Elagin Island is a unique nature protected complex. This is the northernmost island at the mouth of the Neva, washed from the north by the Great Nevka, from the south and southeast by the Middle Nevka, and in the West by a narrow promontory going into the Gulf of Finland. Once the royal residence, Yelagin, the island has become state property since the middle of the last century and became the Central Park of Culture and Recreation, from that moment it opened its doors to all comers.
The Museum of Russian Decorative and Applied Law operates on the territory of the park, in the Elaginostrovsky Palace sstva and interior XVIII-XX centuries., with a permanent exhibition on the first and second floors, which demonstrates the everyday objects of past eras.
Every weekend at the Stables area of the body there is an improvised dance floor with live music performed military brass band. In summer, a reading room in the open air begins in the Park, where visitors of all ages and preferences can find books to taste.
In the western part of the island there is a mini-zoo. Its inhabitants - reindeer, pygmy Cameroonian goats, sheep, Alice's fox, Kamila donkey, ornamental chickens and pheasants, turkeys and guinea fowls - will be of interest to both small and large urban residents.
Useful information
Cost of visit: on weekdays entrance to the Park is free of charge, on weekends and holidays entrance tickets cost:
- for adult visitors - 70 rubles
- for pupils, schoolchildren, students, military personnel - 30 rubles
Address : St. Petersburg, about. Elagin,
| Elagin Palace, Elagin Island |
| Autumn on Elagin Island |
| Belka on Elagin Island |
| Tulips on Elagin about Trova |
| Elagin Island Winter on Elagin Island |