GATCHINA - a spectacular day trip from St Petersburg, Russia | a tour of the palace and park

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  • Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
  • In this video I'm gonna show you one of my favorite places close to St Petersburg - Gatchina. There's a huge palace there that was built in the 18th century and was a summer residence of Russian tzars. It was badly damaged during WWII and then restored.
    I'll tell you about the history of this fascinating place and give you a tour around the palace and park :) Enjoy!
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  • @krishanmaduranga2468
    @krishanmaduranga2468 2 года назад +2

    I like your page I'm from Sri Lanka, now I'm in saint Petersburg

  • @davidbrownstein1464
    @davidbrownstein1464 3 года назад +2

    I was there in 2007! My late wife had a sister living there. Beautiful castle and magnificent park! Thanks for sharing.

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  3 года назад

      Ah cool! I love this place :) Glad you had a chance to visit!

    • @davidbrownstein1464
      @davidbrownstein1464 3 года назад

      @@elenastravels I have been to St. Petersburg 3 times. I would have been there last year but of course the pandemic prevented my travels. Hopefully again in 2022!!

  • @stevenaleshire7941
    @stevenaleshire7941 3 года назад +2

    Well presented. Really nice.

  • @eah8101
    @eah8101 3 года назад +7

    Thank you for another nice video -- not only are your videos interesting and informative, they also have a lot of charm -- and your English is excellent

  • @johanvanbeek7138
    @johanvanbeek7138 3 года назад +3

    The most smiley lady in Russia. With great historical content!

  • @anteriorlobetube
    @anteriorlobetube 3 года назад +2

    Wonderful video!

  • @rodelle7499
    @rodelle7499 3 года назад +1

    Great! I like how you make your video. I want to travel various places in Russia..I love the snowy background in Russia. It looks so beautiful. I love it...! Nice work Elena!

  • @sarge4455
    @sarge4455 3 года назад +2

    Beautiful day, thanks for taking us with you

  • @iridiumscribe4915
    @iridiumscribe4915 3 года назад +7

    Saint Petersburg is on my list of places to visit in Russia. You can see and feel the history of the past. Thank you for another lovely video Elena. I look forward to these videos everytime. Always down to Earth and relaxing to watch. Keep it up )

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  3 года назад +1

      You should visit St Petersburg one day! It's a magical city! Thank you so much :)

  • @JJP639Raptor
    @JJP639Raptor 3 года назад +2

    Excellent guided tour! Really appreciate these particularly when sitting at home during lockdown

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  3 года назад +1

      Thank you! :) Hope the lockdown will be over soon!

  • @dal7007
    @dal7007 3 года назад +1

    What a beautiful park! Thank you for sharing this.

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  3 года назад

      Yes, it's one of my favorite parks! And I've showed only a small part of it in the video :)

  • @markusespoosta
    @markusespoosta 3 года назад +1

    Thank you very much Elena. You made a very good and informative video about Gatchina. I become interested of Ingria about 10 years ago and I have red a lot of the people who lived there. In Ingria population was mainly finnish, but "Hatsina" become very international town.

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  3 года назад

      Interesting! Thanks for sharing :) Glad you liked the video!

  • @denzilfernando5417
    @denzilfernando5417 3 года назад

    I greatly appreciate you shating you time with me at the same tme as you were recording the programme .
    I hope to see you again on your adventures. I hope to see you soon,Elena ,all the best, see you soon ,Denny

  • @glicmathan1771
    @glicmathan1771 3 года назад

    I got emotional watching this. My ex-wife is from Gatchina and we spent a lot of time there and in SP. We would also take lunch with us to that palace park and walked a lot in the downtown. It was a romantic time I wish I could re-live. I would like to return one day. Thank you for this great video! ❤️

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  3 года назад

      I'm sure you can come back here in the future if you'd like and create new happy memories ❤️

  • @jackiecoffi9946
    @jackiecoffi9946 3 года назад +1

    Fantastic place Elena. I didn't know this city nearby Saint Petersburg, the park, the castle were really marvelous. Thanks for to see us those places.

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  3 года назад

      It's not the most popular place among tourists :) Thank you!

