-grigori-rasputin-s-apartment-in-st-petersburg/) - Welcome to Rasputin’s memorial flat in St Petersburg! Here you will find schedule, prices and description of the excursion and you can book it! Also read what’s in the Rasputin`s apartment? Why visit the Grigori Rasputin’s flat? Who was Rasputin? Where Boney M is right and where not?
- [City Sightseeing Hop On – Hop Off Launched Second Route In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/city-sightseeing-hop-on-hop-off-launched-second-route-in-st-petersburg/) - In April 2018, the City Sightseeing added a second route to fill the gap, which passes through the Vasilievsky island with its famous Spit, the Peter and Paul fortress and the site of the Cruiser Aurora.
- [A Capsule Hotel Opened At St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport](https://guidetopetersburg.com/a-capsule-hotel-at-st-petersburg-pulkovo-airport/) - Pulkovo airport (LED) launched its first and only capsule Aerosleep hotel located in the airport’s building. Totally, 13 pods are available resembling the design of fantastic spaceships.
- [Sapsan Train: Tickets, Tips, Seats](https://guidetopetersburg.com/sapsan-train/) - Main information about Sapsan train: where runs, coach layout and classes, service, discounts, tickets cost, how to book and buy tickets, where to look the schedule, luggage space and other.
- [How To Get To Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo)](https://guidetopetersburg.com/how-to-get-to-pushkin-tsarskoe-selo/) - Getting to Tsarskoe Selo (Pushkin) is easy, but some peculiarities do exist. We give information with photos on the best routes to save your money, time and nerves.
- [Peterhof Grand Palace Tickets Are 1000 Rubles For 2019](https://guidetopetersburg.com/peterhof-grand-palace-tickets/) - The Peterhof Grand Palace tickets for the season 2019 are 1000 rubles. See the Peterhof Grand Palace schedule 2019.
- [Peterhof Lower Park Tickets 2019 Are 900 Rubles For Foreign Guests](https://guidetopetersburg.com/peterhof-lower-park-tickets-for-foreign-guests/) - The Garden entry where most beatuies and fountains are located will cost you 900 rubles.
- [Duty-Free Arrivals Store at Pulkovo St. Petersburg Airport launched](https://guidetopetersburg.com/duty-free-arrivals-store-at-pulkovo-st-petersburg-airport-launched/) - The new duty-free shop at Pulkovo airport enables you to stock up with premium branded goods without the need to go shopping in the city
- [Peterhof Extended Working Hours Of Fountains And Palace](https://guidetopetersburg.com/peterhof-extended-working-hours-of-fountains-and-palace/) - In a response to steadily growing tourist in-flows the museum extended working hours of the Lower Garden and the Great Peterhof Palace to better deal with visitors.
- [Guide To Pulkovo Airport](https://guidetopetersburg.com/guide-to-the-pulkovo-airport/) - St Petersburg Pulkovo (LED) is the only city airport, it serves both domestic and international flights. Located just a 30-minute ride away from the city.
- [Two St. Petersburg Restaurants Ranked By The World’s Best Restaurants Rating 2019](https://guidetopetersburg.com/two-st-petersburg-restaurants-ranked-by-the-worlds-best-restaurants-rating-2019/) - The World’s Best Restaurants Rating has included two outlets from St Petersburg. The Harvest and Cococo were placed in the extended part of the rating. Read a brief description of the restaurants with prices.
- [New Cheap Railway Tickets St. Petersburg – Moscow Introduced](https://guidetopetersburg.com/new-cheap-railway-tickets-st-petersburg-moscow-introduced/) - Russian Railways have launched two new daytime flights between Moscow and St. Petersburg. An eight-hour ride by Lastochka trains costs only about 1500 rubles.
- [How To Get To Gatchina](https://guidetopetersburg.com/how-to-get-to-gatchina/) - Gatchina, a small cosy town 10 km away from St. Petersburg. You can get to Gatchina by local train, by minibus. Detailed description of possible routes.
- [E-Tickets To The Catherine Palace To See The Amber Room Without Standing In Queue](https://guidetopetersburg.com/online-tickets-to-the-catherine-palace-to-see-the-amber-room/) - What’s new about purchasing tickets to the Catherine Palace. Important details of buying online tickets to see the Palace and the Amber room.
- [Visiting Rules For The Catherine Palace](https://guidetopetersburg.com/visiting-rules-for-the-catherine-palace/) - We published a translation of visiting rules for the Catherine Palace at the Tsarskoe Selo museum complex to get you rightly orientated and avoid possible mess and time loss.
- [Peterhof Autumn Fountain Show 2019 Will Be Held On September 20 and 21](https://guidetopetersburg.com/peterhof-autumn-fountain-show-2019-will-be-held-on-september-20-and-21/) - The traditional festival of the closing of the fountain season in Peterhof will be celebrated on September 20 and 21 also traditionally: with a grandiose multimedia show.
- [Top-9 Russian Cuisine Restaurants In Downtown of St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/top-9-russian-cuisine-restaurants-in-downtown-of-st-petersburg/) - We’ve chosen nine restaurants specializing in Russian cuisine, from democratic ones to posh fine dining establishments. Menus features from what you can taste at an average Russian’s kitchen to rather exotic dishes dating back to the Russian Emperor times in the early XXth century.
- [Trip By Hydrofoil To Kronstadt](https://guidetopetersburg.com/trip-by-hydrofoil-to-kronstadt/) - This article is about how to get to Kronstadt by hydrofoil (meteor). This is the best way to visit Kronstadt located on the island of Kotlin.
- [Major Sightseeings Of Veliky Novgorod And Tips To See Them](https://guidetopetersburg.com/major-sightseeings-of-veliky-novgorod/) - What to see in Veliky Novgorod, main sightseeings and attractions that you can see for a day trip from St Petersburg. We wrote about monuments, Kremlin, St Sophia Cathedral, Bell Tower, boat trips etc.
- [Runway View Gastro Market Opened At Pulkovo Airport](https://guidetopetersburg.com/runway-view-gastro-market-opened-at-pulkovo-airport/) - Gastro market Craft has been opened on January 14, 2020 in the concourse for domestic flights. In addition to a panoramic view, Craft offers: shop selling locally farmed products, a vinotheque, a cafe.
- [Entry To Russia With And Without Visa Shortly Explained](https://guidetopetersburg.com/entry-to-russia-with-and-without-visa-shortly-explained/) - Who can visit Russia without visa, what types of visas can you get, does a cruise ship passenger need a visa to go ashore in Russia: shortly explained.
- [List Of Most Popular St. Petersburg Museums With Ticket Information And Opening Hours](https://guidetopetersburg.com/list-of-most-popular-st-petersburg-museums-with-ticket-information-and-opening-hours/) - Opening hours and tickets prices for St Petersburg museum: Russian museum, Hermitage, Faberge museum, Russian Vodka museum, Railway museum, Pushkin museums etc.
- [Peterhof Fountains Technical Opening Date 2020 Announced](https://guidetopetersburg.com/peterhof-fountains-technical-opening-date-announced/) - The date of the start of technical operation of the Peterhof’s fountains is 25 April 2020. The day of an official opening is 16 May.
- [City Tour (Hop on, Hop off) Bus In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/city-tour-hop-on-hop-off-bus-in-st-petersburg/) - Guide of Hop on, Hop off bus In St Petersburg. Operators of City Tours, list of stopovers with descriptions, routes, tips.
- [How to Get to Veliky Novgorod from St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/how-to-get-to-veliky-novgorod-from-st-petersburg/) - Read detailed description of how to get from St. Petersburg to Veliky Novgorod (Novgorod the Great) by public transport. Also how to get from Great Novgorod to St. Petersburg. See photos, maps, read our tips.
- [How To Get To Peterhof](https://guidetopetersburg.com/how-to-get-to-peterhof/) - How to get to Peterhof by different types of transport, including hydrofoils. Schedule and ticket prices for Peterhof parks and museums for high season 2021 etc.
- [Boat Trips And River Excursions In St. Petersburg 2021](https://guidetopetersburg.com/boat-trips-and-river-excursions-in-st-petersburg/) - It's one of the best experiences you can have in St Petersburg. The city offers a few kinds of boat excursions along its canals and rivers varying in price and duration.
- [St. Petersburg EURO 2020 Stadium To Allow At Least 50 Percent Capacity](https://guidetopetersburg.com/euro-2020/) - Russian authorities have announced they will let the Gazprom Arena stadium be filled by spectators up to half the capacity during four games of the Euros. We publish the match schedule of Euro 2020 in St. Petersburg, Russia.
- [Public Holidays And Days Off In Russia In 2026](https://guidetopetersburg.com/public-holidays-and-days-off-in-russia/) - The official schedule of public holidays and days off for the year 2026 in Russia. And other holidays which don't affect an ordinary schedule, but worth keeping in mind.
- [What's Real St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport Taxi Fare?](https://guidetopetersburg.com/what-s-real-st-petersburg-pulkovo-airport-taxi-fare/) - Information about real fares of transfer by taxi from Pulkovo airport and to the Pulkovo. Telling about official taxi service, other taxi companies and illegal cars.
- [How To Get To / From St. Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport](https://guidetopetersburg.com/how-to-get-to-from-st-petersburg-s-pulkovo-airport/) - Pulkovo is 9 km away from St. Petersburg and connected by only daytime bus services which get you for 30 minutes to the nearest metro and public bus stations. We tell you what types of transport and where you can quickly get to the airport of St. Petersburg.
- [Pulkovo Airport Explains What Passengers Should Do Amid Airspace Closures in the Middle East](https://guidetopetersburg.com/pulkovo-middle-east-closure/) - Pulkovo Airport has released updated guidance for travelers after several Middle Eastern countries closed their airspace. Learn which flights are canceled, how to check your booking, and where to get official airline updates.
- [The Amber Room in the Catherine Palace: History, Mystery, and How to Visit](https://guidetopetersburg.com/the-amber-room-in-the-catherine-palace/) - Discover the Amber Room inside the Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo: ticket prices, opening hours, the room’s dramatic history, and the story behind its disappearance and reconstruction.
- [A Camera on a Nudist Beach? St. Petersburg’s Dunes Get Their Most Quirky Upgrade Yet](https://guidetopetersburg.com/camera-on-nudist-beach/) - St. Petersburg’s only unofficial nudist beach is in the spotlight again: officials complain, a new surveillance camera appears, and the long‑running Dunes naturist spot faces fresh pressure. Here’s what’s happening now — and why the beach refuses to disappear.
- [When the Internet Goes Down in Moscow](https://guidetopetersburg.com/when-the-internet-goes-down-in-moscow/) - Moscow has faced major internet outages in 2026. Learn why it’s happening, how “white lists” work, and how to navigate the city, pay, and stay online during disruptions.
- [Inside St. Petersburg’s Darkest Historic Prison: Tours of Kresty ("Crosses") Before Its Transformation](https://guidetopetersburg.com/inside-st-petersburgs-darkest-historic-prison/) - Step inside the former “Crosses” Prison, known as Kresty — one of St. Petersburg’s most somber historic sites. Limited tours offer a rare chance to see the complex in its original state before restoration.
- [Shustry Bober Opens St. Petersburg’s Winter Tourist Navigation*](https://guidetopetersburg.com/shustry-bober-opens-st-petersburgs-winter-tourist-navigation/) - St. Petersburg, Russia launches its first winter river cruises aboard the ice‑class restaurant ship Shustry Bober. Heated lounges, dining on board, full schedule and prices.
- [Lakhta Center Opens Its Doors to Visitors](https://guidetopetersburg.com/lakhta-center-opens-its-doors-to-visitors/) - Visit the Lakhta Center observation deck, the tallest in Europe! Get your tickets online for an unforgettable tour with breathtaking panoramic views of Saint Petersburg. Plan your visit today!
- [Tourist Tram: Explore St. Petersburg in Retro Style](https://guidetopetersburg.com/tourist-tram-st-petersburg/) - Discover St. Petersburg aboard the retro tourist tram. Daily rides from the Museum of Urban Electric Transport take you across bridges, Nevsky Prospekt, and iconic landmarks.
- [Schedules And Public Holidays In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/schedules-and-public-holidays-in-st-petersburg/) - Knowing the national and local holidays as well as schedules of shops and establichments in St. Petersburg will help much in effective planning of your stay.
- [Horse-Drawn Carriage And Sleigh Rides In Tsarskoe Selo (Pushkin)](https://guidetopetersburg.com/horse-drawn-carriage-and-sleigh-rides-in-tsarskoe-selo-pushkin/) - An exclusive ride on a carriage or a sleigh horse has been recently resumed in the Alexandrovsky park of the Tsarskoe Selo (the town of Pushkin) museum complex. An Emperor-style turnout is accessible now for any guest for an hour or half an hour throughout the year both for individual tourists or groups.
- [Coach Rides Around Historic Downtown St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/coach-rides-around-historic-downtown-st-petersburg/) - An one- or two-hour horse drawn coach ride through captivating historic center of St. Petersburg is an absolutely unique way to explore the city.
- [Horse Drawn Sleigh Ride in Pushkin](https://guidetopetersburg.com/horse-drawn-sleigh-ride-in-pushkin/) - Alexandrovsky Park in Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo), a European park sledge, a coachman in a beautiful livery, the unhurried pace of a pair of Russian trotting horses – it is so easy to feel like a court nobleman, a prominent dignitary, or even the Emperor or the Empress.
- [Horseback And Stagecoach Rides In The Streets And Parks Of Peterhof](https://guidetopetersburg.com/horseback-stagecoach-rides-peterhof/) - You can take a cozy stagecoach and go on a leisurely journey across a small picturesque town, which grew out of the summer Imperial residence.
- [Aurora Train Between Moscow and St. Petersburg: Our Test Ride](https://guidetopetersburg.com/aurora-train-between-moscow-and-st-petersburg/) - Discover our full test ride of Russia’s new double-decker Aurora train: travel time, ticket prices from 1,518 RUB, onboard comfort, food, and how it compares to Sapsan train.
- [Russia’s First Museum of Homelessness Opens in St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/museum-of-homelessness-opens-in-st-petersburg/) - Discover Russia’s first Museum of Homelessness in St. Petersburg. A powerful exhibit exploring real stories, history, and social context behind life on the streets.
- [Sturgeon, Crayfish Tails, and a Detective Game: How St. Petersburg's Restaurants and Hotels Surprised Guests for New Year's Eve](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburgs-restaurants-and-hotels-surprised-guests/) - Explore how over 7,600 restaurants and cafes in St. Petersburg celebrated New Year's Eve with unique culinary experiences and themed events. From Russian aristocratic dishes to immersive detective games, discover the gastronomic surprises that made this holiday unforgettable in Russia's culinary capital. Join the festivities and indulge in exquisite menus inspired by diverse cuisines, including Georgian, Italian, and fusion delights.
