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barrier is easily overcome. Featuring
per formances of fairy tales, both
Russian and foreign, and a musical
version of Kipling’s Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,
the theatre’s wonderful singers and
scenery make this a real treat for
adults as well as children.
Troika (Sleigh) ride
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at Shuvalovka
Sankt Petersburgskoe Shosse 111
• 450 5393 • Call for timings • Adm
• www.russian-village.ru
A winter ride through the thick snow
on a troika, a traditional Russian sleigh
led by horses, is an unforget table
experience. Rides can be booked at
Shuvalovka, a replica Russian village
that also offers a range of facilities, The petting area at Leningrad Zoo
including a traditional Russian banya
Leningrad Zoo
(sauna). Take a Peterhof bus from 0
Avtovo metro station, and ask the MAP C2 • Aleksandrovskiy
driver to stop at Shuvalovka. Park • 232 8260 • Open 10am–7pm
Mon–Fri, 10am–9pm Sat–Sun • Adm
Boat Ride
9 • www.spbzoo.ru
One of the world’s northernmost
In the summer months,
a boat ride along the wa terways zoos, the Leningrad Zoo (it retains
(see pp46–7) is an excellent way to the city’s Soviet-era name) was
see the city. Children will enjoy being opened in 1865. It contains a large
on the water, while adults can use number of attractions, from polar
the time to take in the magnificent bears to a monkey-inhabited island.
architecture of the “Venice of the There are numerous special days
North”. Boats collect passengers throughout the year that celebrate
at many locations across the city. different species.

Scenic boat ride on St Petersburg’s waterways

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