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The Botanical Garden of Peter the GreatThe first park to visit in Saint Petersburg is one of the biggest in the city. Also, it is one of the oldest Botanical gardens in the country. The full name of this green island is the Botanical Garden of the V.L. Komarov Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, or St. Petersburg's Botanical Garden in short.It was established by Peter the Great, to practice vegetation of plants from Russia and other parts of the world. That time, in 1714, it was ranked with other European botanical gardens in importance and collection size. In the beginning the medical herbs were grown only, but later exotic seeds and plants were collected and cultivated there. A very big greenhouse was built in the Botanical garden. Still the park is used for botanical research – workers take part in expeditions to find out new sorts of seeds, plants, trees, shrubs.Inside the Garden you may find not only plants and greenhouses, but walking paths, libraries, nurseries, relaxation areas – everything for you to spend time comfortably, with pleasure and standing to gain new knowledge.The landscape of the Botanical garden is quite various. It is obvious that plants from different zones and climates are grown there. Greens from Russia are outside, uncovered, while tropical and subtropical plants are located in numerous greenhouses. The scenery is also different – some Caucasus and Mediterranean plants are in the hills, Asian are at plains.Surprisingly, but a lot of Asian – Chinese and Japanese plants are in the Garden – ferns, bamboos, orchids, palms and a lot of others. Some items are really unique – just get an idea that there is a huge water-lily of 2 meters size that can support 60 kilograms on its leaves.Once a year you can have a great opportunity to visit the Garden at night – in May the great Queen of the Night flowers is exposed. .A lot of rare pieces of the collection have died outduring the Second world war, others were damaged. Suffering a great hunger during the Siege, no citizen of Leningrad touched any of the Botanic Garden's  seeds or plant.Opening hours: daily 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.Professora Popova 2, St Petersburg, +7 812 234 17 64Letniy Sad (Summer Garden)Right after establishing Saint Petersburg, Peter the Great laid the foundation stone of the Summer Garden in 1704. So, it is the oldest park in Saint Petersburg, the most  fascinating and charming place of Saint Petersburg, so loved by its native citizens.The park is big - 12 hectare, with a very strict geometric plan of alleys, one side of the park faces the embankment of the Neva river – all that makes it look like very formal and imperial. It is said, that Peter the Great created a plan of the park by himself, with a help of a Dutch garderner and physician Nicolas Bidloo. Other Dutch masters took care of the park  until 1726.The park is not only trees and plants, there are also a lot of monuments and sculptures, art pieces and fountains. Hundreds of marble statues are following all the park lines. Only 90 of them are extant now, but they were taken from the Garden and moved indoors to be saved, and replaced with their modern copies. Fountains of the Summer Garden, which represent scenes from Aesops’s fables, are the oldest in Russia – they were the first one to be created in the country. The fountain machine was bought by Peter the Great personally in Britain. Some magnificent buildings of great historical value are also located there – the original Summer Palace, Coffee House (a rebuilt grotto pavilion) and a Tea House, all built during Peter the Great time and preserved until now.There is one more interesting thing exposed in the park – a great porphyry vase, a gift from a Swedish king, is put on the bank of the Carp pond. There is a monument to a famous Russian writer – Ivan Andreevich Krylov, who is famous for his instructive fables.The park is very spectacular, so you can spend a whole day walking around all the alleys and observing all the garden sculptures that Peter the Great ordered from Europe long long ago.In old times all Imperial assemblies, parties or balls happened there. Sometimes musical festivals and other cultural events are held in the Summer Garden. As it is quite big, a few thousands of people can remain in the Garden at once.The fence of the Summer Garden is probably the only one in the world, in honor of which great poets wrote poems. Anna Akhmatova considered the Summer Garden to be the symbol of Saint Petersburg and devoted a poem to it:I want to the roses, to exceptional place –  The garden where fence is adorably graced,  There sculptures remember my young boiling blood  And I ’em remember in Nevian flood.  In odorous calm of the lime-planted path  I hear the creak of a nautical mast.  And swan calmly swims many ages within  Admiring the beauty of its’ graceful twin.  This garden keeps hundreds of thousands steps  Belonging to enemies and to the friends.  Dark shadows merge into infinity space  From stony vase to the palace’s gates.  My white nights are whispering from high above  About poetical one’s secret love.  And everything burns with the jasper and pearls  But hidden the luminous mystery source. Also a world famous character of Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin – Evgeniy Onegin walked in the park in his childhood.But not only positive moments are there in the history of the Summer Garden. In 1866 the Tsar was tried to be assassinated, while walking around the park.Opening hours: May-Oct, Mon-Sun 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Nov-Mar, Mon-Sun 10 a.m.-8 p.m.Kutuzov Embankment 2, St PetersburgMikhailovskiy SadLocated on the cross of main touristic routes of Saint Petersburg – Mikhailovsky Castle, the Church of the Savior on Spilled blood, the Russian museum and the Field of Mars – Mikhailovsky Garden is also part of Saint Petersburg cultural heritage.It was established in the beginning of 18th century, being remodeled and reorganized dozens of times since that. Now it is a green territory with curving paths, sometimes looking like a labyrinth, and a pond with clear water. Facing the Moika river, there is a pavilion with granite stairs, guiding you down to the water.From the side of the Church on Spilled blood you can see an iron fenced grid, being a masterpiece itself, Both the church and a grid were constructed by the same architect, and both draw tourists’ attention to them.Opening hours: May-Sep, Mon-Sun 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; Oct-Mar, Mon-Sun 10 a.m.-8 p.m.Kanal Griboedova, St PetersburgMoskovsky Victory ParkThe only park in our list that is located not in the center of Saint Petersburg. It is situated in Moskovsky disctrict of the city and was erected and named in honor of Victory over Germany in the Second World war.Moskovsky Victory Park was opened on July 7 in 1946 and then covered only the smallest part of the present-day territory. The park continued to grow and now we see it as almost a 1 sq. km park.As the reason for establishing a park was very patriotic, during the May holidays and the Victory day it is usually full of visitors, the air is penetrated with a special atmosphere of celebration and proudness. If you happen to be in Saint Petersburg on 9th of May, do not hesitate to have a walk in this very park – the park is the national monument, a symbol of glory and victory.There is the main alley - The Avenue of Heroes with the busts and names of hundreds of people dedicated to the Motherland – the Soviet Union. Around and inside the park there are many famous architectural buildings. In the 1990s, the Orthodox chapel and a plaque were established at the former site of the crematory facility (was there during the war).There are also some interesting facilities to have a good time with you friends or children – some amusement rides, playgrounds, several cafes, a beach, a bar, mini-golf, tennis courts, the rental of boats and catamarans, and a skating rink.The original quarries, trenches, and foxholes were preserved and developed into a system of park channels and small ponds.Opening times: 24 hours, dailyKuznetsovskaya ul. 25, St Petersburg, +7 812 388 0881Saint Petersburg is a very green city and native citizens love spending time walking around numerous parks, so in every tour that DenRus offers, you may find at least one park suggested for a visit during the tour. During our comprehensive tours you will not only spend a great time outdoors in parks of Saint Petersburg, take great photos of park sights, and also obtain some new knowledge, as all parks and gardens were founded and treated now as objects of historical value.