Lonely Planet St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg (Lonely Planet City Guides)

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Great Guidebook
THE BEST THERE IS
Chock Full of Information
Good Additional Guide Book
Inevitably Out of Date, but Still Quite Good

St. Petersburg (Lonely Planet City Guides)
Tom Masters
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1741041694

Book Description

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

Customer Reviews:

Great Guidebook.......2007-05-18

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.

THE BEST THERE IS.......2005-08-23

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!!

Chock Full of Information.......2004-01-08

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.

Good Additional Guide Book.......2004-01-08

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

Inevitably Out of Date, but Still Quite Good.......2003-12-18

When one goes to Europe with a European guidebook from Lonely Planet, one can expect perhaps 95% accuracy regarding the information within the book. The St. Petersberg guide is probably closer to 80%. That, however, is not the fault of the authors. Russian cities have been evolving rapidly since the break up of the USSR. Cool bars close. Hostels shut down or move. Museum schedules change. All of these things occur at a far faster rate than in Western or even Eastern Europe.

Book Description

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Around St Petersburg</li>

Central St Petersburg</li>

Greater St Petersburg</li>

Petrograd Side</li>

Pushkin</li>

Petrovorets (Petergof)</li>

St Petersburg Metro Map</li>

Unique Lonely Planet Walking Tour</li>

Index of all Streets & Sights</li></ol>

Customer Reviews:

Good Tourist Map for Discovering Russia's Window to the West.......2005-06-08

As the founder of a company devoted to enriching cultural and business travel to Russia, we are always looking for a good maps for clients. "Lonely Planet City Map St Petersburg" is one of the few maps available in the United States for St. Petersburg. It is a good, general purpose map which covers most of the tourist areas of the city.

Some major boulevards are in Cyrillic, but the map is mostly Russian transliterated into Latin script, which means that you easily can miss a street sign right in front of you (as few signs are in Latin script in St. Petersburg). The map is best used for gauging relative distances, which it does far better than the multipage maps found in guidebooks.

There are better maps available in St. Petersburg (and we give our clients such maps before leaving the U.S.), but nonetheless we recommend "Lonely Planet City Map St Petersburg" as a good general purpose walking map to aid a brief journey of Discovering Russia's window to the West, St. Petersburg.

Marc David Miller, Discovering Russia, New York

Laminated pamphlet.......2001-07-13

This map is all right, but it is small. It is not much more than a laminted pamphlet. I have been to St. Petersburg twice without the map. I suppose the map might be nice to carry around, but its small size also limits the amount of information it gives. I guess I was expecting a little more.

Excellent reference.......2001-02-05

I bought this map the day I went to this magnificent russian city at a local bookstore. And this great map gives me a big hand when I travelled this city. It's colorful and well-orgnised so you could find the place where you want to visit easily.The size is small enough for you to bring at hand anywhere in St Petersburg and also big enough to show the most important spot, for example the Nevsky Prospekt,the Hermitage,etc. I recommend this map as the must-have reference sincerely if you want to see the beauty of this Tzar's capital.

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Nick Selby
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000RAYWYI

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