ST. PETERSBURG - THE PEARL OF EUROPE
«Gatchina is located 45 km to the southwest of St. Petersburg. The first mention of Gatchina dates back to 1499, when it was known as the village of Khotchino. In the early 18th century it belonged to Peter the Great’s sister Natalya Alekseevna, and after her death Peter founded an apothecary there...»
«Pavlovsk, the most recent of the Imperial summer palaces near St. Petersburg, stands in exceptionally picturesque grounds 30 km south of the city, a few miles beyond the town of Pushkin. It was founded in 1777, at the time when Empress Catherine the Great presented 600 hectares of land along the Slavyanka River to her son Paul and his wife Maria Fedorovna...»
«Peterhof is located 30 km west of St. Petersburg, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, and is best known for its unique fountains and cascades, luxurious palace and park pavilions, numerous gilded statues of ancient gods and heroes and remarkable collections of sculpture and paintings...»
«Pushkin, a town of Imperial palaces also known as Tsarskoe Selo, lies 25 km south of St. Petersburg. In 2010 Tsarskoe Selo celebrates its tercentennial anniversary. The history of Pushkin dates back to early 18th century. At that time the estate called “Saarskaya Myza” was here...»
«Strelna is located on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, 20 km away from the center of St. Petersburg, close to Pulkovo Airport. This year Strelna celebrates its 510th anniversary...»
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