Private Half Day Excursion to Pavlovsk from St Petersburg
3 h
Private
Half Day
About this activity
A superb palace and park ensemble, dating from the late 18th to the 19th century, visited by more than 1.5 million tourists every year. Pavlovsk is included in the list of the cities protected by UNESCO. Pavlovsk was a summer residence of the Russian Emperor Paul I and his family. Its architects were amongst the greatest of the period: Cameron, Brenna, Quarenghi, Voronikhin and Rossi. The landscape park, one of the largest in Europe, covers an area of 600 hectares.
The formation of the Pavlovsk Palace collections was closely connected with the journey by Emperor family through Europe in 1781-82. They visited workshops of well-known artists, ordering and acquiring paintings, furniture, bronze articles, silk fabrics, china sets etc. They also brought back to Russia a large number of antique sculptures from Italy, and gifts from European royal courts. Many of these treasures are on view, together with an excellent collection of portraits by Russian artists, and a number of Pavlovsk landscape paintings and drawings.
Following a long restoration, the ravishingly beautiful private rooms of Empress Maria Fedorovna, which were decorated Quarenghi and Voronikhin, are again open to the public.
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The formation of the Pavlovsk Palace collections was closely connected with the journey by Emperor family through Europe in 1781-82. They visited workshops of well-known artists, ordering and acquiring paintings, furniture, bronze articles, silk fabrics, china sets etc. They also brought back to Russia a large number of antique sculptures from Italy, and gifts from European royal courts. Many of these treasures are on view, together with an excellent collection of portraits by Russian artists, and a number of Pavlovsk landscape paintings and drawings.
Following a long restoration, the ravishingly beautiful private rooms of Empress Maria Fedorovna, which were decorated Quarenghi and Voronikhin, are again open to the public.
Included
- Entrance fees
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (all hotels in St Petersburg without exceptions)
- Professional guide
Not included
- Food and drinks
- Gratuities (optional)
Additional
- Confirmation will be received within 48 hours of booking, subject to availability
- May be operated by a multi-lingual guide - other languages available: German, French, Italian and Polish.
- Comfortable walking shoes are recommended
Features
Tourism
95%
Cultural
70%
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