Amber Room in St. Petersburg
Mar 22nd, 2018, 01:37 PM
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Amber Room in St. Petersburg
Has anyone been to this? Any suggestions on how to get to it?
Fodor's says this: PETERHOF AND PUSHKIN SUMMER PALACES
A hydrofoil cruise on the Gulf of Finland to Peterhof's cascading fountains and lavish gardens gets you in an imperial mood. The ornate, golden interiors and recently reconstructed Amber Room of the 18th-century Catherine's Palace at Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo) offer a look into the extravagance of the Russian royal family.
But I can't find any other info. We'll be on a cruise and in St. Petersburg for 3 days. Thanks.
Fodor's says this: PETERHOF AND PUSHKIN SUMMER PALACES
A hydrofoil cruise on the Gulf of Finland to Peterhof's cascading fountains and lavish gardens gets you in an imperial mood. The ornate, golden interiors and recently reconstructed Amber Room of the 18th-century Catherine's Palace at Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo) offer a look into the extravagance of the Russian royal family.
But I can't find any other info. We'll be on a cruise and in St. Petersburg for 3 days. Thanks.
Mar 22nd, 2018, 04:16 PM
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What kind of info are you looking for? Both Peterhof and Catherine's palace are among the 5 most visited attractions in SPb. There is oodles of info out there. www.tzar.ru, http://en.peterhofmuseum.ru
The Amber room is in Catherine's palace. http://tzar.ru/museums/palaces/c_atherine/amber_room
If you come by the Baltic cruise and do not have a visa, your cruise line should offer superficial but efficient excursions to these places, or, better still, look for a local tour company that works with cruise passengers (Alla tours, TJ tours, best guides, SPb tours, etc, etc, etc, ad infinitum). You will be herded around, always guided, so you do not really need to know how to get there - the guides will do it for you.
if you do have a visa - it's a different story.
The Amber room is in Catherine's palace. http://tzar.ru/museums/palaces/c_atherine/amber_room
If you come by the Baltic cruise and do not have a visa, your cruise line should offer superficial but efficient excursions to these places, or, better still, look for a local tour company that works with cruise passengers (Alla tours, TJ tours, best guides, SPb tours, etc, etc, etc, ad infinitum). You will be herded around, always guided, so you do not really need to know how to get there - the guides will do it for you.
if you do have a visa - it's a different story.
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Mar 22nd, 2018, 04:45 PM
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Catherine's Palace is not actually in St. Petersburg -- it is just outside.
What search strategies are you using that have proven so ineffective? it shouldn't be difficult to get information on the Amber Room....
What search strategies are you using that have proven so ineffective? it shouldn't be difficult to get information on the Amber Room....
Mar 22nd, 2018, 11:30 PM
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>>Any suggestions on how to get to it?<<
Getting here
Getting here
Mar 23rd, 2018, 03:01 PM
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Thanks for the links. This is a silversea cruise. They offer a number of tours but don't specifically mention the Peterhof and Pushkin palaces or the amber room. There seem to be a number of Catherine Palaces.
Mar 23rd, 2018, 04:21 PM
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>>This is a silversea cruise. They offer a number of tours but don't specifically mention the Peterhof and Pushkin palaces or the amber room.<<
You don't have to use a tour from the cruise line. You can book with an independent local company -- there are several good ones.
You don't have to use a tour from the cruise line. You can book with an independent local company -- there are several good ones.
