Great places for shopping in Saint Petersburg in December (updated in 2024)

"If you’ve been to St. Petersburg in Russia and Amsterdam in the Netherlands, you’ll definitely feel that these two cities look so much alike. As a mad admirer of Western European civilization, Peter the Great brought back the charming architecture and chic urban layout from the Netherlands, "re-engraved" another Amsterdam city on the Neva River. But he came back with him far more than that, a chance attempt at the banquet, let him unintentionally know the existence of potatoes, he felt that the plant native to the Americas tasted good, so "hands" brought them back. Nobody would have thought that Peter the Great's inadvertent move had greatly enriched the dining table of the citizens, and in Russia, there were more than 500 varieties of potatoes alone."

"St. Petersburg in Russia is a very beautiful city. The Neva River here runs through the entire street, and the exterior walls of the square buildings are symbols of various colors."

"As its name suggests, it is a two-story promenade shopping mall. It has a lot of history. There should be life and tourism goods. The exit of Metro Line 3 Circle Building Station is here, and you can also transfer to Line 2 Neva Street Station."

"The book building is the largest bookstore in St. Petersburg. The scale is very large. For my kind of people who don't know Russian and have limited English, I just took a look at the flowers. If you are interested, you can go shopping."

"The bookstore was in a quaint building on Nevsky Avenue. They were doing auctions when we went. We crowded in to see, what souvenirs to buy? Inside, some more distinctive Russian St. Petersburg chocolates, Putin chocolates, etc. Books and some pictures are in Russian. We don't understand, so we don't buy them."

"PASSAGE is a large shopping mall in St. Petersburg that sells souvenirs to foreign tourists. The general tour guide will bring the team here, so he will go in with a wary heart. Although there are many things, the variety is relatively complete, but it feels mixed. The price is also high, it is recommended to give up shopping here decisively, unless there is no other choice and the time is particularly tight, then consider spending here."

"Before leaving, I took advantage of the last minute to go shopping. I met a beautiful salesperson with excellent Chinese and stunning appearance. I bought the Hermès perfume that is hard to come by ~ I must give DLT department store eight⭐️ praises. In short, St. Petersburg is indeed more worth visiting than Moscow✌"

"20240825 Morning: 1. The Winter Palace Square is located outside the Winter Palace. The Winter Palace is an ancient Baroque architecture in the city of St. Petersburg, Russia. It is one of the world's four major museums. It was built in 1754 and is located on the Neva River. It was designed by architect Rastreli. It was rebuilt in 1838 after the fire. It was first a bedding palace for many czars. Later, as the private museum of the Russian Queen Yekaterina II, covering an area of 90,000, a total of 1,057 rooms, more than 2,000 doors, magnificent, elegant and luxurious, after the October Revolution in 1917, nationalized, and in 1922 became part of the National Hermitage Museum. The museum is large in size and has many exhibits. It has more than 3 million cultural relics. It is a good place for humanistic learning and viewing photography. The Winter Palace is also known as the British Museum in London, the Louvre in Paris, France, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. ① Address: ② on the Neva River in St. Petersburg, Russia Transportation: Direct bus access, difficult to stop by car ③ peak season: no ④ time: 1 day ⑤ fare: 47 yuan, closed every Monday. Square free 2. Winter Palace Square is located on the south side of the museum, also known as the Palace Square, covering an area of 50,000 ㎡. This area has: ① Alexander statue: built in 1830, built in 1839 to commemorate the 1812 Russian-French war was built to defeat Napoleon I, high 47.5 meters, diameter 4 meters, weight 600 tons, is made of whole granite, without any support, only by their own gravity on the cornerstone, At its top is an angel holding a cross and stepping on a snake, and the angel stepping on a snake with both feet. In 1812, the First Emperor of France, Napoleon I, took the Russian Tsar Alexander I to destroy the Tilsit Contract as an excuse, and led 640,000 troops to attack Russia. The Russian army under the disadvantage took the initiative to withdraw from Moscow and clear the walls. Napoleon set fire to the empty Moscow city and withdrew, and on the way back, he was frequently sniped by the Russian military and civilian, plus the cold, the food and grass, the Russian army took the opportunity to pursue the counter-offensive, resulting in heavy casualties of the Napoleon army, and the loss of almost all the cavalry and artillery. Only 30,000 left when they left Russia. The battle was generally seen as a victory for Russia, the first French Empire was transformed from great to great, the European order that Napoleon had just established was quickly reversed, and he himself was first abdicated by defeat and exiled to the island of Elba, a small island off the coast of Italy. ② General Staff Building: The yellow building on the south side of the square was built in 1829, and the Arc de Triomphe on the north side of the building was 36 meters high. It was built in 1828 to commemorate the victory of the Russian-French War in 1812. The door was topped with the Statue of Victory driving a chariot. Pay photo: There are people wearing traditional Russian costumes in the square, You have to pay for a photo with them"

"It is hard to believe that this classical building is an ordinary market, with daily necessities and food, and is of little significance to tourists."

"You must not miss their supermarket when you come to Russia. The most popular is chocolate and vodka. Chocolate is not expensive and tastes strong. The vodka price is cheap, but there are weight restrictions on returning home."