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St. Peter Line Ferry Company To Suspend Operations Until April 2017

10.12.2016

The only St. Petersburg’s ferry operator, the St. Peter Line, reshuffled its routes and announced new product and marketing strategies. The company teamed up with Italian Moby Spa to establish a joint venture for Baltic operations and sent one of its ferries, The Princess Maria, to the Mediterranean Sea, while the other, The Princess Anastasia, will...

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KLM To Double St. Petersburg – Amsterdam Flights

09.12.2016

Netherlands’ air carrier KLM adds second daily flight between St. Petersburg and Amsterdam to its schedule as of 19 February 2017. The evening flight from St. Petersburg will be joined by a morning departure, thus doubling the carrying capacity. The move appears to be reasonable amid growing numbers of tourists coming to and coming out of the Russian...

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airport , aviation , flights , schedules , World Cup 2018

Hotels For New Year Celebration In St. Petersburg? Sold Out!

06.12.2016

At the end of November, 70% of rooms for New Year’s Eve and January holidays in Saint Petersburg were booked or sold, local industry experts said to the press. Two first weeks in December are likely to see an increase to 80% with a further rise to 90% toward the end of the month (and the year). That’s a strong jump from 70% last year. If you are...

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Christmas , holidays , hotels

Confederations Cup 2017 Schedule Announced

28.11.2016

Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, Russia and the future African Cup winner (to be known in February, 2017) will play their matches in St. Petersburg with the opening played by Russia and New Zealand. The city’s Zenit Arena stadium, that’s still under construction, will also host the final match. The Confederations Cup 2017 qualification...

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competition , Confederations Cup , football , schedules , sport , World Cup 2018

Provocative Jan Fabre’s Exhibition At The Hermitage Went Under Fire

26.11.2016

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. Shocked visitors, animal rights activists and even The Russian Christian Orthodox church called the event disgusting and inappropriate. They launched an Instagram...

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culture , exhibition , Hermitage , weird news

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