2 Best Shopping in Liteiny-Smolny, St. Petersburg

On the weekend you can find a pet market, with puppies, kittens, chickens, and more. In a possibly surprising twist, the market also boasts an impressive fur department, with some good bargains on such items as rabbit-fur winter hats.

Even fur-decorated wedding dresses can be found at this palace of a store that caters to modern-day "tsarinas." The many kinds of fur here include such rarities as lynx and Russia's famous sable (a type of the weasel-like marten that's found in Siberia).