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St Petersburg Area by Area
This book divides central St Petersburg into five areas,
each of which has its own chapter. Often the city’s
waterways create natural area boundaries but some-
times a main road defines the border. Most sights are
concentrated within this part of town, but there are a
number of places of interest just outside the colour-
coded centre. These are covered in the chapter Further
Afield (see pp124–131). The sights outside the city limits
are described in Beyond St Petersburg (see pp140–165).
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EYEWITNESS TRAVEL
ST PETERSBURG
EYEWITNESS TRAVEL
ST PETERSBURG
MAIN CONTRIBUTORS:
CATHERINE PHILLIPS
CHRISTOPHER AND MELANIE RICE
CONTENTS
HOW TO USE
THIS GUIDE 6
PROJECT EDITOR Anna Streiffert
ART EDITOR Marisa Renzullo
EDITOR Ella Milroy
US EDITORS Mary Sutherland, Michael T. Wise
DESIGNERS Gillian Andrews, Carolyn Hewitson,
Paul Jackson, Elly King, Nicola Rodway
VISUALIZER Joy Fitzsimmons
MAP CO-ORDINATORS Emily Green, David Pugh
PICTURE RESEARCH Brigitte Arora
DTP DESIGNERS Samantha Borland, Sarah Martin, Pamela Shiels
Bronze model of ship, a symbol
MAIN CONTRIBUTORS of St Petersburg
Catherine Phillips, Christopher and Melanie Rice
PHOTOGRAPHERS INTRODUCING
Demetrio Carrasco, John Heseltine ST PETER SBURG
ILLUSTRATORS
Stephen Conlin, Maltings Partnership, Chris Orr & Associates, FOUR GREAT DAYS IN
Paul Weston ST PETERSBURG 10
Reproduced by Colourscan, Singapore PUTTING
Printed and bound by South China Printing Co. Ltd., China
ST PETERSBURG
First American Edition, 1998 ON THE MAP 12
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Published in the United States by THE HISTORY OF
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Reprinted with revisions 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007 ST PETERSBURG
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PUBLISHED IN GREAT BRITAIN BY DORLING KINDERSLEY LTD.
ISSN 1542-1554
ISBN 978-0-7566-2436-1
THROUGHOUT THIS BOOK, FLOORS ARE REFERRED TO IN ACCORDANCE
WITH EUROPEAN USAGE, I.E. THE “FIRST FLOOR” IS ONE FLOOR UP.
Front cover main image: Golden cupolas at Tsarkoe Selo
The information in this
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide is checked regularly.
Every effort has been made to ensure that this book is as up-to-date as Petersburgers enjoying the snow
possible at the time of going to press. Some details, however, such outside the Admiralty
as telephone numbers, opening hours, prices, gallery hanging
arrangements and travel information are liable to change. The
publishers cannot accept responsibility for any consequences arising ST PETERSBURG
from the use of this book, nor for any material on third party
websites, and cannot guarantee that any website address in this AREA BY AREA
book will be a suitable source of travel information. We value the
views and suggestions of our readers very highly. Please write to: VASILEVSKIY ISLAND
Publisher, DK Eyewitness Travel Guides,
Dorling Kindersley, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, Great Britain. 56
The grand façade of the Hermitage in winter sunlight
GETTING TO
ST PETERSBURG
218
GETTING AROUND
ST PETERSBURG
221
ST PETERSBURG
STREET FINDER
230
Little Stable Bridge crossing the Moyka river
GENERAL INDEX 246
PETROGRADSKAYA TRAVELLERS’
64 NEEDS
PALACE EMBANKMENT WHERE TO STAY
74 168
GOSTINYY DVOR RESTAURANTS AND
96 CAFES 178
SENNAYA PLOSHCHAD SHOPS AND MARKETS
114 194
15th-century icon of St George and
the Dragon, Russian Museum
ENTERTAINMENT IN
ST PETERSBURG
200 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
258
SURVIVAL GUIDE
PHRASE BOOK
PRACTICAL AND
INFORMATION TRANSLITERATION
208 260
Golden statues of the Grand
Cascade at Peterhof
FURTHER AFIELD
124
THREE
GUIDED WALKS
132
BEYOND
ST PETERSBURG
140 St Isaac’s Cathedral, lavishly decorated inside with more than
40 different stones and minerals
6 H O W T O U S E T HIS GUID E
HOW TO USE THIS GUIDE
his guide will help you to get sights, using maps, p hotograp hs and
the most from your visit to St illustrations. The sights are arranged in
TPetersburg, providing ex pert two groups: those in the central districts
recommendations as well as detailed and those a little further afield. The
practical information. Introducing St guided walks reveal three characteristics
Petersburg maps the city and sets it in of the city – the canals, the Neva and the
its geographical, historical and cultural islands. Beyond St Petersburg describes
context, with a quick-reference time- sights requiring one- or two-day excur-
line on the history pages giving t he sions. Hotel, restaurant, shopping and
dates of Russia’s rulers and significant entertainment recommendations can
events. St Petersburg at a Glance is an be found in Travellers’ Needs, while the
overview of the city’s main attractions. Survival Guide includes tips on every-
St Petersburg Area by Area starts on thing from transport and telephones to
page 54 and describes all the important personal safety.
FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND THE SIGHTSEEING SECTION
Each of the seven sightseeing areas is colour- by-Street map illustrating a particularly interes-
coded for easy reference. Every chapter opens ting part of the area; for sights beyond the city
with an introduction to the area it covers, limits, by a regional map. A simple numbering
describing its history and character. For system relates sights to the maps. Important
central districts, this is followed by a Street- sights are covered by several pages.
Introduction to the area
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The area shaded in pink
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Street-by-Street map
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of interesting and important
parts of each sightseeing area,
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