Pavlovsk
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About Pavlovsk
Pavlovsk (Russian: Пáвловск, PAHV-lohvsk) is in the District of Saint Petersburg, about 30 km from the city itself, and just to the south of Tsarskoye Selo. It is home to Pavlovsk Palace, one of the most splendid residences of the Russian imperial family. It is part of the World Heritage Site Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments.
Pavlovsk travel guide
Understand
The Pavlovsk palace is probably the best preserved of Russian imperial residences outside the capital. The neoclassical interior of the palace was faithfully restored after a fire in 1803. The damage sustained by the palace during the German occupation in 1941–43, though considerable, was not as devastating as Peterhof and Tsarskoye Selo.
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Aside from the palace, there is also Pavlovsk Park, which surrounds the palace.
1 Pavlovsk Palace. 18th-century Russian Imperial residence built by the order of Catherine the Great for her son (updated May 2018) Pavlovsk Park (Павловский парк). Consists of 7 regions, which are Old Sylvia, New Sylvia, White Birchland, Big Radius, the Palace proper, Slavyanka (Venjoki) Valley, and Red Valley (northernmost part of the park, continuation of the Slavyanka Valley north). The farther you go from the palace, the more forested it is and the less tourists there are, so keep that in mind! (updated Nov 2025)
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.