Venture into the mystical and everchanging St Petersburg and discover its vibrant city life, architectural splendour, beguiling history and world-class arts scene. This indispensable guide will show you the way.

- 22-page room-by-room guide to the Hermitage

- excursions to the grand palaces of the tsars

- tips to find the city's hot spots or the Kirov Ballet in full flight

- detailed language section with Cyrillic script

- 16 pages of colour maps, including metro map