So, finally, a small urban guide to Saint Petersburg! I've been there three times now, but this was the first time we went there together with J-M. It's really a beautiful city, and there's a lot to see (it's also a HUGE city!). Unfortunately, we only had one full day to explore, but we managed to find some really cool things. I'll pass the cathedrals and the Hermitage and all the attractions, and concentrate to the things that might be a bit harder to find. We bought a Wallpaper City Guide to read more information about the city and we also searched for the addresses beforehand on the internet, from this helpful article for example.
Alright, here we go!
1. WALK AROUND. We did most of our sightseeing by foot. The metro is cheap and easy to take, but we found some of our favorite spots by just walking around. So my first advice: despite the (sometimes long) distances, just walk!
1. WALK AROUND. We did most of our sightseeing by foot. The metro is cheap and easy to take, but we found some of our favorite spots by just walking around. So my first advice: despite the (sometimes long) distances, just walk!
2. Taiga Space, Dvortsovaya nab. 20 / Тайга, Дворцовая наб., 20
Just a short walk from the Hermitage museum, and you'll find this creative space, as it's called. Basically, it's a collectivity of creative small businesses, such as guitar shop, book shop, coffee place, hostel, vintage store, etc. Maybe a little bit hard to find, but definetily worth visiting. Especially, because it might not exist forever - despite all the hard work the collectivity had put to the place, it might be sold or rented to someone else some day.
Anyway, here's some snap photos from my favourite shops in this cool building:
Just a short walk from the Hermitage museum, and you'll find this creative space, as it's called. Basically, it's a collectivity of creative small businesses, such as guitar shop, book shop, coffee place, hostel, vintage store, etc. Maybe a little bit hard to find, but definetily worth visiting. Especially, because it might not exist forever - despite all the hard work the collectivity had put to the place, it might be sold or rented to someone else some day.
Anyway, here's some snap photos from my favourite shops in this cool building:
8 STORE was maybe my favourite shop in Taiga. It sells beautiful objects from local designers. I got something from here for myself, try to guess what! (It was hard to choose, though!) I really loved the display in here, my pictures don't do justice to it.
Books & More is Taiga's book shop. Cool yet cozy vibe, lot of books about design, architecture, etc., good selection of note books and artist supplies- what else can we ask for?
We had tasty (and very affordable!) lunch at Taiga's coffee shop, unfortunately I don't know if the coffee shop had a special name. Anyway, I recommend a stop here to have a cup of delicious traditional fruit juice, for example!
3. Mirakl, Moshkov Pereulok 4 / МИРАКЛ, Мошков пер., 4
4. Loft Space ETAGI, Ligovsky prospekt 74 / ЭТАЖИ , Лиговский проспект, 74
This was the last place we visited in the evening, therefore the lack of light and the lack of better pics. Still, this was maybe my favourite place in the whole Piter (as the locals call the city). Etagi means floor levels and indeed it consists of five floors of coffee shops, exhibitions, gallery space and small shops. We ate delicious dinner at the Green Room Café and had a very interesting discussion with a very nice russian engineer who told us a lot about his life in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
In addition to these places we also visited the well-known attractions and just wandered around. There was still such a lot of things I would have had wanted to see but I guess I have to wait for the next time! Hope this was helpfull or at least inspiring post, if you have some questions, don't hesitate to ask! Have a lovely week, I'm gonna show you later what I bought from this trip.
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Lyhyt matkapostaus Pietarista, jossa kävimme pääsiäisen aikoihin! Suosittelen käymään näissä paikoissa, jos haluatte Eremitaasin, katedraalien ja palatsien lisäksi nähdä jotain muutakin. Monet näistä luovista paikoista olivat ihan superinspiroivia, ja olisin voinut viettää paljon kauemminkin aikaa niitä koluamalla. Tuolta yhdestä designputiikista tarttuikin matkaan jotakin, arvaatteko mitä? Palaan asiaan vielä tällä viikolla, jos on jotakin kysyttävää tai kommentoitavaa niin siitä vaan! Toivottavasti tästä postauksesta oli jotakin innoketta, ja oikein mukavaa viikon alkua kaikille!
Books & More is Taiga's book shop. Cool yet cozy vibe, lot of books about design, architecture, etc., good selection of note books and artist supplies- what else can we ask for?
We had tasty (and very affordable!) lunch at Taiga's coffee shop, unfortunately I don't know if the coffee shop had a special name. Anyway, I recommend a stop here to have a cup of delicious traditional fruit juice, for example!
3. Mirakl, Moshkov Pereulok 4 / МИРАКЛ, Мошков пер., 4
This is one of the places we just happened to find by walking past. I mean, having seen that lovely sign, don't you reall just have to go in and see what it's all about? We entered the courtyard and were invited inside to have a cup of coffee right away by a really nice lady. This coffee shop really feeled like a place where one could stay the whole afternoon just to read a good book and relax. Apparently, they have also music performances and other activities (I don't speak a word of russia so I'm not certain, but at least when we visited it seemed like there was a meeting of a board game club!)
4. Loft Space ETAGI, Ligovsky prospekt 74 / ЭТАЖИ , Лиговский проспект, 74
This was the last place we visited in the evening, therefore the lack of light and the lack of better pics. Still, this was maybe my favourite place in the whole Piter (as the locals call the city). Etagi means floor levels and indeed it consists of five floors of coffee shops, exhibitions, gallery space and small shops. We ate delicious dinner at the Green Room Café and had a very interesting discussion with a very nice russian engineer who told us a lot about his life in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
In addition to these places we also visited the well-known attractions and just wandered around. There was still such a lot of things I would have had wanted to see but I guess I have to wait for the next time! Hope this was helpfull or at least inspiring post, if you have some questions, don't hesitate to ask! Have a lovely week, I'm gonna show you later what I bought from this trip.
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Lyhyt matkapostaus Pietarista, jossa kävimme pääsiäisen aikoihin! Suosittelen käymään näissä paikoissa, jos haluatte Eremitaasin, katedraalien ja palatsien lisäksi nähdä jotain muutakin. Monet näistä luovista paikoista olivat ihan superinspiroivia, ja olisin voinut viettää paljon kauemminkin aikaa niitä koluamalla. Tuolta yhdestä designputiikista tarttuikin matkaan jotakin, arvaatteko mitä? Palaan asiaan vielä tällä viikolla, jos on jotakin kysyttävää tai kommentoitavaa niin siitä vaan! Toivottavasti tästä postauksesta oli jotakin innoketta, ja oikein mukavaa viikon alkua kaikille!
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