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St PetersburgCity BreaksRegent recommendsRussia is famous for its legendaryballet companies. The MariinskyTheatre is home to the world classKirov Ballet (now known as theMariinsky Ballet) who put on dazzlingshows all year round inside thisabsolutely exquisite theatre. Bookearly, dress smart and sit back andmarvel at the graceful, seeminglysuperhuman dancers.Getting thereFlights: British Airways direct fromLondon HeathrowDepartures: DailyFlight duration: 3 hours 15 minutesRegional departures: Regionaldepartures are possible from Aberdeen,Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester andNewcastle from £95 per person return.Business Class Supplement:Please contact us for prices.Transfer: Pulkovo Airport to city centre– 15 kilometres. Journey time is around30 minutesPrivate transfer price:£49 per car one-way (1-3 persons)£75 per mini-bus one-way (4-12persons)VISA: Russian Visa required (see page148 for details)PricesPrices are per person and include 3 nightsaccommodation with breakfast, returnflights in economy class with BritishAirways and all airport taxes.When to goSt Petersburg is awash with cultural eventsthroughout the year. White Nights in Junesees the streets brought to life throughoutthe night as the city basks in the midnightsun, while festivals such as Singing Worldand the International Early Music Festivalshowcase the cream of Russia’s musicaltalent and the Beer Festival provides ajolly knees up. Sports fans can savourthe electric atmosphere of the PetrovskyStadium as Zenit St Petersburg take onrivals Spartak Moscow in March. In winter,the International Winter Festival ArtsSquare brings together a pantheon of thecity’s biggest museums and cultural venuesfor a programme of classical music, theatre,ballet and exhibitions.Hotel DostoevskyPrices from £480pp twin-shareThis hotel continues to be a Regent favourite. Itis in a key location, occupying the top three floorsof the Vladimirsky Passage Shopping Centre withcomfortable, understated rooms. Just a short walkfrom Nevsky Prospekt we recommend a stay here.Hotel AmbassadorPrices from £535pp twin-shareYou will be amazed as you enter the plush foyerof this hotel – light, bright and stylish. The hotelcombines 19th-century style with moderntrappings and the rooms are all decorated incalming pastel colours. It is also located withinwalking distance of many of St Petersburg’s majorattractions.+Angleterre Hotel St. PetersburgPrices from £645pp twin-shareOne of the first hotels in St Petersburg and a havenfor artists and poets in the 1920s, the Angleterreretains its class and opulence. Overlooking StIsaac’s Cathedral, the elegant rooms combineclassic and modern styles and look on to the quietinner courtyard with the deluxe rooms facing StIsaac’s Square.Corinthia Hotel St. PetersburgPrices from £680pp twin-shareFollowing an award-winning renovation of two19th century buildings, the Corinthia is now amajor player in St Petersburg’s hotel scene. Ideallylocated right on Nevsky Prospekt, and right nextdoor to the metro, it couldn’t be better placed forvisits to the major sights and close to shops andrestaurants.83Call 020 7666 1244 | www.regentholidays.co.uk | visit your local travel agent