- [Toilets in Saint Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/toilets-in-saint-petersburg/) - You'll know where you can find toilets in St Petersburg, Russia, how much it costs, what kind of toilets are in the city. Also we publish photos of public toilets.
- [Top 10 Best Hotels in Russia](https://guidetopetersburg.com/top-10-best-hotels-in-russia/) - We present to you the ranking of the best hotels in Russia that have received the WHERETOTRAVEL HOTELS AWARD — an annual nationwide award given to the best hotels in the country. The Four Seasons Lion Palace St Petersburg topped the ranking of the best Russian hotels.
- [Tourist tax in St. Petersburg will come into effect in 2025](https://guidetopetersburg.com/tourist-tax-in-st-petersburg-will-come-into-effect/) - The authorities of St. Petersburg, Russia have decided on the amount of the tourist tax, which will be collected from January 1, 2025. Its rate will be 1% in 2025, but will continue to grow.
- [Diego Maradona Caught In Sexual Scandal In St. Petersburg UPDATE](https://guidetopetersburg.com/diego-maradona-caught-in-sexual-scandal-in-st-petersburg/) - A journalist, an unnamed young woman, reported that Diego Maradona offered her 500 euro for having sex which she refused and called the police, St. Petersburg Fontanka.ru website has written today.
- [Diego Maradona Is Ready To Pay To Find Out Who Announced His "Death"](https://guidetopetersburg.com/diego-maradona-is-ready-to-pay-to-find-out-who-announced-his-death/) - Diego Maradona told he will pay $10000 to anyone who will reveal the source of false info about his death following the historical victory of the Argentina team over Nigeria in St Petersburg on June 26.
- [Gardiner-Smith: Playing In Russia Is Challenge For Me](https://guidetopetersburg.com/gardiner-smith-playing-in-russia-is-challenge-for-me/) - A new FC Zenit St.Petersburg player Jacob Gabriel Gardiner-Smith whose coming to the club surprised many football fans, including The St. Petersburg Travel Guide, gave his first interview in Russia.
- [15 Interesting Facts About St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/15-interesting-facts-about-st-petersburg/) - Here’s our collection of amazing facts which you may have never heard of on the city, and not even every citizen or a tour guide know them.
- [Zenit Signed Allegedly Politically Motivated Contract With Son Of British Politician](https://guidetopetersburg.com/zenit-signed-allegedly-politically-motivated-contract-with-son-of-british-politician/) - FC Zenit St.Petersburg signed a contract with Britain's Jacob Gabriel Gardiner-Smith. A transfer of the 19-year-old half back immediately attracted huge attention due to three intriguing points
- [Exhibition Masters Of Old Netherlandish Engraving At The Hermitage Until June 2](https://guidetopetersburg.com/exhibition-masters-of-old-netherlandish-engraving-at-the-hermitage/) - 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.
- [St. Petersburg To Charge Tourists 100 Rubles Tax](https://guidetopetersburg.com/resort-fee-st-petersburg/) - Adult guests of St Petersburg hotels will be required to pay a resort fee of 100 rubles per person per day starting from April 1, 2024. There are exceptions.
- [New High-Speed Boat Service Between Peterhof And Kronstadt](https://guidetopetersburg.com/high-speed-boat-service-between-peterhof-and-kronstadt/) - From April 27, 2024 it will be possible to take a trip on a hydrofoil or catamaran between Peterhof and Kronstadt directly across the Gulf of Finland. Travel time is 35 minutes, a ticket costs 600 - 1000 rubles.
- [Closure of Russia - Estonia Border Crossing Alters Bus Travel Logistics](https://guidetopetersburg.com/closure-of-russia-estonia-border-crossing-alters-bus-travel-logistics/) - The closure of the primary border crossing between Russia and Estonia has prompted changes in how bus passengers heading for Tallinn or Riga should navigate customs, border control, and security checks.
- [Airport Pulkovo Aims to Welcome Middle Eastern Travelers More Effectively](https://guidetopetersburg.com/airport-pulkovo-aims-to-welcome-middle-eastern-travelers-more-effectively/) - Russian regulations regarding airport security checks need to be reconsidered to create a more accommodating approach that respects the cultural norms of specific groups of travelers, particularly those from the Middle East.
- [Finland's Consulate In St. Petersburg Closed. Perhaps For Keeps](https://guidetopetersburg.com/finlands-consulate-in-st-petersburg-closed/) - The Finnish diplomatic mission shut its doors, lowered the national flag, bid farewell to St. Petersburg, and transferred all its functions to the Finnish Embassy in Moscow. This happened on October 1st, in a week when the consulate would have celebrated its 100th anniversary.
- [Peterhof To Shut Down Fountains On October 15, Hydrofoils To Stop On October 9, 2017](https://guidetopetersburg.com/peterhof-to-shut-down-fountains-on-october-15-hydrofoils-to-stop-on-october-9-2017/) - The Peterhof museum complex has announced the date of shutting down the fountains, while shipping companies followed with the closure date of their hydrofoil (meteor) services.
- [St. Petersburg Sells Coca-Cola From Iran And Afghanistan](https://guidetopetersburg.com/coca-cola-from-iran/) - St Petersburg groceries have started to sell Coca-Cola, Fanta, Mirinda, Sprite drinks imported from Iran and Afghanistan after the US-based Coca-Cola HBC and PepsiCo had officially shut down its operations in Russia and stopped their direct sales here.
- [Fares For Hydrofoil To Peterhof For 2019 Announced](https://guidetopetersburg.com/fares-for-hydrofoil-to-peterhof/) - Transport companies operating hydrofoils on the St.Petersburg's center - Peterhof route set their prices for the high season 2019. This year fares will be a bit higher than in 2017.
- [Will E-Visa Be Good For Cruise Passengers?](https://guidetopetersburg.com/will-e-visa-good-for-cruise-passengers/) - Is it allowed to use this one-entry visa to Russia for multiple entries or not? The situation is still mixed. Read our post.
- [Pulkovo Airport Launched Winter Schedule 2022/2023](https://guidetopetersburg.com/pulkovo-airport-winter-schedule/) - St. Petersburg Pulkovo airport launched a winter schedule on October 30, 2022 with three new overseas destinations amid a sharp decrease in the number of international destinations overall.
- [Economically in an RV - How to Collect and Save Resources?](https://guidetopetersburg.com/economically-in-an-rv-how-to-collect-and-save-resources/) - Simple tips to reduce and optimize your RV's resource consumption. We will explain to you in a few steps how to save these resources.
- [Cruises From St. Petersburg To Veliky Novgorod To Be Launched In Season 2022](https://guidetopetersburg.com/river-cruises-novgorod/) - Within a six-day river cruise to Veliky Novgorod, a call in Staraya Ladoga, as well as other lovely provincial towns of Tikhvin, Volkhov, and Staraya Russa are offered.
- [First Russian Capital Included Into River Cruise Routes For First Time](https://guidetopetersburg.com/first-russian-capital-included-into-river-cruise-routes-for-first-time/) - Staraya Ladoga (Old Ladoga) a township near St. Petersburg is a new point on Russian river cruise map after a pier capable of serving passenger ships had been launched into operation last summer.
- [Sapsan’s Discounted Fares For May 1 and May 9, 2019 On Offer](https://guidetopetersburg.com/sapsan-s-discounted-fares-for-may-1-and-may-9-2019-on-offer/) - Russian Railways announced discounts for the economy class of Sapsan departing on May 1 and May 9 on any leg and in any direction.
- [How to Upgrade Your Car for an Improved Travel Experience?](https://guidetopetersburg.com/how-to-upgrade-your-car-for-an-improved-travel-experience/) - Take these few upgrading steps: swap the radiator hoses, upgrade your electronics helps, install a cold air intake and modify exhaust system.
- [Russians Are Getting Through Shocking Custom On Epiphany Day](https://guidetopetersburg.com/russians-are-getting-through-shocking-custom-on-epiphany-day/) - In January 19, Orthodox Christians are celebrating the Epiphany day and traditionally cut platforms in the rivers' ice for consecration of water in which they get in to repeat what Jesus Christ did thousands of years ago to be baptized in the Jordan river.
- [I love, love, love this city!](https://guidetopetersburg.com/i-love-love-love-this-city/) - Esther, 28, from the Netherlands studies and works in St. Petersburg. She tells about the impression of the city.
- [Emirates Resumed Flights From Dubai To St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/emirates-resumed-flights/) - Emirates renewed direct flights from Dubai to St Petersburg. As of October 21, 2021, flights will be daily. Earlier, Emirates resumed service between Dubai and Moscow’s airport Domodedovo.
- [A Trip From the US to Saint Petersburg - What Should You Not Miss As Per The Locals?](https://guidetopetersburg.com/trip-from-us-to-saint-petersburg-what-should-you-not-miss-as-per-the-locals/) - St Petersburg has a royal history and is unique in its culture. You should definitely see the royal palaces, the Hermitage and Palace Square, drawbridges, churches and cathedrals.
- [How To Get To The Saint Petersburg Stadium (on the Krestovsky island)](https://guidetopetersburg.com/how-to-get-to-the-saint-petersburg-stadium-on-the-krestovsky-island/) - See all ways to get to the stadium: subway routes, shuttles from various locations within the city including the airport, by car. Also see a list of parking lots and photos of the routes.
- [Professional Team Sports In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/professional-team-sports-in-st-petersburg/) - St. Petersburg is home to many sports teams in football, ice-hockey, basketball, American football and some world-famous stars like Hulk and Ilya Kovalchuk.
- [How to Equip Your Small Class C RV with the Best Amenities?](https://guidetopetersburg.com/how-to-equip-your-small-class-c-rv/) - Find the best small Class C RV with an inventory of new RVs for sale on rvobsession.com with hundreds of pictures, specifications, and reviews.
- [Where You Get Vaccinated With Sputnik Light In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/vaccination-foreigners/) - We have published a list of 39 hospitals, clinics, and universities in St Petersburg where you can get vaccinated with Sputnik Light from Covid-19. Shown contact information and prices.
- [Five-Star Wawelberg Hotel Launched In St. Petersburg Close To Hermitage](https://guidetopetersburg.com/wawelberg-hotel-launched/) - A new luxury five-star hotel the Wawelberg Hall opened in the very heart of St Petersburg. The hotel has just 79 rooms. The cheapest room for an adult per night right now starts from 22000 rubles.
- [Six St. Petersburg Restaurants Included In Global Top-1000 By La Liste](https://guidetopetersburg.com/6-stpetersburg-restaurants-included-in-global-top-1000/) - La Liste, a quite newly founded French-based restaurant rating, included 6 St.Petersburg eateries in its 1000 best restaurants worldwide list for the year 2017.
- [St. Petersburg WWII Veteran, 98, Followed Thomas Moore’s Suit To Help Medics](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-veteran-followed-thomas-moores-suit-help-medics/) - Aiming to collect money for local doctors and nurses who have been busy fighting against Covid-19, Zinaida Korneva, who has turned 98, has started a fundraising campaign.
- [Lux Express Resumes Coach Routes Between St. Petersburg And Helsinki](https://guidetopetersburg.com/lux-express-resumes-coach-routes/) - Coach operator Lux Express gets its coach buses back to the road between St. Petersburg and Finland’s capital Helsinki. We publish timetables and prices for these routesю
- [Visas To Russia Significantly Relaxed](https://guidetopetersburg.com/visas-to-russia-relaxed/) - Since August 25, 2021, obtaining a Russian visa has been greatly simplified. Russia has relaxed its visa regime. Read the details in our article.
- [St. Petersburg COVID-2019 Restrictions](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-announced-restrictions-due-to-covid-2019/) - Current situation with restrictions due to coronavirus infection COVID-19 in St. Petersburg, Russia. The post is constantly updated.
- [Wizz Air And Bulgaria Air Resume Flights To St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/wizzair-resume-flights/) - Bulgaria Air started flights to St Petersburg from Sofia on July 30. Wizz Air resumes flights between St. Petersburg and Budapest on August 14 twice a week.
- [Warning For Those Travelling To Peterhof In July 2019](https://guidetopetersburg.com/warning-for-those-travelling-to-peterhof-in-july-2019/) - Trips by hydrofoils will be seriously limited starting from 15th of July in St Petersburg due to the preparations to the Naval parade to be held on July 28. In the period from 15th of July to 30th, water connection via the Neva river will be partly disrupted during 9 days.
- [Museum Of Soviet Arcade Machines In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/museum-of-soviet-arcade-machines-in-st-petersburg/) - Unique museum of soviet retro arcade games. Our guide: prices, contacts, how to get to, description, advises, photo and video of the arcade machines.
- [Prices In St. Petersburg For 2021](https://guidetopetersburg.com/prices-in-st-petersburg/) - We list some important things which most tourists use and consume, from cappuccino cup to a stay in a mini-hotel, and their costs.
- [F1 Said It Has Moved Grand Prix Russia To St. Petersburg… But Wait](https://guidetopetersburg.com/f1-st-petersburg/) - Russian Grand Prix to move from Sochi to Igora Drive Circuit in 2023 F1 season. You have to know that Igora is not at all St.Petersburg. We tell you what the Igora racetrack is and where it is located.
- [Coronavirus COVID-19 In Russia: Current Situation](https://guidetopetersburg.com/coronavirus-covid-19-in-russia-current-situation/) - That’s a constantly updated post on what’s going on in Russia relative to the coronavirus (COVID-19). We are monitoring media to keep you informed about the number of people tested positive, regions affected and prevention and quarantine measures taken by authorities. Map of the coronavirus in Russia.
- [British Site Scared Their Readers By Dangerous St. Petersburg. What's True And False Here?](https://guidetopetersburg.com/british-site-scared-their-readers-by-dangerous-st-petersburg-what-s-true-and-false-here/) - Biggest myths about safety in St. Petersburg that abound in Europeans' mentality and the reality as it is. Our response to the website Londonweekly.net.
- [Moby SPL Announced Start Of Season 2021](https://guidetopetersburg.com/moby-spl-announced-start-of-season/) - The first departure will be on May 22, when Princess Anastasia will leave St. Petersburg on its way to Helsinki and will end on October 2 in Tallinn. Princess Anastasia will be serving three different following routes. Besides that, there will be two cruises.
- [Ferry Line MOBY SPL Opened Sales For Season 2020. Prices And Schedule UPDATE COVID 2019](https://guidetopetersburg.com/ferry-line-moby-spl-2020-prices-schedule/) - MOBY SPL with ferry Princess Anastasia going between St Petersburg, Helsinki, Tallinn, Stockholm and Riga has opened sales for 2020. See directions, schedule and prices of the ferry.
