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• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: November 24-25

  Thinking about what to do this weekend? Here is our weekly list of the best things going on in the city!

  21.11.2018

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: November 17-18

  The start of the ‘tis the season madness, a celebration of everything French, a cinema night that is not your typical movie screening, and three art exhibitions ranging from Antiquity to Modernity: a lot of cool events in this weekend’s pipeline!

  14.11.2018

• Kunstkamera: Russia’s Bizarre First Museum

  Last week, on the eve of Halloween we were remembering the scary stuff from Russian folklore. This reminded me of one place in St. Petersburg: as a child, I deemed it the city’s scariest, and I still know quite a few people who swear that they will never go there again. So what’s so special about this “Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography”? What makes it so disturbing?

  09.11.2018

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: November 10-11

  Looking for exciting indoor activities in this cold weather? Here is our list of some great events taking place in the Northern Venice this November weekend!

  07.11.2018

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: November 3-5

  Three cheers and a tiger for the longer weekend we’ll be having, all thanks to the national holiday of Unity Day celebrated on November 4. Make sure you have a good ol’ chillax and go somewhere nice: here are some of the choices!

  31.10.2018

• Unexplored St. Petersburg: Tauride Palace Orangery

  Lately, we’ve been writing about places that offer some unique form of entertainment; well, today’s story is not like that. Despite its fancy name, the Tauride Palace Orangery might seem a bit too plain in comparison with such spots as Annenkirche or the Museum of Sound: a 20th-century greenhouse packed with what I’d call overgrown houseplants. Still, after only a short visit, I just can’t resist writing about the place.

  26.10.2018

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: October 27-28

  Go on a date with a robot, listen to classical music in St. Petersburg’s most renowned venues, watch some unusual German and Finnish movies, and try the best hummus and falafel! Here is our list of the coolest things going on in St. Pete this weekend!

  24.10.2018

• Vegan’s Survival Guide to St. Petersburg

  It's an ordeal familiar to any vegan: you're coming to a new city and it's all terribly exciting, but at the back of your mind there's this nagging, existential question of where (and whether) you're going to get your daily fix of oat milk and should you bring a spare suitcase packed to the brim with tofu. Don't worry – we’ve got this covered; being vegan in St. Petersburg is not mission impossible. If you’re vegan and dreading moving to the unknown or just want to eat more plant-based in St. Pete, here are our top tips and tricks!

  23.10.2018

• Sonatas and Swearwords: Feel Like a Native in Saint Petersburg

  Here're a few pointers on how to give the "cultural capital" a whirl. 

  22.10.2018

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: October 20-21

  Twirl and pirouette at a classy ballroom dance, get a glimpse of the Eternal City, immerse yourself into the early 20th century Russian music scene, and travel back to the Art Nouveau era with a fashion exhibition – this weekend’s line-up offers lots of opportunities to get away from the autumn’s doom and gloom!

  17.10.2018