Top Things to do in Pushkin
Countries
10 Things to do in Pushkin That You Shouldn't Miss
Pushkin is a historic estate originally given by Peter the Great to his wife Catherine as a rural getaway. Today, the main attraction is Tsarskoye Selo, a collection of historic palaces, churches and other buildings that make it a World Heritage Site. Highlights include the beautiful Alexander and Catherine Palaces. The town itself was founded in the early 1700s and was the home of the first railroad service in Russia, which still connects it to the capital.
Restaurants in Pushkin
1. Feodorovskiy Gosudarev Cathedral
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 64 reviews
2. Catherine Palace and Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 8,614 reviews
Filled with 18th-century paintings and ornate rooms, this white and gold palace is surrounded by a 1400-acre park complete with fountains, bridges, the Agate Pavilion bathhouse and the Great Pond. The Palace also has a famous Amber Room, stolen by Nazi troops during WWII, but now recreated by Russian craftsmen.
Reviewed By Margo7850p
The Catherine Palace is named after Catherine I, the wife of Peter the Great. Originally a modest two-storey building commissioned by Peter for Catherine in 1717, the Catherine Palace owes its awesome grandeur to their daughter, Empress Elizabeth, who chose Tsarskoye Selo as her chief summer residence. Starting in 1743, the building was reconstructed by four different architects. The building was to be built to compete with Versailles. The resultant palace, completed in 1756, is nearly 1km in circumference, with elaborately decorated blue-and-white facades featuring gilded atlantes. The interiors of the Catherine Palace are no less spectacular. Another place worth seeing. A beautiful palace and park complex.
3. Alexander Park
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 303 reviews
This magnificent palace is most well known for its role during the reign of the last Tsar, Nicholas II, who, with his family, was kept here before being moved to Siberia and then murdered.
Reviewed By kjoytravel - St. Petersburg, Russia
Very nice park in Pushkin town. A peaceful place to hide away from the crowds, to take a walk or to ride a bike.
4. Memorial Lyceum Museum
5. Tsarskoye Selo State Museum Preserve
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 1,224 reviews
Reviewed By 148dmitryf - Lake Placid, United States
If you in St. Petersburg, please visit Tsarskoe selo home of Romanov dynasty during summer time. I can't even describe how much Russian Empire history is inside that place. You need to visit to appreciate. D
6. Kameronova Gallery Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 152 reviews
Reviewed By 139marinas - Dublin, Ireland
Love this place, it is so grand and graceful, by architect Cameron. They sometimes have exhibitions inside. But it always surrounded with these antic philosopher's busts. Found one of two great 2 meter monuments is missing, hopefully for restoration. It is a male one, I know that the local navy future officers (from local naval institute) at some last graduation day come to there to polish the , pardon, eggs. which were in different colour than the rest of the monument. It is been restored now.. probably to level the polishness....
7. Museum Russia in World War I
8. Znamenskaya Church
9. The Hermitage Pavilion
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 210 reviews
Reviewed By bobbyza - Phoenix, United States
While leaving Catherine's Summer Palace grounds out tour walked past the Hermitage Pavilion, a beautiful guest house near a small lake in similar design and color with the main palace. The groundskeepers were painting some of the white areas, which tells you that the Russian people take great pride in these monuments in history.
