Excursion to Pavlovsk or Gatchina

In Russian history, one cannot ignore the interesting figure of Emperor Paul 1. The history of his family, his parents, everything that influenced the formation of Paul’s character, the short period of his reign, his family, his relations with his subordinates, his wife and children. You will learn about all this by making an excursion to the country residence of Pavel Petrovich Pavlovsk or Gatchina.

The palace and park ensemble of Pavlovsk is that quiet family corner that seems to still keep the spirit of its former owners. Similar rather than to a palace, but to an old country estate, where everything is imbued with the spirit of its former owners, the cozy Pavlovsk Palace will amaze you with its elegance, coziness and stunning harmony of palace interiors and landscape park. Pavlovsk Landscape Park is one of the largest landscape parks in Europe. The park has always attracted creative people: composers, artists, writers. About Pavlovsk Park always said that this is the place where the soul rests. You will learn how the life of the owners proceeded here, what the Empress Maria Feodorovna carried on and how she spent her days, turning Pavlovsk into a quiet and cozy family nest, what was the daily routine and what the children did.

The palace and park ensemble of Gatchina: a slightly harsh strict palace with a real underground passage and many rooms, halls and galleries, many of which have yet to be restored, is more like a medieval hunting castle. A magnificent romantic landscape park creates an atmosphere of peace and tranquility. Interesting history of this palace in different years of its existence. Once owned by Count Orlov and passed to the son of Empress Catherine the second Pavel Petrovich, the Gatchina Palace, a museum that before the Great Patriotic War was called the second Hermitage (by the size of its art collection). Destroyed and burned during the war, restored again.

Excursion to Pavlovsk or Gatchina, a story about the sights along the way, about Emperor Paul I, his parents, the formation of his character, the short period of his reign, family and children, and the tragic murder of the emperor in Mikhailovsky Castle. Visit the country residences of Emperor Pavel Pavlovsk or Gatchina (or Pavlovsk and Gatchina together). Excursion to Pavlovsky (Gatchinsky) Palace and Park.