1/9 ANNUAL AUTUMN FOUNTAIN SHOW 2018 OPENING HOURS FOR PARKS & FOUNTAINS Dear Guests, on September 21-22, 2018 Peterhof State Museum-Reserve helds its biggest and colorful celebration on the Grand Cascade. This year Annual Autumn Fountain Show will be dedicated to the Russian theatre. Traditional multimedia revue performance called "Theatrical Novel" will immerse you in the most famous Russian plays and amuse you with stunning music of Russian operas. Breathtaking show will put together 3Dmapping on the frontiespiece of the Peterhof Palace with exceptional dancing and singing. The show usually ends with fabulous fireworks. Performance starts at 21:00 and lasts 1 hour. T I C K E T S & G U I D E L I N E S The ticket price is 1000 Rubles per person, children under 7 years old receive a free entrance ticket. Tickets can be purchased online at tickets.peterhofmuseum.ru/en or in the ticket offices of the Lower park. Attention! On the day of the Show tickets will be sold ONLY in the ticket-offices of the Park. We draw your particular attention that after the Show the pier will be closed, the hydrofoil connection won't be available. Please use city minibuses to get back to St.Petersburg: buses 224, 300, 424 till Avtovo metro station, buses 103, 420 till Leninsky Prospekt metro station. PETERHOF MUSEUM-RESERVE SPECIAL SCHEDULE FOR ANNUAL AUTUMN FOUNTAIN SHOW 21-22 SEPTEMBER 2018 PARKS, FOUNTAINS, MUSEUMS On September 21-22, 2018 the Lower Park of Peterhof will be open from 9:00 till 16:00. Ticketoffices will be open from 9:00 till 14:30. Last admission to the park at 14:30. After 18:00 anly tickets for the Annual Autumn Fountain Show will be available to enter the Lower Park. The Upper Garden will be open from 9:00 till 16:00. It's free entrance as usual. Fountains of the Lower Park & the Upper Garden will be on from 11:00 till 16:00. The Favourite fountain & the Grand Cascade will be sitched off both days except for the time of the Show. The Samson Fountain is on both days from 11 am till 4 pm. The administration of the Peterhof State Museum- Reserve appologizes for any inconvenience! A D M I S S I O N T O M U S E U M S On September 21-22, 2018 the Grand Palace and the Grottoes of the Grand Cascade are closed for visitors due to preparations for the Show. The following museums located in the Lower park will be open from 10:30 till 15:30 (ticket offices are open from 10:30 till 14:00) the Monplaisir palace the Catherine Block museum the Bathhouse Block museum the Hermitage Pavilion the Marly Palace the Royal Church museum the Special Treasury museum the Museum of Fountain Crafts the Royal Yachts museum
2/9 GRAND PETERHOF PALACE & MUSEUMS NEXT TO IT PETERHOF MUSEUM-RESERVE: PARKS & FOUNTAINS Core of the Peterhof ensemble is the Grand Palace which is overcowded during the high season. To help the visitors get through the lines & to preserve the interiors the ticket sale sessions are embeded. Thiese sessions divide the travel companies and agents from the individual visitors (P.3) Most people travelling to Peterhof want to see the fountains - main information about the Lower Park with fountains is given on Page 3. All 150 fountains of the Lower park are on everyday from April 28th till October 14th, 2018 (P. 3) Before entering the Lower park have a look at the Upper Garden. You'll be amazed by the oldest fountain as well as the stunning view of the Grand palace. The entrance to the Garden is always free. There's a gorgeous Italian-style Kolonistsky Park with Islands opposite to the Upper Garden just across the Avenue (P.7) 15 minutes walk from the Lower park is a former private emperor's estate of Alexandria (P.6) and if you head towards the city of Lomonosov after 30 minutes ride you'll enjoy the splendor of the18th century palace & park ensemble called Oranienbaum (PP.8-9). PALACES & MUSEUMS IN THE LOWER PARK Do not limit yourself to staring at the fountains of the Lower park. Visit the diverse museums with historical artefacts and authentic interiors, most of these museums can be visited during the summer season only! Monplaisir Palace Bathhouse Block of Monplaisir Catherine Block of Monplaisir Aviaries Grottoes of the Grand Cascade Imperial Yachts Museum Hermitage Pavilion Marly Palace Sometimes visiting any of the lovely museums next to the Grand Palace brings more joy and knowledge than the tough visit to the Palace itself: PETERHOF MUSEUM-RESERVE Special Treasury museum Royal Church of the Grand Peterhof Palace Museum of Fountain Crafts "The Court's Entertainments" Project SEPTEMBER 1 OCTOBER 14 2018 OPENING HOURS ADMISSION Benois Family Museum Museum of Art Collectors TIPS ON GETTING TO PETERHOF The fastest way to get to Peterhof is by hydrofoil, that crosses the Gulf of Finland from the Hernitage at the Palace Embankment to Peterhof Pier in half an hour. The hydrofoil companies are not assotiated with Peterhof State Museum-Reserve and do not sell tickets to its facilities. The most picturesque way to Peterhof is by train, It takes 36 minutes to get from the Baltic Railway Station to the "New Peterhof" Station. City buses 344, 348, 350, 351, 352 or 355 will bring you from the station to the Upper Garden in 15 minutes. A common way to get to Peterhof is to take a minibus 224, 300 or 424 from "Avtovo" metro station. When there's no traffic they'll take you to the main entrance at the Upper Garden in 30-40 minutes.
