Oranienbaum is translated from German as "orange tree". There is a story that Peter I brought this evergreen citrus plant as a gift to his favorite. The ironic tsar seemed to hint: "I know what kind of fruit you are!" Aleksander Menshikov liked the irony, and even called his estate Oranienbaum. Whether to believe it or not is up to you.
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After the Great Patriotic War, the city got a different name - Lomonosov. There is still a state museum-reserve here. You can walk around the park, feed ducks in a Chinese pond and see a 107-year-old oak tree.
Car
Oranienbaum is about 60 kilometers away. It is convenient to drive along the Ring Motorway (exit onto Oranienbaumsky Prospect / Krasnoflotskoye Shosse) or Petergofskoye Shosse. The road will take 60-90 minutes.
Rail transport
Electric trains depart from the Baltiysky Station. The fare is 83 rubles; traffic interval - 20-30 minutes. You will reach the destination within an hour. Be aware! You need to go to the station Oranienbaum-1. The park can be easily reached on foot. Lastochka also goes from St. Petersburg to Oranienbaum; it leaves from the Baltiysky station. The cost is a little more than 95 rubles. The trip takes just 45 minutes.
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Bus / minibus
The fare is 55-120 rubles. The transport goes to the museum-reserve from 2 metro stations:
• Avtovo metro station - minibuses №300 and №42A, bus №200;
• Prospekt Veteranov metro station - minibus №343.
You can check the transport schedule and buy tickets on the Russian Railways official website, on the public urban transport site, or on Yandex.Schedule. Have a nice trip!
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