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Nine museums worth your time in Saint Petersburg, from the Hermitage and the Russian Museum to the Kunstkamera, Fabergé eggs, the siege…

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Ten essential things to do in Saint Petersburg, from the Hermitage and the Peter and Paul Fortress to a Neva boat trip…

Airports & Transport

A busy landing on Universitetskaya Embankment, on Vasilyevsky Island across from the Admiralty, where boats leave daily in season for day, evening…

Airports & Transport

A park landing on Yelagin Island beside the Second Yelagin Bridge, where sightseeing boats stop in season for trips on the Neva,…

Airports & Transport

A boat landing at the end of the Sevkabel Port quay on Vasilyevsky Island, where boats from the centre arrive and sunset…

Airports & Transport

A small semicircular landing on the English Embankment near the Blagoveshchensky Bridge, a quieter alternative to the piers by the Hermitage for…

Airports & Transport

A pier on the Fontanka embankment next to Anichkov Bridge, a short walk from Nevsky Prospekt, used by excursion boats for canal…

Airports & Transport

A wide granite staircase to the Neva beside the Admiralty, guarded by sculpted lions, and the best-known departure point for the fast…

Airports & Transport

A landing on the English Embankment beside Senate Square and the Bronze Horseman, where sightseeing boats on the Neva leave. Several piers…

Airports & Transport

A landing on the Palace Embankment beside the Hermitage, used by sightseeing boats on the Neva and canals. It is one of…