ST. PETERSBURG Economic Travel Guide
Fairy tale in the White Nights…
Dostoyevsky’s In the words of “the calmest city in the world”, welcome to Venice of Russia… The plan of Peter the Great to build a city similar to Rome and Venice almost surpassed the original… During the summer months (mid-June to the end of August) morning life and culture and the artsy city of St.. Petersburg is like a fairy tale city… Connections on the Neva River are provided only by bridges and the city was built on top of 42 islands… The second largest city in Russia and the fourth largest city in Europe, St.. Petersburg, in 1703 I. Founded by Peter. This port city on the Baltic Sea was the capital of the Russian Tsardom for two hundred years.. With the accumulation of history, art events and 306 museums, the St.. St. Petersburg is a city in Asia where it blows European breezes…
We wish you white dreams in white nights from the door opening to Europe.. Petersburg article.. I mean Belye Nochi in Russian!
ST. ACCESS TO PETERSBURG: ST. HOW TO GET TO PETERSBURG?
By Plane: Pulkovo Airport (Pulkovo Airport), located approximately 14 km from the city center, St.. It is the only airport in St. Petersburg. from Istanbul to St.. Petersburg takes about 3 hours. With both connecting and direct flights, from Sabiha Gökçen Airport or Atatürk Airport to St.. It is possible to go to St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport. For tickets, you can check the appropriate comparative ticket on Skyscanner.. There are many alternatives to go from Pulkovo Airport to the City Center:
- By Metro: To go to Moskovskaya Metro Station, one of the busiest spots in the city centre, You can use metro line 2.
- By taxi: It takes about 20 minutes to get from Pulkovo Airport to the city center by taxi. The fee is; $25. Don’t get ripped off!
- By bus: You can go to Moskovskaya Metro Station with 3 different bus alternatives from the bus stop located at the exit gate of Pulkovo Airport’s Arrivals Terminal:
- Municipal Bus: It takes 30-35 minutes to get to Moskovskaya Metro Station by bus number 39, which operates between 5:30 and 1:30 and departs every 12-20 minutes.. Fee: 30 Russian Rubles
- Express (Fast) Bus: Shuttle 39Ex, which operates between 5:25 and 0:20 and departs every 25-30 minutes It takes 20 minutes to get to Moskovskaya Metro Station with the bus. Fee: 30 Russian Rubles
- Minibus: Going to Moskovskaya Metro Station by mibinus number K39, which operates between 7:00 and 23:30 and departs every 5 minutes, It takes 15-20 minutes. Fare: 40 Russian Rubles
By train: If you are from Helsinki, Riga or any other city where the Russian train line passes, St.. It is very easy to go to St. Petersburg.. Especially Moscow and St.. Petersburg by train is very famous.. Click for detailed information
By the bus: Not a preferred type of document
By a vehicle: Not a highly preferred type of document
ST. PETERSBURG CITY TRANSPORTATION
St.. It’s easy to get from one place to another in St. Petersburg. Because the metro and bus line go around almost the whole city. We St.. You can complete Nevsky Street, which is one of the busiest places to see in St. Petersburg, with buses numbered 27 and 22.. You will also see the subway sign along the street. It is also possible to tour the city with Hop on-hop off.
ST. ACCOMMODATION IN PETERSBURG: ST. WHERE TO STAY IN PETERSBURG?
Although it is a big city in terms of area, St.. Places to visit in St. Petersburg are located close to the banks of the Fontanka River.. Therefore, we recommend you to prefer the river environment for accommodation.
The Tsentralny District on the right of the Fontanka River that divides the city into two, and the Petrogradsky and Vasileostrovsky Districts on the left are ideal for accommodation.. But the closer you get to the river, the more expensive the prices become.. Price alternatives for every budget and St.. Since St. Petersburg is located in the area where the places to see are dense, you can choose Nevsky Prospekt that passes along the Tsentralny District and the streets parallel to it for accommodation.
We www.booking We rented an apartment on Mayakovskaya Street, near the end of Nevsky Prospekt Avenue from .com. Thus St.. During our trip to St. Petersburg, we had to pass through Nevsky Prospekt, so many historical places to see were on our way.. We were able to easily implement our Petersburg itinerary.
Tip: If you are more than two people, renting an apartment for accommodation is more affordable.
ST. ABSOLUTELY THINGS TO DO IN PETERSBURG
White Nights Canal Tour: a tour you should definitely and definitely do. If you don’t, St.. Just don’t say you came to St. Petersburg! Our comments 4. It is in the day section.
Theatre- Opera- Ballet: Never leave without watching. It’s a good idea to reserve tickets in advance.
ST. WHAT TO EAT IN PETERSBURG? WHAT TO DRINK?
Only St.. Petersburg, it is actually the most popular traditional Russian food.. You can taste it in St. Petersburg. So what are they?
- Borscht (or Borsch): the most popular Russian soup. In fact, wherever you go to Slavic nations, you will definitely see the words “There is Borsch” on the signs of the restaurants.. It was so important to the Slavs that if a woman could only make Borsch, she was considered a good wife.. Well, if you say what is in Borsch; You can put meat or chicken with beets, potatoes, carrots, cabbage or whatever vegetables you want… Borsch is served cold or hot..
