Disabled travellers

St. Petersburg and Russia as a whole are not friendly to disabled people, although some hotels do cater for them; the key for in the Where to Stay section of this magazine shows those hotels which do. The Hermitage Museum has a special entrance. But generally spoken high curbs and steps are the rule. The public transport system unfortunately lacks accessibility for disabled people. Maybe Nevsky Prospekt and some other main streets are without holes, but wheelchair users generally have a bumpy time here. For travellers with visual and/or hearing difficulties: Russian drivers are no gentlemen, so please be careful.