Peterhof Palace and Garden (Petrodvorets)
- Address:Petrgof (Петергоф), Peterhof
- Hours:Garden open daily.
- Admission:Free
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Petrhof (Петерго́ф) or “Peter’s yard” is considered the fountain capital of the world and is in the eyes of any visitor, an absolute gem of environs in St. Petersburg. Consisting of 64 fountains, 255 sculptures not to mention the Grand Palace (Большой дворец), and other historic palaces Monplaisir (Монплезир) and Marly (Дворец Марли), as well as the pavilion known as Hermitage (Дворец Марли).
In the upper garden resides the Fountain of Neptune (Фонтан Нептун), cast in lead with a majestic portrait of Neptune on a pedestal as well as horses and dolphins.
The lower park spans over 102 ha contains the famous monplaisir Palace located in the eastern part of the park, and was considered the favorite of Peter I. The lower park also houses Catherine’s body (Екатерининский корпус), built by Rastrelli and containing 2 buildings connected by a gallery.
We very much enjoyed the half day tour to Peterhof. Lidya was an excellent guide. She was knowledgeable about her subject and sensitive to our needs. The palace was very quiet, due to the time of year and the fact that the fountains were not yet working. This meant that we could take our time in looking at the palace and could see the rooms at their best, without being full of visitors. The trip to Peterhof was interesting and Lidya pointed out various places of interest. We were transported to Peterhof in a clean,comfortable car, driven by an excellent, courteous driver. It was an excellent half-day tour.
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Our guide was very personable, fluent in English and extremely helpful and informative.
Continue Reading »The palace and park ensemble is located in the southern shore of the gulf of Finland about 18 miles (29 km) from St. Petersburg. The centerpiece is the Grand Palace, with the façade facing the water covering more than 880 feet (268 m), and comes complete with a seaside terrace that overlooks the sea.
Not too far from St. Petersburg, the park can be easily reached by minibus, the municipal bus 200, route taxi’s 224, 300, 424, or 242-A, metro, and for anybody with a little extra scratch, by helicopter, taking off from the Peter and Paul Fortress.
