Fodor's Exploring Moscow & St. Petersburg

Christopher Rice, Melanie Rice

Fodor's Travel Publications, 1998 - Travel - 288 pages

P>Fodor's Exploring Guides are the most up-to-date, full-color guidebooks available. Covering destinations around the world, these guides are loaded with photos, essays on culture and history, descriptions of sights, and practical information. Full-color photos make this a great guide to buy if you're still planning your itinerary (let the photos help you choose!) and it's a perfect companion to a general guidebook, like a Fodor's Gold Guide.

All the great sights plus the history and anecdotes that bring them to life
- Extraordinary coverage of history and culture
- Itineraries, walks and excursions, on and off the beaten path
- Architecture and art

Practical tips and full-color maps and photos
- Getting there and getting around
- When to go and what to pack
- Quick tips on where to sleep in every price range
- Savvy restaurant picks for all budgets

Praise for Fodor's Exploring Guides

"Most travel guides are either beautiful or practical. This one is both." -- New York Daily News

"Beautiful...and the depth of text is impressive." -- San Diego Union Tribune

"Authoritatively written and superbly presented...worthy reading before, during, or after a trip." -- Philadelphia Inquirer

"Concise, comprehensive, and colorful." -- Washington Post

"Absolutely gorgeous. Fun, colorful, and sophisticated." -- Chicago Tribune

Contents

• Moscow: 8
• Muscovy 2829: 28
• Remote 3435: 34
• At war 4445: 44
• Focus: 57
• The Moscow metro 6869: 68
• Folk art: 81
• Quick reference 67 Tverskaya 90101: 90
• Anton Chekhov: 97
• Our Moscow and Prechistenka 110113: 104
• St Petersburg Myasnitskaya 116117: 113
• Tolstoys country estate 114115: 114
• The Orthodox Church 120121: 120
• Zamoskvoreche 124129: 124
• The Street of churches 130131: 130
• Moscow and Out of town 132135: 132
• Station Square 136137: 136
• St Petersburg Are 926 Specialist museums: 138
• The Red Arrow: 148
• lights the elements of the book: 153
• St Petersburg Were 2747 St Petersburg 150243: 154
• Art collectors 166167: 166
• Canals and waterways 172173: 172
• Fashion 186187: 186
• Moscow 48149 Spasskaya 188195: 188
• Moscow: 198
• Dostoevskys St Petersburg: 199
• Sports 208209: 208
• Ballet 214215: 214
• Vyborgskaya 224226: 224
• The press: 227
• Excursions: 234
• Moscow metro: 251
• Travel Facts: 260
• Kreml The Kremlin: 266
• Getting around 266267: 267
• Kitay Gorod: 272
• Emergencies 272273: 273
• Hotels and Restaurants: 280
• Arbatskaya: 284
• Picture creditscontributors: 288

Bibliographic information

• Title: Fodor's Exploring Moscow & St. Petersburg; FODOR'S EXPLORING MOSCOW AND ST PETERSBURG; Fodor's exploring guide
• Authors: Christopher Rice, Melanie Rice
• Edition: 2, illustrated
• Publisher: Fodor's Travel Publications, 1998
• ISBN: 0679034749, 9780679034742
• Length: 288 pages
• Subjects: Travel / Russia