Russia has increased the number of regular flights with Hungary, Germany and Sri Lanka
Starting from Monday 21st of February 2022 Russia is increasing the number of regular flights with Hungary, Germany and Sri Lanka, as well as allowing flights abroad from a number of Russian cities.
Oslo – St. Petersburg direct regular flights will start operating twice a week from 28th of April, 2022
Nordwind Airlines will start operating direct regular flights to Oslo Gardermoen from Pulkovo airport in St. Petersburg.
Flights between Oslo (OSL) and St. Petersburg (LED) will be operated from April 28, 2022 twice a week with the following schedule:
Every Thursday & Sunday:
17:20 departure from St. Petersburg, 18:25 arrival to Oslo
19:30 departure from Oslo, 22:35 arrival to St. Petersburg
New Hotel UNO St. Petersburg with 168 rooms will be opened in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2023
New hotel from the holding company who owns Valo St. Petersburg and Ramada Plaza by Wyndham St. Petersburg hotels will open new hotel UNO Apart Hotel in the very city center to the city.
St. Petersburg Christmas market will open on Manezhnaya Square 18th of December
St. Petersburg Christmas market will open on Manezhnaya Square 18th of December
XVI Christmas market in the historical center of St. Petersburg allows visitors to dive into a winter fairytale. Fairy houses, colorful lights and winter attractions will decorate the city center. This year the theme of the event is the Nutcracker.
St. Petersburg speakeasy bar El Copitas took the eighth place in the rating of The World's 50 Best Bars 2021
The results were presented on December 7 in London. As noted by the compilers of the rating, the bar from St. Petersburg is located in a secret basement on Kolokolnaya Street. You can get there only by appointment. The owners planned to expand the establishment for 2022 and purchased an apartment on the floor above, in order to also solve the problem of noise.
Nikolsky Dvor is opened winter season with Christmas market, Big slide and Venetian carousel!
City Open space Nikolsky Dvor will be favourite place for citizens, tourists and family with children. At the winter market, it will be possible to buy gifts and souvenirs for every taste - children's books, candles and home fragrances, designer jewelry, gingerbread and honey, as well as warm clothes made from natural materials from winter collections from local Russian designers.
The Schuka restaurant has opened in a historic building on the Moika embankment
They serve Russian cuisine in the author's reading of the chef
New restaurant Joshua Tree was opened by the creators of Mickey & Monkeys in St. Petersburg
The Joshua Tree restaurant has appeared on 16 Zakharyevskaya Street. The restaurant is managed by the Coffee Room team, which previously launched a chain of coffee shops of the same name, Mickey & Monkeys on Gorokhovaya Street and other projects.
Mercado del Sol - a Spanish and Mediterranean restaurant has opened in St. Petersburg
The interior was handled by the designer Anastasia Khalchitskaya, known for the design of Grecco, The Repa and other establishments.
The Hermitage entered in TOP-10 Best Museums in the World according to the British magazine TimeOut !
Looking at every object in the State Hermitage for one minute each, it would take 11 years to see everything. For enough enjoying the arts in Hermitage it is need a day or two. Highlights include a 200-year-old clock adorned with mechanical golden peacocks.
2023 Ice Hockey World Championship will be held in St. Petersburg
The upcoming 86th Ice Hockey World Championship will be held in the spring of 2023 in the Russian city of St. Petersburg.
10 mysterious places of St. Petersburg
On the night of October 31 to November 1, All Saints' Eve Halloween is celebrated. A holiday rooted in the depths of centuries and the traditions of the ancient Celts. On the eve of this holiday, we want to share with you 10 interesting and mysterious places of St. Petersburg, which beckon with their secrets and mystical history
28 common superstitions in Russia
Do you know that Russian life is full of traditions and not-logical and irrational superstitions that play very important role in daily life of Russians. You will be surprised how not just private everyday life filled with it, but also business routine and etiquette cannot be separated from local customs and superstition. You will need to know them in order to avoid awkward situations and don’t make “fatal” mistake communicating with Russian friends and business partners.
Starting from 9th of November Russia will increase number of regular flights to 12 countries
Russia is planning to increase the number of regular flights to 12 countries that will include Italy, France, Germany, Spain. It will happen 09th of November 2021 according to representatives of the anti-coronavirus crisis center in Russian Government.
Digital Twins Exhibition has opened in NEW Digital Art Gallery at New Holland Island in St.Petersburg.
