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In Sestroretsk - beaches, old cottages and Leninist places. In Sestroretsk - beaches, old cottages and Lenin places
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In Sestroretsk, you can find not only beaches on the shores of the bay and spill, but also ecotrop through the swamp and the park, founded during the time of Peter I. And there you can examine the hut of Vladimir Lenin or plunge into the pool with mineral water.
In a cycle of guides on the suburbs of St. Petersburg, “Paper” talks about directions for a trip for one day. Here you will find routes for walking, unofficial attractions and places for a snack - with reviews of visitors. Read other guides at the link .
Sestroretsk was founded in 1714, in 1925 he received the status of the city, and now it is officially part of St. Petersburg: the intracity municipality of the resort region.
The city stands on the coast of the Gulf of Finland, next to it is the Sestroretsky spill - an artificial lake created during the time of Peter I through the prohibition of two rivers: sisters and black.
How to get
By train
Trains to Sestroretsk depart from the Finland station. The path of 34 kilometers of the train is overcome in about one hour, tickets will cost 75 rubles. Passengers need trains to the Beloostrov station. The schedule can be found on the website of the "North-Western suburban passenger company."
By bus
Buses and minibuses to Sestroretsk depart from the metro station "Black River", "Lenin Square", "Civil Prospekt", "Old Village". Travel time - from 30 minutes to one hour, depending on the route, you can familiarize yourself with the schedule here .
By car
From the center of St. Petersburg to Sestroretsk, you can get in two ways: along the Primorsky highway or by the western high -speed diameter (WSSD). In each of these cases, the road will take about 40 minutes, you will need to pay for travel around the WHSD.
What to see
Beaches on the banks of the Gulf of Finland
In Sestroretsk there are several beaches on the shores of the Gulf of Finland, the most famous is the Sestroretsky beach located behind the upper park. Guests can use changing cabins, also on the beach are operating points for renting sappboards and windsurfing equipment. Two kilometers from this beach there is another famous platform - the nudist beach "Dunes", where lovers are going to sunbathe without clothes. Deputy Vitaly Milonov asked to close the “dunes” in 2014, but judging by the reviews on social networks, nudists are still gathering on this beach.
Address: Sestroretsky beach
Link: ru.wikipedia.org
Angelica (about the Sestroretsky beach)
- The beach is quite clean, the sand is pleasant, there is a lot of urn and benches, there are cabins, a free toilet nearby (breathing must be held). In the parking lot you can buy fast food.
Igor s (about the beach "Dunes")
-The best nudist beach of St. Petersburg! Purely, pleasant entry into the water.
Park "Oak"
“Oaks” - the central park of Sestroretsk, founded at the beginning of the 18th century by decree of Peter I. The emperor ordered to land several thousand oaks here and build a summer palace, this building has not been preserved to this day. The total area of the green zone is about 61 hectares, in the summer, guests can rent boats, catamarans, bicycles and cycles. In addition, several tennis courts and a horse -sports center were built in the park. Next to the green space is the Dubkovsky beach.
Address: Dubkovskoye Shosse, 42
Link: ParkDubki.ru
- A very picturesque and equipped park! Here are oaks, and bays, and playgrounds, and fast food kiosks, and benches. Well -groomed territory and paths for walking. The entrance to the park is free, next to the beach near the park there is a rather spacious free parking lot.
A magnificent place for relaxation and rest from the city bustle!
Sanatorium "Sestroretsky resort"
The sanatorium in Sestroretsk was opened in 1900 at the suggestion of one of the creators of the Primorsky Railway of Peter Avenarius. This was the first resort of this class in the north-west of Russia, a railway line was brought to it. The sanatorium also works today: the guests are offered a pool with mineral water, as well as wellness programs, the cost of living starts from 4 thousand rubles per day. The resort is also popular as a place for walking - pine trees grow on the territory, and many pre -revolutionary buildings have survived to this day. Next to the "Sestroretsky resort" you can find some of the historical Sestroretsky dachas - for example, a wooden cottage Vazyevskaya or a suburban house of Lyudomir Zmigrodsky , built in 1902 in a neo -Russian style. Unfortunately, both houses were very dilapidated.
Address: Sestroretsk, Maxim Gorky street, 2
Link: kurort.ru
- A wonderful place for walking at any time of the year. Pine forest, sandy beach, well -groomed territory, excellent sea air. The sanatorium has a great story: Gorky and Chaliapin rested and took treatment here.
Sestroretsky spill
An artificial lake with an area of 12 square kilometers was created for the needs of the Sestroretsky arms factory in the 1720s, banning the Cherny and Sister River. They often fish and bathe on the spill: Rospotrebnadzor does not recommend a reservoir for swimming, but the water here is warmer than in the Gulf of Finland, so many ignore the advice of the department. On the shores of the reservoir there are several beaches - for example, an officer beach located in the city center. In addition, the Sestroretskoye Swamps and the Shalash Museum, to which the Square of Freedom in Sestroretsk in the Square Square, is adjacent to the spill.
