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In 2007, when can I experience the White Nights in St. Petersburg? |
Travel Info I understand that the best times are from mid June to the beginning of July, but what are the exact dates? I may want to go in May or July, but I'm not sure when in May the White Nights begin and when in July they end technically. Thank you. Travel Tips Technically there isn't a start and finish date for white nights, the lightest night assuming there aren't clouds is the longest day 21st June but obviously the nights leading up to that are also very "white" as well as the nights after. Don't think of white nights as a "thing" so much as an experience, in St Petersburg it's when people aren't limited to daylight hours in quite the same way as the rest of the year. Shops open for 24 hours/day, people are more social and active throughout the period, it's common for picnics and walks in the parks to take place at 2am. As for dates I'd opt for the first half of July the nights tend to be a bit warmer than in June because the earth has had a few weeks of hot sunshine to warm up. I don't know if it will still be there but the metro station just off central Nevsky had a small stand that sold the nicest chicken kebabs I've ever tasted. Close by is a blini (pancakes) kitchen which is also fantastic, as for restaurants try 002 if it's still there. Have a good time, try not to be too obvious a tourist, and don't take too much money out with you, you'll be a target for pick pockets. Hope this helps Others Hi! You could go to the website of the Finnish meteorological institute ; http://www.fmi.fi/en/ and look for the length of the days in summer.Helsinki is on same latitude as St. Petersburg (and Anchorage, too) .Any time at end May late July it does not really get dark at all -only slightly dusky. If you want to see the midnight sun -go beyond the polar circle like to Saariselk盲 in Lapland. Aflight up there takes less than 2 hours. On your way to St. Petersburg both Helsinki and Tallinn on the opposite shores of the Gulf of Finland have white nights and lots of things to see -and are very different from each other and St. Petersburg. Have a good trip! It`s from May till Jule Very nice time http://www.nemtyrev.narod.ru |
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