- [Russia To Significantly Relax Visa Regime](https://guidetopetersburg.com/russia-to-significantly-relax-visa-regime/) - Russia is considering two moves set to make the process of obtaining a visa to the country since 2021 considerably easier than now. The e-visa is planned to be extended to the whole territory of Russia with the extension of its valid period to 16 days. Another idea is to grant half-a-year visas on the basis of a confirmed invitation from a hotel.
- [Hermitage Wound Up Clock Stopped At Key Moment Of Bolshevik Revolution In 1917](https://guidetopetersburg.com/hermitage-wound-up-clock-stopped-at-key-moment-of-bolshevik-revolution-in-1917/) - Mikhail Piotrovsky, the State Hermitage museum director, did what nobody could do before him over the course of 100 years. He breathed a new life into a clock which was stopped not just a centenary ago, but at the very moment when Bolsheviks overthrew the Provisional government and established its dictatorship that lasted till 1991.
- [View From The Colonnade Of The St. Isaac’s Cathedral](https://guidetopetersburg.com/view-from-the-colonnade-of-the-st-isaac-s-cathedral/) - The Colonnade Of The St Isaac’s Cathedral in St Petersburg: essentials, what you will see from the colonnade, visiting for disabled people, our recommendations.
- [Did Donald Shirley Study At Leningrad Conservatory Of Music?](https://guidetopetersburg.com/donald-shirley/) - Facts that confirm that Dr Don Shirley, familiar to us from the Green Book movie, has never been to Leningrad and did not study there at the Conservatory.
- [St. Petersburg Lovers Of Sunbathing Opened Their Season With -2 Celsius](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-sunbathing-lovers-opened-their-season-with-2-celsius/) - The sunbathers that take the sun every year at the beach of the Peter and Paul fortress have opened their 2017 season. A group of men and women gathered near the fortress' thick stone walls on a sunny day March 5, surprising and shocking tourists and not surprising locals.
- [Public Transport Fares In St. Petersburg For 2019](https://guidetopetersburg.com/public-transport-fares-in-st-petersburg/) - We provide main types of tickets and passes, information on some suburban routes as well as tickets for students is not included in the chart.
- [Gatchina To Be Stage For Bollywood’s "Cobra", Vikram Enchanted](https://guidetopetersburg.com/gatchina-bollywood/) - The famous Gatchina Palace near St. Petersburg is now a stage for shooting Bollywood’s «Cobra» starring Indian superstar Vikram.
- [Rating Of Russian Cheapest And Most Expensive Cities](https://guidetopetersburg.com/russian-cheapest-and-most-expensive-cities/) - We publish a rating of the cheapest and most expensive cities in Russia for living. 💲 The rating is based on the Russian Statistics Agency’s (Rosstat).
- [Climate And Weather In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/climate-and-weather-in-st-petersburg/) - The city enjoys 62 sunny days a year on an average with totally 1628 sunny hours. In the winter days the sun is really a very rare guest.
- [Most Expensive And Cheapest Russian Cities To Stay On A Budget](https://guidetopetersburg.com/most-expensive-and-cheapest-russian-cities-to-stay/) - 2GIS company analyzed the minimal costs of hotel rooms in 61 Russian cities and made up a rating based on data across 6600 hotels in the budget segment.
- [St. Petersburg’s McDonald’s Launched Menu In Six Languages](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-mcdonalds-launched-menu-in-6-languages/) - Restaurants of fast food giant McDonald’s in St. Petersburg introduced international menu available in self-service kiosks in a response to a significant influx of foreign tourists in the city.
- [CNN Made Russians Laugh Out Loud By Incredible Description of National Breakfast](https://guidetopetersburg.com/cnn-made-russians-laugh-out-loud-by-incredible-description-of-national-breakfast/) - CNN’s review «Breakfast around the world: How different countries start the day» took its readers to a not existing (and never existed) world of luxury eating in Russia saying that local residents prefer caviar, a delicacy that most people cannot afford even on big occasions.
- [St. Petersburg Programmer Created Clubhouse For Android](https://guidetopetersburg.com/clubhouse-android/) - The application of the social network Clubhouse for Android was developed by a programmer from St. Petersburg.
- [St. Petersburg Again Open To Four Countries](https://guidetopetersburg.com/stpetersburg-open-four-countries/) - As of January 27, 2021 Russia has opened its borders to 4 countries, whose citizens can come in freely without restrictions provided they have a negative COVID test. These are Finland, Qatar, Vietnam and India.
- [St. Petersburg MP Asked Queen Elizabeth II To Save Church In The City](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-mp-asked-queen-elisabeth-ii-to-save-church-in-the-city/) - Alexey Kovalev, member of the St. Petersburg Assembly, the city's parliament, has written a letter to Queen Elisabeth II, supreme governor of the Church of England, asking Her Majesty to defend the local Anglican church which is going to be transferred to Music Hall theater.
- [List Of Most Common Russian Last Names](https://guidetopetersburg.com/list-russian-last-names/) - Here is the list of most common Russian last names. We explain where do Russian last names come from and the difference between Russian male and female surnames.
- [Practical Reasons to Hire an Air Charter Service](https://guidetopetersburg.com/practical-reasons-hire-air-charter-service/) - The main reasons to avail private air charter service instead of first class on a scheduled commercial airline. Discover these benefits!
- [New Year’s And Christmas Markets In St. Petersburg 2020-2021 🎁](https://guidetopetersburg.com/christmas-markets/) - List of main Christmas markets and New Year fairs in St Petersburg in 2020-2021. You can see market`s description, address, contact info, how to get to, opening hours.
- [What You Need To Know If You Want To Visit St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/what-you-need-to-know-visit-st-petersburg/) - Here are some important points to consider if you are going to visit Russia and in particular St. Petersburg. You may need a Schengen visa, how to get around St.Petersburg, etc.
- [Direct Flights Launched To Pskov And Petrozavodsk From St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/direct-flights-pskov-petrozavodsk/) - SKOL Airlines launched direct flights from St Petersburg Pulkovo to Pskov and Petrozavodsk. These are the only non-stop flights. We publish the schedule and ticket prices.
- [Lux Express To Launch Trips From St. Petersburg To Moscow And Pskov](https://guidetopetersburg.com/lux-express-to-launch-trips-from-st-petersburg-to-moscow-and-pskov/) - Estonia-based Europeanwide coach operator Lux Express announced it would start serving routes between St. Petersburg and Moscow and Pskov this summer thus extending its network.
- [St. Petersburg Gripped By Trumpmania On Inauguration Day](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-gripped-by-trumpmania-on-inauguration-day/) - St Petersburg residents have their hairdos done a-la Trump, artists draw portraits of the 45th American President, souvenir shops sell nesting dolls featuring his face.
- [Electronic Visa To Russia To Cost $50 In 2021](https://guidetopetersburg.com/electronic-visa-to-russia-to-cost-50-in-2021/) - Russian authorities have announced the requirements for obtaining an electronic visa to enter the country that will be in effect as of January 1, 2021. The main parameters of the new visa will be different from those that have been in place so far.
- [Vyborg: Russian Medieval Fairy Tale (photos)](https://guidetopetersburg.com/vyborg-russian-medieval-fairytale-photos/) - Virtual walk to Vyborg town, Russia. This post`ll show you many beautiful pictures of the town and will tell about this medieval place.
- [How To Get To Vyborg From St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/how-to-get-to-vyborg-from-st-petersburg/) - All ways to get to Vyborg from St Petersburg by public transport: by bus, electric train, passenger train. And how to get to the main attractions of the town: the castle, the park of Monrepos, the Market square, the Town Hall Square, etc.
- [Moby SPL Canceled Departures Of Princess Anastasia Till January 8 With Uncertainty For Future UPDATE](https://guidetopetersburg.com/moby-spl-canceled-departures-till-december-18-of-princess-anastasia/) - St Petersburg ferry operator Moby SPL has announced all the departures planned till December 18 will be canceled due to repair of its only ferry Princess Anastasia.
- [Wikipedia’s Mistakes About St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/wikipedias-mistakes-about-st-petersburg/) - In many cases the Wikipedia is not very accurate as the life goes on with most information sources and guides lagging behind. We put some inaccuracies together so that you were not misled.
- [Five-Hour Film About The Hermitage Was One Shot By iPhone](https://guidetopetersburg.com/five-hour-film-about-the-hermitage-was-one-shot-by-iphone/) - Three cameramen, a director and assistance staff walked through 45 halls of the Hermitage to shoot 588 masterpieces, gorgeous interiors, ceilings and the Hermitage Theater with a live performance in it.
- [Vyborg Walking Sightseeing Tour](https://guidetopetersburg.com/vyborg-walking-sightseeing-tour/) - Feel the silence of a little medieval town in the northern part of Russia near the Russian-Finnish border, walk through its cobblestoned streets still keeping the spirit of the Sweden’s, then Finland’s, then Russia’s rule.
- [Off the Beaten Path Excursions In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/off-the-beaten-path-excursions-in-st-petersburg/) - St.Petersburg Travel Guide teamed up with professional and amateur local guides to help them promote their tours and excursions many of which are not being sold by travel agencies. What you will find below is something to help you explore the city from an unordinary angle.
- [Wizz Air Launches Five New Routes To St. Petersburg As Of September 2020](https://guidetopetersburg.com/wizz-air-launches-5-new-routes-to-st-petersburg/) - The low-cost air carrier Wizz Air is busy with thinking of expanding its Russia-bound business instead of calculating loss due to the coronavirus. The company will start flying to St Petersburg airport from 5 towns across Europe at low prices adding to the current network.
- [Wizz Air To Launch New Four Flights To St. Petersburg ✈️](https://guidetopetersburg.com/wizz-air-launch-new-flights-to-st-petersburg/) - Wizz Air, the biggest low-cost airline in the Eastern and Central Europe, has announced it would start flights to St Petersburg airport Pulkovo from Sofia, Bucharest, Vilnius and Bratislava in summer 2020.
- [List Of Countries Eligible For Electronic Visas To St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/list-of-countries-eligible-for-electronic-visas-to-st-petersburg/) - We published a list of countries for electronic visas to St Petersburg, Russia. Also did which border crossings you can use to be able to use this kind of visa.
- [Wearing Face Mask Mandatory In St. Petersburg As Of May 12](https://guidetopetersburg.com/wearing-face-mask-mandatory-in-st-petersburg/) - The St Petersburg authorities have made it obligatory to wear a face masks and gloves for the period May 12 to May 31 with possible prolongation if needed.
- [Moby SPL Ferry Line Introduced 10 Euro Tickets](https://guidetopetersburg.com/moby-spl-ferry-line-introduced-10-euro-tickets/) - You can travel aboard the Princess Anastasia ferry for just 10 euros on some routes in July and August 2019 to/from St. Petersburg, Helsinki and Tallinn.
- [Vladimir Nabokov Museum in St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/nabokov-museum-st-petersburg/) - Vladimir Nabokov House in St Petersburg: address, ticket price, open hours. Exposition in the museum. Interesting facts about Nabokov’s family.
- [“This Is Definitely Not My Last Visit!”](https://guidetopetersburg.com/this-is-definitely-not-my-last-visit/) - Florian Kreuzer from Germany came to St. Petersburg to verify or false his stereotypes about the city and the country.
- [Addresses Of St. Petersburg Information Centers](https://guidetopetersburg.com/addresses-of-st-petersburg-information-centers/) - The city of St. Petersburg runs nine tourist centers where a visitor can get maps and useful informartion on attractions, hotels, museums. Addresses of centers
- [The Hermitage Museum Launched Online Tours In English, Italian, Spanish, French And Chinese](https://guidetopetersburg.com/the-hermitage-museum-launched-online-tours/) - The Hermitage museum has created or is going to create online guided excursions in four languages: Italian, French, Chinese and English.
- [Russian Railways Eased Refund Policy Due To Coronavirus Outbreak](https://guidetopetersburg.com/russian-railways-eased-refund-policy-due-to-coronavirus/) - Despite the fact that passengers can still use the railways, the Russian Railways changed its refund and cancelation policy to help those who preferred to stay home.
- [Hostels In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/hostels-in-st-petersburg/) - We found more than 200 hundreds hostels for you in St. Petersburg and made up a list of them for you. All the hostels are categorized by subway stations they are located close to so that you could find the best location.
- [Ruble’s Fall Due To Drop In Oil Prices Makes Travel To Russia Extremely Cheap](https://guidetopetersburg.com/rubles-fall-due-to-drop-in-oil-prices-makes-travel-to-russia-cheap/) - Oil prices are plunging sending the Russian ruble’s value in a downward spiral. This leads to the ruble’s strong depreciation and, as a consequence, to cheaper goods and services in the country for those who have euro, dollar, etc.
- [Peterhof Museum’s Parks Closed Till April 25](https://guidetopetersburg.com/peterhof-museums-parks-closed-till-april-25/) - The Peterhof museum has announced recently it closes its parks till April 25, 2020 cause of the wet and warm winter. We post new schedule of Peterhof parks till April 25.
- [Behaviour Rules For Foreigners In Border Zones In Russia](https://guidetopetersburg.com/behaviour-rules-for-foreigners-in-border-zones-in-russia/) - Many visitors to Russia are not aware of the rules, this causes incidents and may result into deportation or at least spoiled vacation. Read an excerpts from the regulatory rules for behaviour in border zones.
- [St. Petersburg Cruise Port Schedule 2020](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-cruise-port-schedule/) - St. Petersburg (Russia) cruise port schedule 2020 and important things to keep in mind for cruise passengers. St. Petersburg cruise ports (terminals) map.
- [The Terminalizm Movement Draws Virus-Like Attention In Social Media](https://guidetopetersburg.com/the-terminalizm-movement-draws-virus-like-attention-in-social-media/) - A new art movement is gaining popularity in St. Petersburg, with people posting black and graphic pictures depicting numerous replications of one element in their social media profiles.
- [All Time-Limited Travel Passes And Travel Cards In St. Petersburg Public Transport](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-travel-cards/) - Prices and descriptions for all types of St. Petersburg travel cards: multi-purpose unified tickets, podorozhnik card, metro trips-limited cards, combined (tram, trolleybus, bus, subway) ticket, monthly transport card etc.
- [Tourist Tram Route Launched In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/tourist-tram-route-launched-in-st-petersburg/) - Tourist retro tram has started its daily tours through the downtown of St Petersburg on November 7, 2019. It will get you past some major sightseeings for rather little money.
- [Estonia-Russia Border Traffic Jams Warning](https://guidetopetersburg.com/estonia-russia-border-traffic-jams-warning/) - The Estonian border service issued an warning about possible delays when crossing the Estonian - Russian border during the New Year holidays. It's wise to have a couple of hours and great amount of patience in reserve.
- [Estonian's Passport  Was Stolen At The Russian-Estonian Border By ...Crow](https://guidetopetersburg.com/estonian-s-passport-was-stolen-at-the-russian-estonian-border-by-crow/) - An Estonia's resident was attacked by a who grabbed his passport and flew away. Russian custom officers tried to catch the bird, but had no success.
- [Seven Hotels Near St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport](https://guidetopetersburg.com/seven-hotels-near-st-petersburg-pulkovo-airport/) - Best seven Pulkovo airport hotels for a comfortable stay in St. Petersburg, Russia. Contact info, stars, short description, photos, transfer, taxi fare, tips.
- [22 Entertainments In St. Petersburg If You Don't Know Russian](https://guidetopetersburg.com/entertainments-in-stpetersburg-if-you-dont-know-russian/) - We post a list of places to go to entertain oneself for those who don't speak and understand Russian language. Sports, cinemas, waterparks, zoo and so on.
- [Best St. Petersburg Hotels](https://guidetopetersburg.com/best-st-petersburg-hotels/) - We extracted and listed the best St. Petersburg hotels which were included by the readers in TopAdvisors’ different Russia top lists.
- [News And Facts About the FIFA 2018 World Cup In Russia](https://guidetopetersburg.com/news-and-facts-about-the-fifa-2018-world-cup-in-russia/) - That’s our regularly updated flow of WC 2018 short news about tickets, prices, forecasts, stadiums, fans’ stay in Russia and travelling throughout the country as well as jokes and anecdotes. Some St Petersburg-related news are linked to larger posts.
- [Balloon Flight in St Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/balloon-flight-in-st-petersburg/) - We answer the questions: what can be seen from the balloon in the center of St Petersburg, how much it costs, what should be taken into account and whether it is scary, etc.
- [St. Petersburg Tourism Statistics 2018](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-tourism-statistics-2018/) - We represent the tourism statistics of St Petersburg concerning World Cup 2018, boat trips, Pulkovo airport, cruise traffic, Sapsan and Allegro trains, main museums, hotels and hostels, etc.
- [Balloon To Take Tourists To 150 Meters Height In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/balloon-to-take-tourists-to-150-meters-height-in-st-petersburg/) - There is a new attraction in St Petersburg. A helium-filled balloon rises to the height of 150 meters (circa 492 feet) over the city center to provide you a breathtaking view of some of St. Petersburg’s main sightseeings.
- [St. Petersburg Cruise Port Claims Record Results](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-cruise-port-claims-record-results/) - St. Petersburg’s cruise port handled 560 000 passengers, up 20 percent in comparison to the season 2016.
- [List Of Vegan And Vegetarian Eateries And Food Shops In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/list-of-vegan-and-vegetarian-eateries-and-food-shops-in-st-petersburg/) - See all St. Petersburg`s vegetarian and vegan cafes and restaurants. The most complete local list including subway station, address, website.
- [Railway Steam Tour From St. Petersburg to Gatchina Launched](https://guidetopetersburg.com/railway-steam-tour-from-st-petersburg-to-gatchina-launched/) - As of March 8, RZD Tour, a subsidiary of the Russian Railways in charge of tourist services, launches a series of steam train tours that will be going throughout the year. This half a day tour includes an excursion on the Gatchina palace and some other interesting activities.
- [New Car Sharing Service Launched In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/new-car-sharing-service-launched-in-st-petersburg/) - Now you can pick up a branded car from any parking throughout the city and drop it at another approved parking site after use.
- [Global Blue's Tax Free Refund Back On Allegro and Leo Tolstoy Trains](https://guidetopetersburg.com/global-blue-s-tax-free-refund-back-on-allegro-and-leo-tolstoy-trains/) - A tax free service by the Global Blue company is again available on the trains between Helsinki and St. Petersburg as of January 5, 2017.
- [The Cheapest Airlines In Russia](https://guidetopetersburg.com/the-cheapest-airlines-in-russia/) - Russian metasearch engine for airline tickets Aviasales has calculated which Russian airlines provided the most affordable services. See the best Russian airlines to travel to Russia and the best airlines to travel within Russia.
- [Mr. Putin Imposed Tourist Tax On Visitors To St. Petersburg UPDATE](https://guidetopetersburg.com/putin-imposed-tourist-tax-on-visitors-to-st-petersburg/) - The money collected, presumably more than one billion rubles a year, are to be spent for restoration of historic facades of 255 buildings in the city center.
- [Hermitage Tickets Got More Expensive](https://guidetopetersburg.com/hermitage-tickets-got-more-expensive/) - The Hermitage museum announced that the price for general admission will increase from 700 to 800 rubles for visiting the Main Complex and some of the museum’s branches beginning February 4.
- [Seven Typical Mistakes With E-Visas To St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/seven-typical-mistakes-with-e-visas-to-st-petersburg/) - Many travelers with e-visas were denied access to St Petersburg and sent back home because of mistakes they had made in fulfilling their papers when applying for the visas or in the use of it. We set up a list of typical mistakes which can make your journey to Russia with the help of an electronic visa impossible.
- [Leningrad Region Parliament Member Couldn't Attend A Session, Sent A Cardboard Copy Of Himself](https://guidetopetersburg.com/leningrad-region-parliament-member-couldn-t-attend-a-session-sent-a-cardboard-copy-of-himself/) - Vladimir Petrov, a deputy of the Legislative Assembly of Leningrad Region brought some fun to the parliament's session on February 22. He just sent a cardboard copy of himself which took his seat in the auditorium.
- [Electronic Visas To St. Petersburg To Be Introduced As Of October 1, 2019](https://guidetopetersburg.com/electronic-visas-to-st-petersburg-to-be-introduced-as-of-october-1-2019/) - In a couple of months, you will be able to obtain a Russian visa to St Petersburg and the Leningrad region in 4 days after filling in a simple form and sending via the Internet the form with your digital photo.
- [Difference Between St. Petersburg And Leningradskaya Oblast Explained](https://guidetopetersburg.com/difference-between-st-petersburg-and-leningradskaya-oblast/) - Which Oblast is St Petersburg in? What you need to know about the Leningrad oblast. Which towns of tourist interest are in the Leningrad region. Difference between St Petersburg and Leningradskaya Oblast.
- [RusLine Airlines Launches Flights From St. Petersburg To Tallinn, Vilnius, Palanga](https://guidetopetersburg.com/rusline-airlines-launches-flights-from-st-petersburg-to-tallinn-vilnius-palanga/) - Russian air carrier, RusLine company, announced it would start operating on a few new routes from St. Petersburg, with some destinations not being served now by any of airlines.
- [Flight From St. Petersburg To Chengdu To Be Launched In The Autumn 2017](https://guidetopetersburg.com/flight-from-st-petersburg-to-chengdu-to-be-launched-in-the-autumn-2017/) - Sichuan Airlines will fly between St. Petersburg's Pulkovo and Chengdu two times a week on Wednesdays and Sunday deploying its A330-300 carrying 301 passengers. The route will be successful as St. Petersburg hosts a few matches of the FIFA World Cup 2018 next summer.
- [Low Cost Airline Wizz Air To Connect St. Petersburg And Budapest](https://guidetopetersburg.com/low-cost-airline-wizz-air-to-connect-st-petersburg-and-budapest/) - Wizz Air will fly two, then three and four times a week from St Petersburg to the capital of Hungary to fill in gap in transportation between Russia and Hungary and serve the rising number of tourists traveling between the two countries.
- [Wizz Air Started Flying From London To St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/wizz-air-started-flying-from-london-to-st-petersburg/) - Wizz Air launched daily low cost flights between Luton airport (London) and Pulkovo (St Petersburg). Tickets are from 29,99 euro/25,99 GBR one way.
- [Train Tickets From Helsinki To St. Petersburg With Discounts Up To 64 Percent](https://guidetopetersburg.com/train-tickets-from-helsinki-to-st-petersburg-with-discounts/) - With advance purchase, you can save up to 64 percent of the initial price on certain days, thus turning the railway operator RZD into a low-cost carrier.
- [5 Unusual Things To Do In St. Petersburg In 2020](https://guidetopetersburg.com/5-unusual-things-to-do-in-st-petersburg-in-2020/) - Best unusual activities in St. Petersburg: how to make your vacation in Russia more interesting.
- [Hermitage Announced Biggest Temporary Exhibitions In 2017](https://guidetopetersburg.com/hermitage-announced-biggest-temporary-exhibitions-in-2017/) - In 2017, a snapshot of the most awaited exhibitions offers a wide range of themes with the Russian Revolution as a headliner. Mr Pyotrovsky, director of the Hermitage, recommended a few events throughout the year.
- [St. Peter Line Ferry Company To Suspend Operations Until April 2017](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-peter-line-ferry-company/) - The only St. Petersburg’s ferry operator, the St. Peter Line, reshuffled its routes and announced new product and marketing strategies.
- [Top Tips for Visiting St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/top-tips-for-visiting-st-petersburg/) - What to avoid in St. Petersburg, Russia, when better to come, what to see, what not to do, which themes not to discuss with Russians, main public holidays
- [Photo Of American Soldiers Against The Background Of Ivangorod Fortress Went Viral](https://guidetopetersburg.com/photo-of-american-soldiers-against-the-background-of-ivangorod-fortress-went-viral/) - A picture of a dozen of the U.S. army's combatants made in an Estonian town of Narva caused a lot of online discussions among Russians, Ukranians and the citizens of the Baltic states.
- [New Passenger Train Route Launched Between St. Petersburg and Pskov](https://guidetopetersburg.com/passenger-train-route-between-stpetersburg-and-pskov/) - Russian Railways have launched a direct train route from St Petersburg to Pskov. 3,5 hour travel by train, cheaper, faster and more comfortable than by bus, to Pskov makes it a one-day trip from St Petersburg.
- [St. Petersburg Regular Trains And Railway Stations](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-regular-trains-and-railway-stations/) - St. Petersburg runs five major railway stations serving long-distance and short-distance trains. Local railway system is not connected to the underground
- [Beavers Have "Adorned" Gatchina Palace's Park](https://guidetopetersburg.com/beavers-have-adorned-gatchina-palace-s-park/) - Beavers living in the Gatchina park, one of the best parks near St. Petersburg, cut down a tree which looked like an interesting object, some kind of the modern art.
- [Operetta Festival In Gatchina On June 17-19 2017](https://guidetopetersburg.com/operetta-festival-in-gatchina-on-june-17-19/) - A big operetta three-day open-air festival to take place on June 17-19 before Gatchina palace in a nearby town of Gatchina. The event called the Operetta Park is a joint effort by the St. Petersburg musical comedy theater and the Gatchina museum.
- [How To Make A Call In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/how-to-call-in-stpetersburg/) - Information about phone codes of St. Petersburg and Leningrad region, mobile operators, phone numbers and making a call to other cities.
- [Allegro Train Suffered From Biggest Problems In Its History](https://guidetopetersburg.com/allegro-train-suffered-from-biggest-problems-in-its-history/) - Allegro train operating between St. Petersburg and Helsinki experienced huge problems after having collided with a fallen tree on the tracks in Finland.
- [Allegro Train Late Again, Passengers Blocked On Board](https://guidetopetersburg.com/allegro-train-late-again-passengers-blocked-on-board/) - Allegro train serving the St. Petersburg - Helsinki line broke down again leaving passengers blocked inside for at least two hours.
- [Game Of Thrones Themed Festival To Be Held In Vyborg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/game-of-thrones-themes-festival-to-be-held-in-vyborg/) - This year’s annual Medieval fairy tale in Vyborg to be held from 11th June to 13th June will be dedicated to the Game of Thrones.
- [The Vyborg Castle Is Hiring A PR Specialist For A … Cat!](https://guidetopetersburg.com/the-vyborg-castle-is-hiring-a-pr-specialist-for-a-cat/) - The team of Vyborg castle has decided to turn its cat Filimon into an employee and having faced huge interest to his social media accounts wants to find a press serviceman for him.
- [Christmas Market Opened in Vyborg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/christmas-market-opened-in-vyborg/) - The most European town of Russia, Vyborg, holds its own Christmas market to add some athenticity to its image of a medieval fortress which in fact it was under the rule of Sweden and Finland.
- [Vyborg Castle Festivals Schedule For 2017 Announced](https://guidetopetersburg.com/vyborg-castle-festivals-schedule-for-2017-announced/) - In 2017 the Vyborg castle is going to hold a few events which proved to be of high interest and popularity attracting crowds even from other regions of the country.
- [Vyborg Castle To Launch Foxtrails](https://guidetopetersburg.com/vyborg-castle-to-launch-foxtrails/) - The Vyborg castle museum launches a new product to get you deep into the Middle Ages. This will require a proactive approach from you.
- [Vyborg Castle To Close St. Olaf's Tower For Restoration For Two Years](https://guidetopetersburg.com/vyborg-castle-to-close-st-olaf-s-tower-for-restoration-for-two-years/) - As of February 13, one of the greatest Vyborg's sightseeings, the only medieval tower in Russia, the St. Olaf's tower, is closed to visitors.
- [George R. R. Martin, Father Of The Game Of Thrones Saga, Visited Vyborg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/george-r-r-martin-father-of-the-game-of-thrones-saga-visited-vyborg/) - On August 15 he visited the castle of Vyborg making headlines in the local press and promising to think over a proposal of a Westeros installation in the venue.
- [Public Transport Fares In St. Petersburg Have Sharply Increased In 2020](https://guidetopetersburg.com/public-transport-fares-st-petersburg-increased-in-2020/) - In 2020 one ride in St. Petersburg costs: by subway - 55 rubles vs 45 rubles in 2019; by tram, trolleybus and public autobus - 50 rubles vs 40 rubles in 2019; by commercial bus - depending on route, 40-50 rubles.
- [Warning For Those Who Travel To St. Petersburg In Middle 2020 And Later](https://guidetopetersburg.com/warning-for-those-who-travel-to-st-petersburg-in-middle-2020-and-later/) - Local authorities are now undertaking a big transport reform that will change the routes of public transport, which means you will have to use new routes.
- [Ice Sculpture Festival In The Peter And Paul Fortress Until February 9, 2020](https://guidetopetersburg.com/ice-sculpture-festival-in-st-petersburg/) - A fairy tale embodied in ice figures is the best feature of the Ice Fantasy festival, which is held annually in the Peter and Paul fortress. This season's theme "Live Planet".
- [Best Souvenirs From St. Petersburg And Places To Buy](https://guidetopetersburg.com/best-souvenirs-from-stpetersburg/) - Informatiion about popular Russian souvenirs, addresses of souvenir shops in St. Petersburg center and how to choose an interesting gift at reasonable price
- [St. Petersburg Resident Reached Olympic Rio For 496 Days On Foot](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-resident-reached-olympic-rio-for-496-days-on-foot/) - Sergey Lukyanov, 60, has come to Rio de Janeiro to watch the Olympic Games and then further go to be back to St. Petersburg some months later.
