Terraces
Down to the garden.
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Oranienbaum is a Russian royal residence on the Gulf of Finland west of Saint Petersburg, in the town of Lomonosov, about 31 km west of the city centre and 9 km west of Peterhof in a straight line. The palace ensemble and the town centre are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 1707 Peter the Great gave the seaside grounds to his right-hand man, Aleksandr Menshikov, for whom the architects Giovanni Maria Fontana and Gottfried Johann Schädel built the Grand Menshikov Palace between 1710 and 1727. In 1743 Oranienbaum became the summer residence of the heir who later became Emperor Peter III, and the Upper Park was laid out from 1750 to 1770. Serious restoration began in the late 1990s. The long yellow-and-white palace sits above terraces that step down to a lower garden, its curving galleries ending in small pavilions, with small chimneys along its green roofs. Gardens of flower beds, lawns and tree-lined paths surround it. Visitors tour the palace rooms and walk through the Upper Park and the lower garden towards the shore. It combines easily with nearby Peterhof in a single day. The UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to Russia, and non-Russian bank cards may not work, so read the current advice before you plan.
Down to the garden.
Paths and trees.
Curving.
Lomonosov, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Yes, in one day.
About two hours.