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Strelna


The palace and park ensemble "Strelna"

The Strelna palace and park ensemble is located 19 kilometers from St. Petersburg, on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, near the Strelka and Kikenka rivers. In 2001, by decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir V. Putin, a global reconstruction of the ensemble was carried out. The dilapidated buildings of Strelna were restored and turned into the State Complex "Palace of Congresses".

Today, in addition to the famous Konstantinovsky Palace, the complex includes the Verhny and Nizhny Parks, the Konyushenny Building, a tour desk, a press center, the five-star Baltic Star Hotel, the Consulskaya Derevnya cottage village, and the Negotiation Pavilion, which is located on Petrovsky Island Also here you can see the Putevoy Palace of Peter I, Lvovskiy Palace and Orlovsky Park.

The palace and park ensemble Strelna is popular among tourists, as here you can touch not only the historical events of the past centuries, but also get acquainted with modern history. It was in the “Congress Palace” that such significant events took place as the draw for the FIFA World Cup 2018, the G20 summit of leaders, the G8 summit and other important events.

In addition, the complex annually holds various socially significant events, for example, the international hockey tournament for junior youths “Prize of the Palace of Congresses”, as well as the international sailing regatta “Sails of the White Nights Cup of the Palace of Congresses” and many others. Also in the halls of the Konstantinovsky Palace regularly hosts exhibitions of contemporary art and scientific conferences.

How to get there

The palace and park ensemble Strelna is located at Berezovaya Alley, 3.

You can get here from St. Petersburg in several ways. Of course, the most convenient way to get to Strelna is by car. From the city center to the "Congress Palace" can be reached in 40-50 minutes.

Public transport

The most convenient way to get to the ensemble "Strelna" by bus or route taxi, which depart from the metro station. The journey time for them will be about 20–40 minutes, depending on traffic:

from "Avtovo metro station buses No. 200, 210 and minibuses No. 224K, 300, 404K, 424K;
from the metro station "Leninsky Prospect" bus number 103, 420;
from Prospect Veterans metro station minibus number 343, 392 and 850;
from metro station "Baltiyskaya" bus number 404.

In addition, a tram stop is located near the Avtovo metro station. Here you can take tram number 36, which goes to Strelna. A trip on it will take about 1 hour.

To get to the "Palace of Congresses" can be on the train. Every 20 minutes trains departing from the Baltiysky Station, heading towards Strelna, the main thing is not to miss your stop. The train is probably the fastest way to get to the palace and park ensemble, the journey time will be about 20 minutes.

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