Must-see fort · Plyussky, Pskov Oblast
Gatchina Palace
Gatchina Palace is a fort in Plyussky, Pskov Oblast.
Gatchina Palace: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Gatchina Palace
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Gatchina Palace — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 59.56390, 30.10798. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Gatchina Palace
- Kirchhof · viewpoint · Kaarosta · ~19 km · Must-see
- Hazel Hill · viewpoint · Krasnoselsky · ~19 km · Must-see
- Lake Duderhof · lake · Krasnoselsky · ~20 km · Must-see
- Безымянное озеро · lake · Krasnoselsky · ~22 km · Must-see
- церковь Александра Невского · church · Krasnoselsky · ~23 km · Must-see
- Троицкая церковь · church · Krasnoselsky · ~24 km · Must-see
- Babolovsky Palace · fort · Pushkinsky · ~26 km · Must-see
- Церковь Казанской иконы Божией Матери · church · Pushkinsky · ~27 km · Must-see
- Баболовский парк · park · Pushkinsky · ~28 km · Must-see
- Храм преподобного Сергия Радонежского · church · Pushkinsky · ~28 km · Must-see
- Буддавихара · Buddhist site · Krasnoselsky · ~28 km · Must-see
- Vladimir Vavilov · fort · Pushkinsky · ~28 km · Must-see
- Ропшинский дворец · fort · Kaarosta · ~28 km · Must-see
- Царское Село · sanctuary · Pushkinsky · ~28 km · Must-see
- А. Д. Ланскому · fort · Pushkinsky · ~29 km · Must-see
- Церковь мученика Иулиана Тарсийского · church · Pushkinsky · ~29 km · Must-see
- Alexander Park · park · Pushkinsky · ~29 km · Must-see
- Собор Николая Чудотворца · church · Pushkinsky · ~29 km · Must-see
Other forts & heritage near Gatchina Palace
- Babolovsky Palace · fort · Pushkinsky · ~26 km · Must-see
- Vladimir Vavilov · fort · Pushkinsky · ~28 km · Must-see
- Ропшинский дворец · fort · Kaarosta · ~28 km · Must-see
- А. Д. Ланскому · fort · Pushkinsky · ~29 km · Must-see
- The Catherine Palace · fort · Pushkinsky · ~29 km · Must-see
- Великой княгине Елене Павловне (место) · fort · Pushkinsky · ~29 km · Must-see
- Pushkin · fort · Pushkinsky · ~30 km · Must-see
- Alexander Palace · fort · Pushkinsky · ~30 km · Must-see
- Отдел-дворец регистрации актов гражданского состояния Пушкинского района · fort · Pushkinsky · ~30 km · Must-see
- The monument to the victims of the Holocaust · fort · Pushkinsky · ~30 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Gatchina Palace open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Gatchina Palace yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Gatchina Palace?
October to February; carry water in summer. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Gatchina Palace?
Nearby: Kirchhof (viewpoint, 19 km), Hazel Hill (viewpoint, 19 km), Lake Duderhof (lake, 20 km), Безымянное озеро (lake, 22 km), церковь Александра Невского (church, 23 km), Троицкая церковь (church, 24 km).
Is Gatchina Palace worth visiting?
Gatchina Palace is listed as a must-see fort in Pskov Oblast on Spotwander.