Surroundings of St Petersburg
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Peterhof (Petrodvorets)
Founded in 1710 by Peter the Great, Peterhof is often
called 'Russian Versaille', but is much bigger and has
its own unique features. The centre of the complex is
the Grand Palace designed by Francesco Rastrelli. It
is surrounded by the Upper and Lower Gardens with
fountains and small palaces. Read more
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Tsarskoye selo (Pushkin)
The former tsar residence located 24 km south-west
from the city is famous for its magnificent parks and
the Amber Room located in the Catherine Palace.
You can also visit the Liceum where the great
Russian poet Alexander Pushkin was educated.
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Pavlovsk
The special pride of the Pavlovsk residence is its
garden designed in the traditions of an English
landscape garden. The area of the garden is about
600 hectares. The rich collection of the Pavlovsk
Palace has about 57000 items related to XVIII-XIX
centuries. Read more
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Gatchina
The Gatchina residence was built by the order of
Catherine II for her favourite Grigory Orlov. After Orlov’s
death in 1783 Catherine II presented the palace to her
son Paul I and since then the Grand Gatchina Palace
surrounded by a picturesque park became one of the
imperial residences. Read more
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Vyborg
Founded in the end of the XIII century, Vyborg has
had a long history. It is a small town, but it worth a
visit because of the medieval fortress called Vyborg
Castel which is the main sight of the town. Don't
miss a unique rock landscape park Monrepo which
is located close to Vyborg. Read more
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Oranienbaum
This land was presented by Peter the Great to his
favourite Alexander Menshikov. After Alexander
Menshikov fell in disgrace in 1727, the land with all
buildings was confiscated from him and became
one of the tsar's residence. It is very close to Peterhof.
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Strelna
The main attraction of Strelna is the residence of the
President of Russian Federation located in the
Konstantinovsky Palace. Join one of the excursions
offered by the National Congress Palace and see the
beautiful interiors of the palace, its superb collections
and enjoy the walk in the palace park. Read more
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Shlisselburg
The main sight of Shlisselburg town is the Oreshek
Fortress. It was founded in 1323 by the Grand Duke
Yuriy Dnilovich, the grandson of Alexander Nevsky.
The purpose was to protect the Great Novgorod land
from Swedes. Read more
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