SHOPPING
IN ST PETERSBURG
St Petersburg is expensive and cheap at the same time. Here,
you can come across shops with prices you will see in the shops
of London or New York. But most shopping venues of St Petersburg
are not expensive. Of course, everything depends on what you
are looking for, and where. The most popular shopping streets
in St Petersburg are Nevsky Prospect and Sadovaya Street. There
are lots of various shops, located on streets close to Nevsky.
For example, one of the biggest and oldest department stores,
DLT is situated at Bolshaya Koniushennaya Street, which starts
near Nevsky Prospect.
Today St Petersburg is flooded with huge trendy shopping
centers, located throughout the city. These shopping centers
offer not only clothes, perfumes, fancy goods, and so on,
but a wide range of entertainments like movies, game-playing
machines, cafes, and even bowling. In case you forget something
at home, you can find it in one of St Petersburg’s shopping
centers. Many centers are located near metro stations: Vladimirsky
Passage near the Vladimirskaya metro station, Sennaya near
the metro station with the same name, Zanevsky Kaskad near
the Ladozhskaya.
St Petersburg has many supermarkets and smaller food stores.
Many venues are open 24 hours a day. If you are a self-catering
tourist, you may be absolutely sure that you won’t die
of starvation in St Petersburg, as there are many stores offering
good-quality foods. Prices in big supermarkets are usually
higher than in small shops or in the markets.
Everybody who comes to Russia wants to take something home.
Traditional Russian souvenirs like matreshkas (nesting dolls),
birch boxes, lacquer boxes or other souvenirs can be an excellent
gift. In St Petersburg, there are several shops where you
can buy good quality souvenirs. You can also buy some interesting
items in the street (one of such small markets is located
near the Savior-on-the-Blood at Kanala Griboedova Embankment).
Prices can be top-heavy for some items, so be wise before
you decide to purchase something.
We hope that this guide will help you when you decide to
go shopping in St Petersburg. If you want to share your shopping
experience or just recommend us the place we should include
in our shopping pages, please, don’t hesitate to contact
us.
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