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248 reviews Attraction Type:
Architectural building, Fountain, Historic site, Garden, Geological formation, Park, Museum complex
Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Visited this Attraction Peterhof Palace and Garden (Petrodvorets) St. Petersburg
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A boat ride to opulence....
We took the Hydrofoil to Peterhof today. The weather was due to be sunny so we thought it would be nice to get out of the city. We managed to find the last 4 seats in the no smoking section – you would think for the sake of a 35 minute journey they would make the whole boat no smoking. We have found the relentless smoking here to be a bit of …
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Tour and emotional meltdown!
Hello everyone who is reading this! Hope you are enjoying the mad ramblings of a solo cruiser!
I am writing these a day behind, so I hope I can remember everything – so here goes!
Another early start – woke at 5.45 (2.45 UK time – no wonder I am knackered!) and had a quick shower as Rayan is always early with my … -
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Sunny Day in Peterhof
We waited for a sunny day for a trip to Peterhof, having read it really needed good weather to do it justice. After Rosie finally managed to part company with her bed we embarked on our first excursion beyond the city centre. Although it was the pricier option we indulged ourselves with a trip on the Hydrofoil.
When we arrived the … -
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Another Day, Another Russian Palace
This morning, we headed off to Peterhof, the summer palace of Peter the Great that he constructed to outdo Versailles. He didn't succeed, at least in terms of the building. The gardens, however, were spectacular, with hundreds of fountains, all of which were powered only by gravity. When Peter talked to Louis XV, he took note that Louis was …
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A Walk in the Park
We leave extra early this morning in order to see something that one of the tour participants had heard good things about, so we all decide to go. It is Oranienbaum Park, with several beautiful pavilions. We spend an hour of invigorating walking through gorgeous, pastoral beauty.
It was the construction of Oranienbaum that inspired Peter …
Peterhof Palace and Garden (Petrodvorets) Map
- Preobrazhenskoe Cemetery
- Fyodor's Cathedral (Fedorovsky Sobor)
- Church of the St Panteleimon
- Solotcha Monastery
- Sergei Esenin Museum
- Tauride Garden (Tavricheskiy Sad)
- Alexandrinsky Theatre
- Ivangorod Fortress and Art Museum
- Neva Embankment
- Michael Garden (Mikhaylovskiy Sad)
- Moika Embankment
- Cottage Palace in Peterhof
- Mariinsky Theatre (Kirov Opera and Ballet)
- Saint Catherine of Alexandria Church
- Field of Mars (Marsovo Pole)
- Strelka
- Russian Vodka Museum
- Narva Triumphal Arch
- Kirov Stadium
- Gramophones Museum