St Petersburg
This new high-tech entertainment complex houses two theatres, a gallery, a top-floor restaurant and two bars on the ground floor. It's set in a former…
Must-see attractions in St Petersburg
City Electrical Transport Museum
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A must-see if you love retro trams and trolleybuses. A handsome brick shed houses around 20 of these vehicles, both originals and replicas, that used to…
State Russian Museum and Exhibition Centre ROSPHOTO
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This gallery showcases rotating exhibitions of photography, videography and other mixed media drawn from across Russia and around the world. It’s…
St Petersburg
This Whiskey-class Soviet submarine was built in 1954, and – incredibly, once you've looked around inside – served in the Soviet navy until 1990. It has…
St Petersburg
This is the former home of Isaak Brodsky, Repin’s favourite student and one of the favoured artists of the revolution (not to be confused with Joseph…
St Petersburg
The Cathedral's 122.5m-high bell tower is the second structure in St Petersburg after the television tower. At the base there is a small exhibition about…
St Petersburg
This multi-floored gallery near the Griboyedov Canal stages intriguing exhibitions that showcase the talents of Russian artists of the 20th and 21st…
St Petersburg
This compact contemporary art museum, with galleries on the 3rd and 4th floors, is worth visiting to see all kinds of visual art forms created by a group…
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This attractive walled complex dates to the 12th century and is still in the process of being rebuilt following its decommissioning during the Soviet…
St Petersburg
One of St Petersburg's newest 'art clusters', the Berthold Centre has a handful of shops, cafes and galleries spread around a former foundry. There's a…
St Petersburg
Opera buffs will want to visit this house–museum where the great singer Fyodor Chaliapin (1873–1938) lived before fleeing the Soviet Union in 1922. The…
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This is one of the first palaces that Peter the Great built out this way while supervising his far grander enterprise down the road. It has some well…
St Petersburg
Opened in 2005, K-Gallery houses one of the largest private collections of Russian artwork in the city. The two-floor space features a changing array of…
St Petersburg
Since 1848, the portico of the New Hermitage has been supported by 10 muscular giants cut from grey granite in the workshop of sculptor Alexander…
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This charming footbridge is suspended by cables emerging from the mouths of golden-winged griffins. The name comes from the Assignment Bank (now a further…
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Russian architect Andrei Voronykhin (who rose from serfdom to become one of Petersburg's master architects), designed this simple but elegant pavilion. It…
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This small two-room gallery is a fine spot to check out up-and-coming artists from St Petersburg, Kazakhstan, Belarus and beyond. Call or visit the…
Svyato-Uspensky Devichy Monastery
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The women's monastery on the main road in Staraya Ladoga is a remarkably atmospheric place to wander. The small brick church, with its 900-year-old…
Around St Petersburg
In the complex of Monplaisir, this was built over various periods. Although the interior isn't spectacular, it does provide insight into life among the…
St Petersburg
If you visit just one cemetery in St Petersburg, make it this one, a lush and peaceful stretch of walled-in greenery where you can contemplate some of…
Necropolis of the 18th Century
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A packed cemetery noted for its fine statuary. Here you'll find the final resting place for Mikhail Lomonosov and Natalya Lanskaya (Pushkin's wife) as…
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Laid out in the late-18th century by Vincenzo Brenna for the private use of the royal family, the Private Garden is a charming place to stroll, full of…
Historical-Architectural & Archaeological Museum
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Displays an interesting retrospective of the area’s history, including a scale model of how the fortress once looked and items found on archaeological…
Around St Petersburg
Built by Rastrelli between 1747 and 1755, this building was where Catherine the Great was living when her husband Peter III was overthrown, paving the way…
Around St Petersburg
This baroque cathedral can be found at the end of the pedestrianised shopping street off the central pr 25 Oktyabrya. It has a grandly restored interior…
Tikhvin Historical Memorial & Architectural Museum
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On the grounds of Tikhvin's photogenic monastery, this small museum has intriguing displays on the monastery’s history as well as religious art dating…
St Petersburg
An amusement park with thrilling rides that kids of all ages will adore. Top draws include a roller coaster with 10 loops and a vertical descent that…
Around St Petersburg
A two-storey pavilion that houses temporary exhibitions on the ground floor. The upper-storey contains a long colonnade perfect for strolling and taking…
Around St Petersburg
This somewhat overgrown 200-hectare park houses the Alexander Palace, a favourite retreat for Nicholas II and family, the last of the Romanov line.
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This large ornamental 'pond' is more of a lake, and forms the centrepiece of the landscaped gardens at Tsarskoe Selo.
Around St Petersburg
A formal garden restricted to members of the royal family. When the flowers are in bloom, it's a stunning sight.
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Four majestic white lions – two on either end – guard this photogenic bridge, which was built in 1826.
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The Upper Garden is the charming formal garden that leads to the Grand Palace's southern front.
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A huge leafy expanse on Krestovsky Island with ponds, walking paths and summertime food vendors.
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An imposing brick church completed in 1905 that stands tall (70m high) in Peterhof town.
Holy Trinity Alexander Nevsky Lavra
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A classical design completed in 1790 that contains the remains of St Alexander Nevsky.
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This innocuous house on the corner of Stolyarny per (called ‘S… lane’ in the book) is one of two possible locations of the attic apartment of Rodion…
St Petersburg
Built between 1741 and 1751, with input from a slew of architects, including Rastrelli and Rossi, the Anichkov Palace is now officially known as the St…
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Right outside the Moskovskaya metro station you’ll see the House of Soviets, a staggeringly bombastic Stalinist beauty. Planned to be the central…