- Pelmeny (either da Plemeni): So the ravioli we know.. The only difference is; Served with different sauces. For example, with cream, tomato sauce, mushroom sauce or mayonnaise, vinegar, butter…
- Blini: Russian pancakes.. Thin is acceptable. It is offered with many additions such as salmon, butter, cream, caviar, minced meat, mushrooms.
- Piroski (or Piroshki, Pirozhki): Small bun. Its word meaning is the same as its name..
- Solyanka: It is prepared by adding prunes, pickled cucumbers, olives, lemon juice, pepper and spices together with different types of meat.. Solyanka is preferred even more than Borsch for some…
- Golubtsi: Cabbage wrap. The fact that they add prunes to their inner mortar, which is different from ours.. It is usually consumed on special occasions.
- Oladi (Oladyi): Pancake, that is, small and thick pancakes
In addition to traditional Russian dishes, To our surprise St.. Petersburg has great pizza restaurants. For example, we definitely recommend Carbonaria Italian Restaurant and Pasta.pizza bar on Nevsky Street.
ST. SHOPPING IN PETERSBURG
St. When it comes to shopping in St. Petersburg, the first thing that comes to mind is Nevsky Prospekt, Nevsky Avenue.. You will find different gift, clothing and food shops on this street, as well as St.. Petersburg’s Grand Bazaar, Gostiny Dvor, and when you go to the end of the street, you will find the Stockmann Nevsky Centre Shopping Center. (Stockmann Adres) If you have limited time to shop, Stockmann is for you. You can both find various kinds of shopping opportunities and fill your stomach with eating alternatives.
ST. PETERSBURG CITY TOUR
St. The area of the city of St. Petersburg used as a city is 605.8 km².. I mean, it’s a big city.. But luckily for the tourists, St.. Petersburg is located on both sides of the Fontanka River, which divides the city into two, and close to the river.. We begin our St. Petersburg Travel Guide…
1. DAY ST. PETERSBURG CITY TOUR: HISTORICAL SITES AND MOST IMPORTANT TOURISTIC SITEs About 5 km and 1 hour 1. Day St.. St. Petersburg itinerary, starting from the Hermitage Museum on foot. We visit the most popular sights of St. Petersburg. Don’t tell me what to do with the rest of the day. Because the Hermitage Museum will take a lot of your time.. (Hermitage Museum Address: Dvortsovaya pl 2 /Metro: Admiralteyskaya)
In our travels, instead of visiting all the museums one by one, in a tourist manner, it should be seen especially We choose the necessary museums and in this way, we spend more time in the city instead of the museum, exploring the city without breaking away from the people/locals of that city.. The Hermitage Museum, the former Tsarist Palace, is also located in St.. Petersburg, and it’s worth visiting…. We start our trip to St. Petersburg from the city center square, namely Palace Square, where the Main Museum Complex and Alexander Column are located.. Ideal to start exploring the city…
Hermitage Museum: Hermitage Museum’ In its 360 rooms, there is a huge collection of the history of Western European Art.. The collection started by Catherine the Great, one of the greatest collectors of all time, I. Nicholas I (Nicholas I) expanded and opened the galleries to the public for the first time in 1852.
Museum entrance fee: 600 Russian Rubles (RUB) – But it provides access to the Main Museum Complex and other parts of the complex.
Keep in mind: On the first Thursday of every month, admission to the museum complex is free for everyone.. Click for more information
Hermitage Museum Complex (State Hermitage) consists of 7 main buildings: The General Staff Building, The Building of Menshikov Palace, The Great (Old) The Hermitage is the Hermitage Theatre, the New Hermitage with the Sculpture of the Atlanteans at the entrance, The Small Hermitage and the most important building of the complex is the former Royal Palace, The Winter Palace.
Leaving Palace Square (Palace Square), we are walking along the Neva River, on the very popular Saray Pier Street (Palace Embankment, Palace Quay or originally called Dvortsovaya Naberezhnaya).. This street starts with Palace Bridge and ends with Fontanka River.. While walking along the coastline, you will see the Peter and Paul Fortress and Vasilievsky Island (Vasilievsky Island) and many historical buildings across the river.. One of them is III.. Marble Palace in neoclassical structure built for Count Grigory Orlov, who was rewarded for helping to dethrone Peter. 32 different kinds of marble were used in the construction of the palace.
When we left the riverside and turned our route to the city center, the canal took us to St.. Petersburg…
Church on the Spilled Blood, The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood or the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ): The name of the church with an onion-shaped, colorful dome on Konyushennaya pl, St. II. It is the Bloody Church because it was the place where Alexander was murdered.. No matter how bloody its history is, this church is candy-like, a wonderful building!
Art Square (Art Square, originally called Ploshchad Iskusstv): Art Square, Russia It is surrounded by some of the most important museums of . Opposite the huge Mikhaylovskiy Skver garden, in the middle of which there is the statue of the great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin, the Russian Museum (Russian Museum) and the Russian Museum of Ethnography, on the canal side, the oldest opera in Russia, founded in 1833 and Mikhaylovsky Theater (Mikhaylovsky Theatre), one of the ballet buildings.
Following the canal in front of the Mikhaylovsky Theater, we arrive at Nevsky Street (Nevsky Prospect)..
St. 1 of our St. Petersburg city tour. By keeping the day as short as possible, we save energy and take some rest in the endless mornings of the White Nights.. Remember, life begins at night…
