St Petersburg

Built on a swamp, the imperial capital is today a dazzling metropolis whose sheer grandeur never fails to amaze. Despite all that history has thrown at it, St Petersburg still feels every bit an imperial capital, a city largely frozen in time. Coverage includes: Planning chapters, Historic Heart, Smolny & Vosstaniya, Sennaya & Kolomna, Vasilyevsky Island, Petrograd & Vyborg Sides, Understand & Survive chapters.