Where to walk and where to go in Strelna

Travel Palace

Address: Bolnichnaya Gorka st., 2.
 
This is the earliest building in the village of Strelna. A rather modest wooden structure located on a hill. It served as a temporary refuge for the emperor on his way to Kronstadt or his country residence in Strelna. The palace had modest decoration and, nevertheless, in its frontal zone there were fountains rising to a height of 10 meters. According to legend, it was in this place that Peter first planted potatoes brought from Holland. Later, when Peter no longer needed the palace, he gave it to his daughter Elizabeth. The palace was rebuilt twice: during the revolution, a maternity hospital was located here, and in 1950, a nursery was built. Today, the Palace of Peter I is the main museum of Strelna, where permanent exhibitions and valuable exhibits are located.
 
Lviv Palace

Address: St. Petersburg highway, 69.
 
This building is of a later period, its construction dates back to the 19th century. The architect of the project was A.K. Kolman, the first owner was the illegitimate son of Konstantin Pavlovich P.K. Alexandrov. The estate, thanks to this family name, was called Aleksandrovka. Before the revolution, the palace belonged to Prince A.D. Lvov. During the Great Patriotic War, the estate was in the occupied territory, was plundered and destroyed. The park area was also lost, currently partially built up by the private sector. Between 2013 and 2015, the palace was restored, now the building houses the administration, the municipal council of Strelna, and a music school.
 
Bridge-dam with a water outlet on the Strelka River
 
A special place of Peter the Great's time, its construction presumably dates back to 1710. As is known, Peter did not abandon hopes of creating a Russian Versailles in Strelna and tried to raise the water level. For this purpose, with the help of dams located right up to the bay, a 400-meter-long riverbed of the Strelka River was created. A nursery of ornamental trees and shrubs was laid on the bank. The river bank itself is made of granite slabs. The dam is located next to the Travel Palace of Peter I, you can see it on the way from the parking lot to the palace.
 
The bridge-dam is closed and prohibited to walk on. The structure is over 300 years old, so it is better to just enjoy the beautiful view and the waterfall that flows right under the bridge.

Prince Orlov's dacha
 
The manor house was built in the neo-Gothic style, the architect of the project was P. S. Sadovnikov. The manor was a single ensemble of a beautiful palace and park with the Orlovsky pond, as well as various outbuildings. The construction of the manor house was completed in 1834. During the Great Patriotic War, it was plundered and completely destroyed. Today, guests can go to the park, admire the tuff bridge, the ruins of the stable yard and the greenhouse complex at ul. Frontovaya, 2.