St Petersburg Tours of the City
The City Tourism Information Centre (tel: (812) 310 2822; website: www.visit-petersburg.com) can put visitors in touch with private companies who offer themed tours around the city. Angloturismo (tel: (921) 989 4722) offers daily English-language walking tours, leaving from Cafe Rico (Nevsky prospekt 77/1) at 1000. However, you can see most of the famous sites by strolling along the 5km (3 miles) of Nevsky prospekt, from the Admiralty to Anichkov Bridge, and making small detours along the way. Along the way, you'll pass the some of the most outstanding neoclassical buildings in St Petersburg and a series of stately churches and cathedrals.
River Tours
Numerous small operators run tours along the river and canals, visiting famous sights like the Church on Spilled Blood and the bridge linking the Hermitage and Hermitage theatre, but only Angloturismo (tel: (921) 989 4722) runs tours in English. The best tours start from the Griboedova canal and boats leave as soon as there are enough passengers. You can also find jetties for boat tours on the Moyka River, the Fontanka River and Konverskiy proliv, the channel that runs around Zayachy island.
Helicopter Tours
Baltic Airlines (tel: (812) 117 0084; www.balticairlines.ru) operates short helicopter flights around St Petersburg as well as transfers to Peterhof, departing from the Peter and Paul Fortress every weekend.
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