As noted above, Murmansk and Arkhangelsk have domestic airports with services between them and Saint Petersburg. In Arkhangelsk's Talagi airport lands a airplanes from Luleå, Rovaniemi, Tromsø, Bergen, Kristiansund, Homel and Antalya. Air travel works ... Northwestern Russia flights » |
In most cities, quality hotels are really scarce: most were built in Soviet times decades ago and are recently renovated in decor, but rarely in service and attitude. Even for a local, it's quite a problem to find a good hotel without a recommendation from ... Russia hotels » |
Fascinating city, crossed by a net of canals, like Venice ! Astonishing a night cruise on the river Neva... If you're going to the Hermitage, be prepared to do some walking. I did not think a museum could be that big. Or that Catherine the Great owned that much stuff... the Dostoevski Raskolnikov walk, or just plan on being down in the hay market, try not to be there after dark. The area can get fairly sketchy at night, especially if you're on foot... More on GeckoGo »

