The Baltic House Theatre in St Petersburg: which show to choose, November ticket prices and how to pair it with the Peter and Paul Fortress
The Baltic House Theatre-Festival by Gorkovskaya metro: three halls with 873, 122 and 63 seats, what's on in November 2026 and what it costs according to the official price list, how to buy without copycat sites and how to pair the evening with a walk round the Peter and Paul Fortress. Checked on 19 October 2026.
Aivazovsky in the Benois Wing: the Russian Museum's guided programme — how to get in and what to see
The Russian Museum has launched a full programme of guided tours around its Aivazovsky retrospective in the Benois Wing — the largest monographic exhibition of the painter in years, and a reason to build a day around the sea in Saint Petersburg. How to get in, where to book a tour, and how to close the day on the Neva. Checked against the Russian Museum's announcement of 21 October 2026.
Apraksin Dvor: a trading labyrinth off Sadovaya
Apraksin Dvor is a historic trading quarter between Sadovaya and the Fontanka. Fifteen blocks, 300 stalls, an 18th-century labyrinth. What to look for and how not to get lost.
Shawarma in St Petersburg: 7 places locals actually go
St Petersburg is a shawarma city — called shaverma here. Seven tried places in the centre and near metros where the lavash holds, the chicken is not dry and the sauce is not watery. Prices and addresses.
Peterhof in autumn: last chance for the fountains and how to get there
Peterhof fountains run until mid-October — then the Lower Park shuts for winter. Here is how to plan an autumn visit: tickets, route, lunch and transport by hydrofoil, train and car.
Pavlovsk: Maria Fyodorovna's palace and why to walk the park in autumn
Pavlovsk is the quiet alternative to Pushkin — fewer tourists, the largest landscape park in Europe and original Cameron interiors. Here is how to book tickets and plan a visit through Red Valleys, White Birch and the Temple of Friendship.
Freud's Dream Museum on the Petrograd Side: what it is and why to go
The Freud's Dream Museum is a concept show about the unconscious housed in the Institute of Psychoanalysis on Bolshoi Prospekt. Not a biographical museum but an artistic project by Viktor Mazin. How to visit and why it is unique.
The Summer Garden in autumn: St Petersburg's first park and when it closes
The Summer Garden is St Petersburg's first park, laid out under Peter I in 1704. Formal plan, 80 sculptures, Peter's Summer Palace, fountains, Tea and Coffee Houses. How to enter and when the winter cover-up begins.
Kamenny Island in two hours: wooden dachas, the Kamennoostrovsky Palace, the Gothic church and Peter's oak — a walk between the Nevkas
Kamenny Island is the most 'dacha-like' of the Neva islands: Art Nouveau wooden mansions, the palace of Paul I, Felten's Gothic church of St John the Baptist, a wooden theatre of 1827 and an oak said to have been planted by Peter the Great. Half the buildings are residences behind fences, but the embankments and alleys are open. Here is a two-hour route, what you can see from the street and how to reach the island.
St Petersburg street art: 7 works worth hunting for
St Petersburg is one of the capitals of Russian street art. Seven key works: Dovlatov on Rubinstein, Viktor Tsoi on the Petrograd Side, Mars frescoes on Vasilievsky. How to find them.
«Between Phenomena» in the Hermitage Theatre foyer: an exhibition by the museum's restorer Evgeny Gerasimov
On 21 October 2026 the Hermitage Theatre foyer opened «Between Phenomena», an exhibition of works by Evgeny Gerasimov, a restorer at the State Hermitage. It is a rare case of a museum showing one of its own staff as an artist. What the show offers, how to get in and when to go. Checked against the Hermitage's announcement of 21 October 2026.
Erarta on Vasilievsky: Russia's largest private contemporary art museum
Erarta is Russia's largest private contemporary art museum, on Vasilievsky Island. Five floors, 2,500 works, themed installations and regular rotation.