National Geographic Traveler: St. Petersburg

by Jeremy Howard

Book Overview

This new Traveler guide brings you the best of St. Petersburg, the enchanted, canal-crossed gem built by Peter the Great. Having survived three revolutions and three name changes, the city still lives on gloriously. The guide reviews St. Petersburg's remarkable history, illuminating the city's love affair with history, architecture, ballet, and painting. You'll find directions to and descriptions of all the main sites-the formidable SS. Peter and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1426200501
• ISBN13: 9781426200502
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Colorful and compact

Colorful, compact city guides are useful companions if you are visiting just one metropolis. And National Geographic's first Russia title is a beautiful, well-written addition to this niche. Rare in this genre, the book has a single author (Jeremy Howard) and photographer (Yuri Belinsky). Both cover the territory with affection. The travel information is thorough and the attention to detail (i.e. museum hours right alongside the relevant text, instead of hidden away) is noteworthy. And, of course, since this is National Geographic, the maps are superb. (Reviewed in Russian Life)