Gatchina is the unique residence built in the style of a British hunting castle with all the attributes: underground passages, secret doors, tricky passages and staircases. Surrounding the castle is a park with surprise pavilions, numerous sculptures, water mazes, ponds and islets.

Richly decorated luxurious interiors of the castle contrast its simple and austere exterior and impress visitors with harmony and exquisite taste. The exhibition of the museum contains  bas-reliefs and sculptures, beautiful furniture and drapes, collections of paintings, antiquarian objects and arms of the XVII-XIX centuries.

Here visitors will get to know more about  Paul I, the most enigmatic tsar in Russian history, and Alexander III, who lived in the castle with his family.

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 * Attention! The above rates are given per person in euros and include entrance fees, guides`s services (English, German), and car or bus transportation. Rates for other languages are available upon request.

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-        Priory (Priorat), a strange building with a conical tower resembling a knights’ castle, was built for the prior of the Order of the Knights of Malta upon the order of Paul I. This is the only castle in Russia which was made of earth. The castle is depicted on many pictures and works of applied art and is now a romantic symbol of Gatchina.