St Petersburg Travel Resources
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Here is a little information related to travel in the city of St Petersburg to guide you before or while you journey; learn the currency before you go and a little language knowledge will improve your cultural immersion as a tourist; information on the main religions found in Russia is also included for your interest.
| Currency: 1 ruble = 100 kopeks; Silver Coins 1 and 5 kopek; Gold Coins 10, and 50 kopek; Silver Coins 1 and 2 ruble; Bank Notes 5, 10, 50, 100, 500, 1000 ruble - conversion |
Religions:
Predominately Russian Orthodox with Muslim the largest minority. |
Languages:
Russian. |
Russian National Tourist Office - official website of the Russian National Tourist Office.
Museums of St Petersburg - helpfully covers the museums which don't have websites.
State Hermitage Museum - contains around 3 million items but if you can't get there the online database is excellent.
State Russian Museum - national collection of Russian artefacts.