St. Petersburg (Lonely Planet City Guides) | Tom Masters

St. Petersburg (Lonely Planet City Guides) | Tom Masters | THE BEST THERE IS

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	St. Petersburg (Lonely Planet City Guides) Tom Masters Lonely Planet, 2005 - 250 pages average customer review:based on 9 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

World-class entertainment at the Mariinsky Theatre, sultry White Nights in midsummer, ice-skating on the Neva and the sublime architecture of the Church on the Spilled Blood ? Russia?s ?northern capital? amazes all who visit. This smart, streetwise and stylish guide uncovers the cultural riches, captivating history and carefree nightlife of this magnificent city.

Immerse Yourself In Art ? compare Picasso and Poussin, Gainsborough and Gauguin with a whole chapter dedicated to the vast Hermitage Museum

Catch The Scene ? dance on tables or watch world-class ballet; our St Petersburg expert reveals the complete range of entertainment options

Explore the city with tailor-made walking tours, full color, cross-referenced maps and metro plan

Talk The Talk with our detailed language chapter complete with Cyrillic script

Escape to opulent Tsarist palaces and charming historic towns with our comprehensive Excursions chapter

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Chock Full of Information

I just returned from St. Petersburg. The Lonley Planet guide was amazingly helpful. This little pocket sized book contains virtually everything one needs to navigate the city, find hotels, restaurants, visit the important and novel sites, and gain a perspective on the city's history.

There is also a section on language and phrases as well as easy to follow maps of the subway. If you go, I also recommend a companion purchase, Lonley Planet's map of St. Petersburg. It is laminated and fits easily into one's coat pocket.

THE BEST THERE IS

This is the guide to use for Moscow. The beautifully illustrated contents include self guided tours that are so easy to follow you will feel like you were born there. BUY IT!!

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Good Additional Guide Book

As the founder of a company devoted to enriching cultural and business travel to Russia, we are always looking for a good, general guidebook for clients. "Lonely Planet St. Petersburg " details several sights and museums not covered in many other guidebooks, such as the GUVD Museum and a guide to the little-visited southern St. Petersburg (which was to have been the new city center after the Siege of Leningrad). The history and art sections are also strong for a guide book. The entertainment, bar, restaurant and hotel suggestions are comprehensive (as far as quantity, quality and general pricing range, although the pricing itself is not accurate).

One annoyance is that there are no Cyrillic displays of a sight's name (or even transliterations into Latin script), which means that you are likely to miss a sign right in front of you for, for instance, the Toy Museum.

Note, however, that we always tell clients and other visitors to Russia that you should get the most current guidebook, as attractions, hotels, restaurants and transportation options do often change--AND THEN VERIFY THE INFORMATION! All in all, we recommend "Lonely Planet St. Petersburg " as a good guidebook to bring if you are staying more than a few days, or if you want comprehensive entertainment and restaurant listings before departing for your journey of Discovering Russia's second city, St. Petersburg.

Marc David Miller, Discovering Russia, New York

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Great Guidebook

the book is really informative.
the only downfall is the russian pronunciation. as i am a russian language major, i can personally say there is definitely a better way to write out a lot of the words.

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