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Exploring St Petersburg

For things to see and do, visitors to St Petersburg are spoiled for
choice. Whether here for just a weekend or longer, here are some
ideas for two and four days of sightseeing in this magnificent city.
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HYDROFOIL
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Paul Fortressortress
Peterhof Paul F
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Letniy
TRAIN AND BUS
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Columns
Marsovovo
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Church on
Hermitage Church on
Hermitage
Spilled Blood
Spilled Blood
Russian
Russian
Museum
Hydrofoil
Russk Hydrofoil Museum
Russkiyiy
Kitsch
Kitsch stop stop
Nevskiy
Admiralty
Admiralty Nevskiy
prospekt
Gardens prospekt
Gardens
Anichkovov
Cathedral ofal of
St Isaac’s’s
St Isaac Cathedr Anichk
Bridge
Cathedralal
Our Lady of Kazan
Gostinyyyy
To P To Peterhofeterhof Cathedr Our Lady of Kazan Gostin Bridge
(20 k (20 km)m) Dvor Dvor CatherineCatherine
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the Great’seat’s
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Statue
Fontanka Фонтанка
Mariinskiy
Mariinskiy
Theatre
The Church on Spilled Blood was Theatre Fontanka Фонтанка
built in memory of Alexander II.
Two Days in Vitebsk
Vitebskiyiy
Station
St Petersburg Station TRAIN TRAIN
Key
Day 1 Two-day itinerary
MORNING Four-day itinerary
For a first taste of this To T To Tsarskoe Selosarskoe Selo
bustling historic city, take a Day 2 (25 k (25 km)m)
stroll along Nevskiy prospekt MORNING
(see pp12–13). Start at Anichkov Take a hydrofoil for the scenic
Bridge and head towards the 30-minute trip to Peterhof (see
Admiralty Gardens, with a pp30–31) to marvel at Peter the
detour to the Church on Spilled Great’s palace with its Grand
Blood (see pp18–19). Cascade of fountains.
AFTERNOON AFTERNOON
Visit one of the world’s Enjoy superb city views
largest art collections as you cross the Neva
at the Hermitage to visit the intriguing
(see pp14–17). Make fortified buildings
sure you see the The marble figures at the base within the Peter
spectacular Winter of the Rostral Columns and Paul Fortress
Palace State Rooms. represent Russian rivers. (see pp24–5).
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