Routes in Pavlovsky Park. Excursions to Pavlovsk. Thank you very much for the wonderful excursion

For several years we have been trying to meet the golden autumn in a picturesque park. Finally, this year we were able to carry out old dream by going to Pavlovsky Park on the right day!

We got acquainted with this park many years ago at a wedding with friends. But we walked there quite a bit, without really looking at anything around, except for the newlyweds. 🙂 But they clearly remembered that very friendly squirrels are found in the park, which do not have to be lured for a long time in the hope of feeding.

Therefore, when choosing a place for a walk this time, we gave our preference to Pavlovsky Park: the place is beautiful, the entrance is not expensive (100 rubles per adult, the child passed for free), and even contact proteins.
The road took us 1.20, there were a lot of cars! Moreover, there were a lot of people in the park too! The people, like us, were eager to take country walks.

We immediately had a problem with the entrance ... The park covers an area of ​​about 600 hectares! We indicated in the navigator the official address (Sadovaya st., 20), where the Grand Palace is located and, most likely, the administration of the museum complex. In addition, it was there that we entered the park for the very first time (as it turned out later). However, as we approached the given point, we counted 2 more entrances, and a little further a third. All are equipped with cash desks and turnstiles. We did not manage to determine which of them was the main or the front one.

Therefore, a tip: before going to Pavlovsky Park for a walk, take a look at the map and choose the area of ​​the park that you would like to get around. This will help you determine the right input.

We can schematically suggest you the following routes through Pavlovsky Park (the duration of the walk is about 2-3 hours):

So, again, we went at The Grand Palace... From it goes the main alley (Triple linden alley) to the square where the Memorial to the memory of the victims of the revolution is located.

On the right side you can see the Aviary, the Labyrinth and the Rossi Pavilion; on the left side - the exposition Big circles and Rossi's Pavilion.

If you go to the right of the Memorial, then you will come to another entrance (aka exit). Its value lies in the fact that it has eateries (by the way, the pies were delicious!) And souvenir shops. If you go to the left of the Memorial, then you will go to another area of ​​the park.

After a bite, we went to the left. 🙂 There are also paths directly, but the nearest marks on the map (the island and the column of Princess Lieven, the Oleniy Bridge and the Rose Pavilion Ponds) are far enough away.

By the way, be careful: carriages with horses are passing along the Triple Linden Alley and to the left.

But there, not far from the Dairy House (where the cafe is now located), we met the first squirrels. With all the variety of forage (acorns, cones, etc.), the squirrels willingly devoured and hid hazelnuts and walnuts. There was less interest in seeds and almonds.

But, for good reason, it was worth going to the Parents Monument (dedicated to the parents of Maria Feodorovna, wife of Paul I), and then go along the Slavyanka River. Then on the left we would see the Air Theater, and on the right - the Cast-Iron Bridge and the Temple of Friendship (dedicated to Catherine II).

Then we went out to the Great Stone Staircase, looked at the Black Bridge and the Humpbacked Bridge, and returned along the Great Palace to the entrance. But if we walked a little further along the river, we would look at the Cold Bath and the Bridge of the Centaurs, we would look into our own garden and the Pavilion of the Three Graces.

In our opinion, such a route (which took us more than 3 hours) is perfect for the first acquaintance with Pavlovsky Park! And if you still manage to get on an excursion to the palace itself (we did not go, because the child was already tired and could not stand the excursion), then it will be just fine.

By the way, in addition to squirrels, this time we managed to hand-feed the birds as well! The same walnuts in the open palm were taken by tits and nuthatches (as it turned out later).

For the convenience of moving, you can rent an electric car or use a sightseeing train.

And finally, a few more photos of the beautiful autumn Pavlovsky Park!

If you have already visited Pavlovsky Park and you have something to tell, leave your feedback in the comments!

Personal Tours offers you various individual excursions in St. Petersburg (sightseeing tours, walking tours) and suburbs (Peterhof, Pushkin, Gatchina, etc.).

All our excursions begin and end at a convenient location for our guests.

When conducting an individual excursion, it is important for the guide to understand what is interesting for you and what to focus on in the excursion, and what is better to omit. It is important for the guide to convey to the guests not just formal information about the sights and cultural places of the city, but to tell unusual facts or stories related to them.

Pavlovsky Park is rightfully considered one of the finest examples of landscape art and is one of the largest landscape parks in Europe (its area is over 600 hectares). But not only famous park attracts the attention of numerous guests of St. Petersburg and local residents. An unusually harmonious combination architectural structures included in palace and park ensemble, with the picturesque surroundings of the Slavyanka River, touched up by the skillful hands of architects and masters of landscape art, amazes and enchants. The proportionality of artificial buildings and natural landscapes, the consonance of the secret strings of the human soul of the entire Pavlovsky ensemble is the merit of both talented creators and members of the imperial family, namely, Paul I and his wife Maria Feodorovna, who not only put their souls into their favorite country estate, but and spent the happiest years of their lives here.