    • @jackiecoffi9946
      @jackiecoffi9946 3 года назад +1

      @@elenastravels thank you for answer me to every comment, I appreciate your reliability. I'm not looking forward to watch anothers videos loaded by you.

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  3 года назад

      @@jackiecoffi9946 and I appreciate that you watch my videos and leave some feedback! :)

    • @jackiecoffi9946
      @jackiecoffi9946 3 года назад +1

      @@elenastravels well, I do the same thing when you will load next videos. I follow you on Instagram too

  • @auscomvic9900
    @auscomvic9900 3 года назад +2

    Hi from Melbourne, Australia. It is so different here!

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  3 года назад +1

      Hey! :) Of course, Australia is like another planet :)

    • @auscomvic9900
      @auscomvic9900 3 года назад

      @@elenastravels Exactly (Mars in fact)

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  3 года назад +1

      @@auscomvic9900 why Mars? :D

    • @auscomvic9900
      @auscomvic9900 3 года назад +1

      @@elenastravels Most of Australia is red desert. And the culture is so young that we in the cities feel like fringe dwellers; under threat from the awesome inland. (Like in Mad Max)

  • @specialk5296
    @specialk5296 3 года назад +1

    A beautiful location but my goodness it looks cold! Thanks for the tour.

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  3 года назад

      Yes, that's why you always need to bring warm clothes when you travel to St Petersburg :D

  • @BongoX2x2
    @BongoX2x2 3 года назад +1

    Your videos are always well made! So informative and personal. Keep it up!

  • @ianpeddle6818
    @ianpeddle6818 9 месяцев назад

    St Petersburg is one place that doesn’t disappoint it vastly exceeded my expectations but I felt I knew it before I arrived having studied so much Russian history🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  8 месяцев назад

      It is a magical city indeed ❤️

  • @jimmywkwan1
    @jimmywkwan1 3 года назад +1

    Beautiful video. Thank you for sharing. I have only been to SPB once. But, it's one of the most beautiful cities in the world, in my opinion. Please create more videos soon, Elena :0)

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  3 года назад +1

      I agree that it's one of the most beautiful cities! I'll try :D

  • @markfinlay422
    @markfinlay422 3 года назад +3

    Great stuff. I didn't know about the summer palace, this looks really interesting and I think a visit one day would be good. Thanks Elena.

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  3 года назад +1

      Thank you! There are many palaces like that around St Petersburg! Each one is unique :)

  • @dtunzzlistener
    @dtunzzlistener 3 года назад

    My scroll wheel is so sensitive. Opened a post on it's own. Luckly one of yours, or the mouse risked getting tossed. Your Holidays Be Bright Young Lady Elena. Listening and typing so now I restart the post. A peak of cool funiture was only thing I saw so far. Beautiful there from the attention of the people.

  • @denzilfernando11
    @denzilfernando11 3 года назад

    Many thanks for a quick glimse of that histoty, Elena Denny,Fernando UK

  • @barryocallaghan2992
    @barryocallaghan2992 3 года назад +3

    What a great day out. Such a beautiful place. It made me feel like a Tsar for 10 minutes. Great video. Thank you.

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  3 года назад +1

      I'm glad you enjoyed the video! Yes, there's a special atmosphere there that makes you feel like a tzar :) Thank you!

  • @moonrockbanditz
    @moonrockbanditz 3 года назад +3

    Great video👍 I am fascinated with the Russian culture and architecture. Thank you for your great work💪

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  3 года назад +2

      Glad to hear it! :) You're welcome!

  • @Storv
    @Storv 3 года назад +1

    Loving these videos. Большое спасибо! (I think that means thank you very much, hopefully I used the right phrase!)

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  3 года назад +1

      Yes, the phrase is right! :D Пожалуйста!

  • @CordrP01
    @CordrP01 3 года назад +4

    Very interesting, please bring us more from your visit to St Petersburg!

