Park "Alexandria" is a city park in Peterhof, dedicated to Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Nicholas I. The area of the park …
The creation of the Sea Canal with a width of 12 meters was the idea of Peter I. The canal was assigned not only a decorative, but …
The Fountain of the Favorite, or Favorite, is one of the most interesting and original fountains of Peterhof. It is located behind …
To the south of the palace and park ensemble of Alexandria, on the other side of St. Petersburg Avenue, there is another landscape …
The Garden of Venus was planned and planted with fruit trees in 1721-1724. To protect it from the sea and winds, an earthen rampar …
Park "Alexandria" is a city park in Peterhof, dedicated to Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, wife of Nicholas I. The area of the park …
The magnificent fountains of Peterhof are famous not only for their extraordinary beauty, but also for a wide variety of both arch …
The lower park of Peterhof is part of the palace and park ensemble. The model for the park was the country residence of King Louis …
The bronze monument to Peter I is installed in Peterhof at the intersection of Monplaisir and Marlin alleys. The monument in full …
In the Lower Park of Peterhof there is a pier “Petrodvorets”. Previously, Petrovsky harbor was used both for solemn purposes and f …
The upper garden in Peterhof is located between the southern facade of the Grand Palace and the St. Petersburg highway. In the tim …
In the XIX century in the palace complex of Peterhof was the Children's fortress. It was a special territory, which housed a varie …
Fountain-joke "Oak" is a funny fountain-curiesis in Peterhof. It was originally designed by B.K. Shot in 1735 as part of a fountai …
Emperor Peter I conceived Peterhof as the most luxurious summer royal residence. And today, probably, there is no more magnificent …
The Golden Mountain Cascade Fountain is located in the western part of the Lower Park in Peterhof. The construction of this struct …
In front of the southern facade of Monplaisir, the pearl of Peterhof and the beloved palace of Peter I, is the Monplaisir Garden. …
“Capital of Fountains” is also called Petrodvorets in Peterhof. On its territory there is a delightful park ensemble, a huge numbe …
The Neptune fountain, decorated with a three-tiered sculptural group, is the central fountain of the Upper Garden of Peterhof. The …
Terraced fountains are located on the sides of the Grand Cascade in Peterhof, on the terraces in front of the Grand Palace. The id …
The ruined bridge got its name because the ruins of the former Menshikov Palace Moncurage were preserved near this place until 194 …
Fountain "Snope" is located in the Monplaisir garden of Peterhof. The garden, like the palace itself, was designed by Peter I in t …
The elegant Marlin Palace is the compositional center of the entire Marlin Ensemble in the western part of the Lower Park of Peter …
The Mezheumny fountain is located in front of the main entrance to the Upper Garden of Peterhof. Currently, the image of the fount …
The Eve Fountain in Peterhof is named after the legendary biblical ancestor of the human race. Its construction began in 1725 unde …
Peterhof. Lower Park. The monument bench was built in 1844-1847 in memory of Grand Duchess Alexander Nikolaevna (the monument was …
Near the Marlin Palace in Peterhof, between the Great Pond and the earthen rampart, there is an orchard called under Peter I the G …
The aviaries are the only surviving wooden pavilions of the first quarter of the 18th century. They retained their original appear …
Fountain "Pyramid", created by architect Nicolo Michetti in 1724 on behalf of Peter I, is located in the eastern part of the Lower …
One of the so-called "Square Ponds" (which are actually rectangular) is located next to the Special Warehouse of the Grand Palace. …
Translated from French Monplaisir means "my pleasure" - the traditional name of country buildings of that time. The construction o …
The main architectural structure of the eastern part of the Lower Park is the Monplaisir Palace. The entire layout of this part of …
The Adam Fountain was built in St. Petersburg between 1718 and 1726 by the Venetian sculptor Giovanni Bonazza.This fountain, locat …
Upper and Lower grottoes, built in 1716-1720 according to the plan of Peter I. They are the architectural center of the Great Casc …
The Grand Peterhof Palace is the largest architectural structure of the palace and park ensemble of Petrodvorets. It is located in …
The Gothic chapel is one of the components of the palace and park ensemble of Peterhof - Alexandria. The Gothic Chapel was built i …
The Oak Fountain is the first fountain of the Upper Garden in Peterhof. In 1734, Sualem created a plan for the future fountain. B. …
In 1724, near the Marley Palace in the western part of the Lower Park, four fountains were supposed to be built on the alley along …
The Cottage Palace is the central building of the Alexandria Palace and Park Ensemble, built in 1826-1829 for Emperor Nikolai Pavl …
The Farmer’s Palace was built in 1831 as a country house of the emperor’s family, and it was opened to visitors only in 2010. Rest …
I offer you a walk through the brilliant and sparkling Peterhof. The inhabitants of St. Petersburg have always been famous for the …
Peterhof is a summer residence of Russian emperors, created according to the idea and desire of Great Peter. Who said you can only …
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On my website you will find author's tours and excursions around St. Petersburg and the suburbs. But besides that, I am …
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Local history walks with a historian in various districts of the city on the basis of archival materials. I organize …
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Children's excursions (children's Hermitage, children's sightseeing in the city, children's excursion to the Peter and P …
Peterhof is a unique ensemble city on the Gulf of Finland, created by the will of Peter I as a solemn summer residence. Its history combines architectural majesty and engineering audacity: palaces and fountains here have become symbols of the era, and post-war restoration has regained lost brilliance. The atmosphere of the city lives by the play of water and green alleys, where every corner breathes history and a festival of water.
Man-made sights of Peterhof are striking in scale and variety: the Great Peterhof Palace and the Grand Cascade with terraced fountains, the palaces of Marley and Monplaisir, the ensembles of the Upper and Lower Gardens, the sea channel and Petrodvorets, the fountain Neptune, Favorite, Golden Mountain, Eva, Adam and many other sculptural compositions. Here are the Grottoes under the fountains of the Grand Cascade, the Marlin and Farm Palaces, the Aviaries and the monument to Peter I, the ruined bridge and the Gothic Church of Alexander Nevsky - all these objects make up a rich picture of the architectural heritage.
Natural attractions organically complement the palace landscape: spacious parks "Alexandria" and Alexander Park, landscape gardens and numerous ponds, the embankment near Monplezier and the sea coast of the Gulf of Finland. Alleys, flower beds and quiet corners create opportunities for leisurely walks and picnics, and views of the water and cascades of fountains make the visit especially impressive at any time of the year.
On our site you can see all these attractions on an interactive map, read brief descriptions and see photos. The user-friendly interface allows you to mark points of interest, plan the sequence of inspection and build optimal walking or road routes taking into account time and preferences.
You can explore Peterhof on your own, following the laid route and discovering the city at your own pace, or book excursions with local guides. Professional guides will tell little-known stories, show hidden angles of fountains and palace interiors, and excursions will help to better understand the historical and engineering context of these places.
Come to Peterhof to see the splendor of fountains and palaces with your own eyes, discover new corners and make your own list of things to see. Plan routes, book excursions and immerse yourself in the atmosphere of live history – the city is waiting for your steps and new discoveries.
