Pushkin and Pavlovsk

Tsarskoye Selo (formerly known as Pushkin) is one of St. Petersburg’s numerous Imperial estates. Located just 25 km south of the city, the estate boasts a large landscape park, dotted with architectural follies, and centred on the magnificent blue, white and gold Catherine Palace. Named after its creator, Empress Catherine, the second wife of Peter the Great, the original palace was built between 1717 and 1723 by the architect Bronstein. The Palace was expanded later in the century and given a new, richly decorated Baroque facade by the architect Francesco Bartholomew Rastrelli. One of Tsarskoye Selo major attractions is the Lyceum, located on the edge of the estate. Founded at the beginning of the 19th century and remarkably well-preserved, the Lyceum was a boarding school that taught the most celebrated of all Russian poets, Alexander Pushkin

Lunch will be served at the nice restaurant Admiralty whith a splendid view to the Park.

Pavlovsk is a gorgeous palace in a suburb of St. Petersburg. The palace was a gift from Catherine II to her son tsar Paul I on the birth of his first son. Paul I was a very strange and very unhandsome man and very much an opposite of his great mother. His main passion in life was military duty and he tried to create his own army basing it on the German army of the time and you can see some militaristic features in decor of several rooms of the palace.
The palace was Paul I summer residence and besides the amazing palace also has an enormous park which is one of the largest in Europe.

The palace is not very big but stunning and it has the most amazing parquet. It is made out of 11 kinds of wood and has very creative pattern to it. The most impressive hall in the palace is Grecian Hall. Columns of artificial marble line all sides of the room. Between the columns on the walls you can see copies of antique sculptures and urns in the niches.

The palace also has a large collection of paintings, furniture, antique sculptures and porcelain that was created during Paul's travels in Europe in 1781-1782. The palace has very interesting architecture and was preserved by the tsar family the way that it was in the beginning of the 19th century until 1917. Pavlovsk was totally demolished by the Nazis during World War II and even in 1960's there still was nothing left on this place except for pieces reminding you of the past. It took several decades for the palace to be rebuilt and now it looks as it did in the 19th century.

Includes
- Guide/driver service
- Entrance fee to the Great Catherine Palace and Park
- Entrance fee to Pavlovsk Palace and Park
- Lunch at the restaurant

Excludes
- Drinks
- Tips and gratuities
- Personal expenses

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