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City Environs: Peterhof - Gardens & Fountains
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  • Updated By sue_stone on October 13, 2005
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  • Palace & Golden Cascade - Saint Petersburg
    Palace & Golden Cascade
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    For me, the highlight of our visit to Peterhof was the magnificent gardens and all of those fountains!

    There are over 140 fountains and they function from May to mid October, from 11:00am-5:00pm

    If you arrive by hydrofoil as we did (see transport tip for more details), you get the best view of the fountains and palace - by walking up the Water Avenue, to the golden Grand Cascade.

    The largest fountain statue is of Samson, tearing open a lions jaw, and there are also some hidden fountains designed to scare/drench unsuspecting children.

    We took a walk around the gardens, discovering further fountains and were incredibly lucky to see a couple of the elusive red squirrels!

    There is a charge to get into the grounds (I think it was around R200), but it is worth it. This charge is waived however in winter.

    For details of how to get here, please refer to my transport tip.

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  • Website: http://www.peterhof.org/fount/

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    City Environs: Peterhof Palace
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  • Updated By sue_stone on October 13, 2005
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    Peterhof Palace was built by Peter the Great, and sits proudly above the Grand Cascade of golden fountains, looking down the Water Avenue to the sea.

    It was built between 1709 & 1724, but was then completely destroyed during WWII. Later it was reconstructed, using photos and maps in the 1950s.

    A visit inside the palace cost around R240....and after paying for the hydrofoil and then admittance to the grounds...we were in 2 minds about paying more to go inside...and in hindsight wish that we didn't!

    (There was also an additional charge to take photos in the palace)

    There was a 30 minute queue to get inside the front door, to then queue to buy tickets, then queue to check bags in, then queue to get funny looking shoe covers, then queue to enter first section of palace....then queue to enter every further section of the palace...sigh...

    We really weren't that impressed with the inside of the palace...I say spend your time enjoying the fountains and gardens, take plenty of photos and save your money for a nice lunch.

    Daily except Monday and the last Tuesday of each month, 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
    For details of how to get here, please refer to my transport tip.

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  • Website: http://www.peterhof.org/museums/grpal/
  • Other Contact: peterhofmuseum@mail.ru

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    City Environs: Trip to Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin)
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  • Catherine's Palace (Tsarskoye Selo) - Saint Petersburg
    Catherine's Palace (Tsarskoye
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    The Pushkin town Tsarskoye Selo is home to two palaces and lovely parks with small lakes. The baroque Catherine's Palace is famous for the Amber Room which disappeared mysteriously during WWII when the palace was almost totally destroyed.

    Tsarskoye Selo is located about 25 km south of St. Petersburg. I went to Tsarskoye Selo with VT member yumyum by public transportation. We took a marshrutka from Moskovskaya Metro, from where various marshrutkas leave in this direction. Another option is to take a train from Vitebsky Station to Detskoe Selo Station.

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  • Website: http://www.tzar.ru/

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    City Environs: Trip to Staraja Ladoga
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  • St. Nicolas Monastery - Saint Petersburg
    St. Nicolas Monastery
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    Staraja Ladoga was the first Russian capital and has a more than 1000-year old history. The old city is dominated by an ancient fortress, which nowadays houses a museum. Other sights along the River Volkov include a monastery, a nunnery, a chapel and various churches.

    VT member Natalya2006 took me to Staraja Ladoga by car and showed me around. The city is located about 130 km northeast of St. Petersburg near the road to Murmansk. Another option to get to Staraja Ladoga is to take a train from Moscow Station in St. Petersburg to Volchovstroj from where local buses go to Staraja Ladoga.

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    City Environs: Piskariovskoye Memorial Cemetery
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  • Updated By HORSCHECK on October 30, 2006
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  • Piskariovskoye Memorial Cemetery - Saint Petersburg
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    Piskariovskoye Memorial Cemetery is one of the most impressive national war memorials in Russia. About 500.000 people, most of them civilians are buried in 186 mass graves here. They all died during the 900 day Nazi siege in WWII.
    An eternal flame and a monument with the statue of Motherland mark the beginning and the end of the alley with the graves.

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    The Piskariovskoye Memorial Cemetery is located at Prospekt Nepokorionnykh 74, just north of the city centre. The nearest metro stop is Ploshchad Muzhestva, from there it is still a 30 min walk. Local buses or a VT friend with a car are other options to get there.

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    Cathedrals and Churches: Troize-Izmailovsky Cathedral
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  • By bugulma on July 22, 2004
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  • Troize-Izmailovsky Cathedral - Saint Petersburg
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    The cathedral has its name in honour of Izmailovsky regiment. Regiment was moved from Moscow to Saint Petersburg in 1730 and was placed near of Fontanka river. Later the street had had a name Izmailovsky avenue/ The cathedral was built in Izmailovsky avenue in 1833-1835. It is the nearest church to Sovetskaya hotel I lived. In internet I've found article, which said it's possible to see a church's dome in 20 kilometers. Interior is wonderful and there are many columns inside and it looks great. But in the same time it's enough poor with icons. The cathedral was a military cathedral and it was a reason of poor iconostasis. I recommend you to go inside the cathedral and you'll have admiration I'm sure!

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    Habits and Ways: Walk on the safe side
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  • By filipdebont on June 7, 2004
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  • Warning message - Saint Petersburg
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    When you walk along Nevskiy Prospekt, at Nr 210, watch for the blue and white Warning Message.

    This Warning Message dates from the Siege of St Petersburg.

    The Warning Message says : Citizens! This side of the street it the most dangerous side during artillery bombardments.

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    Downtown Sites: Sign at Nevsky Prospekt No. 14
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  • Nevsky Prospekt No. 14 - Saint Petersburg
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    The avenue Nevsky Prospekt is full of interesting sights like churches and historic buildings, therefore a little gem will often be missed: At the old school house at Nevsky Prospekt No. 14 is a blue sign with white letters refering to the siege between 1941-44. It states:

    "Citizens! This side of the street is the most dangerous during artillery bombardment."

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    Monuments: The Eternal Flame
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  • By emilienoelle on October 4, 2005
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  • The Eternal Flame - Saint Petersburg
    The Eternal Flame
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    At the entrace to the Piskarevskoye Cemetary there is an eternal flame which burns for the people who died during the Second World War, when the city was blockaded by the Nazis and hundreds of thousands of Russian people starved to death. The cemetary also has a small museum.

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  • Website: http://www.saint-petersburg.com/parks/field-of-mars.asp

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    Sea Port: The Sea Port of St. Petersburg
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  • Updated By emilienoelle on October 11, 2005
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  • The Port of St. Petersburg - Saint Petersburg
    The Port of St. Petersburg
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    It was for its location at the mouth of the Neva River that Peter the Great fought so hard to obtain the site where St. Petersburg now stands. The port is truly a "gateway" through which billions of dollars worth of goods and raw materials pass from East to West and West to East each year. The port is enormous, so large in fact that if you arrive in St. Petersburg by ship you will see that the commercial port stretches as far as the human eye can see. It is truly a marvel.

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