LOWER PARK WITH FOUNTAINS GRAND PETERHOF PALACE S P E C I A L T R E A S U R Y 3/9 Mon-Fri, Sun 9:00-20:00 Sat 9:00-21:00 Ticket offices close 30 minutes before park closure. Full-rate ticket - 900 Rubles Privileged ticket for Russian citizens - 250 Rubles Special entrance fee is valid for evening visits on weekdays after 17:45, on Saturday after 19:45, on Sunday and national holidays after 18:45 Full-rate ticket - 600 Rubles Tickets for citizens of Russia & CIS - 200 Rubles Priveleged ticket for Russian citizens - 100 Rubles FOUNTAINS OF THE LOWER PARK & THE UPPER GARDEN Fountains of the Lower park & the Upper garden are on everyday since April 28th till October 14th. The Gala launch of the Grand cascade and the Samson fountain is held every morning at 11 a.m. Fountains of the Upper garden are in progress from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m. on weekdays and Saturday and from 10 a.m. till 7 p.m. on Sunday & holidays. Fountains of the eastern part of the Lower Park are in progress from 10 a.m, till 6 p.m. on weekdays and Saturday and till 7 p.m. on Sunday and national holidays. Fountains of the central & western parts of the Lower Park are in progress from 11 a.m. till 6 p.m. on weekdays and Saturday and till 7 p.m. on Sunday and national holidays. On Saturday fountains of the Grand Cascade, the Samson, Roman fountains, Chessboard Cascade, and trick fountains of the Lower Park are in progress till 20:45. Tue-Fri, Sun10:30-19:00 Saturday10:30-21:00 Last Tuesday of each month the museum is closed for maintenance. During the high season special sessions for the individual touists are aplied in the ticket-office of the Palace: Tue-Fri, Sun 12:00-14:00 & 16:00-17:00 Saturday 12:00-14:00 & 16:15-19:45 Full-rate ticket - 1000 Rubles Privileged ticket for Russian citizens - 300 Rubles The audioguide for the Grand Palace is available in English, German and French. Price - 500 Rubles. M U S E U M O F F O U N T A I N C R A F T S Last Tuesday of each month the museum is closed for maintenance. Museum of fountain crafts is located in the eastern wing of the Grand Peterhof Palace. Entrance from the Lower Park side. Last Wednesday of each month the museum is closed for maintenance. Special Treasury museum is located in the western wing of the Grand Peterhof Palace. Entrance from the Lower Park side. R O Y A L C H U R C H M U S E U M Last Wednesday of each month the museum is closed for maintenance. Royal Church museum is located in the eastern wing of the Grand Peterhof Palace. Entrance from the Lower Park side.
M O N P L A I S I R C A T H E R I N E ' S closed for B A T H H O U S E 4/9 P A L A C E September, 30 B L O C K September, 24-28 B L O C K Last Monday of each month the museum is closed for maintenance. Monplaisir Palace is located in the eastern part of the Lower Park on the shore of the Gulf of Finland. To find the Palace walk along the alley from the Roman fountains towards the Gulf. Mon-Wed, Fri-Sun 10:30-18:00 Catherine's Block museum is located in the western part of the Monplaisir Palace in the Lower Park. Mon-Tue, Thu-Sun 10:30-18:00 Bathhouse Block museum is located in the eastern part of the Monplaisir Palace in the Lower Park. H E R M I T A G E M A R L Y IMPERIAL YACHTS P A V I L I O N October, 14 P A L A C E MUSEUM October, 14 The lifting table is shown in progress on weekends and national holidays at 12:00, 13:00 и 14:00. Ticket for the lifting table demonstration - 500 Rubles per person. Hermitage Pavilion is located in the western part of the Lower Park on the shore of the Gulf of Finland. Full-rate ticket- 400 Rubles Marly Palace is located in the western part of the Lower Park opposite to the Golden Hill cascade. Imperial Yachts Museum is located beside the central pier of Peterhof on the shore of the Gulf of Finland.
