Can I Visit Russia without a Visa? Yes, you can if you meet certain conditions: “In accordance with the decision of the Government of the Russian Federation, cruise and ferry passengers may stay in the territory of the Russian Federation for 72 hours without visa if they arrive in Saint-Petersburg on board a vessel as …
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Pack a picnic and everything you need for a hike and enjoy the Northern beauty of Russian forests, parks, lakes and rivers. 1. Pavlovsk (Павловск) Pavlovsk Park although carefully designed for the tsars in the English landscape style by Scottish architect Charles Cameron and the Italian Pietro Gonzaga, looks like a forest in many parts. …
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Is It Possible to Go to Moscow from St Petersburg for a Day? Yes, provided that you are traveling by a high-speed train and you have a visa (you are not on an E-visa which restricts to you to St Petersburg region). Option 1: You can catch a morning Sapsan train from Moskovsky Vokzal train …
In 1777, Catherine the Great gifted a plot of land near her summer residence, Tsarskoe Selo to her son Pavel and his wife Maria Fedorovna in honor of the birth of their son Alexander. The Pavlovsk Palace was started in 1782 and was constructed mainly under the supervision of the royal architect, an Italian Vincenzo …
Why to Visit Tsarskoe Selo? Tsarskoe Selo is a complex of parks and palaces and the former summer residence of the Romanov-dynasty tsars. Set up mostly by Catherine the Great and constructed in the 18th and 19th century, the parks and palaces of Tsarskoe Selo are architectural masterpieces. Following the Russian Revolution, Tsarkoe Selo was …
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