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From July 10 to July 14, the ninth International Naval Salon will be held in Saint-Petersburg. The main event will take place at the exhibition center LenExpo. On July 11, at 10.30 the grand opening of IMDS-2019 will begin. The exhibition exposition will be open for visitors on July 13. A sailing regatta for the IMDS-2019 prize will be held at the same day.

Congratulations to all graduates on the holiday "Scarlet sails"! Tonight after the fireworks on the Neva river a Brigantine with scarlet sails will float. The image created by Alexander Green will come to life under the Northern St. Petersburg sky. On the spit of Vasilievsky island will light the torches of Rostral columns. The festival is held every year during the white nights, but every night when Brigantine comes out on the water and the wind fills the sails is special!

From 11 till 13 of June, Saint Petersburg will become a flower capital of Europe. Tomorrow a Florist Show will be held in the city center. On 12 June, flower and orchestra parade will walk along the main street of the city. Within two last days citizens and guests of Saint Petersburg will be able to admire flower art objects in the open air. The ones who will book our Majestic Apartments will be very lucky as it has a view of Nevsky Prospect, where the main parade is going to walk.

Citizens and guests of the city will have an opportunity to attend free concerts in Palace Square during “From Classics to Rock” Festival. On June 7, Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli together with the singer of the Vienna State Opera Aida Garifullina will present classical genre. On the following day, classics will be joined by rock: legendary band “Bi-2” accompanied by symphony orchestra will perform on the stage. Don’t miss it!

It’s time to plan your weekends as City Day celebrations start tomorrow! Saint Petersburg prepared more than 200 events for citizens and guests of the city. For instance, on Saturday retro-car parade will go along the main prospect of the city. There you will see both vintage and modern cars. Young sweet teeth will enjoy Ice cream festival in Ostrovskogo Square. May 26, traditional “Classics in the Palace Square” concert will be held; celebrations will end with the festive fireworks.

From April 17 to 29, the XVIII season of the International Dance Open ballet festival will be held on the main stage of the Alexandrinsky Theater. The festival will include performances, exhibitions, lectures and master classes. Dance Open Festival is an opportunity to get acquainted with the works of leading modern choreographers, to see famous ballet dancers, learn new things about modern world trends in the development of ballet art and enjoy the splendor of dance.

From March, 20 guests and citizens of the city will have another reason to visit the Faberge Museum on the weekend. An exhibition “Viva la Vida. Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera” will open its door tomorrow. Paintings and engravings of the artists will be preformed in the Shuvalov Palace. Don’t miss a chance!

Dear gentlemen, it is only one week until Valentine's Day. Now would be a good time to plan a surprise for your beloved. The atmosphere of this holiday is the best one for any kind of romantic and encourages all men in love to the marriage proposal. Perhaps for someone it sounds cliché but there are a lot of couples thinking that the proposal made on February 14th is a special thing symbolizing the beginning of a history together full of love, tenderness and wonderful memories.
“Majestic Boutique Hotel Deluxe” and the Metropol Restaurant will be happy to become part of this romantic story. The atmosphere of the “Majestic Hall” Restaurant is one of the best for a romantic dinner. And the interiors of the Majestic hotel will surely surprise your beloved, win over her heart and inspire her to say "YES"!
P.S. It's time to call the reservation department by phone +7 812 448 83 66 and to choose the best offer from all current offers and promotions.

“Metropole” restaurant invites you to taste some dainty dishes of European and Russian cuisine. For young visitors the restaurant offers a special children’s menu. An entertaining children’s corner will become an alternative to adults’ conversations. Both learning games, construction toys and coloring books are at children’s disposal.

It is essential to visit most popular skating rinks in the city in order to enjoy winter to the fullest. For instance, on the New Holland island you can go skating in the romantic atmosphere in the open air. Would you like to take a break from hustle and bustle of the city? Visit «Ohta Park” and go ice skating along winding pathways in the picturesque forest. If you prefer indoor ice rink, then we would advise you to visit “Tavricheskiy” garden and afterwards pop into a greenhouse.

A parade dedicated to the 76th anniversary of the breakthrough and the 75th anniversary of the lifting of the siege of Leningrad will be held at the Palace Square on January 27.

The solemn event will begin at 10.00.

A total of 2.5 thousand soldiers and cadets will pass through the Palace Square. The cadets will be dressed in the form of the Great Patriotic War.
From the rare weapons, the cadets will have legendary PPSh, Degtyaryov machine guns and anti-tank rifles.

Also, viewers will see 80 samples of military and special equipment:
- T-34 tank (to head a column);
- infantry fighting vehicles BMP-3;
- T-72-B3 tanks;
- armored personnel carriers BTR-82A;
- armored vehicles "Tigr", "UAZ" and "Typhoon" - artillery and rocket launcher systems Tornado;
- anti-aircraft missile systems S-400 "Triumph";
- operational-tactical missile systems "Iskander-M".

