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Advantages: Big collection of (international) arts Disadvantages: Simply too big to cover in one day
The place to visit once in SaintPetersburg! Even when you're not that much interested in arts or history, it's the place to be an feel the atmoshpere of the old Russian times. Exhibitions change from time to time and can be checked at www.hermitagemuseum.org Make sure you get a map when entering, otherwise you will get lost. Give this visit an early start when you want to get the most out of it or make a selection before. The exhibitions give an impression of the life of the old tsars, their power and wealth. The history of SaintPetersburg, his people, etc. The biggest part of the collection is arts collected by the tsars. For example, more then 50% of the work of the famous Dutch painters is shown in The Hermitage. Tickets can be purchased online to avoid the sometimes long lines for the counters. The Hermitage is open from Tuesday ...
Advantages: A wonderful, beautiful city with a rich history Disadvantages: None
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Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo) - The reason we are returning to St Petersburg! We only had time to visit one of the imperial palaces and I believe we made the correct choice with Peterhof because with the boat trip and the gardens it made a great excursion. However the blue and gold Catherine Palace and Pavlosk Palace, reached by train from Pushkinskaya Station, we were really sad to miss.
Other Notable Attractions - There is so much to see and do in St Petersburg and just wandering around this fantastic city keeps springing surprises. Kazan Cathedral and St Isaac's Cathedral are beautiful, the great squares (Decembrist's Square, St Isaac's Square and Palace Square) are fantastic, stunning historic houses line the numerous canals and the parks and gardens are lovely too.
To the east of the city is the Smolny Complex, the centrepiece of which is ...
Advantages: Central location, brand new, excellent facilities Disadvantages: Breakfasts could be more inspiring, concierge service had its failings
, with varying degrees of success. It is excellent for booking sight-seeing tours, theatre or museum tickets and taxis. In fact, the hotel has it's own taxi drivers so you pay a fixed fee for the particular destination in advance and the driver waits for you at the concierge desk or outside the venue at the agreed time. We used this service to take us to and from the Kirov Ballet and again to drop us off at the airport and were very satisfied with it.
Unfortunately the service was rather let down by the seeming lack of knowledge about the city of St Petersburg exhibited by the staff manning the desk. Although the staff always tried to help, they often failed to advance basic tourist information. For example, when we asked how to get to PeterhofPalace we were told to walk or get the metro to Baltiyskiy station and then take an hour long train ...
