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Behaviour Rules For Foreigners In Border Zones In Russia

19.02.2020

While Russia is very far from practising control over foreigners on its territory the way it had been used during the Soviet times, there are anyway some restrictions on activities in areas close to state frontiers. Many visitors to the country are not aware of the rules, this causes incidents and may result into deportation or at least spoiled vacation....

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List Of Most Popular St. Petersburg Museums With Ticket Information And Opening Hours

12.02.2020

We’ve made up a list of museums you’re most likely to visit during your stay in St. Petersburg. Schedule, price, nothing unnecessary. The list is regularly updated. Some Important Notes To The List — many museums have a lot of branches. For example, the Hermitage has a few, so we took only the most popular. In case of the Hermitage, it’s...

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Amber room , essentials , Hermitage , museum , palaces , parks , Peterhof , prices , schedules , suburbs , Tsarskoe Selo

Difference Between St. Petersburg And Leningradskaya Oblast Explained

31.01.2020

With this post we are going to bring clarity to some geography aspects regarding St. Petersburg, the Leningradskaya oblast and other nearby regions, so that you have no chance to get confused; as well as get into trouble in areas which foreigners are not normally allowed to visit. Russia’s Administrative Organization At first, let’s look at how...

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border , Leningrad region , neighboring regions , Peterhof , suburbs , Vyborg

5 Unusual Things To Do In St. Petersburg In 2020

27.01.2020

St. Petersburg is an amazing city that can be explored for several years. Even if you have already visited the cultural capital of Russia, we are sure that there are some places that you haven’t even heard of. In this article, we’re going to tell you about unusual things to do in St. Petersburg, that can help make your vacation more interesting. #1...

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architecture , excursions , Hermitage , metro , palaces , Peterhof , places of interest , traveler's advice

Prices In St. Petersburg For 2021

20.01.2020

Below you’ll find a list of prices on extremely needed things for tourists in Saint Petersburg. Why we included a cup of cappuccino and even placed it on the top position? Well, it’s a nice start to a beautiful day in the city, especially when you’re sitting in a superb coffeeshop overlooking classicism buildings. So we think it’s...

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essentials , getting around , money , prices

Entry To Russia With And Without Visa Shortly Explained

19.01.2020

We have found out that the introduction of the e-visa to St. Petersburg and the Leningradskaya Oblast (the Leningrad region) raised a lot of questions regarding entry rules to Russia. We have summarized all the basic options to enter the country with the clarification of some aspects which seem to be not so evident. As of early 2020, there are four...

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border , essentials , ferry , Leningrad region , sea cruise , visa

Major Sightseeings Of Veliky Novgorod And Tips To See Them

03.01.2020

Tourists from St Petersburg usually travel to Veliky Novgorod (also Novgorod the Great) for one day – it is enough to see all the main sights and return feeling not too tired. We have compiled for you routes that will cover everything and, depending on the desire and time, a little more than the minimum program. Information on this page has been updated...

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boat trips , churches , history , museum , neighboring regions , Veliky Novgorod

Seven Typical Mistakes With E-Visas To St. Petersburg

04.11.2019

Nearly 800 of 31,000 travelers with e-visas were denied access to St. Petersburg and sent back home to their countries in October 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...

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border , essentials , Leningrad region , traveler's advice , visa

Will E-Visa Be Good For Cruise Passengers?

07.10.2019

While St. Petersburg is enjoying with e-visas which seem to have been effective in attracting tourists during low season, there is an uncleared question as to how to use it in cruise business. Is it allowed to use this one-entry visa for multiple entries or not? As we reported, if you a citizen of one of these 53 countries, you can fill in an application...

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border , Marine facade , sea cruise , traveler's advice , visa

Trip By Hydrofoil To Kronstadt

24.09.2019

The trip by meteor (hydrofoil) from St. Petersburg to Kronstadt, free time in the town and the way back to St. Petersburg takes approximately six hours, of which you spend almost two and a half hours on board. To visit the sea fortress and its forts will be especially interesting for those fond of Navy and the art of fortification. Kronstadt is one...

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boat trips , places of interest , suburbs

Top-9 Russian Cuisine Restaurants In Downtown of St. Petersburg

16.09.2019

We’ve chosen for you 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 (that’s where we usually eat every day’s meal) to rather exotic dishes dating back to the Russian Emperor times in the early XXth century. If you...

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eat and drink , prices , restaurants

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