Gostiny Dvor
ðð¾ññð¸ð½ñð¹ ð´ð²ð¾ñ — the city's oldest and largest shopping centre, dating to the mid-18th century. the name means "merchant yard", as its old role was to provide both shops and housing to merchants from far away. it sells almost everything from playstations to saint petersburg vodka. the prices of goods are the highest in st.petersburg.
Souvenirs Market
Sells a huge variety of cheap souvenirs from matroyshka ð¼ð°ññññðºð° dolls to soviet memorabilia. it can be found behind the church of the saviour next to the griboedova canal. there are also some souvenir stalls in the square across from st. isaacs cathedral.
There are plenty of ATMs and legit currency exchange booths. ATM and big shops accepts usually following kind of card: Visa, Visa Electron, MasterCard, MasterCard Electronic and Maestro. Other card e.g. American Express accepted rarely. Do not exchange money on the street: the rate won't be any better, and you run a high risk of encountering any of numerous scams.
Apraksin Dvor is closed to reconstruction at end of 2008
Passazh
ðð°ññð°ð¶ — the harrods of saint petersburg, a smaller and very beautiful shopping center for the elite.