On October 31, 2012, there will be a great artmob to celebrate Halloween at Palace Square at 19:00. Dress in your scariest costumes, take your brightest flashlight, lots of candy, and come to Palace Square for a spooky event. There will be a great-carved pumpkin and candy will be given away. Let’s break out of our angel like selves, and find our evil side and go outside to Palace Square. 

You think you’ve been to everywhere in St. Petersburg and know everything? Think again!

These are some sights in St-Petersburg that you may not know. You can call them “informal”  museums, parks and monuments, so go for it and see something different in the beautiful city!

In Finland, it will become possible to pay in Russian rubles in the stores. This is important for everyone in St. Petersburg because St. Petersburg residents frequently visit Finland, thus Finland has recently adopted this law in order to attract even more tourists from Russia. The idea was proposed by the store “Stockmann”, and was supported by several other companies in Finland. The new law starts to take effect in December, so you don’t need to exchange your rubles into Euros every time you go to Finland!

Every Friday and Saturday from 23:30 to 6:00, there will be night ice-skating at SKA arena! All night skating is perfect for those who are tired of going to the club or cinema every weekend. Come out to all night skating where you can meet new people and get some good exercise, as ice-skating is great for your legs and your body! :) 

There is a lot to see in St. Petersburg despite not having so many high-rise buildings in the center of the city, there is a decent amount of panoramic view restaurants. These restaurants in which are listed below, offer great views of the city while having a nice meal.

Here is a list of places where one can make a wish in St-Petersburg :)

The city of St. Petersburg is starting to build 70 elevated pedestrian crossings. The project is expected to be finished by 2015. The construction has already begun and will soon appear on the intersection of prospect slavy with Belgradskaya and Budapeshtskaya streets in the Frunzenskiy district. Another pedestrian crossing will be located near the 159 house along Tallinskoe highway in the krasnoselskiy region.

Here are a few interesting opinions of foreigners about Russia. Some of them are funny and far from being true, but here is how Russia is seen by various people from around the world.

1. Never walk alone at night because you can be killed. Never carry money in your passport because if the police check your passport and money is in your passport, they will take it as a bribe, and this never ends well. Never take the subway around town after 7 pm. There are a lot of homeless people who are sleeping in the wagons of the trains. (Guide Travelnotes, USA)

When flying into St Petersburg, you’ll land at Pulkovo airport (LED), a small airport on the outskirts of town.  Make sure after you land you have your passport and visa ready, as these will be checked by immigration agents before the baggage collection area.

Once outside, there are dozens of taxis.  However, these taxis charge a lot more than normal, and the drivers will try to take advantage of you if you don’t speak Russian.  (The same is the case throughout the city).  Rather than hailing a taxi on the street, book online with the taxi service on sntpeters.com and you’ll typically save at least half of the fare.  Our website monitors all of the city’s taxi fares and will find you the best price to get from Pulkovo airport to anywhere (and we mean, anywhere!).  Just let us know the time and date of your arrival by filling out our online form, and we will find and book the best taxi for you—guaranteed. 

The Colonnade of St. Isaac’s Cathedral is a hugely popular spot for tourists in St. Petersburg. With a height of 43 meters, it is possible to survey the entire center of the northern capital of Russia. Traditionally, the journey to the top of the cathedral is whopping 526 steps, but this will all change with a twelve person maximum elevator that will be installed. The restoration of St. Isaac's Cathedral, which lasted nearly a year and a half, is already in the advanced stage, and is soon to be finished.