Russia - St Petersburg (PDF Chapter)

This is the St Petersburg chapter from Lonely Planet’s Russia guidebook.

Beautiful, complex and imperious, with a hedonistic, creative temperament, St Petersburg is the ultimate Russian diva. From her early days as an uninhabited swamp, the 300-year-old city has been nurtured by a succession of rulers, enduring practically everything that history and na-ture’s harsh elements could throw at her.

• spend a day (or more!) in the Hermitage, one of the world’s most unrivalled art collec-tions
• maps
• witness the amazing kaleidoscope of colours that is the Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood
• transport
• climb the enormous dome of St Isaac’s Cathedral for the best view over the imperial city
• restaurants & accommodation

Coverage includes: Sights, Activities, Tours, Festivals & Events, Sleeping, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping, Around St Petersburg, Peterhof and Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo).