The Yelagin Island is a haven of peace filled with poetry and nature. Whenever I have a little free time, it's one of the places in Saint Petersburg where I particularly like to escape for several hours, surrounded by majestic trees, calm stretches of water, hyperactive squirrels, enchanting birdsong, and gentle gulf winds.

Dom Knigi ("House of the Books") has been St. Petersburg's most popular bookshop for over ninety years, being a focal point of cultural and intellectual life in the city.

It's located in one of the most beautiful buildings on Nevsky Prospect, known as the Singer Company Building, innovative and sumptuously decorated in an "Art Nouveau" style.

Discover one of these places in Saint Petersburg, that is endlessly trendy and beautiful.

Funambule is a restaurant of Russian-French cuisine in the very center of St. Petersburg, on Malaya Konyushennaya, in the heart of the city, where Boris Grebenshchikov once lived.

You can taste dishes of French origin here; it's definitely a place for romantics or nostalgics.

Have a look and BON APPETIT !

SAVIV BISTRO is located in the very center of St. Petersburg, on Bolshaya Konyushennaya Street 9, in the beautiful old Sleptsov mansion.

It's definitely worth taking a look at and feeling the old Saint Petersburg vibe.

The menu offers a large choice of dishes and I should not admit it, but all the desserts are pretty damn tasty and original.

The New Holland is a trendy green zone to rest for young people and families, enjoyable all the year, though especially in the summer. If you want to discover not a place of tourism but more a place of typical Saint Petersburg life, take some sun, have a nice lunch and enjoy your time, make a stop !

The Kupetz Eliseevs Food Hall (Елисеевский магазин) is the most striking building of St. Petersburg Art Nouveau architecture, located on Nevsky Prospect 56.

A very small and local Russian Harrods !

"I am thankful for today" and "Mickey Monkeys" are probably the most Instagrammable places in town, so make sure not to miss them when you visit Saint Petersburg.

This is the top place I would advise in town, if you just want to have a tasty and fulfilling breakfast in a chilling and comfortable atmosphere.

DISCOVER the Stroganov Palace, a splendid example of Russian Baroque with Classicism interiors.

Located on the main avenue (Nevsky Prospect), The Stroganoff Palace used to be the residential building of the Stroganoff Family, a long-established family of industrialists and Art collectors.