The park amazes with its size and separate areas, completely different in character and composition, and all together is one organic whole. A whole day is not enough to see the whole of Pavlovsk, because only the path from the main entrance (from railway station) to the Pavlovsk Palace takes about half an hour at a leisurely pace. What about those who came to St. Petersburg for only a week and cannot afford to set aside a few days to explore Pavlovsky Park alone?

Recently, visitors to the park have the opportunity to save precious time and rest tired legs, having seen some of the sights, comfortably sitting on the benches of an excursion locomotive equipped with an audio guide. The cost of such a service is low: an adult ticket costs 300 rubles, and a child ticket costs 150 rubles. The excursion, which takes place in the areas of Bolshaya Zvezda, New and Old Sylvia, is accompanied by musical and poetic works, one way or another connected with the Pavlovsk palace and park ensemble.

The train departs from the Pavlovsk Palace, smart and majestic in its yellow and white decoration. It was created by C. Cameron at the end of the 18th century, and then expanded and modified by architects V. Brenna, A. Voronikhin and J. Quarenghi. From main square in front of the palace, the train will proceed along Triple Linden Alley, which is the leading axis of the palace part of the park, and will take passengers directly to the Aviary pavilion, or the Birdhouse, where under Maria Fedorovna greenhouses with exotic flowers and plants were located and small "chamber" balls were held.

The next stop on the route is the Dairy House, skillfully hidden in dense thickets of trees. Under the empress, a stable with cows was once located here, and everyone close to the royal family could taste the freshest dairy products. Next, the train will proceed to New Sylvia, at the entrance of which there is a statue of Apollo Musaget with a cithara in his hands, then through Old Sylvia, and along one of its alleys it will reach the Stone Amphitheater, located on the right bank of the Slavyanka.

On the left bank was the Earthen Amphitheater, where performances were held, and the audience enjoyed the action from the right bank. Next, passengers will see the Viscontius Bridge, which connects the Lilac and Cricova paths, and proceed along the Green Woman Alley, one of the twelve paths of the Big Star area, which was badly damaged at the hands of the German invaders. In the center of the Big Star there is a Music Salon, where music concerts are held to this day.

The next route of the train passes by the Pig-iron (Nikolaev) gates, installed at the entrance to the park from the side of Tsarskoye Selo. These gates were a gift from Nicholas I for the birthday of his mother, Empress Maria Feodorovna, who doted on her country residence- Pavlovsk. From the Pig-Iron Gate, the locomotive will go to the Festivities Square, whose name speaks for itself, follows the Krasnodolinnaya Alley, the longest in the park, and passes the Temple of Friendship, created by Charles Cameron in the form of an antique rotunda with columns. Along Slavyanka, past the Staroshaleynye ponds, the train will go to the Pilbashenny bridge and the tower of the same name, which was once used as a resting place at the bathing house.

From the bridge, the excursion will continue towards the Ruin Cascade, designed by the architect V. Brenna, and return to the 12 paths area (Old Sylvia area). From there, the train will follow the path along the Parade Field, on the creation of which the Italian decorator P. Gonzago worked, and before that Paul I used it as a parade ground for soldiers, and past the Pavilion of Roses, located at the junction of three areas of the park: Parade Field, White Birch and Old Sylvia. At the end of the trip, the train of two trailers along Teatralnaya Alley will return to the square in front of the Pavlovsk Palace.

Route:

Pavlovsky Palace - Triple Linden Alley - Aviary - Milk House - Statue of Apollo Musaget - Stone Amphitheater - Viscontiev Bridge - Green Woman's Alley - Music Salon - Cast-Iron Gate - Walking Square - Krasnodolinnaya Alley - Temple of Friendship - Star Shale Ponds - 12 Pilbashsky Bridge tracks - Parade field - Theater alley.

It's time to walk through Pavlovsky Park.
I made dozens of routes for myself there.

Today I will show you the Secluded Route.

This is the best route if you are late and want to walk through the most remote and romantic places of the park.
A route through the most secluded parts of the park, without visiting the Palace and places of tourist gatherings.
I was delighted with this route.
You can have a great rest, take a walk.

You manage to see the most beautiful places of the "White Birch", walk along the Slavyanka.

The route begins and ends at a beautiful, straight, seemingly endless Izhora Alley.
To see the map in more detail - you need to click on it:

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It is convenient to go to Pavlovsk via Pushkin. And there you will certainly want to go to the Feodorovsky Cathedral.

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Monument to Nicholas II near the Feodorovsky Cathedral. I see people come here often. I saw worshipers near the monument. Strong, although often not striking, the people have a love for their history.

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Just a beautiful building in Pushkin. There are a lot of beautiful buildings here.

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Well, here I am again in Pavlovsk. That is why I am so pleased. We'll walk for two or three hours.

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It is for this (though not only for this) that we love Pavlovsk.

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These are the Christmas trees.

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And this is my favorite birch alley. It goes from the "Round Dance of Birches" to the border of the park.

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Birch Alley from the "Round Dance of Birches". Great, isn't it?

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We leave to the "Round dance of birches".

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Another look at the birch alley.

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And just behind the birch tree begins a pine alley.