Ziferhaus digital art gallery opened at House 12 on New Holland Island.
COSMOS HOTEL GROUP and BALTROS Group of Companies will build a new hotel in St. Petersburg
The construction of the hotel complex is planned in the Vyborgsky district of St. Petersburg, 5 km from the Palace Square.
Russian hotels winners of the World Luxury Hotel Awards 2021
The World Luxury Hotel Awards 2021 announced a list of the world's best hotels. This year the awards ceremony took place on the island of Mauritius.
The 25th anniversary St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will take place on June 15-18, 2022.
The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) is a unique event in the world of business and economics. It is one of the largest and most significant business events in Russia and in the world. SPIEF has been held since 1997, and since 2006, it has been held under the auspices of the President of the Russian Federation, who has also attended each event. Egypt will became the guest country of the SPIEF -2022. Over the last 24 years, the Forum has become a leading global platform for members of the business community to meet and discuss the key economic issues facing Russia, emerging markets, and the world as a whole.
The IX St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum will be held in 11-13th of November 2021.
Germany has been chosen as a special guest of the St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum, where the official closing ceremony of the Year of Germany in Russia will take place. It was intended to provide profitable impulses for German-Russian relations in all their facets. In the course of this year, numerous projects and events was realized and new alliances for future cooperation between German and Russian partners from culture, education, society, science and business will be established.
The Holiday Inn® St. Petersburg - Theater Square has opened in St. Petersburg
Holiday Inn® St. Petersburg - Theater Square is located on the territory of a historical architectural ensemble of the late 18th century - the building of the former Nikolsky market (Nikolsky Ryady), which in the summer of 2020 returned to city life after reconstruction in the format of a public space.
New food hall “Citizens” will be open soon in the Gostiny Dvor in Saint Petersburg, Russia
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In the part of the Gostiny Dvor along the Lomonosovskaya line, a 1800 sq. M. Food hall "Citizens" will soon appear. m - now the outer part of the first floor is decorated with posters of the main enthusiasts of Russia: from Catherine II to Pavel Durov.
The 12th Dostoevsky Day is taking place in St. Petersburg
A ship with four-meter dolls sailed along the canals, themed excursions in museums
Igel's mansion will be restored - a public space with a hotel and coworking will appear in it. How will the long-suffering building change?
Two years later, they want to open a hotel, coworking and public space with a food hall and event space.
The EvenArt Weekend festival will be held in Moscow and St. Petersburg online and offline from 2 to 4 July
The EvenArt Weekend program includes exhibitions and events offering to get to know better and appreciate game art. The festival will include the Street Art Museum, DiDi Gallery, Center for Contemporary Art. Kuryokhin and others.
President of Formula 1: the race in 2023 will be held in St. Petersburg
In 2023, the Formula 1 Grand Prix will take place in St. Petersburg. According to the president of the race, Stefano Domenicali, the race will take place on the Igora Drive track in the Priozersky district of the Leningrad region.
Gamma Festival 2021 was postponed to September 2021
The main program of the GAMMA festival will take place in St. Petersburg from 18 to 19 September, over 5 years the festival has earned the status of one of the main musical and cultural events of the year, representing the domestic and world electronic scene.
For the first time, the courtyard of Gostiny Dvor was opened for visitors in St. Petersburg as a public space
This courtyard has always been closed for ordinary citizens, only employees of the Gostinka, students of the music academy and employees from the office buildings located here could get here. So there was never a public space here, it was only possible to pass on business. For all the time, only music academy events and a couple of festivals were organized here.
Elaginoostrovsky palace-museum is open to the first visitors
For decades, the Elagin Palace served as an adornment of the local park of culture and recreation, although it lacked a high-quality restoration to fully comply with the museum status. It is now almost complete
Russia will resume regular air travel with 8 news countries from 28th of June 2021
Russia will resume regular air travel with the following countries from June 28: the United States, Italy, Cyprus, North Macedonia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Jordan and Ireland, Deputy Prime Minister Tatiana Golikova announced Friday 18th of June. Citizens of China and Lichtenstein will also be permitted to enter the country. Plus Regular flights with Turkey will resume June 22, 2021, Golikova said.
Mega restaurant Ognivo opened on Vasilievsky Island
A very charismatic modern and tasty restaurant by Andrey Pertsev, Ognivo, was opened. The restaurant area is more than 1200 square meters. The planned number of seats is 170.