Saint Petersburg
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Saint Petersburg
Welcome to the majestic and truly tourist-friendly city – Saint Petersburg! Touch its history, taste the spicy mixture of cultures, breathe in the Northern crispy air, listen to the music of Neva river waves, contemplate white sleepless nights! Both headlong entertainment and total cultural exposure await you here! Day in and day out brand-new developments in infrastructure and event venues keep changing the city’s image due to cutting-edge technologies and innovations. Come here by yourself and discover your own Saint Petersburg!Find your trip
Palace Square is considered to be the city’s main square and serves as an excellent example of how different architectural styles can be combined in a most elaborate and aesthetically pleasing way. It was the setting of many events of worldwide significance, including the Bloody Sunday 1905 and the October Revolution of 1917. The Palace Square is simply breathtaking.
Beautiful yellow palace that was once home to the wealthy and respected Yusupov family stands by the Moika River. It was also the site of Grigori Rasputin’s murder in 1916, a dark episode in Russia’s history. Let yourself be guided through this palace, the full story of the murder of Rasputin will unfold before you.
The State Museum of the History of Religion is one of the world’s few museums and the only one of its kind in Russia with its permanent exhibition featuring the origin and development of Religion. The Museum collection numbers about 200 000 exhibits. It houses a wide range of historical and cultural artifacts from various countries, ages, and peoples. The Museum keeps collections that cover a vast expanse of time from the Archaic (c. 6000 BC) and Ancient Egypt and Israel Times to the early Middle Ages in Europe; from the Ancient Greece and Rome to the present day. The history of Buddhism and Islam is also presented on the display.
St.Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music Art is located in the building of the former Imperial Theatres Management, erected in the 1st half of the 19 century by the great architect Carlo Rossi. This building remains one of the principal exhibits of the museum.
The Literary-Memorial Museum of Dostoevsky was opened on the 150th anniversary of his birthday in 1971. This house was his last apartment. The Brothers Karamazov novel was written in this house. The Dostoevsky's apartment was recreated for the most part from the memoirs of his wife Anna and of his contemporaries. The Dostoevsky Museum contains a theater for viewing performances and movies based on Dostoevsky's works, and for literary gatherings. Every year in November, when the writer's birthday is observed, the museum hosts an international scholarly conference "Dostoevsky and World Culture", and a journal of the same name is published with the conference proceedings. Exhibits by modern artists are always on display in the exhibition rooms. The museum has become an inseparable part of cultural life in St.Petersburg today.
The Pushkin Apartment Museum is the only memorial Pushkin museum in the city which tells about the last period of the poet's life and work. There Pushkin, mortally wounded at the duel, died on January 29, 1837, and there one can see things that belonged to Pushkin and his family.
The Summer Garden is one of the places where one can feel the atmosphere of Peter's time. The garden with a collection of sculptures and the Summer Palace that was the first Emperor's residence constitute a single museum complex.
Kunstkamera - Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography - was the first museum in Russia. It has a unique collection of antiques, revealing the history and way of life of many people. But for many people this museum is known for the collection of "freaks" - anatomical curiosities and anomalies.
Palace Square is considered to be the city’s main square and serves as an excellent example of how different architectural styles can be combined in a most elaborate and aesthetically pleasing way. It was the setting of many events of worldwide significance, including the Bloody Sunday 1905 and the October Revolution of 1917. The Palace Square is simply breathtaking.
Beautiful yellow palace that was once home to the wealthy and respected Yusupov family stands by the Moika River. It was also the site of Grigori Rasputin’s murder in 1916, a dark episode in Russia’s history. Let yourself be guided through this palace, the full story of the murder of Rasputin will unfold before you.
The Imperial Restaurant is universally recognised as one of St. Petersburg's finest establishments. For a truly unique dining experience, guests can enjoy Mediterranean dishes with a hint of Sicilian flavour amongst a stylish, bright & spacious setting overlooking the Nevsky Prospect.
Do you dream to travel back in time? Antique furniture, dim lights, candles — all this creates an atmosphere of the old Petersburg end of XIX century and makes you feel in harmony and comfort. It is an ideal place for business meetings and for family recreation. Perfect choice of traditional russian vegetarian food, fish and seafood. Extensive wine and tea cards. And of course, The Idiot Restaurant has produced a special children's menu for younger guests.
