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The World’s 100 Best Parks

Catherine Park

Pushkin, Russia

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST PARKS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 10 2026

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Catherine Park

Large palace park beside the Catherine Palace in Pushkin, split into a formal Old Garden with flowerbeds and a landscaped English Park with ponds, bridges, grottoes and old trees. Visitors walk the alleys, view pavilions, statues and fountains, and feed ducks and squirrels.

Highlights

  • Catherine Palace
  • Turkish Bath pavilion
  • Formal Old (Dutch) Garden

Good to know

  • Paid entry; park tickets sold separately
  • Buy online; long summer ticket lines
  • Allow several hours; cafes inside

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