Places to Explore In Side Trips from St. Petersburg

Gatchina

Gatchina, which is the name of both the city and the park-palace complex, dates to the 15th century, when it was a small Russian village...

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Konstantine Palace

In 1720 Peter the Great commissioned work on this maritime country residence that was to be a "Russian Versailles." Italian architect Nicolo Micketti designed not...

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Kronshtadt

Kronshtadt (Kotlin Island), to the west of St. Petersburg, was developed between 1703 and 1704 by Peter the Great as a base from which to...

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Lomonosov (Oranienbaum)

Alexander Menshikov (circa 1672–1729), the first governor of St. Petersburg, began building this luxurious summer residence on the shores of the Baltic Sea in 1710...

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Pavlovsk

The land at Pavlovsk had always been the royal hunting grounds, but in 1777 Catherine the Great awarded them to her son, Paul I, upon...

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Peterhof (Petrodvorets)

Peter the Great masterminded this complex of gardens and residences, starting around 1720. His motivation was twofold. First, he was proud of the capital city...

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Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo)

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Valaam Archipelago

An overnight trip by boat from St. Petersburg delivers you out of the bustle of the city and into the Republic of Karelia. The republic...

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