The Recidence of Pavlovsk is located about 30 kilometers from St. Petersburg near the town of the same name. It is the most recent of the great imperial residences that were built near the city.

The Catherine Palace is one of the most prestigious imperial residences and is located near the town of Pushkin, 25 km from St Petersburg. Originally Catherine only ordered one estate of modest size, in which the summer could be spent, to be built in 1717.

A Mecca for art lovers, the State Hermitage Museum, thanks to its extraordinary variety and the richness of its art collection