Address: Sestroretsk, 24 Shop Street
Link: Tourister.ru
Dmitriy Gorshenin (about the officer beach)
- A very cool beach. There are cabins, shower, drinking water, small parking. Rescuers are on duty. The beach is at the level of good foreign beaches in Bulgaria or Greece, for example.
Museum "Shalash"
“Shalash” is a museum complex dedicated to the events of 1917, when Vladimir Lenin and Grigory Zinoviev were hiding in a hut on the shore of a spill from the service of the Provisional Government. In 1927, a monument was erected on the site of the “Last Underground Ilyich” on the project of Alexander Hegello, and in 1964 a pavilion museum was built nearby. The exposition "Petrograd-1917" works inside the room, and next to the building you can see the sculptures of Vladimir Lenin. In Sestroretsk there is another museum dedicated to Lenin-“ Sarai ” on Emelyanova Street, 3. The museum is a wooden shed of the Bolshevik worker Nikolai Emelyanov. Lenin was hiding there from the police, before he moved to the hut.
Address: Sestroretsk, Road to Lenin Lenin, 3a
Opening hours: 10: 00–19: 00 (except Wednesday)
Ticket: from 200 rubles
Link: razlivmuseum.spb.ru
-Once-a place of cult pilgrimage, now there are dismantled monuments to Lenin, among which you can walk along the alleys. And a very good interactive museum - the exposition laids on the shelves the chronology of events of 1917.
- The exposition includes a layout of a hut, in which Lenin and Zinoviev lived, a memorial sign on the site of a real hut and a small, but interesting and beautiful exhibition. It is partially dedicated to the stormy events of 1917, partly - the stories of Sestroretsk, partly - the history of the museum itself.
Temple of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
The first wooden Peter and Paul Church in Sestroretsk was built in the 1720s, soon it burned down. Later, the stone Petropavlovsk churches were built in the city, the last of which was dismantled in the 1930s. A modern temple on Petrovskaya embankment was built in 2009 in memory of Russian submariners. The object was stylized under the ancient Russian church architecture, next to it is a small green zone with a wooden monument to the “ First Submarine ”.
Address: Sestroretsk, Petrovskaya Embankment, 1
Opening hours: 8: 30–19: 00
Link: vk.com
- A great place, a pleasant cathedral and surroundings around it. Near the monument to the submarine and the obelisk to the dead submariners. Backing with ducks is also beautiful and calls for a walk.
Reserve "Sestroretsky Swamp"
The area of the natural reserve on the shores of the Sestroretsky spill exceeds 1.8 thousand hectares-this is the largest guarded natural area within the boundaries of St. Petersburg. Most of the "Sestroretsky Swamp" is occupied by peat bogs and trees, five species of amphibians, 162 species of birds and 19 species of mammals - for example, swamp owls and muskrats live on the territory of the reserve. A wooden ecotope with a length of 3.5 kilometers is laid through the swamp, in some places there are observation sites and stands with information about the reserve.
Address: Ecotrop "Sestroretskoy Swamp"
Link: oopt.spb.ru
- A good road along the spill, with beautiful air and clean air, under the singing of birds and the noise of the waves. You can walk or drive on a scooter or bicycle. First, the beach and spill, then there will be a beautiful pine forest. In the spring you can observe an interesting event - the migration of frogs from the swamp in the spill for throwing caviar.
Complex "Sestroretsky line"
The Sestroretsky Border is an exhibition complex on the site of the Karelian fortified area built on the border of the USSR and Finland in the 1930s. The museum includes the artillery semi -controller "Elephant", as well as various firing points and anti -tank hedgehogs. Excursions for guests of the complex are carried out on weekends, you can inspect the territory yourself on other days.
Address: Primorskoye Shosse, 309
Working hours: weekend tours, 11: 00–18: 00
Ticket: Free
Link: vk.com
- A great place saturated with the military history of Sestroretsk. There is a bunker and many exhibits: old defensive fortifications, towers and tanks. There is a separate territory with a strip of obstacles, arbors with benches and tables for eating.
- The museum is very interesting, but is open only on weekends or by prior agreement. Before the trip, check on the site or by phone if there will be access to a specific day.
Where to eat
The most famous institution in the vicinity of Sestroretsk is the restaurant of Aram Mnatsakanov “ Fish in the country ”, whose guests are offered dishes of Italian, Russian and oriental kitchens: from pizza to mini-hinkali with beef. You can get to it from the "Sestroretsky line" or the resort of the railway platform, you need to pass 2-3 kilometers.
There are restaurants and cafes in Sestroretsk itself: for example, in the “ Book Volchek ” you can have a bite to eat with pastries, guests of the Coffee shop “ Place of meeting ” offer a sedentine coffee and desserts, and a restaurant “ Belvoye Brassi ” with dishes of European cuisine works with the Scandinavia Club.
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