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jussi loves Saint Petersburg because the Beach Volley world cup played by the river Neva is a must see!
mikko-oskari loves Saint Petersburg because Beautiful city, great food, friendly people
Ilkka loves Saint Petersburg because an old
marcoschmid loves Saint Petersburg because Beautifull buldings and great parties!!
yukka hates Saint Petersburg because full of criminals
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What is Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is Russia's second largest city, with a population of 4.7 million perched at the eastern tip of of the Baltic Sea and the Neva River. The city was formerly known as Petrograd (Петроград), and later Leningrad (Ленинград).
Founded by Peter the Great, the former home of the Czars and the center of Russian culture, Saint Petersburg was known as "The Venice of the North" in its heyday. Rechristened Petrograd during the first World War, the city was renamed Leningrad in 1924 in honor of the communist revolutionary, V.I. Lenin. Bombed, blockaded and starved during World War II, the city took a back seat to Moscow during the Soviet era.
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"Sculpted by islands and the sinuous Neva River, the city is a vista of geometric elegance."
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"IPA : [sankt p??t???rburk] )is a city and a federal subject located in the Northwestern Federal District of Russia on the Neva River at the east end of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea."
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"Saint Petersburg (?????-?????????? Sankt-Peterburg ; [1] )is Russia 's second largest city, with a population of 4.7 million perched at the eastern tip of of the Baltic Sea and the Neva River."
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About Saint Petersburg
gola from Finland wrote about Saint Petersburg 5 years ago
Like dancing? Be sure to visit @ Metroclub, 174 Ligovsky Prospekt. 3 floor dance club and lot of good-looking russian girls and international people, too! You just can't stop girls surrounding you all the time, and why would you!
sheldonoliver replied 3 years, 11 months ago:
"and why would you!" XD
jussi from Finland wrote about Saint Petersburg 4 years, 8 months ago
We took a train from Helsinki to St. Petersburg. The trip takes a few hours but is definitely one of the best train experiences I've had. The athmosphere was that of old times with curtains and white textile tablecloths in the restaurant car. And the food was proper russian food with a soup starter and a beer on the side. Happy traveling! :-)
Oh btw. make sure you take the russian train Repin. The finnish train Sibelius is just a normal train with no added eastern ambience.
luefkens from France wrote about Saint Petersburg 4 years, 8 months ago
Before you go, download the St. Petersburg In Your Pocket city guide for free from http://st_petersburg.inyourpocket.com or grab a hard copy when you are there.
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dark.initro from Russia wrote about Saint Petersburg 4 years, 7 months ago
Very great city. I recomend to vizit Hermitage and just walk through old part of city
nipsu from Finland wrote about Saint Petersburg 4 years, 5 months ago
I know that many people hate cabbage, but I also know that they haven't tasted cabbage soup in Russia! It was my appetizer in one restaurant in St Petersburg (but I can't remember the name of it) and I really loved it! Never have tasted so delicious soup! Slurps.
maria10 replied 3 years, 11 months ago:
btw, do you like russian cuisine?
nipsu from Finland wrote about Saint Petersburg 4 years, 5 months ago
There is everything that you need to spend your time in a cultural nightlife! But everyone has to remember that those bridges in the town really open after midnight one at the time! So you have to plan earlier how to get back :)
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Herbina from Finland wrote about Saint Petersburg 4 years, one month ago
Not so much a village, haha. Lots to see.
maria10 from Russia wrote about Saint Petersburg 3 years, 11 months ago
If you need nice hotel to stay in St-Petersburg, come on!
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sheldonoliver replied 3 years, 11 months ago:
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maria10 from Russia wrote about Saint Petersburg 3 years, 11 months ago
Night St.Petersburg
Palace Bridge
nannu from Finland wrote about Saint Petersburg 4 years ago
The town is absolutely on of the most beautiful and amazing towns I’ve ever visited in Europe. Everything is huge. Try circus, pantomime theatre, river trip in Neva, shopping in the local market, take an unofficial taxi from Nevskii Prospekt. Live in a hotel in which all the rooms are different.
JiiQuu wrote about Saint Petersburg 3 years, 3 months ago
If you plan to visit Hermitage, reserve the whole day for it. Been there 3 times and still haven't seen anything. It's incredible!
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nipsu from Finland wrote about Hermitage Museum 4 years, 6 months ago
Usually I think it's a waste of time to go to the museums. I hate art and history! Hermitage really changed my mind, because words almost failed me there. Museum is huge, so you can visit only a small part of it in one day. But it was really worth seeing, because I was running out of time, and that is totally unusual for me in a MUSEUM!
cesc replied 4 years, 6 months ago:
Visit it again, I have been there many time but never is enough...
dark.initro from Russia wrote about Hermitage Museum 4 years, 7 months ago
very great museum. Very big... I have a day but I have not vizited whole museum
nipsu from Finland wrote about Hermitage Museum 4 years, 5 months ago
I'm not so keen on history, but Hermitage museum is an enjoyable way to get to know Russian's history and cultural. There you almost forget that you are in a museum, because there are so many special things to see...over 3,000,000 items! In my opinion, the most interesting collection of the museum is The treasure Gallery, where gold and diamonds are the main points.
nipsu from Finland wrote about Saint Isaac's Cathedral 4 years, 5 months ago
This is also one of the enormous landmarks of Russia! As I have said many times, I don't really enjoy visiting historical and cultural places...including churches! But this cathedral is different, it's grand. When you have an possibility to visit St Petersburg, spare enough time, because there are so many awesome places to see.
jussi from Finland wrote about Petrodvorets 5 years, 3 months ago
If visiting Saint Petersburg, you should make a day trip to Peterhof, Peter the Great's summer residence. It's a magnificent place!
juhah from USA wrote about St Petersburg Serviced Apartm 5 years, one month ago
By far the most beautiful city in Europe. Good restaurants and night life. Expensive!
satuandersson1 from Finland wrote about Church of the Savior on Blood 4 years, 5 months ago
One of the must-see sights in St Petersburg. The church was built with tax money from all of Russia. Hence the name. It's more fabulous on the outside than on the inside. And the queues are looong...
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