- [Chinese Payment Systems AliPay And WeChat Pay Can Be Used In Sapsan Train](https://guidetopetersburg.com/chinese-payment-systems-alipay-and-wechat-pay-can-be-used-in-sapsan-train/) - The Russian Railways (RZD) announced today that passengers of Sapsan train can buy onboard services and souvenirs with WeChat Pay and AliPay.
- [New Disembarkation Rules St. Petersburg Cruise Port For 2018 Navigation UPD](https://guidetopetersburg.com/new-disembarkation-rules-st-petersburg-cruise-port-for-2018-navigation/) - Sea Facade, St Petersburg Cruise Port, is going to implement a new disembarkation scheme from 2018 navigation onward, which can described as ship-sponsored shore tours passengers come first.
- [Beware Of New Kind Of Pickpocketing In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/beware-of-new-kind-of-pickpocketing-in-st-petersburg/) - St. Petersburg’s pickpockets can leave you without money and passport just before you’re going to board a train, thus making your trip impossible or almost impossible
- [Campers Will Have To Pay A Lot When Incoming To Russia](https://guidetopetersburg.com/campers-will-have-to-pay-a-lot-when-incoming-to-russia/) - We’ve got bad news for those who do not live in the EAEU and temporary enter Russia on more than one vehicle owned by one person or one organization. Now, you are to make a large deposit for all these cars, except one.
- [Self-Guided Quest Tours Around St. Petersburg In English](https://guidetopetersburg.com/self-guided-tours-around-st-petersburg-in-english/) - You download a mobile app and, solving puzzles thrown by this application, go through a small route quest. The main thing: you do not need to look for a guide, you are completely on your own. Not to mention it's cheaper.
- [Night Subway Train And Night Buses Launched In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/night-subway-train-and-night-buses-launched-in-st-petersburg/) - Train between Sportivnaya and Admiralteyskaya subway stations and bus routes along the St. Petersburg subway lines will be operating at nights on weekends from April 30 to November 15 except days when the subway works around the clock.
- [Aviation To Participate In Military Parade On Victory Day In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/aviation-to-participate-in-military-parade-on-victory-day-in-st-petersburg/) - Tactic and army aviation of the Russia's military forces will become part of the annual military parade on the Victory Day on May 9, 2017, including both helicopters and aircraft totaling more 40 machines. The parade will take place on the Dvortsovaya (Palace) square.
- [Russian Railways Tickets Can Be Bought Online With UnionPay](https://guidetopetersburg.com/russian-railways-tickets-can-be-bought-online-with-unionpay/) - The Russian Railways company (RZD) the only operator of all long-distance railway routes in Russia, said it has made it possible for travelers to buy electronic tickets with UnionPay cards.
- [Is Allegro Train Safe?](https://guidetopetersburg.com/is-allegro-train-safe/) - Local media reported that Allegro train operating between Helsinki and St. Petersburg was recently again delayed, this time for 57 minutes.
- [Buy Railway Tickets For Some Routes In Russia 120 Days Before Departure](https://guidetopetersburg.com/buy-railway-tickets-for-some-routes-in-russia-120-days-before-departure/) - As of April 1, 2019, Russian Railways opens sales of tickets for passenger trains 120 days prior to departure date. The option is available for a limited number of routes and trains.
- ["House Of Playing Cards" Museum Opened In Peterhof](https://guidetopetersburg.com/house-of-playing-cards-museum-opened-in-peterhof/) - The museum of Peterhof opened a new museum of playing cards and their role in human culture. The new venue is referred to as "museum-spectacle" as modern multimedia technologies have come to help visitors better plunge into history and art.
- [Steam Train Trip To Fountains Opening Ceremony In Peterhof On May 18, 2019](https://guidetopetersburg.com/steam-train-trip-to-fountains-opening-ceremony-in-peterhof/) - The solemn opening ceremony of the high fountains season in Peterhof will take place on May 18, 2019. You have a chance to experience a very unusual way to get to the celebration.
- [Lost&Found On Russian Railways](https://guidetopetersburg.com/lost-found-on-russian-trains/) - If you happened to have traveled on Russian long-distance trains and lost your belongings, now there is a quick and simple online service to apply for their return.
- [Guide italiane a San Pietroburgo (Italian guides in St. Petersburg)](https://guidetopetersburg.com/guida-italiana-a-san-pietroburgo-italian-guide-in-st-petersburg/) - Benvenuti sul nostro sito! Sapete cos’è San Pietroburgo oggi? Non è soltanto una miscela di Dostoevskiy e di palazzi dorati (anche se quelli sono da vedere).
- [Ecolines To Launch Route From St. Petersburg To Finland’s Imatra And Lappeenranta](https://guidetopetersburg.com/ecolines-route-st-petersburg-imatra-lappeenranta/) - The pan-European coach operator Ecolines announced it will launch St. Petersburg – Lappeenranta – Imatra flights as of June 7, 2019.
- [St. Petersburg Tourism Statistics 2017](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-tourism-statistics-2017/) - We represent the tourism statistics of St. Petersburg concerning weather, hotels, port, railway, air and water transport, museums and palaces, excursions, etc.
- [Navigation Period And Season Of Drawing Bridges 2018 In St. Petersburg Started](https://guidetopetersburg.com/navigation-period-and-season-of-drawing-bridges-in-st-petersburg-started/) - On April 10, a navigation period on the Neva river for cargo vessels has officially started. That inaugurated also the start of the city's biggest show, the drawing bridges, which is nessecary for letting vessels get through.
- [How To Get To St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/how-to-get-to-stpetersburg/) - St. Petersburg is well connected with most of European and some Asian countries by air routes. In case there is no a direct flight you can use connection flights through Moscow, Helsinki
- [Additional High Speed Trains Moscow – St. Petersburg For Summer 2016](https://guidetopetersburg.com/additional-high-speed-trains-moscow-st-petersburg-for-summer-2016/) - Russian Railways put into operation additional Sapsan daytime trains with travel time of just 4 hours. 3 pairs will be serving every Sunday till September, 4.
- [Buy Railway Tickets In Russia 60 Days Before Departure](https://guidetopetersburg.com/buy-railway-tickets-in-russia-60-days-before-departure/) - Russian Railways announced that passengers can now buy tickets 60 days before travel instead of 45 which was the case earlier.
- [St. Petersburg Tourism Statistics 2016](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-tourism-statistics-2016/) - 2016 was successful for St. Petersburg tourism in terms of overall number of tourists and profitability. 2017 promises to be nearly these figures.
- [25% Discount For Hop-On Hop-Off In St. Petersburg And Moscow For Sapsan Passengers](https://guidetopetersburg.com/25-discount-for-hop-on-hop-off-in-st-petersburg-and-moscow-for-sapsan-passengers/) - If you travel between St Petersburg and Moscow or along the Nizhny Novgorod – St Petersburg – Moscow route by Sapsan train, you’re entitled to discount for a hop-on hop-off tour in Moscow and St Petersburg.
- [From Moscow To St. Petersburg: By Sapsan Or By Plane?](https://guidetopetersburg.com/by-sapsan-or-by-plane/) - 64% of business people prefer trains with only 36% left for aviation. What is the main reason behind such a disparity and does this approach work in case you are not going on business?
- [New Compensation Rules For Sapsan And Allegro Delays Are Set](https://guidetopetersburg.com/new-compensation-rules-for-sapsan-and-allegro-delays-are-set/) - The Russian Railways (RZD) have changed compensation schemes for delays and some other mishaps of the Sapsan and Allegro trains. From now on, passengers are compensated on a basis of duration of delays in case the delay is attributable to the RZD or VR.
- [Travel By Sapsan Train For Half Price Week Before And After Your Birthday](https://guidetopetersburg.com/travel-by-sapsan-train-for-half-price-week-before-and-after-your-birthday/) - Russian Railways introduce a 50% discount for Sapsan for passengers who celebrated their birthday recently before the trip and are going to celebrate it soon. And for their friends too.
- [Sapsan Train For 50% In September On Departure Day](https://guidetopetersburg.com/sapsan-train-for-50-in-september-on-departure-day/) - Russian Railways have introduced another great discount scheme for Sapsan passengers. That’s a good option to test your personal level of luckiness as you must be very lucky to use it as the train tends to be consistently fully packed.
- [Low Cost Tickets For Sapsan Introduced](https://guidetopetersburg.com/low-cost-tickets-for-sapsan-introduced/) - Sapsan train added a new class of service, called the Standard, and, consequently, new tariff that appears to be cheap, or, when some conditions apply, marvelously cheap.
- [End Day Of Leningrad Siege Is Celebrated On January 27](https://guidetopetersburg.com/leningrad-siege-s-end-day-is-celebrated-on-january-27/) - January 27 is a special day for St.Petersburg. In 1944, then - Leningrad was fully freed from the blockade by fascist troops that had kept the city sieged from 8 September 1941 (for 872 days) causing numerous deaths of inhabitants.
- [Lux Express Buses Were Denied Entry To Finland, Returned Home](https://guidetopetersburg.com/lux-express-buses-were-denied-entry-to-finland-returned-home/) - The Russian border service didn't let the vehicles pass the border, passengers had to get to Helsinki on their own or return to St. Petersburg.
- [Finns Travelling To Russia To Buy Petrol Are Fined](https://guidetopetersburg.com/finns-travelling-to-russia-to-buy-petrol-are-fined/) - Russian border service in the region of Karelia started to fine Finnish tourists who cross the border just to buy some petrol which is much cheaper in Russia than in Finland.
- [First Outlet In Finland Opened Just 500 Meters From The Finnish-Russian Border](https://guidetopetersburg.com/first-outlet-in-finland-opened/) - The Zsar Outlet Village was opened at the Vaalimaa border crossing point of the Russian-Finnish border on November 29. That’s a collection of premium and luxury brands’ boutiques selling their expensive and glamour goods at 30-70% discounts.
- [Preview of the New World Order: Singapore, St. Petersburg and Astana](https://guidetopetersburg.com/preview-of-the-new-world-order-singapore-st-petersburg-and-astana/) - Speeding business processes provide new challenges for travelers, first of all, regarding issuing visas. We reflect on the matter of travel between St. Petersburg, Astana and Singapore.
- [Threats and Safety Tips When Visiting St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/threats-and-safety-tips/) - For safe staying in St. Petersburg it's enough to obey basic common sense rules not to be robbed and frauded. Attention is required when crossing the street.
- [Water Park Piterland In St Petersburg: Address, Advice, Prices](https://guidetopetersburg.com/waterpark-piterland-st-petersburg/) - The Piterland aquapark in St Petersburg, Russia is the biggest water park in Russia. We guide you through its entertainments and give some recommendations on how to get here and some information on prices.
- [Exhibition of Banksy’s Art: “Genius Or Vandal”? On Display In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/banksy-exhibition-stpetersburg/) - A unique exhibition of works by the great elusive graffiti artist Banksy opened in St. Petersburg. The event will be held from September 12 to November 5, 2018.
- [St. Petersburg Taxi Illegally Charged $267 Instead Of $10](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-peteresburg-taxi-illegally-charged-267-instead-of-10/) - An Irishman was forced to pay a huge amount of money for a 37-minute trip by taxi in St. Petersburg. At the moment of payment, he was surprised by the fare of 16 000 rubles (nearly $267) and refused to pay.
- [The Peterhof Museum Pre-Opened 2016 Season](https://guidetopetersburg.com/the-peterhof-museum-pre-opened-2016-season/) - Peterhof’s fountains were put into operation on April, 23. Official opening will be held on May, 21, but guests can visit the museum right now with all amenities and museums available.
- [Prices For Sightseeing Boat Tours In St. Petersburg For 2017 Announced](https://guidetopetersburg.com/prices-for-sightseeing-boat-tours-in-st-petersburg-for-2017-announced/) - Fares for boat trips along St. Petersburg's rivers and canals in 2017 are a bit higher than last year, though are still quite affordable. Tour companies continue their policy of giving discounts when purchasing online.
- [Hydrofoils To Peterhof Start On April 22](https://guidetopetersburg.com/hydrofoils-to-peterhof-start-on-april-22/) - One of the best experiences you can get in St. Petersburg is a trip by hydrofoil to Peterhof. Just a 30-minute ride turns out to be a nice sea travel on a high speed to the beauties of the Russian Versailles.
- [Hop On - Hop Off Water Excursions In St. Petersburg To Be Launched In April](https://guidetopetersburg.com/hop-on-hop-off-water-excursions-in-st-petersburg-to-be-launched-in-april/) - St Petersburg boat cruises operator Astra Marine resumes water hop on-hop off excursions which were suspended in July 2016 and turned into an ordinary boat excursion.
- [List Of Tax Free Shopping Malls And Shops In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/list-of-tax-free-shopping-malls-and-shops-in-st-petersburg/) - Here is a list of shopping malls in St. Petersburg, Russia providing tax-free purchases as of 1 January 2018.
- [Hermitage Cat (Un)mistakable Predicts Results Of WC 2018 Games UPDATE: The Swiss To Win](https://guidetopetersburg.com/hermitage-cat-unmistakable-predicts-results-of-wc-2018-games/) - There is a small sensation in St. Petersburg where a deaf cat named Achilles was twice right in his attempts to prognosticate the outcomes of two games of the World Cup 2018. Achilles successfully bet first on Russia’s victory and then on Iran, which beat Morocco 1-0.
- [Navigation And Package Tours To Valaam For 2018 Announced](https://guidetopetersburg.com/navigation-and-packages-tours-to-valaam-announced/) - St.Petersburg-Valaam-St.Petersburg cruises start on May 14, 2018 and end in early October. Other cruises which include both Valaam and some other destinations like Kizhi and Mandrogi, start on May 4.
- [FIFA World Cup Draw 2018 Results For St. Petersburg: Brazil And Argentina](https://guidetopetersburg.com/fifa-world-cup-draw-2018-results-for-st-petersburg/) - We’re glad to welcome all the teams coming to Russia as well as all the guests from all the countries, and especially those who will play in St Petersburg and visit the city.
- [Zenit Arena Troubles: To Be Continued](https://guidetopetersburg.com/zenit-arena-troubles/) - We decided to briefly overview the long and very unlucky story of the stadium which has already cost St. Petersburg citizens about $706 million and may cost even more.
- [Krestovsky Stadium Was Tested By Emergency Exersises](https://guidetopetersburg.com/krestovsky-stadium-was-tested-by-emergency-exersises/) - An inflamed pyrotechnic which gets a few football fans injured and starts a fire, special police forces involvement and evacuation of spectators from building were parts of a full-scale emergency exercises test held at the Krestovsky stadium on April 12.
