This palace and park south of St. Petersburg was a summer residence of the tsars. Its construction began under Catherine I, the wife of Peter the Great, but only during the reign of the emperor ...

Though it's located about 20 miles outside St. Petersburg proper, the Catherine Palace and Park certainly merits a visit by anyone in the area, especially enthusiasts of elaborate and fanciful ...

This palace, yet another of St. Petersburg’s most beautiful buildings, was built on the banks of the Fontanka River at the end of Catherine II’s reign. It quickly acquired the reputation of a ...

About 15 miles from St. Petersburg in the town of Pushkin, the sprawling Catherine Palace is one of the best places to experience Romanov opulence. Rick Steves The royal families of the past ...

Then came World War II. Recreation of the Amber Room in Catherine Palace, Pushkin, near St Petersburg, Russia, 2000. Photo: Patrick Aventurier / Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images. In the summer of 1941 ...

At new Princess Juliana Airport, arriving on St. Martin is a hassle-free experienceCaribbean editor Meagan Drillinger saw firsthand how quick and easy it is for guests to get through the revamped ...

Catherine the Great founded the Hermitage ... this museum is the main reason some travelers visit St. Petersburg in the first place. Recent travelers offered fulsome praise for both the art ...

In the snow, St. Petersburg can seem the sexiest place ... I adored the bright blue, snow-glittering Catherine Palace; I adored the tutu room at the Mariinsky Theatre, where the ballerinas ...

Upon arrival in St. Petersburg, you will be met by your ... to see two of the city's most elegant and beautiful palaces- Catherine Palace (formerly Pushkin) and Pavlovsk, in the nearby village ...