5/9 GROTTOES OF AVIARIES IN "THE COURT ENTERTAINMENTS" THE GRAND CASCADE THE LOWER PARK September, 20 PROJECT Mon-Fri 11:00-18:00 Sat-Sun 11:00-19:00 Full-rate ticket- 500 Rubles Visits to the Grottoes with guided tours only. Book a tour in the ticket office of the Grottoes in the central part of the Grand Peterhof Palace. Ticket offices close half an hour before museum closure. Entrance ticket is valid for both Eastern & Western Aviaries. Aviaries are located in the eastern part of the Lower palace, to the right & to the left from the central alley leading from the Roman fountains to the Monplaisir Palace. Mon-Tue, Thu-Sun 10:30-18:00 Historical & cultural project "The Court Entertainments" is located opposite to the eastern entrance of the Lower Park on Dvortsovaya Square of Peterhof. BENOIS FAMILY MUSEUM EXHIBITION HALLS OF BENOIS FAMILY MUSEUM MUSEUM OF ART COLLECTORS Benois Family Museum is located within 5 minutes walk from the Grand Peterhof Palace. Address: 8 Kalininskaya Street, Peterhof. Exhibition halls are located on the ground floor of of Benois Family Museum. Address: 8 Kalininskaya Street, Peterhof Museum of Art Collectors is located within 5 minutes walk from the Grand Peterhof Palace. Address: 4 Pravlenskaya Street, Peterhof.
COMBINED TICKET TO ALL FACILITIES OF ALEXANDRIA F A R M P A L A C E "PETERHOF DACHA DWELLERS" PROJECT 6/9 Purchase 1 combined ticket to all museums & park of Alexandria and get 50% discount. Combined ticket is available only during the summer season 2018 (April 28-October 14) Combined ticket includes entrance to the Farm Palace, Palace Telegraph Station, "Peterhof Dacha Dwellers" project, House of Courier Service and Alexandria Park. Combined ticket price: Full-rate ticket - 725 Rubles Privileged ticket for Russian citizens - 275 Rubles Combined tickets can be purchased online at tickets.peterhofmuseum.ru/en and in the ticket offices of Alexandria Park. ALEXANDRIA PARK Farm Palace is located in the western part of Alexandria Park. Parking available at the intersection of Zverinskaya Street & Alexandria Ave. Nearest bus stop address - 5 St.Peterburgsky Ave, Peterhof. HOUSE OF COURIER SERVICE Historical & cultural project "Peterhof Dacha Dwellers" is located on the 1st Floor of the Farm Palace. PALACE TELEGRAPH STATION Mon-Sun 9:00-22:00 Free admission after ticket-office closure at 5 p.m. Full-rate ticket - 300 Rubles Ticket for citizens of Russia & CIS - 200 Rubles Alexandria Park is located on the eastern side of the Lower Park, which is 10 minutes walk from the Grand Peterhof Palace. One may enter Alexandria Park via Zverinskaya street, Chaikovskogo Street & from 5 St.Petersburgsky Ave (local bus stop). The House of Courier Service is located in the western part of Alexandria Park opposite to the Farm Palace. Palace Telegraph Station is located to the right from the main entrance to Alexandria Park from St.Petersburgsky Ave side.
CHILDRENS' EDUCATIONAL P A L A C E O F P E T E R FRUIT & VEGETABLE GARDEN OF 7/9 CENTER "NEW FARM" T H E G R E A T I N S T R E L N A PETER THE GREAT IN STRELNA Ticket offices close 1 hour before center's closure. Get inspired by Russian history & arts during the workshops at "New Farm" Childrens' Center. Preorder a tour for your child (3-11 y.o) by phone (812) 450-78-37 or +7 (931) 003-06-47 Childrens' Center "New Farm" is located in Alexandria Park to the right from the main entrance at 5 St.Petersburgsky Ave. Center is within 15 minutes walk from the Lower Park. Palace of Peter the Great is located in Strelna at a distance of 500 meters from the President's residence in Konstantinovsky Palace. Strelna is 30 minutes by tram 36 from "Avtovo" metro station. Visits to the Fruit & Vegetable Garden of Peter the Great with a group only. Pre-order a guided tour to the Garden for a grop of max.10 people by phone (812) 421-41-31 and (812) 421-39-20. Price of a tour is 1000 Rubles for a group. Fruit & Vegetable Garden of Peter the Great is located in Strelna opposite to the Palace of Peter the Great. I S L A N D S O F T H E T S A R I N A ' S O L G A ' S K O L O N I S T S K Y P A R K P A V I L I O N P A V I L I O N The impressive ensembles of Olga's and Tsarina's pavilions on the artificial islands were created in 1840s on the order of the emperor Nicholas I. Visiting is available only in summer from May, 26 till 2018. Park is open everyday from 10:30 till 6 p.m. Entrance fee for visiting islands' park without entering Pavilions - 150 Rubles per person. Guided tour for a group of 10-15 people - 1000 Rubles for a group. Tour pre-booking is available by phone (812) 450-66-74 Kolonistsky Park with Islands is located opposite to the Upper Garden on the city side of St.Petersburgsky Ave and is within 15 minutes walk from the Grand Peterhof Palace. Ticket office is open 10:30-16:45 Entrance ticket is valid for both Tsarina's & Olga's Pavilions. Full-rate ticket - 1000 Rubles Privileged ticket for Russian citizens - 300 Rubles Entrance to Tsarina's Pavilion by bridge across the pond that is located behind the Peter & Paul Cathedral in Peterhof. Pond is 15 minutes walk from the Grand Peterhof Palace. Ticket office is open 10:30-16:45 Entrance ticket is valid for both Tsarina's & Olga's Pavilions. Full-rate ticket - 1000 Rubles Privileged ticket for Russian citizens - 300 Rubles Entrance to Olga's Pavilion by floating bridge from Tsarina's Island.
