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Emirates Resumed Flights From Dubai To St. Petersburg

17.10.2021

In October, Emirates returned to St. Petersburg Pulkovo airport after it had stopped directly flying in here from Dubai (the UAE) in March 2020 with seven flights a week performed by Boeing 777-300ER. Till October 17, 2021, there are four flights a week, on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. As of October 21, 2021, flights will be daily. The return...

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Lux Express Resumes Coach Routes Between St. Petersburg And Helsinki

26.09.2021

Estonia’s coach operator Lux Express gets its coach buses back to the road between St. Petersburg and Finland’s capital Helsinki after 562 days of suspension since March 2020 due to the outbreak of Covid-19. Lux Express said in a press release it will start with one trip a day as of October 1, adding that it hopes the load rate will be at least...

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buses , Finland , Helsinki , schedules

Visas To Russia Significantly Relaxed

01.09.2021

As of August 25, 2021, you can easily have your tourist visa to Russia for six months. You just have to have your tour properly ordered or have your stay properly booked. That’s all. How it was before. Russia adhered to the reciprocity principle in visa matters. That meant that it applied the same entry rules to citizens of a country which this country...

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border , visa

Wizz Air And Bulgaria Air Resume Flights To St. Petersburg

30.07.2021

A sign of getting back to normal, low-cost airlines Wizz Air and Bulgaria Air start to fly to Budapest and Burgas in July and August to St. Petersburg airport Pulkovo. It’s not just about getting flights to schedule again, it’s (at last) a touristic thing — ordinary travelers have a right to come here and vice versa. Wizz Air resumes flights...

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airport , aviation , flights , schedules

F1 Said It Has Moved Grand Prix Russia To St. Petersburg… But Wait

28.06.2021

Formula 1 confirmed the change of the city of the Russian Grand Prix. Local racing fans have been hearing rumors about moving from Sochi here and there for many months, and finally, it’s official: Formula 1 will take place in St. Petersburg at the Autodrom Igora Drive race track. Well, it’s not exactly Saint Petersburg. And the fans who are going...

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competition , Leningrad region , sport

St. Petersburg COVID-2019 Restrictions

10.06.2021

St. Petersburg has been living in a coronavirus pandemic mode since March 2020, when the local government enacted the first restrictions. In the winter-summer period 2021, they have been eased or removed thus making the everyday life in the city looking just like it had been in the pre-Covid-19 times. The post is updated in real-time. Last update: June...

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authority , emergency , ferry , Leningrad region , medical aid , safety

St. Petersburg EURO 2020 Stadium To Allow At Least 50 Percent Capacity

11.04.2021

Russian authorities have announced they will let the St. Petersburg stadium be filled by spectators up to half the capacity during four games of the Euros. The share can be increased if the coronavirus situation in the city makes it possible. And it looks like it will. UPDATE: on April 23, UEFA transferred another three games to St. Petersburg, thus...

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authority , competition , football , Krestovsky stadium , sport

Gatchina To Be Stage For Bollywood’s «Cobra», Vikram Enchanted

01.03.2021

The famous Gatchina Palace near St. Petersburg is now a stage for shooting Bollywood’s «Cobra» starring Indian superstar Vikram. Don’t forget to scroll down till the end of the post to see the list of Hollywood movies shot in St. Petersburg and a video of incredible Pierce Brosnan in a Russian tank rushing through the city’s downtown. Gatchina...

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celebrity , culture , Leningrad region , palaces , people , suburbs

St. Petersburg Programmer Created Clubhouse For Android

21.02.2021

A Russian programmer was so tired of waiting for a Clubhouse for Android to come that he decided to do it himself. Spending just one day, he has written an app, ironically called Houseclub, performing something like a bridge between a user with an Android and Clubhouse. Now it provides the core functionality of the Clubhouse for iOS. On February 19,...

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communications , people

St. Petersburg Again Open To Four Countries

27.01.2021

As of January 27, 2021, Russia has opened its borders to four countries, whose citizens can come in freely without restrictions provided they have a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of departure. These are Finland, Qatar, Vietnam and India. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin signed a government decree on lifting travel restrictions for...

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aviation , border , emergency , Finland , Helsinki , Moscow , safety , trains

New Year’s And Christmas Markets In St. Petersburg 2020-2021 🎁

27.12.2020

St. Petersburg is steeping into spirits of festivities. We have made up a shortlist of all major St. Petersburg’s markets selling handmade arts and crafts, Christmas one-off lovely things, wooden toys, confectionery, and pouring mulled wine. That’s a COVID epoch, which we hope will become the COVID epoch, so that’s the list is short unlike in...

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Christmas , flea market , free time , gifts , holidays , places of interest , shops , souvenirs

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