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Basic information
Interesting facts
Main cultural attractions
White Nights
Transport
The second largest city in Russia, St. Petersburg is the country’s cultural heart.
Population of more than 5 million.
The city was formerly known as Petrograd, and later Leningrad.
This is a magical city, with a long list of major attractions.
Interesting facts
Saint Petersburg is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list as an area with 36 historical architectural complexes and around 4000 outstanding individual monuments of architecture, history and culture.
The city has 221 museums, 2000 libraries, more than 80 theaters, 100 concert organizations, 45 galleries.
There are 342 bridges in Saint Petersburg.
There are 33 islands in Saint Petersburg.
Main cultural attractions:For all types of tourists
Mostly all of them located in the city center
Some of them are free to enter
Environs such as Tsarskoe Selo and Peterhof
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAxf-05NTRY
The Hermitage
Kazansky Cathedral
Church on the Spilled Blood
St. Isaac’s Cathedral
Tsarskoe Selo
Peterhof
Allocentric tourists
Some of them are located in the city center
Some of them are free to enter
Unusual way to see and explore
Russian Vodka Museum
The museum gives a fascinating insight into the Russian history, culture and drinking traditions.
Russian Vodka Museum is the first museum in Russia and in the world dedicated exclusively to Vodka.
Its exhibition tells about the drink which has been an integral part and essential attribute of Russian life for centuries.
Kunstkammer Museum of Anthropology and
Ethnography
The eccentricities of Peter the Great are revealed at this museum he established in 1714 where his bizarre collection of vital organs, deformed skeletons, a two-faced calf and more are displayed in the Round Room.
First museum which was opened in Russia
Erarta
ERARTA is the biggest museum of the contemporary art in Russia.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qOkqE8vO50
John Lennon Love, Peace and Music Temple at 10, Pushkinskaya
street squat
Made by one of the biggest Beatles fan in Russia
Not an official street of John Lennon
Monument of Tshisik Pyshik
During the existence of the monument he was abducted seven times, but each time the sculptures were putting it back in place or was restored again.
Place where wishes come true
Its height - 11 cm, weight - about 5 kg.
White Nights
White Nights (roughly, 11 June–2 July), when the sun sets only for a brief period of twilight, and the streets stay alive around the clock. The last ten days of June, during the White Nights Festival of all-day performances, concerts, festivals, and parties.
Transport
You can travel by:
Subway
Tram
Bus
Taxi
Local train
And…
Downtown and western parts of the city are safest.
Suburbs like Kupchino, Veteranov Ligovo and Sennaya in the centre should be avoided at night time.
As a general rule, the farther you are from the city center, the more dangerous it is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52Xk6ZxqEOA