Enjoy the ultimate experience in fine Indian dining in the very heart of Saint Petersburg by St. Isaac’s square. Visit Tandoor Indian Restaurant to engage in sensations you always thought were surreal and you are sure to love. Since 1994 we have been serving the guests with superb traditional Indian cuisine and have received number of culinary awards while doing so. Creative chefs have decades experience in home style Indian cooking and they share desire to give you a meal you will remember and come back for. Yes, everything and anything for anyone and everyone can be spruced together to satisfy your tasted buds — from a mild, soothing yogurt-based sauce to a curry that sears your tongue with its spices!
In the downtown, reviving traditions of St. Petersburg hospitality and traditional Russian dishes, there's a place where anyone can come, whether a student, a young poet, a pensioner, a respectable native of St. Petersburg, or the guest of our favorite city. The cosiness and the warm atmosphere, engravings with types of architectural monuments of St. Petersburg and known places of the cultural capital of Russia, help to forget about adversities and fatigue, and the magnificent dishes prepared by professionals of the business, pleasantly will surprise any guest.
The Imperial Restaurant is universally recognised as one of St. Petersburg's finest establishments. For a truly unique dining experience, guests can enjoy Mediterranean dishes with a hint of Sicilian flavour amongst a stylish, bright & spacious setting overlooking the Nevsky Prospect.
Do you dream to travel back in time? Antique furniture, dim lights, candles — all this creates an atmosphere of the old Petersburg end of XIX century and makes you feel in harmony and comfort. It is an ideal place for business meetings and for family recreation. Perfect choice of traditional russian vegetarian food, fish and seafood. Extensive wine and tea cards. And of course, The Idiot Restaurant has produced a special children's menu for younger guests.
Gostiny Dvor (on Nevsky Prospect) is an 18th-century merchants’ arcade beautifully restored and packed with boutiques. Bolshoy Gostiny Dvor is not only a shopping mall but also a monument of history and architecture of the XVIII century. The architect is Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe. Located in the historic center of St. Petersburg, is the block between Nevsky Prospekt (house number 35), Sadovaya Street, Lomonosova street and Perinnaya Line.
Passage, located just in front of Gostiny Dvor, is an atmospheric 19th-century shopping arcade. Passage today is not only a part of St.Petersburg's historical heritage, but also a prosperous contemporary business enterprise. More than 10,000 customers visit Passage daily, and during the holiday season, the customers flow triples. Currently, Joint-Stock Company "Passage" is the largest center of boutique trade with an established professional team of likeminded people who value traditions and the reputation of the firm. Customer service has been steadily growing, collections are updated, and product lines of goods are expanding.
DLT is a luxure department store offering clothes and accessories of the world-known brands. VIP-services of the stylists and beauticians are available here. The land upon which DLT stands was originally developed in the 18th century and belonged to Artemy Volynsky, a major statesman Peter the Great's era. The building is designed in Modern and Neoclassic styles being a real masterpiece of architecture.
Yeliseyevsky is a must-see food emporium, glittering with chandeliers and Art Nouveau. Eliseev Store situated right on the Nevsky Prospekt is definately the most beautiful grocery store you have ever seen. There are many expensive delicacies, but the store is worth seeing. It was built in the beginning of the 20th century in Art Deco style for wealthy merchants, Eliseev brothers. Eliseevsky Store is really famous in Russia and many citizens and tourists buy something there to remember Saint Petersburg in spite of the high prices.
The historic building Singer house, located in the corner of Nevsky Prospect and Canal Griboyedova, known to all citizens of St Petersburg and many guests of the city as the house of the book - the famous bookstore, one of the centers of cultural and intellectual life of the city.
Gostiny Dvor (on Nevsky Prospect) is an 18th-century merchants’ arcade beautifully restored and packed with boutiques. Bolshoy Gostiny Dvor is not only a shopping mall but also a monument of history and architecture of the XVIII century. The architect is Jean-Baptiste Vallin de la Mothe. Located in the historic center of St. Petersburg, is the block between Nevsky Prospekt (house number 35), Sadovaya Street, Lomonosova street and Perinnaya Line.
Passage, located just in front of Gostiny Dvor, is an atmospheric 19th-century shopping arcade. Passage today is not only a part of St.Petersburg's historical heritage, but also a prosperous contemporary business enterprise. More than 10,000 customers visit Passage daily, and during the holiday season, the customers flow triples. Currently, Joint-Stock Company "Passage" is the largest center of boutique trade with an established professional team of likeminded people who value traditions and the reputation of the firm. Customer service has been steadily growing, collections are updated, and product lines of goods are expanding.