- [Tightened Registration Requirements For Tourists In St. Petersburg During WC 2018](https://guidetopetersburg.com/tightened-registration-requirements-for-tourists-in-st-petersburg-during-wc-2018/) - For the duration of the World Cup 2018, from May, 25 to July 25, new rules of registration for all tourists (not only football fans) are applied. Let us tell about them.
- [Valaam Monastery To Host Orthodox Russian Singing Festival In July 2017](https://guidetopetersburg.com/valaam-monastery-to-host-orthodox-russian-singing-festival-in-july-2017/) - The monastery of the Valaam island will be a venue for the 3rd The Enlightener festival of the Orthodox singing which will be visited by monks from many countries.
- [Three St. Petersburg Hotels Got Russian Hospitality Awards 2017](https://guidetopetersburg.com/three-st-petersburg-hotels-got-russian-hospitality-awards-2017/) - Russian Hospitality Awards called best Russian hotels in 23 nominations. Three St.Petersburg hotels were named best in three categories: historic hotel, business hotel and apartment hotel.
- [St. Petersburg Sand Sculptures Festival To Be Held Till September 9, 2018](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-sand-sculptures-festival-to-be-held-till-september-9-2018/) - A traditional Sand Sculptures festival at the beach of the Peter and Paul fortress started and will last till the first decade of September. The festival features 23 sculptures, some of which copy works created by world known and legendary artists like Michelangelo, Salvador Dali, Repin, Leonardo da Vinci, and monuments and buildings.
- [Gastro Festival To Present Tastes From Around The Globe](https://guidetopetersburg.com/gastro-festival-to-present-tastes-from-around-the-globe/) - Nine chefs from three continents will come to St. Petersburg to exchange skills, experience and flavors with their local colleagues and let you tastes different tastes both from St. Petersburg cuisine and from around the world.
- [List Of Pub And Bar Chains In St. Petersburg With Addresses](https://guidetopetersburg.com/list-of-pub-and-bar-chains-in-st-petersburg-with-addresses/) - Here is the list of St Petersburg`s chain bars and pubs with addresses, URLs, prices and other description. We publish a list of chains having more than five outlets.
- [Lux Express Will Transport From St. Petersburg To Vantaa](https://guidetopetersburg.com/lux-express-will-transport-from-st-petersburg-to-vantaa/) - European coach operator Lux Express Group added Helsinki airport Vantaa to its route between St. Petersburg and Helsinki. Buses go from St. Petersburg’s coach station on the 36, Obvodniy Canal to coach station Kammpi in Helsinki.
- [10 Reasons To Visit St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/10-reasons-to-visit-st-petersburg/) - Here is why we think you would be interested in coming to St. Petersburg, Russia. There are, of course, more reasons, we've written the top-10.
- [USS Carney Torpedoed Military Parade In Vladimir Putin's Hometown](https://guidetopetersburg.com/uss-carney-torpedoed-military-parade-in-vladimir-putin-s-hometown/) - Russian battleships that had come to take part in the Victory Day's military parade on May 9, have urgently been called on into the Baltic sea to prevent or counterfeit a potential air missile strike by U.S. navy's USS Carney.
- [“St. Petersburg Is A Very Vibrant City”](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-is-a-very-vibrant-city/) - WP Yeo, a freelance administrative worker from Singapore, has always enjoyed travelling, so her coming to Russia, where she visited Moscow and St. Petersburg seems a logical choice.
- [Saint Petersburg? Wow!](https://guidetopetersburg.com/saint-petersburg-wow/) - Minna Ohtamaa, journalist and Finnish language teacher, was surprised to discover that St. Petersburg took much from her Motherland
- [Free Visits To Real Russian Icebreakers At Festival On April 29-30, 2018](https://guidetopetersburg.com/dancing-tows-and-free-visits-to-icebreakers-at-festival/) - The Icebreakers Festival is being held on April 29-30, 2018 in St. Petersburg featuring four acting ships, one museum ship and massive cultural and show program and providing an absolutely unique opportunity to see how an icebreaker looks from inside.
- [St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport Launched Summer Schedule 2018](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-pulkovo-airport-launched-summer-schedule-2018/) - In the high season 2018 St Petersburg`s airport Pulkovo will expand its route network adding to the schedule flights to European and Asian destinations and increasing capacity to existing destinations, including London (UK).
- [St. Petersburg Ranked Third In The World By Price Increase Rate](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-ranked-third-in-the-world-by-price-increase-rate/) - St. Petersburg is the 3rd place winner in the global price acceleration “competition”. Let's look at the reasons and see if it's true.
- [A Sherman Tank Pulled From The Barents Sea To Be Displayed In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/a-sherman-tank-pulled-from-the-barents-sea-to-be-displayed-in-st-petersburg/) - On 9 May 2018 an authentic Sherman tank (Medium Tank, M4) from the World War II times will become part of an exhibition in St. Petersburg. In May 2017 Russian military divers and engineers recovered another Sherman from cargo ship SS Thomas Donaldson, which was transporting weapons and other military from U. S. to the northern port of Murmansk, USSR, during the war within the land-lease scheme.
- [List Of St. Petersburg Hotels Which Inflated Prices To Get Excessive Profits From Football Fans](https://guidetopetersburg.com/list-of-st-petersburg-hotels-which-inflated-prices-to-get-excessive-profits-from-football-fans/) - Russian consumers’ rights watchdog published a list of hotels and hostels who illegally and artificially inflated their priced for the period of the World Cup 2018. 26 of them are in St. Petersburg, with a rate of overrun between 4% and 78%.
- [St. Petersburg Cruise Port Sea Façade Limited Taxi Operations](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-cruise-port-sea-facade-limited-taxi-operations/) - Sea Façade, St Petersburg’s passenger port, where most of cruise ships call, said only two taxi companies are allowed to operate within its territory. For passengers it means reduced ability to get out of the port and possibly higher prices for transportation from cruise terminals to sightseeings.
- [Ferry Company MOBY SPL Can Cease Operation In St. Petersburg In 2018](https://guidetopetersburg.com/ferry-company-moby-spl-can-cease-operation-in-st-petersburg-in-2018/) - St Petersburg is going to be left without a ferry service for 2018 as the only ferry operator MOBY SPL is struggling to sign a contract for rent berths and other facilities at the only sea passenger terminal in the city fit for the company.
- [St. Peter Line Opened Sales!](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-peter-line-opened-sales/) - The St.Peter Line ferry company has opened bookings for the Princess Anastasia ship through its website. The bad news is that a lot of seats had already been sold, so you'll have to take what's left.
- [St. Petersburg Subway`s Ticket Vending Machines Translated Into Five Languages](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-subways-ticket-vending-machines-translated-into-five-languages/) - You can buy tickets for St Petersburg’s subway at vending machines even if you don’t know Russian. New software installed recently makes it possible to use them for anyone who speaks at least one of six world languages.
- [Rules For Visa Free Stay In St. Petersburg For Ferry Passengers](https://guidetopetersburg.com/rules-for-visa-free-stay-in-st-petersburg-for-ferry-passengers/) - St.Peter Line published instructions for travellers who arrive to St.Petersburg by Princess Anastasia ferry and willing to stay here for 72 hours without Russian visa.
- [Postal Services In Saint Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/postal-services-in-saint-petersburg/) - There is nothing unusual in using postal services in Russia, but some recommendations, schedules and photos of post offices would be of use for visitors.
- [St. Petersburg To Build Sobering Center For WC 2018 Football Fans](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-to-build-sobering-center-for-wc-2018-football-fans/) - St Petersburg governor G. Poltavchenko unexpectedly proposed establishing a special sobering station that will provide medical help for those who drinks too much, first of all for football visitors who are predicted to flood in large numbers during the FIFA World Cup 2018.
- [Explosion At St. Petersburg Subway: Facts And Emotions](https://guidetopetersburg.com/explosion-at-st-petersburg-subway-facts-and-emotions/) - A bomb exploded in a subway carriage between Technologichal institute and Sennaya square stations in St Petersburg. 11 (renewed figures) were killed, about 50 were injured.
- [New Coach Service Between St. Petersburg And Helsinki](https://guidetopetersburg.com/new-coach-service-between-st-petersburg-and-helsinki/) - Ecolines company launched a bus route from St Petersburg to Helsinki (Finland) with a three times daily departures schedule. You will have one more option to get to Finland in just a few hours for reasonable money.
- [The Greatest Christmas Markets In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/the-greatest-christmas-markets-in-st-petersburg/) - A myriad of big and small X-mas markets are spreading across the St.Petersburg. We give you four addresses of the largest open-air fairs throughout the city and one in a nearby town of Gatchina.
- [The Biggest Planetarium In The World Opened In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/the-biggest-planetarium-in-the-world-opened-in-st-petersburg/) - With a dome with a diameter of 37 meters and a daily attendance capacity of 5000 persons, the Planetarium No.1 in St Petersburg, opened on November, 4, 2017, is really a planetarium №1 in the world by its size.
- [Doubled Allegro Trains And Changes To Schedule For Christmas And New Year Holidays 2018](https://guidetopetersburg.com/doubled-allegro-trains-and-changes-to-schedule-for-christmas-and-new-year-holidays-2018/) - Allegro train connecting St. Petersburg and Helsinki will see a changed schedule for the Catholic Christmas and Russian long New Year’s holidays.
- [Legendary Kraftwerk To Perform In St. Petersburg In February 2018](https://guidetopetersburg.com/legendary-kraftwerk-to-perform-in-st-petersburg-in-february-2018/) - Kraftwerk will play on 11 February 2018 after their previous concert in Russia took place in 2004. The fathers of the modern electronic music will capture your attention with the help of an ultramodern tool, a 3D show that enables it to feel the music to the fullest.
- [Germania To Connect St. Petersburg And Dresden](https://guidetopetersburg.com/germania-to-connect-st-petersburg-and-dresden/) - German airlines Germania will start operating on St Petersburg – Dresden route making the former DDR city a sixth German point to land on a flight from Pulkovo airport.
- [Pulkovo Airport To See Flights To New Destinations](https://guidetopetersburg.com/pulkovo-airport-to-see-flights-to-new-destinations/) - St. Petersburg Pulkovo airport announced it will increase number of flights, including those to new destinations abroad.
- [Dance Open Ballet Festival To Take Stage At Alexandrinsky Theater](https://guidetopetersburg.com/dance-open-ballet-festival-to-take-stage-at-alexandrinsky-theater/) - One of the biggest European ballet festivals Dance Open will be held on the stage of the Alexandrinsky theater for 16th time in April 13 - April 24, 2017.
- [Ballet Festival Mariinsky To Be Held On March 30 - April 10](https://guidetopetersburg.com/ballet-festival-mariinsky-to-be-held-on-march-30-april-10/) - XVII International Ballet Festival starts at the Mariinsky theater. Named after the theater which organizes and hosts the event, the festival will feature some world known works like Swan Lake, Don Quixote and Romeo and Juliet.
- [Coffee Museum In Saint Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/coffee-museum-in-saint-petersburg/) - Coffee Museum: how to get to, prices, details, photo, description of tour. See all information of the museum in our post.
- [Tourists Pay Incredibly Inflated Prices For Food At Peterhof](https://guidetopetersburg.com/tourists-pay-incredibly-inflated-prices-for-food-at-peterhof/) - Two ice-creams for $15-20, while they normally cost $2, one juice for $16 (instead of just $2) - that's what visitors to some popular places in St Petersburg pay when unscrupulous vendors take advantage of the unawareness of tourists of real prices in the city.
- [Tourist Toll Free Helpline Started In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/tourist-toll-free-helpline-started-in-st-petersburg/) - You can get essential information and tips for your stay in St. Petersburg both in Russian and English languages daily, the city government's tourism committee has announced recently.
- [Aeroflot Airlines Considers Using Cryptocurrency](https://guidetopetersburg.com/aeroflot-airlines-considers-using-cryptocurrency/) - Aeroflot, the biggest Russian airlines and one of the biggest in Europe, announced a tender to find a contactor to value the possibility of using cryptomoney in payments.
- [St. Petersburg’s Coffee Official Recipe Officially Presented](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-s-coffee-official-recipe-officially-presented/) - The St.Petersburg coffee museum invented an official St.Petersburg coffee recipe based on old recipes and historic materials upon request by city authorities. From now on, this kind of coffee will be served at official events sponsored and organized by the city government.
- [Valaam Monastery Raises Peacocks](https://guidetopetersburg.com/valaam-monastery-raises-peacocks/) - The Valaam Spaso-Preobrazhensky monastery started to raise peacocks in order to get more food and possibly provide some kind of entertainment for tourists and pilgrims.
- [WTA’s St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy To Be Held In February](https://guidetopetersburg.com/wta-s-st-petersburg-ladies-trophy-to-be-held-in-february/) - St. Petersburg will host women tennis tournament St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy 2016, in February, 8-14. Totally, more than 20 sportswomen will participate
- [International Women's Day In St. Petersburg, Russia](https://guidetopetersburg.com/international-women-s-day-in-st-petersburg-russia/) - The way the International Women's Day, 8th of March, is celebrated in Russia differs much from how they do it in many other countries. The most important thing you should know is that this is a day off, when governmental bodies and other public establishments are closed.
- [Video of Marching Song By Angola Military Students From St. Petersburg Went Viral](https://guidetopetersburg.com/video-of-marching-son-by-angola-military-students-from-st-petersburg-went-viral/) - Students from Angola studying at the St.Petersburg Military University of the Military Academy of logistics became YouTube stars after their incredible performing of a marching song at a contest recently held at the university.
- [Russian Warships Can Be Visited During Naval Show On July 1-2](https://guidetopetersburg.com/russian-warships-can-be-visited-during-naval-show-on-july-1-2/) - The IMDS the naval show, is the biggest event of this kind in Russia. Some days beforehand, the sky over St. Petersburg tends to be filled with first fast approaching and then fast abandoning uproar produced by military jets.
- [St. Petersburg Officials Thank Music Band For Ambiguous Clip About The City](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-officials-thank-music-band-for-ambiguous-clip-about-the-city/) - Unexpectedly St. Petersburg tourism committee chairman Viktor Kononov publicly noted that the Leningrad’s obscene song may stimulate tourists to visit the city
- [How To Get To Valaam](https://guidetopetersburg.com/how-to-get-to-valaam/) - Valaam is an archipelago in Ladoga lake located a 170-km and 4-hour journey away from St. Petersburg. Route to Valaam from Petersburg may consist of one or two legs
- [Manolo Blahnik’s Exhibition At The Hermitage](https://guidetopetersburg.com/manolo-blahnik-s-exhibition-at-the-hermitage/) - The exposition consists of six sections: The Nature, Gala, The Art and Architecture, The Heart, The Geography, The Materials. Totally, more than 200 shoes and 30 sketches are exhibited at the Hermitage.
