Saint Petersburg Hotels

Saint Petersburg is a metropolitan district surrounded by Leningrad Oblast, centered on Saint Petersburg. Russia's second metropolis, the Saint Petersburg area is one of the world's richest in terms of sights for the visitor.

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.

Peterhof

Peterhof or Petergof, known as Petrodvorets from 1944 to 1992, is a municipal town within Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland.

Pushkin

Pushkin is a town to the south of Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Pavlovsk

Pavlovsk is in the District of Saint Petersburg, about 30 km from the city itself, and just to the south of Tsarskoye Selo.

Fascinating city, crossed by a net of canals, like Venice ! Astonishing a night cruise on the river Neva. Antonio B.

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If you're going to the Hermitage, be prepared to do some walking. I did not think a museum could be that big. Or that Catherine the Great owned that much stuff. Bob T.

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If you plan on doing the Dostoevski/ Raskolnikov walk, or just plan on being down in the hay market, try not to be there after dark. The area can get fairly sketchy at night, especially if you're on foot. Rob B.More Saint Petersburg Tips  GeckoGo