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The ultimate guide to historic St PetersburgSep 10, 2019 • 7 min read
Explore the art, architecture, and history of St Petersburg, Russia's cultural capital.
St Petersburg Travel Stories
artExploring Russia’s Jewish heritageDec 11, 2018 • 5 min read
Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar has spent 2018 travelling across Russia to participate in ceremonies at a couple of historic synagogues. From the eastern Siberian…
artFive great day trips from St PetersburgOct 4, 2018 • 5 min read
A single trip is nowhere near enough to truly appreciate the splendour of St Petersburg. But even a first-time visitor should consider a quick escape from…
foodWhite Nights and breezy days: summer in St PetersburgJul 3, 2018 • 5 min read
The few brief weeks of the White Nights – those incredible, luminous northern midsummer eves when the high latitudes are bathed in a pearlescent all-night…
foodPorter the Great: discovering Russia’s craft beer sceneFeb 22, 2018 • 6 min read
Russia – the land of vodka, right? On first glance, the Smirnoff-swilling motherland might seem an unlikely beer destination. In fact, Russia has been…
artA literary tour of RussiaJan 18, 2018 • 6 min read
Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries Russia produced towering figures of world literature, including Pushkin, Chekhov, Tolstoy and Solzhenitsyn. Many of…
foodA foodie’s guide to RussiaJan 18, 2018 • 5 min read
One of Russia’s more surprising travel trump cards is the lip-smacking diversity of what’s cooked in its kitchens and served in its restaurants and cafes…
foodSt Petersburg off the beaten trackJan 12, 2018 • 5 min read
No visitor to St Petersburg should miss its world-famous historic and cultural highlights, such as the Hermitage, Peter and Paul Fortress and Mariinsky…
foodHow to live like a Local in St PetersburgMay 31, 2017 • 5 min read
Lonely Planet Local Ksenia Elzes was born and raised in St Petersburg and has lived there for almost 30 years. Petersburgers might joke about the weather…
beachesBest free things to do in St PetersburgDec 6, 2016 • 4 min read
It’s well known that St Petersburg isn’t a cheap destination, and most of its entertainment comes with a price tag. But there are still many attractions…
artThe new HermitageMay 15, 2015 • 5 min read
Fresh from celebrating its 250th birthday in 2014, St Petersburg’s Hermitage has completed the bold conversion of its General Staff Building, the…
festivals and eventsManifesta 10: new and nostalgic art in St PetersburgJul 15, 2014 • 5 min read
Searing photographic images from Kyiv’s Maidan protests, 16 great homosexuals and a Lada Kopeika crashed into a tree in the cobbled courtyard of the…
artAbsolutely Fabergé: Easter eggs with a differenceApr 17, 2014 • 4 min read
Chocolate isn't the only variety of egg attracting admiring glances this Easter - the world's second largest collection of Fabergé eggs has just gone on…