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Again.

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Meadows

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Near the birch alley

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Valley of the Slavyanka River

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Pil-tower (architect V. Brenna, 1795)

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Valley of the Slavyanka River

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Pil-tower. Around 1798 painted by P.-G. Gonzaga. The painting gave the impression of a destroyed medieval tower, repaired with boards and adapted for living.

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Ruin cascade

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For some reason, I considered the lonely sculpture to the left of the Ruin Cascade to be some kind of Greek goddess.

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And it says - Apollo :)

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One of the most mysterious and beautiful buildings is the mausoleum of Paul I

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Mausoleum of Paul I

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There is a marble sculpture inside the Mausoleum. This sculpture, like the tombstone of the Monument to Parents in Old Sylvia, was created by I. Martos.
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The tour ends near the eastern border of the park. Gate and exit to the village of Glinka, Tosno district. The park is St. Petersburg, and the dacha in the background is the Tosno district.

From Moscow

By car. On the M10 highway - 692.6 km. Travel time - 8.48 hours.

By plane. From the airports "Domodedovo", "Sheremetyevo" and "Vnukovo" by flights "Moscow - St. Petersburg". Next take a taxi, shuttle bus, bus or suburban train.

Long distance train. From the Leningradsky railway station by trains "Moscow - St. Petersburg". Travel time - 3.50-11.07 hours. Then take a taxi, fixed-route taxi, bus or suburban train.

From Saint-Petersburg

By car. On Pulkovo and Petersburg highways - 34 km. Travel time - 0.30 hours.

By bus or shuttle. From the metro stations "Moskovskaya", "Zvezdnaya" or "Kupchino". Travel time - 0.35-0.50 hours.

By suburban train... From Vitebsk railway station or Kupchino platform to Pavlovsk station. Travel time - 0.20-0.40 hours.

Walk in Pavlovsk

You can start a walk around Pavlovsk near Nikolaev (Pig-iron) gates... They are located at the entrance to Pavlovsky Park and are 16 columns with a massive ceiling topped with a double-headed eagle. The gate was built in 1826 according to the project of K. Rossi.

Pig-iron (Nikolaev) gates

To the north and east of the Nikolaev Gate begins the territory of a large landscape Pavlovsky Park, which occupies 543 hectares. In the floodplain of the Slavyanka River and its tributaries, there are many picturesque ponds and alleys. The famous Pavlovian squirrels live here. They are so used to park guests that they take food straight from their hands.

From the Nikolaevskiye Gates you need to walk along Sadovaya Street about 0.3 km to Church of St. Mary Magdalene(Sadovaya st., 17). This is the very first stone building in Pavlovsk, designed by the famous architect G. Quarenghi in 1781-1784. In the 30s of the last century, this temple was closed, and the premises were used for various factories for a long time. Since the mid-1990s, the church has been handed over to believers.

Church of St. Mary Magdalene

South of the temple, on Hospital Street, there is Museum of the history of Pavlovsk(Sandy lane 11 \ 16). It contains old photographs and postcards, maps of Pavlovsk, rare musical records and a rich ethnographic collection of dolls. The museum also exhibits works of contemporary art and arts and crafts.

From the museum you can continue along the Hospital and Elizavetinskaya streets to Burton's bridge across the Tyzva river. The modern bridge was built in the second half of the 80s of the last century on the site of a dilapidated arch bridge made of limestone slabs, erected here in the 18th century.

Burton Bridge

100 m from the bridge is a beautiful fortress bip(Elizavetinskaya st., 1). This is a completely restored building. The original fortress-castle was destroyed during the Great Patriotic War.

The Bip Fortress was built in the Mariental Park by order of the Emperor Paul I by the architect Vincenzo Brenna in 1796. The two-storey building had an inner courtyard, an entrance gate and was crowned with two towers.

Fortress Bip

It is not far from here to another memorable bridge - Linnovsky, laid across the Slavyanka river. The bridge got its name in the 18th century. through the village of Linna located here.

0.3 km east of the bridge is Nicholas cathedral(st.Artilleriyskaya, 2). Oborony Street leads to it. Here, a little to the side of Pavlovsk itself, there used to be a soldier's settlement. The cathedral was built instead of a dilapidated wooden church and was intended for the soldiers and officers of the cavalry regiment stationed here.

Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker

From here, you need to continue along the straight Krasnogo Kursant street to the northeast, leaving the wooded Marientalsky park on the left along the way. In it, on south bank the pond is obelisk in memory of the founding of Pavlovsk.

Red Kursant Street leads to Zverinitskaya Street, where an elegant monument to Johann Strauss... In 2003 in Pavlovsk, a small copy of the famous monument to the great composer in Vienna was installed.

Monument to composer Johann Strauss

And you can finish your walk around Pavlovsk at its main historical and architectural landmark - Pavlovsk Palace, located on the high bank of the Slavyanka River. Now it has been restored and its interiors have been restored very close to the original. Inside the palace premises there is a large collection of Russian portraits, as well as pictorial and graphic images of the city of Pavlovsk.

Pavlovsk Palace