  • @bobgoodall1603
    @bobgoodall1603 2 года назад

    Thanks, liked your video, don't know how I missed it before, and I watched your president's brilliant speech from Valdai. It will no doubt go down as a historic moment for our times. Most people think it was on par with the best in history. ....For you however it is the Chinese curse "to live in interesting times." Being young you will feel like it's a conspiracy to bottle you up and frustrate. Being old it's like I will never get to see the rest of Russia (except through your lens).

  • @tomatenmark2679
    @tomatenmark2679 3 года назад +1

    2:08 I love ur vloggs , u are a real beauty and ur voice is so calm and friendly. Keep on 😊

  • @LouisHansell
    @LouisHansell 3 года назад +2

    Well-done! You have made another excellent, informative, entertaining video. I wish I could give it more than one thumbs-up.
    How did you get the photos of the interior of the 'funny house'? What did you order for lunch?
    Keep up the good wqrk!

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  3 года назад

      Thank you so much! :))
      Those photos are from the Internet. And for lunch I ordered Georgian food - it's always a good choice :D

    • @LouisHansell
      @LouisHansell 3 года назад

      @@elenastravels I just viewed this again. A very informative video. Thanks!

  • @lifeisshort99
    @lifeisshort99 3 года назад +2

    Thanks for nice tour!
    Это прекрасное место с историей. Будьте счастливы сегодня.

  • @Cribbage3
    @Cribbage3 3 года назад +2

    Another lovely video Elena. Perfect for watching on a lazy Sunday morning :)

  • @giomar89
    @giomar89 3 года назад +1

    What a wonderful video! I enjoy your content so much, you’re such a good narrator!

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  3 года назад

      Aww thank you so much :) Happy to hear that!

  • @wombat3455
    @wombat3455 3 года назад +2

    An enjoyable video, very interesting! The park looks lovely ⛄

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  3 года назад +1

      Yes, I love the park! Thank you :)

  • @valenteguzman2441
    @valenteguzman2441 3 года назад

    Thank you for showing us around this beautiful city. I would love to visit St. Petersburg sometime soon. Maybe you can be my guide. 😊🤗 Great job as always!

  • @OneDannyDay
    @OneDannyDay Год назад

    Thank you for that amazing video about Gatchina!) I live here))

  • @НадеждаСурнина-д1р
    @НадеждаСурнина-д1р 3 года назад +2

    Прекрасное видео, надо посетить это историческое место и прогуляться по парку.

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  3 года назад +1

      Спасибо! Надо обязательно :)

  • @mehmetkurtkaya3106
    @mehmetkurtkaya3106 3 года назад

    Another great video. Spasiba.

  • @Andy-P
    @Andy-P 3 года назад +1

    St Petersburg is my favourite city in Russia... okay I have only been to two. But it is also one of my favourite cities in the world. I spent a week there seeing different things every day. I could of spent more there as the hermitage is so b i g. I worked at the V&A at the time so was good to see the similarities. Also I liked Peter & Paul fortress, the Aurora (ship) and the artillery museum. Well I was in the army and I like all the military stuff... That Palace looks great though two hour round trip... The birds are the same ones I see here in London.

    • @elenastravels
      @elenastravels  3 года назад

      Ahh I lived in StP for 8 years and still felt that there are so many undiscovered places in that city! Every stone has a history there, and sometimes when you take a wrong turning you might end up in some exciting place you've never been to before!
      I think St Petersburg is the best place in Russia for those who are into art :) And I agree that it's one of the most beautiful cities in the world!
      If you like military stuff, you can check out Kronstadt next time!

  • @michaelstrlight445
    @michaelstrlight445 3 года назад +1

    Your are so beautiful walking through the park there is a lot of art in St. Petersburg

  • @SlogOnTheTyne
    @SlogOnTheTyne 3 года назад +1

    Love it

  • @heroskyhero
    @heroskyhero 3 года назад +1

    Я люблю русскую литературу и русскую культуру. Я думаю очень хорошо твое видео 👍🇹🇷🇷🇺😊

  • @isawei4804
    @isawei4804 3 года назад +1

    👍❤️

  • @billmyers991
    @billmyers991 3 года назад +1

    The ducks should have fur coats too

  • @713pima
    @713pima 10 месяцев назад

    Normalno. Eto ne realno.