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St. Petersburg Cruise Port Marine Façade: Tips, Disembarkation Rules, Recommendations

25.01.2018

Almost all cruise ships dock in St. Petersburg in the Marine Façade, a newly built terminal, established back in 2008. Read our post to get informed on how to get from the cruise port to the center of St. Petersburg, disembarkation rules, visa free stay for 72 hours and what you can see in case you have only one day here. What’s My Terminal In St....

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List Of Tax Free Shopping Malls And Shops In St. Petersburg

07.12.2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law establishing in Russia a tax free system to let non-Russian residents get value-added tax on their goods refunded upon leave the country. The system will be valid as of 1 January 2018. The Ministry of Industry and Trade has published a list of shops in six Russian regions, including St. Petersburg, which...

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money , shops , tax-free

15 Interesting Facts About St. Petersburg

04.12.2017

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. Though some of them seem unbelievable, they all have occurred in real life in St. Petersburg proving that life is sometimes crazier than the weirdest fairy-tale. The Isaac’s Cathedral 1. The Isaac’s Cathedral...

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facts , Hermitage , history , Krestovsky stadium , metro , people , Russian life , WWII

St. Petersburg’s Incredible Real-Life Stories

02.12.2017

Every big city has mysterious and miraculous stories to tell whether they’re real or not. St. Petersburg has its own set of legends and myths and most guides know them by heart. But life is often a more complicated and captivating thriller than a fictional drama often existing only with the help of the human being’s desire to believe in it. We will...

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facts , football , history , WWII

News And Facts About the FIFA 2018 World Cup In Russia

20.11.2017

That’s our regularly updated flow of World Cup 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. Special protection rules may be introduced in WC 2018 hosting cities. Residents will be...

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authority , competition , facts , football , sport , World Cup 2018

Vyborg Walking Sightseeing Tour

04.11.2017

Feeling the silence of a little medieval town in the northern part of Russia near the Russian-Finnish border, walking through its cobblestoned streets still keeping the spirit of Sweden’s, then Finland’s, then Russia’s rule. The combination of epochs is some mind-blowing, and that’s what makes your tour special. Despite being under Soviet and...

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excursions , Leningrad region , museum , places of interest , Vyborg

Coffee Museum In Saint Petersburg

07.09.2017

John Lennon’s favorite coffee, a coffee maker similar to that of Ludwig van Beethoven, where the most expensive coffee in the world comes from, why the Turkish clergy called the drink “devil’s black blood”, and how to distinguish Arabica from Robusta – after visiting the Museum, you can easily write a term paper about coffee. It is a pity...

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cafes , eat and drink , museum , places of interest

Grand Maquette Russia Museum: Photos, Tickets And Recommendations

23.08.2017

There is the biggest in Russia and the world’s second largest miniature in St Petersburg. Its theme is Russia, precisely its generalized image. This museum is the third most visited in St Petersburg after the Hermitage and St Isaac’s Cathedral. It will be of interest to everyone, including those who do not know the Russian language, who are...

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excursions , free time , kids , museum , places of interest

The 10 Most Prominent Paintings At The Russian Museum, St. Petersburg

12.07.2017

Just a decade ago, in the pre-crisis times, the Russian art was synonymous with «big money», with buyers hunting an Aivazovsky or a Repin and being ready to pay fortunes for them as they knew they would sell them for double price. The times have changed, and another Russian art bid doesn’t make the auctioneer sweat. But the art has not...

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art , museum

Erarta Museum Of Contemporary Art In St. Petersburg

30.06.2017

If you are a sceptic, we should agree with you that the contemporary art is sometimes a bit crazy and its content can be very strange and funny. But you can`t say anything like this about the Erarta museum`s exhibitions. Today, lots of modern artists have beautiful entertaining pictures and sculptors still can make interesting statues. Of course, there...

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art , free time , museum , places of interest , sculpture , souvenirs

Off the Beaten Path Excursions In St. Petersburg

16.05.2017

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. Big guys prefer taking big groups, then putting them into a big bus and getting...

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excursions , I don't speak Russian , mentality , places of interest , Russian life

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