There are many amazing private mansions in St Petersburg. Some of them now belong to different institutions, so people can hardly see the stunning interiors hidden behind closed doors. I was lucky to visit Kelh’s house, one of the most beautiful and hard to visit […]
St Petersburg is really famous for its porcelain produced by Imperial Porcelain factory. Founded in 1744, the plant is still operating in our days. In my personal opinion, a porcelain piece is the best present you can ever bring from St Petersburg: it’s locally made […]
Political history museum overview Situated not far from the Peter and Paul fortress, St Petersburg museum of political history may be interesting for those who want to feel what life in USSR was like and see documents and even some personal belongings of the leaders […]
Here are some ideas for off the beaten track full-day trips from St Petersburg I’ll write more detailed posts dedicated to each one of these places . Some of these one-day trips are easy ( Kronstadt), others take longer but are no less interesting. In […]
Chijik-Pyjik, the smallest monument in St Petersburg, measures only 11 sm and weights about 5 kilos. It is a bird sitting on an embankment of Fontanka river close to the Engineeer’s castle and the Summer garden. The monument was installed in 1994 and quickly became […]
C – 189 is the second submarine you can visit inSt Petersburg. It is less well-known than Narodovolets, but in a way it is even more interesting as it is not on the shore, but right in water. C-189 is a medium-size diesel-electric torpedo submarine […]