Lower Park
Two and a half kilometers along the gulf — the main park of Peterhof.
The Lower Park is an elongated triangle of about 100 hectares, stretching for two and a half kilometers along the gulf. The layout was laid out by the architect Braunstein in 1710, and in 1717 Le Blond presented the famous "Water Plan" with fountains. Here are Monplaisir, Marly Palace, the Hermitage Pavilion, the Chess Mountain and Golden Mountain cascades, and the trick fountains that douse gaping guests. During the war the park was devastated; restoration began in 1944 and, in essence, has not finished to this day. In summer there are thousands of tourists here, but early in the morning, in late autumn and in winter it is almost empty, and you can see the park as its owners saw it.
Walks in Peterhof / Day trips
⛲ Lower Park from the "back entrance": Marly, the Hermitage Pavilion, Monplaisir
We enter the Lower Park from the quiet western side and walk against the tourist flow: Marly's fish ponds, the dining room with a rising table, Peter's little house and the Samson Fountain.