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Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
An elaborately decorated Russian Orthodox church in St. Petersburg featuring over 7,500 square meters of mosaics.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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Pavlovsk
St.-Petersburg, Russia · Europe
About Pavlovsk
Pavlovsk is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Pushkin, 37km from Peterhof Palace.
Pavlovsk is in St.-Petersburg, Russia, with about 16,000 people. The nearest town is Pushkin, about 4 km away.
Pavlovsk (Russian: Па́вловск "[the town] of Pavel" after Emperor Pavel (Paul) of Russia) is a municipal town in Pushkinsky District in the suburban part of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, Russia, located 30 kilometers (19 mi) south from Saint Petersburg proper and about 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) southeast fromRead more
Pushkin. Population: 16,087 (2010 census). Known since the late 18th century, when Saint Petersburg was the capital of Russian Empire, as a countryside residence of Russian royal family commissioned creation of the town's landmark -palace with a large park, now parts of its federal museum reserve.
The town developed around the Pavlovsk Palace, a major residence of the Russian imperial family. Between 1918 and 1944, its official name was Slutsk, after the revolutionary Vera Slutskaya, and then was changed back to Pavlovsk. Pavlovsk is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments".
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What is there to see near Pavlovsk?
Within an hour or so of Pavlovsk: Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood (29 km), Palace Square & Alexander Column (29 km), State Hermitage Museum (29 km), Peterhof Palace (37 km).
Where is Pavlovsk?
Pavlovsk is in St.-Petersburg, Russia, about 4 km from Pushkin.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 16,087
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- St.-Petersburg
- Timezone
- Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates
- 59.6833, 30.4347
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Worth the detour from Pavlovsk
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Palace Square & Alexander Column
Vast square before the Winter Palace in St Petersburg dominated by a 47-metre granite column, the city's central gathering place.
29 km · about 35 min drive
museum
State Hermitage Museum
One of the world's largest and oldest museums, housed in the opulent Winter Palace with over three million artworks.
29 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Peterhof Palace
A series of palaces and gardens near Saint Petersburg, often referred to as the Russian Versailles for its opulent fountains and gilded statues.
37 km · about 45 min drive
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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