St Petersburg Insight City Guide

Introduction: A City Reborn. History: A Window on the West; Notes of a Blockade Survivor; Decisive Dates; The City Today. Features: People of Peter; The Influence of Religion; Art and Architecture; The Performing Arts; Literary Lions;, Food; Shopping. Places:Introduction; Along the Embankment; The Hermitage; Nevsky Prospekt; From St Isaac's to St Nicholas; The Russian Museum;Peter and Paul Fortress; Petrograd Side; Vasilievsky Island; Vyborg Side; Southern Suburbs; Peterhof Palace; Day Trips from St Petersburg; Gulf of Finland. Information Panels: Peter the Great; The Great Architects;The Great Composers; The Birth of a Collection; Grigory Rasputin; On the Trail of Rublev; Ilya Repin; The Death of Pushkin. Travel Tips: Transport; Accommodation; Activities; The Arts; Cinema; Festivals; Nightlife; Shopping; Sport;Other Activities. A-Z: PRACTICAL INFORMATION: Budgeting for your Trip; Children; Climate; Customs; Disabled Travellers; Embassies; Emergencies; Gay Travellers; Money; Tour Companies; Tourist Information; Visas; Websites; Women Travellers. LANGUAGE. FURTHER READING. MAPS: Map Legend; Street Atlas;St Petersburg front flap; Along the Embankment; Nevsky Prospekt; Alexander Nevsky Monastery; From St Isaac's to St Nicholas; Peter and Paul Fortress; Petrograd Side; Vasilievsky Island; Vyborg Side; Southern Suburbs; Peterhof; Excursions from St Petersburg; Novgorod; City Metro; The Hermitage back flap; The Russian Museum back flap.