For museums-reserves of St. Petersburg, the season ends with a drop in attendance

Museum-reserves near St. Petersburg finish high season. This year, attendance decreased, but new facilities opened. This is reported by DP.

On September 30, Pavlovsk closed: more than 1.7 million people visited it instead of the two million that came in 2025. "Tsarskoye Selo" received 2.4 million guests - 500 thousand less than last year. “Gatchina” and “Peterhof” sum up the results closer to the end of the year: The Palace Park in Gatchina will remain available until November 8.

The most popular destination remains “Peterhof”, especially among tourists who choose excursions or “Meteors”. In second place is the “Royal Village”. Tour operators note an increase in ticket prices to Peterhof and a general decline in the domestic market. In Tsarskoye Selo, the main event of the season was the opening of the revived Chinese hall in the Zubov wing, as well as access to the Pensioner Stable and the cemetery of the imperial horses.

In Gatchina celebrated the 260th anniversary of the palace, opened the Humpbacked Bridge and the courtyard of the Kitchen Care. Next year, Pavlovsk will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the ensemble - the facades of the palace, the Red Valley Ensemble and the Liven column are restored here.