- [Government Set Price Limits For Hotel Rooms For 2018 World Cup](https://guidetopetersburg.com/government-set-price-limits-for-hotel-rooms-for-2018-world-cup/) - The Russian government published price limits for hotel rooms during FIFA Confederations Cup and World Cup to be held in Russia in 2017 and 2018 respectively
- [First FIFA World Cup 2018 Infocenter Opened In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/first-fifa-world-cup-2018-infocenter-opened-in-st-petersburg/) - Almost two years before the FIFA World Cup 2018 St. Petersburg authorities opened the first of eight information centers for fans at 27, Millionnaya street.
- [St. Petersburg To Increase Prices For Accommodation For 2017 On Rising Demand](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-to-increase-prices-for-accommodation-for-2017/) - What’s the logic behind the shift in hoteliers’ commercial policies? FIFA Confederation Cup 2017 will undoubtedly boost occupancy rates in late June and early July next year.
- [KLM To Double St. Petersburg – Amsterdam Flights](https://guidetopetersburg.com/klm-to-double-st-petersburg-amsterdam-flights/) - KLM adds second daily flight between St. Petersburg and Amsterdam to its schedule as of 19 February 2017.
- [Happy New Year! Read Us, Follow Us, Visit Us!](https://guidetopetersburg.com/happy-new-year-read-us-follow-us-visit-us/) - The first year of the St. Petersburg Travel Guide's life proved to be exciting as many of you asked us and we were ready to help with a piece of advice.
- [FC Zenit St. Peterburg To Play First Game At Krestovsky Stadium In April](https://guidetopetersburg.com/fc-zenit-st-peterburg-to-play-first-game-on-krestovsky-stadium-in-april/) - The dates of first games to be played on the Krestovsky stadium in St.Petersburg were announced. Zenit will host three Russian football Premier League matches before the start of the FIFA Confederations Cup 2017.
- [Price Limits For Hotel Rooms During 2018 World Cup and 2017 Confederations Cup](https://guidetopetersburg.com/price-limits-for-hotel-rooms-during-2018-world-cup-and-2017-confederations-cup/) - For the period of Confederations Cup Russia 2017 and 2018 World Cup, government-regulated hotel price limits come into effect. You can see prices in this post
- [Confederations Cup 2017 Schedule Announced](https://guidetopetersburg.com/confederations-cup-2017-schedule/) - Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia and the future African Cup winner will play their matches in St. Petersburg with the opening played by Russia and New Zealand.
- [Free Public Transport Ride For Football Fans During Confederations Cup 2017](https://guidetopetersburg.com/free-public-transport-ride-for-football-fans-during-confederations-cup-2017/) - Football fans will be granted free use of St. Petersburg public transport on days of FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 games which will take place in the city in June and July. Instead of paying fare, those going to visit the Krestovsky staduim, where the matches will be played, must show their Fan-IDs and a ticket to the stadium.
- [Tourist Assistance Street Service Launched In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/tourist-assistance-street-service-launched-in-st-petersburg/) - As of 1st of May, a few St Petersburg tourism committee's volunteers wearing blue jackets marked with "Ask me" signs have been working in the streets to provide help for tourists.
- [Drawbridge Gets Its Own QR Code](https://guidetopetersburg.com/drawbridge-gets-its-own-qr-code/) - The most popular drawbridge in St. Petersburg, the Palace bridge, a star of many iconic pictures and advertising posters about the city, got its own QR code.
- [St. Petersburg Craft Brewery Festival On April 29-30](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-craft-brewery-festival-on-april-29-30/) - St. Petersburg Craft Weekend will provide its visitors with thousands of litres of good beer produced by local breweries. The process of drinking and tasting will be accompanied by a show program to keep you entertained all the time.
- [Russian National Holidays In May 2017](https://guidetopetersburg.com/russian-national-holidays-in-may-2017/) - Every year in early May, Russia enjoys a few days off, with many people taking their vacations from last work day in April to May, 10, the first work day after a two stage holidays.
- [St. Petersburg Retro Tram Resumes Excursions](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-retro-tram-resumes-excursions/) - St.Petersburg Museum Of Urban Electric transport started its retro tram round excursion route on April 15. A one hour excursion gets you through a part of the city downtown in the incredible atmosphere of a built between 1927-1933 authentic machine.
- [Orthodox Easter Is Celebrated In Russia On April 16](https://guidetopetersburg.com/orthodox-easter-is-celebrated-in-russia-on-april-16/) - Russia celebrates the Easter tomorrow as part of the Orthodox Christian community. Some events will be held throughout the city, every borough organizes a show program with the Easter festival being the central event held for nearly a week.
- [Fast Food In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/fast-food-in-st-petersburg/) - We list most popular international and local food chains in St. Petersburg. Chains of Russian, Caucausian, Asian, Italian cuisines with names in Cyrillic.
- [Lux Express Increased Number Of Departures On St. Petersburg -- Tallinn Route](https://guidetopetersburg.com/lux-express-increased-number-of-departures-on-st-petersburg-tallinn-route/) - Estonian coach operator announced that it has increased number of departures from six to eight daily between St Petersburg and Tallinn except Saturday when there are seven departures.
- [St. Petersburg Tightens Security Measures After Terror Act At Subway](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-tightens-security-measures-after-terror-act-at-subway/) - The city took some steps to advance security across the area including transport infrastructure and public spaces, theaters made changes to their current programs.
- [Maslenitsa In St. Petersburg In 2017](https://guidetopetersburg.com/maslenitsa-in-st-petersburg-in-2017/) - Maslenitsa is one of the greatest Russians festivals and, perhaps, the only that's not directly connected to the Russian Orthodox Church. Not that it's being widely celebrated as, for example, the New Year's arrival, but with very cheer street performances and entertainments.
- [The Best April Fool's Day Trick In St. Petersburg Ever](https://guidetopetersburg.com/the-best-april-fool-s-day-trick-in-st-petersburg-ever/) - St. Petersburg taxi company Taxovichkoff the largest market operator in the city, played a very nice and sophisticated April Fool's Day trick.
- [St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport Parking Fares Changes](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-pulkovo-airport-parking-fares-changes/) - Pulkovo airport made some changes to its parking price policy, in effect as of April 1. Free time period at short term parkings is eliminated, while an hour rate at long term parkings is reduced.
- [Hilton Is Opened In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/hilton-is-opened-in-st-petersburg/) - The first venue of Hilton Hotels & Resorts in the northwest region of Russia is put into operation in St. Petersburg on March 27.
- [IMIS Moto Salon 2017 Will Be Held On April 14-16 At ExpoForum](https://guidetopetersburg.com/imis-moto-salon-2017-will-be-held-on-april-14-16-at-expoforum/) - The biggest event dedicated to motorcycling and innovations in the moto world in St. Petersburg will take place in the middle of April at the largest exhibition space in the city. This year's highlights include customizing show, mototrial and retro exhibition.
- [SKA Ice Hockey Club Advance To Final Of Gagarin's Cup](https://guidetopetersburg.com/ska-ice-hockey-club-advance-to-final-of-gagarin-s-cup/) - Welcome to the final stage of the biggest ice hockey tournament in Europe, the Gagarin Cup of the Continental Hockey League (KHL). St. Petersburg is part of the event as the local club as one of the two contenders left to fight for the prize.
- [St. Petersburg's Center To Plunge Into Darkness During Earth Hour On March 25](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-s-center-to-plunge-into-darkness-during-earth-hour-on-march-25/) - The Hermitage, Kunstkamera, the Peter and Paul Fortress and other attractions will go dark tomorrow at 20.30, when the city starts to celebrate the controversial Earth Hour action.
- [Nordica Airlines To Resume Flights Between Tallinn And St. Petersburg In May](https://guidetopetersburg.com/nordica-airlines-to-resume-flights-between-tallinn-and-st-petersburg-in-may/) - The Estonian state-owned Nordica airlines start operating on St. Petersburg – Tallinn route as of May 15. 88-seat Bombardiers CRJ900 will be flying between the cities three days a week with 50-minute travel time.
- [Initiative To Name Bridge In Honor Of Late David Rockefeller In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/initiative-to-name-bridge-in-honor-of-late-david-rockefeller-in-st-petersburg/) - The National committee +60, a St. Petersburg-based non-governmental organization, announced its initiative to name one of the city's American bridges in honor of the late David Rockefeller.
- [Free Wi-Fi At St. Petersburg Bridges Available As Of April, 1](https://guidetopetersburg.com/free-wi-fi-at-st-petersburg-bridges-available-as-of-april-1/) - 14 St. Petersburg bridges will become Wi-Fi hotspots from April 1, officials said. Some of them are located in the historic center.
- [Changes To Allegro Train Schedule As Of March 26](https://guidetopetersburg.com/changes-to-allegro-train-schedule-as-of-march-26/) - Allegro train connecting St. Petersburg with Helsinki will have some changes to its schedule as Finland switches to the summer time and Russia doesn't. Thus travel time will formally increase by one hour, though in reality it will remain the same.
- [Accommodation In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/accommodation-in-st-petersburg/) - Living in the St. Petersburg's center on small budget is easy, renting apartments isn't difficult, and off season prices are attractive for $ and euro holders.
- [3D Mapping Show On Krestovsky Stadium on April 22](https://guidetopetersburg.com/3d-mapping-show-on-krestovsky-stadium-on-april-22/) - Walls of the Krestovsky stadium (aka Gazprom Arena, Zenit Arena) and the area nearby will host Festival of Light, a light show with breathtaking pictures created by multimedia performances.
- [First Bitcoin ATM Installed In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/first-bitcoin-atm-installed-in-st-petersburg/) - Despite the fact that Russia doesn't support the bitcoin cryptocurrency and forbids any circulation of it in the country, first ATM to exchange the currency appeared in St.Petersburg.
- [Russian Orthodox Church To Celebrate St. Patrick's Day ... But On March 30](https://guidetopetersburg.com/russian-orthodox-church-to-celebrate-st-patrick-s-day-but-on-march-30/) - The Russian Orthodox Church has found another reason to hit the news. It made headlines by announcement of the wish to celebrate the St.Patrick’s day but do it in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.
- [Mariinsky Theater Launches Free Classical Music Concerts](https://guidetopetersburg.com/mariinsky-theater-launches-free-classical-music-concerts/) - The Mariinsky Theater holds 12 free concerts of classical music on Wednesdays in March, April and May for everyone who will have free time in the middle of the day.
- [Exhibition Of Salvador Dalí To Open At Faberge Museum In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/exhibition-of-salvador-dali-to-open-at-faberge-museum-in-st-petersburg/) - More than 150 works by Salvador Dalí will be on display in April - July at the St.Petersburg's Faberge museum with paintings from early, middle and late periods of the artist's life.
- [Zenit -- Anderlecht: Final Match For Mircea Lucescu?](https://guidetopetersburg.com/zenit-anderlecht-final-match-for-mircea-lucescu/) - FC Zenit St. Petesburg will play against Anderlecht in 1/16 playoff stage of the UEFA Europe League at the Petrovsky stadium tomorrow after having lost first game 0-2 in Brussels a week ago.
- [FC Zenit St. Petersburg To Face Anderlecht In 1/16 Of The League Of Europe](https://guidetopetersburg.com/fc-zenit-st-petersburg-to-face-anderlecht-united-in-1-8-of-the-league-of-europe/) - The Zenit dominated the group stage and is going to meet with rather strong Belgium’s Anderlecht. The first game takes place on February, 16 in Brussels.
- [St. Petersburg - Pskov Train To Be Launched For Holidays And Summer Weekends](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-pskov-train-to-be-launched-for-holidays-and-summer-weekends/) - Russian Railways resume a direct long-distance passenger train between St.Petersburg and Pskov, the capital of the Pskov region, a city with a strong medieval background one of the underestimated Russian destinations.
- [Peterhof Invaded By Ducks Due To Warm Winter](https://guidetopetersburg.com/peterhof-invaded-by-ducks-due-to-warm-winter/) - Ducks from Peterhof have decided not to migrate to warm areas this winter which they find comfort for a stay. They gather at the Krasnoprudsky canal's shore.
- [Cat From St. Petersburg Can Easily Count](https://guidetopetersburg.com/cat-from-st-petersburg-can-easily-count/) - The three and a half year old cat Maru from St. Petersburg has become a Youtube star. That could be not a big deal as great amount of cats from all over the world get a lot of attention for their lovely skills and funny things.
- [Motorcyclists Take Risky Trips On Ice Of St. Petersburg Canals](https://guidetopetersburg.com/motorcysclists-take-risky-trips-on-ice-of-st-petersburg-rivers/) - At least, two highly extreme motor trips on the rather thin ice of the city rivers and canals were recorded in St. Petersburg recently.
- [10 Times Grammy Award Winner Arturo Sandoval To Perform At Philarmonia](https://guidetopetersburg.com/10-times-grammy-award-winner-arturo-sandoval-to-perform-at-philarmonia/) - Cuba-born Arturo Sandoval, one of the most popular jazzmen in the world, will play at the Grand Hall of the St. Petersburg Philarmonia on February 26.
- [A Man Fined For Snowboarding Through St. Petersburg Streets](https://guidetopetersburg.com/a-man-fined-for-snowboarding-through-st-petersburg-streets/) - A young snowboarder pulled by a car of his friends weaved through the streets on St. Petersburg on a snowy night and was stopped by police to get fined
- [Library With Books Of Russian And Finnish Authors Open In Train](https://guidetopetersburg.com/library-with-books-of-russian-and-finnish-authors-open-in-train/) - The Leo Tolstoy train connecting Moscow, St.Petersburg and Helsinki has got its own library featuring books by Finnish and Russian writers, both classic and modern ones.
- [The Best Hostel In The World Is In ... St. Petersburg!](https://guidetopetersburg.com/the-best-hostel-in-the-world-is-in-st-petersburg/) - The St.Petersburg Soul Kitchen hostel has won five hostel Oscars (called HOSCARS) awarded by the most authoritative Hostelworld.com website and its very strict jury - you, travellers.
- [Dispute Over St. Isaac`s Cathedral Getting Escalated](https://guidetopetersburg.com/dispute-over-st-isaacs-cathedral-getting-escalated/) - Protesters occupied the St. Isaac's Cathedral (Isaakievskiy Sobor) in St.Petersburg on January 28 after two competing rallies had taken place in the city center.
- [Krestovsky Stadium To Be Tested By 10K Visitors During Moto Show](https://guidetopetersburg.com/krestovsky-stadium-to-be-tested-by-10k-visitors-during-moto-show/) - The Krestovsky stadium, that was at last finished on December 30, 2016 after almost decade under construction, will host its first event aimed at testing the venue.
