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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.
24 km · about 25 min drive
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Sestroretsk
St.-Petersburg, Russia · Europe
About Sestroretsk
Sestroretsk works well as a base: 5 minutes from Tarkhovka, 24km from Peterhof Palace.
Sestroretsk is in St.-Petersburg, Russia, with about 37,000 people. The nearest town is Tarkhovka, about 4 km away.
Sestroretsk (Russian: Сестроре́цк; Finnish: Siestarjoki; Swedish: Systerbäck) is a municipal town in Kurortny District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, located on the shores of the Gulf of Finland, the Sestra River and the Sestroretskiy Lake 34 kilometers (21 mi) northwest of St. Petersburg. Population:Read more
37,248 (2010 census); 40,287 (2002 census); 35,498 (1989 Soviet census); 30,500 (1975).
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What is there to see near Sestroretsk?
Within an hour or so of Sestroretsk: Peterhof Palace (24 km), Palace Square & Alexander Column (26 km), State Hermitage Museum (26 km), Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood (27 km).
Where is Sestroretsk?
Sestroretsk is in St.-Petersburg, Russia, about 4 km from Tarkhovka.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 37,248
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- St.-Petersburg
- Timezone
- Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates
- 60.0980, 29.9638
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Worth the detour from Sestroretsk
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.
26 km · about 30 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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
An elaborately decorated Russian Orthodox church in St. Petersburg featuring over 7,500 square meters of mosaics.
27 km · about 30 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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