Think of St. Petersburg and think of Anna Karenina, the Russian Imperial Court, art and elegance, inextricably intertwined. And still today, you could be forgiven for thinking you had walked back into history.
The elegant, wide boulevards are lined with exquisite stores where service and attention to detail prevail. Furs, diamonds, caviar - all the luxuries you could imagine are right here in St. Petersburg.
The Grand Hotel Europe is located on the Nevsky Prospekt, where the world's most famous fashion houses choose to site their boutiques. The elegant Gostiny Dvor department store, opposite the hotel, is also filled with Haute Couture boutiques.
Shopping in St. Petersburg
Art Shop open daily from 10am to 8pm
Location: Iskusstw Square, 1.
Babushka Art Store open daily from 8am to 10pm.
Location: 33, Leitenanta Shmidta emb.
Katharina open daily from 8am to 10pm
Location: Angliyskaya emb., 46.
Mercury Shop open 11am to 9pm.
World-prized Swiss watches by Patek Phillipe, Franck Muller and Breguet; exquisite jewellery by Chopard, authentic Fabergé and Tiffany; pearls by Mikimoto.
Purveyors of fine watches and jewellery to Russia’s beau monde.
Location: Lobby Arcade in Grand Hotel Europe.
Onegin Art Store open daily from 9am to 7.30pm
Location: Italyanskaya ul.,11.
Petite Opera Gallery open 11am to 9pm
Best of the best from Russia’s 4 artist villages, lacquered boxes to treasure, engravings, unique miniatures of wood and crystal, many hard-to-find handcrafted items.
Location: Grand Hotel Europe.
Pevchesky Most open daily from 9.30am to 8pm
Location: Moyka riv. emb., 20.
Renaissance Gallery Open 11am to 9pm
Largest selection of hand-cut amber, Porcelain, Icons painted at a Vladimir monastery, hand-painted silk scarves from St. Petersburg’s number-one master, oils by master artist Bernadsky, oil-painted matreshkas, rare works of art.
Location: Mezzanine Cafe in Grand Hotel Europe.
Russian-Style Art Shop open 11am to 9pm
Gifts, souvenirs, mementos of your visit to St. Petersburg.
Location: Mezzanine Cafe in Grand Hotel Europe.
Russian Handicrafts Boutique open 9am to 10pm
Genuine tin soldiers hand-painted, reflecting different historical periods, gifts of hand-carved jasper and agate, rare topaz eggs, crystal goblets hand-cut with Imperial eagle, tea cup and saucer carved from solid amber. Location: Mezzanine Cafe in Grand Hotel Europe.
Salon Khudozhnika open daily from 10am to 7pm
Location: Nevsky pr., 3;.
Stroganovsky open daily from 10am to 8pm (Sunday from 10am to 7pm).
Location: Nevsky pr, 17.
