Summer Palace in St. Petersburg ✨ | Unveiling the Russian Royal Summer

💦 The Versailles of Russia—St. Petersburg's Summer Palace, the summer retreat of Peter the Great, is located about 30 kilometers outside the city on the coast of the Baltic Sea, in the Gulf of Finland. Known as the "Capital of Fountains," the Summer Palace is divided into three parts: the Upper Garden🌸, the Palace, and the Lower Garden. 🌸🌿 Upper Garden: The Upper Garden is famous for its magnificent landscapes and exquisite garden design. The garden's design adopts European garden styles, combining elements of French and English gardens to create an atmosphere of elegance and romance. The Upper Garden features well-maintained flower beds, beautifully trimmed hedges, and sculptures in various shapes🗽. The garden is planted with a variety of flowers💐 and trees🌳, offering different beautiful scenes in every season. In addition to the beautiful natural scenery, the Upper Garden also has many fountains and ponds, the most famous of which is the Grand Cascade Fountain⛲. The design of the fountain is exquisite, with water jets reaching tens of meters high, providing a spectacular visual effect. Moreover, the Upper Garden🌸 also has some buildings, such as the palace🏰, pavilions, and greenhouses, adding a sense of depth and historical and cultural value to the garden. 🏰 Palace: The Summer Palace of St. Petersburg was built by Peter the Great to commemorate Russia's victory in the Great Northern War. The palace's architectural style combines Baroque and Rococo elements, with a magnificent exterior and exquisite decorations, and a luxurious interior filled with precious art collections and gorgeous furniture🛏️. Each room has a unique design and decoration, showing the court life and artistic style of the time. The famous rooms include the banquet hall, the royal bedroom, and the court church⛪, etc. The Summer Palace🏰 also has spacious gardens🌳 and fountain squares⛲️, complementing the palace. 🌊 Lower Garden: The kingdom of fountains⛲, with more than 150 fountains and over 2,000 jet sprays, forms a dynamic💧 water landscape. The Grand Cascade Fountain is majestic, while the smaller fountains are lively and full of vitality, adding endless vitality to the🌸 garden. Hundreds of exquisite statues🗿 add a strong artistic atmosphere to the garden. 💰 Ticket Tips: The palace is 2000 ₽, the garden is 1500 ₽, and student tickets are only 750 ₽! ⏰ Opening Hours: The palace is open from 10:30 to 18:00, the garden is open from 9:00 to 20:00 in summer and from 9:00 to 19:00 in winter. Note that it is closed on Mondays, and the fountains are only open from May to October. 🚗 Transportation Tips: It takes about an hour by taxi from the city center, or you can take a boat from the Winter Palace gate, which only takes 40 minutes. 💡 Warm Reminder: Remember to apply sunscreen🧴! Keep your valuables safe and watch out for pickpockets! The Summer Palace is even more beautiful on a sunny day. When visiting the palace, coats🧥 must be checked in, and you need to wear shoe covers! College students with a student ID🎟️ can enjoy a half-price discount. Although there are vendors selling food in the garden, the prices are relatively high, so it is recommended to bring your own food!💖✨ #RomanticLifeDocumentary #StPetersburg #StPetersburgTravel #StPetersburgTourism #OffTheBeatenPath #Travel #Tourism