- [Allegro Train Schedule Changed For Christmas And New Year Holidays](https://guidetopetersburg.com/allegro-train-schedule-changed-for-christmas-and-new-year-holidays/) - On a few days in late December and early January the schedule of Allegro train linking St. Petersburg and Helsinki will be changed.
- [Ellinair To Launch Flight From Pulkovo To Kavala And Alitalia To Katania In Summer 2017](https://guidetopetersburg.com/ellinair-to-launch-flight-from-pulkovo-to-kavala-and-alitalia-to-katania-in-summer-2017/) - St. Petersburg Pulkovo airport continues adding new routes to its network.
- [New Routes In St. Petersburg Summer 2016 Aviation Schedule](https://guidetopetersburg.com/new-routes-in-st-petersburg-summer-2016-aviation-schedule/) - There will be a few new scheduled for 2016 year international and domestic flights, among them to Greece, China, Italy, Austria, Spain and other destinations.
- [St. Petersburg - Maldives Flight Just For... About $16,500](https://guidetopetersburg.com/most-expensive-air-travel-from-st-petersburg/) - Number one in hit-parade is the flight by a couple to the Maldives for $16,500. Coming in second is the flight to Dubai for nearly $14,700. The third place goes to Moscow, it was something about $9,640 for a trip to Delhi.
- [Flights Between St. Petersburg And Helsinki To Increase From 14 To 21 A Week](https://guidetopetersburg.com/flights-between-st-petersburg-and-helsinki-to-increase-from-14-to-21-a-week/) - As of 23 April 2017, airlines operating on the St.Petersburg - Helsinki line will obtain a right to 21 passenger flights each way a week each instead of 14 now.
- [Anecdote: Police Mistakenly Arrested Actress During Street Performance](https://guidetopetersburg.com/anecdote-police-mistakenly-arrested-actress-during-street-performance/) - The St.Petersburg policemen believed that a woman was going to jump from nearly five meters high in the city center to make a suicide in front of several dozens of spectators and were very fast to save her and took to a police station.
- [The State Russian Museum Purchased ... Rubber Toilet Bowl Installation](https://guidetopetersburg.com/the-state-russian-museum-purchased-rubber-toilet-bowl-installation/) - The Russian museum founded by the Russian Emperor Alexander III, acquired a weird installation, The Rubber Toilet Bowl by St. Petersburg artist Vladimir Kozin.
- [Provocative Jan Fabre’s Exhibition At The Hermitage Went Under Fire](https://guidetopetersburg.com/jan-fabres-exhibition-at-the-hermitage/) - The Knight of Despair / Warrior of Beauty exhibition by Jan Fabre opened at the Hermitage on October 21 and featuring stuffed animals in weird poses and situations sparked hysteria in Russia.
- [Russians Suffer From Frost, But Don't Give Up Standing In Queues For Museums](https://guidetopetersburg.com/russians-suffer-from-frost-but-don-t-give-up-standing-in-queues-for-museums/) - 3 major state museums in St.Petersburg The Hermitage, The Catherine's Palace in Pushkin and The Russian museum see visitors lined up in long queues in the frost.
- [Warning: First Creepy Clown In St. Petersburg Is Armed With … Plunger](https://guidetopetersburg.com/clown/) - A tall and rather well-dressed man with a clown mask scared citizens and even stopped a car in a traffic lane and hit it with his great ammunition, a plunger!
- [World New Year Party For Kids](https://guidetopetersburg.com/world-new-year-party-for-kids/) - You can take on a virtual trip around the globe to see how the New Year's arrival is being celebrated in various countries at the biggest exhibition center in St.Petersburg.
- [Lux Express Temporarily Reduces Routes Between St. Petersburg And Tallinn](https://guidetopetersburg.com/lux-express-temporarily-reduces-routes-between-st-petersburg-and-tallinn/) - In January, Lux Express coach operator introduces a temporary schedule withdrawing 3 of 8 daily routes between the two cities.
- [St. Petersburg New Public Transportation Tickets And Fares 2017](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-new-public-transportation-tickets-and-fares-2017/) - St. Petersburg administration has introduced new kinds of travel cards for the city's public transport which are in effect as of January 1, 2017.
- [WTA's St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy To Be Held January 30 - February 5](https://guidetopetersburg.com/wta-s-st-petersburg-ladies-trophy-to-be-held-january-30-february-5/) - The players list is really impressive this year with the former World No. 1 Vinus Williams as the most popular star. The legendary Martina Hingis who won in doubles last year is coming too.
- [First Lotte Hotel To Open In St. Petersburg In May 2017](https://guidetopetersburg.com/first-lotte-hotel-to-open-in-st-petersburg-in-may-2017/) - The Korean Lotte Group launches a luxury 154-room hotel in St. Petersburg in May. Filled with spas and other pleasant amenities and perfectly located, the hotel promises to be highly popular.
- [Transport And Weather In St. Peterburg On New Year's Eve 2017](https://guidetopetersburg.com/transport-and-weather-in-st-peterburg-on-new-year-s-eve-2017/) - Tranpost will get you almost everywhere throughout the city, a show program will be extensive and the weather is predicted to be like of a tropical country.
- [Common Signs](https://guidetopetersburg.com/common-signs/) - With the help of this post you will easily find in the street any establishment or service you need. We give you the translation of the most popular signs: shops, farmacies, travel and booking services.
- [New Double-Decked Train St. Petersburg – Moscow](https://guidetopetersburg.com/new-double-decked-train-st-petersburg-moscow/) - The Russian Railways are to launch one more overnight daily double-decker on the St. Petersburg-Moscow line, making the lineup of services more attractive
- [Hotels For New Year Celebration In St. Petersburg? Sold Out!](https://guidetopetersburg.com/hotels-for-new-year-celebration-in-st-petersburg-sold-out/) - If you are still going to visit St. Petersburg to celebrate the New Year’s arrival here, then you will probably enjoy with a hotel out of the downtown or have to pay inflated accommodation prices, since rooms in the city centre are nearly sold out.
- [Light Show At Palace Square](https://guidetopetersburg.com/light-show-at-palace-square/) - The Palace Square will be the stage for the “Let’s fly into the New Year” light show dedicated to the Year of Cinema that’s being celebrated in Russia in 2016.
- [First Halal Pharmacy Opened In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/first-halal-pharmacy-opened-in-st-petersburg/) - A halal pharmacy was established on a street next to the St. Petersburg Mosque, the biggest one in Europe outside Turkey, in December.
- [Ivan Aivazovsky's Great Exhibition On Display At The Russian Museum](https://guidetopetersburg.com/ivan-aivazovsky-s-great-exhibition-on-display-at-the-russian-museum/) - Paintings by one the most heavily traded of Russian artists can be seen at one of the biggest St. Petersburg museums for several times, though, unfortunately off the tourist season peak.
- [St. Petersburg Is One Of The Most Popular Russian Cities](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-is-one-of-the-most-popular-russian-cities/) - As statistics of HotelsCombined.com shows, foreign visitors to Russia have booked most often Moscow, St. Petersburg and Vladivostok in 2016.
- [Hotels Enjoy Good Money And Want Even More](https://guidetopetersburg.com/hotels-enjoy-good-money-and-want-even-more/) - St. Petersburg hoteliers are about to increase their rates by 30% for the high season 2017. Growing tourist numbers and rather high occupancy rates are driving the market’s greed for even more money.
- [Long Term Apartment Rents Near Subway Stations In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/long-term-apartment-rents-near-subway-stations-in-saint-petersburg/) - We made up the St.Petersburg subway map with cost of an one-room apartment rent located near each subway station for 1 month or longer and added recommendations
- [Look Up, Beware Of Killing Icicles](https://guidetopetersburg.com/beware-of-killing-icicles/) - A few St. Petersburg residents were hit and cars were damaged by falling icicles in the first half of November. Social networks are full with pictures of destroyed cars, broken front windows and bonnets.
- [St. Petersburg Subway Fare To Hike to 45 Rubles In 2017](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-subway-fare-to-hike-to-45-rubles/) - St. Petersburg authorities will increase transport fares for 2017. A single ride by subway will cost 45 rubles (0.72$) instead of 35 this year, an almost 30% increase.
- [First Halal Hotel Opened In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/first-halal-hotel-opened-in-st-petersburg/) - First Halal-certified hotel The Silk Road was opened in St. Petersburg near Leninsky prospect subway station, a 20 minutes ride from Pulkovo airport.
- [Summer 2016 was the wettest on record in St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/summer-2016/) - The summer 2016 became one of the worst in history for those loving sunny days, and the worst in the modern, post-Soviet, history of St. Petersburg.
- [Chinese Guides Shockingly Deceive Chinese Tourists In St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/chinese-guides-shockingly-deceive-chinese-tourists-in-st-petersburg/) - Illegal Chinese guides` knowledge of St. Petersburg’s culture and history and Russian realities is very far from the reality.
- [The Biggest Felt Boot In Russia In Mandrogi Near St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/the-biggest-felt-boot-in-russia-in-mandrogi-near-st-petersburg/) - At the end of July a felt boot Russian traditional winter boot was solemnly established in an ethnic village of Mandrogi. Its sizes are 3.2 m. in height and 215 cm in length.
- [Russia Tries To Close Some Areas For Hunting For Pokemons](https://guidetopetersburg.com/russia-tries-to-close-some-areas-for-hunting-for-pokemons/) - One Russian politician suggested imposing a partial ban on the game in the country telling that the Devil itself has come in the guise of the Pokemons
- [Legendary Cruiser Aurora Is Back After Restoration](https://guidetopetersburg.com/legendary-cruiser-aurora-is-back-after-restoration/) - Cruiser Aurora, a ship museum, the symbol of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution is back to its mooring and will be opened to public on July, 31.
- [St. Petersburg Says 欢迎! (Welcome!)](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-says-welcome/) - All public spaces in the center of Saint Petersburg will be provided with signs in Chinese, including the names of central streets.
- [Talking To A Random St. Petersburg resident? Just Dial Number!](https://guidetopetersburg.com/talking-to-a-random-st-petersburg-resident-just-dial-number/) - Anyone whom you don’t know, someone of the residents who downloaded a special free app and is ready to talk to someone he doesn’t know either. In English too.
- [Five Star St. Petersburg Hotels Kick Off Guests Who Paid In Advance](https://guidetopetersburg.com/five-star-st-petersburg-hotels-kick-off-guests-who-paid-in-advance/) - Visitors to Saint Petersburg may face overbooking during high season and be forced to stay at another hotel despite the fact they had paid for a concrete room months before.
- [St. Petersburg’s Museum Night To Be Held On May 21](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-s-museum-night-to-be-held-on-may-21/) - A few dozen of museums, concert halls, churches and other establishments take part in the event.
- [Icebreakers Festival To Be Held On May 2-3](https://guidetopetersburg.com/icebreakers-festival-to-be-held-on-may-2-3/) - Visiting acting icebreakers, one museum icebreaker, a themed open-air exhibition and watching a show of dancing tug – this all now in St. Petersburg
- [Tourist Information Center Opened At Biggest Discount Outlet](https://guidetopetersburg.com/tourist-information-center-opened-at-biggest-discount-outlet/) - New tourist information center was opened at the Outlet Village Pulkovo, a mall selling last season famous brands’ collections with big discounts.
- [St. Petersburg’s SKA To Start Continental Hockey League PlayOffs](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-s-ska-to-start-continental-hockey-league-playoffs/) - SKA St. Petersburg Ice-Hockey Club, the 2015 Gagarin Cup winner, will try to defend the title in the Continental Hockey League playoffs to start February 21
- [St. Petersburg Ranked 118 Of 133 The Most Expensive Cities In The World](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-ranked-118-of-133-the-most-expensive-cities-in-the-world/) - Moscow has been put from 50th to 113th position of 133 cities studied, while St. Petersburg appeared to be much cheaper, having fallen from 67 to 118.
- [Pierre Richard Seemed To Be Unhappy in St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/pierre-richard-seemed-to-be-unhappy-in-st-petersburg/) - Mr Richard was tired after visiting Moscow and other cities which resulted in reduced enthusiasm about coming to St.Petersburg. The comic was nervous and angry
- [St. Petersburg Listed  As A Must-Visit In 2016 By Telegraph](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-listed-by-telegraph-as-one-of-must-visits-in-2016/) - The Telegraph Travel published its month-by-month guide for 2016. St.Petersburg is good in June, writes Telegraph’s Nick Trend, owing to white nights, of course
- [St. Petersburg Hotels To Get Star Ratings](https://guidetopetersburg.com/st-petersburg-hotels-to-get-star-ratings/) - In early 2016 only 54 of 717 hotels in Petersburg have official star ratings, as the local authorities said in a statement. Many accommodation facilities have unofficial stars
- [Ruble Falling. Travel To Russia Getting Cheaper](https://guidetopetersburg.com/ruble-falling-travel-to-russia-getting-cheaper/) - The depreciating ruble is helping the visitors to Russia to save on costs here. In the end of 2015 and in early of 2016, the ruble continued to lose its value against the dollar and euro
- [Jochem Braakman: St. Petersburg? A European City Mixed With The Russian Soul!](https://guidetopetersburg.com/jochem-braakman-st-petersburg-a-european-city-mixed-with-the-russian-soul/) - Jochem is a Dutch student who came to Saint Petersburg to study and talk to the Guide to St. Petersburg about his stay here

## Страницы

- [Tourist website of St Petersburg, Russia](https://guidetopetersburg.com/) - Information about sights of St Petersburg, cost of accommodation, tours, visa, support, safety, how to get around, museums, theatres, white nights, where to eat.
- [Ask Local & About Us](https://guidetopetersburg.com/ask-local-about-us/) - Welcome to our website that helps you get known ins and outs in St.Petersburg, Russia. We keep you updated and you can always can ask us questions.
- [Sponsored Content & Collaboration Guidelines](https://guidetopetersburg.com/collaboration-guidelines/) - Information about sponsored content terms, pricing, content requirements, and restrictions. Details on collaboration and publication conditions.
- [Saint Petersburg Tourist Information. Basic Facts](https://guidetopetersburg.com/basic-tourist-information/) - Main tourist facts about St Petersburg, Russia. Including sights, entertainments, taboos, currency exchange, transport, safety, smoking rules, info centres, Putin etc.
- [Privacy Policy](https://guidetopetersburg.com/privacy-policy/) - The tourist website St. Petersburg Travel Guide Privacy Policy page. Read before you starting use the website!
- [Main Historical And Geographical Facts About St. Petersburg](https://guidetopetersburg.com/basic-historic-and-geographical/) - Shortly about population, history, milestones of Soviet epoch, great people of Saint Petersburg - Leningrad, etc.

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