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Peterhof
Peter the Great's seaside palace, with a golden cascade of fountains running down to the Gulf of Finland.
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- The park every day; the fountains run from about late April to early October
- Price
- Paid; separate tickets for the park and the palace
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Razvodnaya Street 2, PeterhofDirections
- Getting There
- About 40 minutes by hydrofoil from the embankment by the Hermitage in summer, or an hour by bus or train.
Why Go
Peter began Peterhof in 1714 to rival Versailles. The Grand Cascade of gilded statues and jets falls from the palace to a canal that leads to the sea, and the Lower Park holds about 150 fountains, among them trick fountains that soak passers-by. Wrecked in the Second World War, the palace and park were rebuilt over decades.
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