The guides are full of essential hints on where to go, things to see, Saint Petersburg's Museums, shopping mall and flea markets, quality places reasonably priced where to eat or sip a famous Pilsner and clubs, budget hostels and cheap hotel deals to book, emergency numbers and more.

Saint Petersburg is a city located in Northwestern Federal District of Russia on the delta of the Neva River at the east end of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea.

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Saint Petersburg it is informally known as Piter and was formerly known as Petrograd and Leningrad.

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Founded by Tsar Peter the Great on May 16, 1703 as a "window to Europe", it served as the capital of the Russian Empire for more than two hundred years.

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St. Petersburg ceased being the capital when the government moved to Moscow after the Russian Revolution of 1917.

In general, these guides have been written for giving the essential information about the most visited cities in the world and in particular for any traveller or first-time visitor. For a short visit, a week-end, a city break, these free pocket guides are useful printable and downloadable tools available online.

With the monthly newsletter, Flashbooking puts at travellers' and partner hostels' free disposal some useful information tools as pocket travel guides of the top world cities: the Amsterdam City guide, the London City guide, the Barcelona City guide, the Paris City guide, the Rome City guide, the Florence City guide, and the freshly issued Saint Petersburg City guide!

With about 4.8 million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, Saint Petersburg is Russia's second-largest city, Europe's eleventh largest metropolitan area, a major European cultural center, and the most important Russian port on the Baltic.

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