After the parade, the field kitchen will open.
At 19.00, the viewer will see the “Salute over Leningrad” light show, the screen for which will be the walls of the General Staff building.
Reading of the poems by Olga Bergholz and the music of Dmitri Shostakovich will accompany the show.

Firework will start at 21:00.

We believe that New Year holidays is the busiest time of the year. One doesn’t know where to look first as there are so many events! Fireworks, fire and light shows and many-many other things will be waiting for guests at the Fire Festival that will be held on 7 and 8 January. To enjoy some sport activities we advise you to visit an ice rink “Rink by the Sea” at Sevkabel Port. And what is New Year without Nutcracker? On 2 January in the Ice Stadium, a premier of a legendary ice show “Nutcracker-2” will be held. The performance is expected to be one of the most spectacular event in the world. So plan your holidays in advance!

An annual Ice Sculpture Festival by Peter and Paul Fortress will take place very soon on December 21. “Journey around the World” is a theme of the festival. Guests are invited to dive into the underwater world of Australia, visit rainforest of South America, admire the Egyptian pyramids in Africa. You will also have a great opportunity to make a wish by an ice symbol of the incoming year. This wish will definitely come true! Bring your whole family and don’t forget to dress warmly!

We are happy to remind you that every week in the most popular theatre of the city, Mariinsky Theatre, Open Wednesday is held. Project “Open Wednesday in the Mariinsky” is a series of free concerts that offers its guests to get to know the orchestra musicians and enjoy classical music.

Leningrad center is a grand cultural project that offers its guests spectacular performances. Nowadays it invites you to visit opening of a new season and first Timeless shows. As other performances, Timeless is a combination of choreography, vocal, bright clothes, music and light. Our concierge team will be happy to buy best tickets for you!  

The State Hermitage Museum is one of the world biggest art museum. Its collection contains more than 3 million of display items; it will take 13 years to see all of them! Temporary exhibition of the Leiden Collection will join the main display on 5th of September. It is one of the largest private collection of Dutch art of the XVII century that includes 250 pieces of art. 82 paintings are going to visit Saint Petersburg, including works by Rembrandt, Gerrit Dou, Jan Lievens, Leonardo da Vinci, Frans Hals. It is noted that small paintings executed on wood or copper that stand out for their virtuoso technique will become a special section of the exhibition.

A restaurant is situated in the center of Saint Petersburg that offers its visitors “simple” European cuisine. Syrovarnya serves dishes with different kinds of cheese of their own production: baked vegetables accompanied with mozzarella, omelette with girolles and stracciatella, focaccia with mozzarella, tomatoes and arugula. By the way, guests can observe cheese cooking from the table. The restaurant is quite spacious: 2 separate areas and an outdoor terrace located right in the courtyard with painted walls. Visit Italy in the center of Saint Petersburg!

Karl Bulla museum is located on the fourth floor of the historical building situated on the corner of Nevsky prospect and Malaya Sadovaya street. Karl Bulla is considered to be a founder of photo-reporting in Russia, he also owned a photostudio in Saint Petersburg. Photographer captured city’s day-to-day activities and important historical events, common citizens and outstanding figures at the turn of the XIX and XX centuries. In the museum guests can find a permanent exhibition of historical pictures and temporary exhibitions of contemporary photographers. Lots of visitors are attracted by a terrace, from which visitors can admire the view of Nevsky prospect, Gostiny Dvor, Sadovaya street.

St. Petersburg is shrouded in myths and legends from the very beginning of its history. Every second entrance of the "golden triangle" absorbed incredible occasions, stories about which we might never hear. However, the legends of the most mysterious and mystical places will always be passed by word of mouth.
An unremarkable, gloomy-green building on the corner of Gorokhovaya Street and the Fontanka River conceals in its bowels one of the most cult and mystical places of Petersburg - the Rotunda. In the 18-19th centuries, this house belonged to the Count Andrei Zubov, a famous Mason, where in the basement room, he accepted the initiates in a box, also at the beginning of the 20th century Grigoriy Rasputin lived in that building. This room is also famous for its unusual acoustics, if you whisper something while standing facing the wall, the phrase will not only be heard by everyone present, but it also appears that someone whispers your own words in your ear. During the Soviet era, the regulars of the Rotonda became select society of the rock-and-roll elite of SPb. Kinchev, Tsoy, and Butusov. Also visited this place. It is difficult to say what the true history of the Rotunda is. However, that belief in legends, the energy of the people who came here could not but create a unique atmosphere in it. After all, buildings necessarily absorb the spirit of their inhabitants...

Pale unfiltered beer with a clear flavor of citrus and pine, with bitterer taste comparing to different types. Brewers in Brasserie de Metropole presented their views on legendary IPA. It is a classical pale ale with an increased hops content, brewed in Belgian style what makes this type of beer more unique. The color of the beer is deep, close to red copper or dark shades of orange. Alcohol – 6, density – 14.
You can taste it today in the gastropub Metropole.
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