Cheap travel insurance is necessary for backpackers planning a trip to St Petersburg, which is carving out a reputation as a popular destination, reports Russia-ic.com.
The city is twice the size of the Russian capital, Moscow, and has excellent backpacking facilities and other types of accommodation suited to low-budget travelling. Backpackers should ensure they have
backpacker travel insurance, while they should also remember that accommodation has to be booked in advance as a condition of foreign-entry visa requirements. As a result, however, travellers won't need to worry about finding a place to stay when they arrive.
Hostels and hotels double as information points where backpackers can seek information on the city's stunning sights, such as St Isaac's cathedral and Peter and Paul cathedral. The city also has a rich artistic heritage, and three million separate artistic works are housed in the Hermitage Museum, built by Catherine the Great in 1764.
The city has a more European atmosphere to it than the Russian capital, while the Botanical Gardens presents an example of over 200 parks which help dispel the myth of the greying Russian metropolis.
Backpackers are urged to buy
cheap travel insurance before setting off.
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