GRAND MENSHIKOV C H I N E S E PALACE OF 8/9 PALACE P A L A C E September, 30 PETER III In summer, sessions for individual tourists in the ticket office are applied: 12:00-13:30 & 15:00-16:30 Last Wednesday of each month the museum is closed for maintenance. It's 1 hour ride with minibus 300, 404, 424 from "Avtovo" metro station till terminal station in Lomonosov city, from which it's 15 minutes walk to the Grand Menshikov Palace. In summer, sessions for individual tourists in the ticket office are applied: 12:00-14:00 & 16:00-16:45 Last Tuesday of each month the museum is closed for maintenance. Chinese Palace is located in the southern part of Oranienbaum Park next to the parking area at Novaya Road of Lomonosov city. In summer, sessions for individual tourists in the ticket office are applied: 10:30-11:30 & 13:30-16:00 Palace of Peter III is located in the eastern part of Oranienbaum Park next to the entrance at Alexandrovskaya Street of Lomonosov city. MULTIMEDIA PROJECT "ORANIENBAUM THROUGH AGES" Last Wednesday of each month the museum is closed for maintenance. Full-rate ticket - 200 Rubles Ticket for citizens of Russia & CIS - 100 Rubles Privileged ticket for Russian citizens - 50 Rubles Multimedia project "Oranienbaum through Ages" is located in the western wing of the Grand Menshikov Palace. P I C T U R E H A L L M U S E U M Get a discounted ticket for visiting Picture Hall Museum without Opera Hall. Picture Hall Museum is located in the southeastern part of Oranienbaum Park next within 2 minutes walk from the Grand Menshikov Palace. O R A N I E N B A U M P A R K Mon-Sun 9:00-20:00 Ticket offices is open 9:00-17:00 Free admission after 5 p.m. Full-rate ticket - 300 Rubles Ticket for citizens of Russia & CIS - 100 Rubles Privileged ticket for Russian citizens - 70 Rubles Oranienbaum park is located in Lomonosov city and is 30 km from St. Petersburg & 11 km from Peterhof. One may enter Oranienbaum Park at 50 Dvortsoviy Ave or through the gates next to the parking area at Novaya Road of Lomonosov city.
9/9 "STONE HALL" PAVILION CATEGORIES OF VISITORS ELIGIBLE FOR FREE ADMISSION Free entry ticket to all museums & parks of the Peterhof State Museum-Reserve for the following categories of visitors regardless citizenship: "Stone Hall" Pavilion is located in the northern part of Oranienbaum Park within 10 minutes walk from the Grand Menshikov Palace. "CHINESE KITCHEN" PAVILION "Chinese Kitchen" Pavilion is located in the southern part of Oranienbaum Park next to the Chinese Palace. TELL US ABOUT YOUR PETERHOF VKontakte peterhof_museum Instagram peterhof_museum Facebook peterhof.museum Twitter p_e_t_e_r_h_o_f #Петергоф #Peterhof children under the age of 16 Members of ICOM and UNESCO Heroes of the Soviet Union, Heroes of the Russian Federation, Full Cavaliers of the Order of Glory veterans and disabled people of the Great Patriotic War people, suffered from the radiation exposure during the disaster on the Chernobyl Power Plant, nuclear testing on the Semipalatinsk Test Site and groups of citizens with an equal status are entitled to buy privileged ticket SERVICES AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH The following services are available in English: Audio guide for the Grand Peterhof Palace, Monplaisir Palace, Marly Palace, Hermitage Pavilion, Special Treasury, Catherine's Block, Bathhouse Block, Palace of Peter I in Strelna. Tour through the Lower park on electric cars starting at the Roman fountains. Tour to Alexandria park by a small touristic train. See main attractions of Alexandia ensemble without purchasing the entry ticket and get back to the Lower park. Tour starts at the Chessboard Hill cascade.