Sights of Red Village

The history of the famous village near St. Petersburg dates back three centuries. At the behest of Peter the Great in 1714, the construction of a paper mill (or, as it was then called, a mill) began here. It was repeatedly transformed. However, this institution is still working today as Krasnogorodskaya experimental paper mill. Workers for the production of the great Peter wrote out from the Moscow region near Krasnoe Selo. Without further ado, they also named the new settlement.

What kind of settlement?

Even during the reign of the Catherine's reign, a wooden church was erected in the center of this small town, which did not have a significant geographical status, a few years later it disappeared in the hot flames of the fire. On her ashes in the thirties of the eighteenth century the Holy Trinity Church was built. The church still decorates Krasnoe Selo, being a place of worship for believers.

Catherine the Second in 1765 ordered to conduct here military maneuvers and exercises. Subsequently they became regular. Here the garrison was quartered, wooden houses were built for the officers, the soldiers first lived in military tents. Over time, the village acquired the status of a summer army residence. Here, the most famous commanders conducted reviews and maneuvers not only from Russia, but also from other countries.

Krasnoe Selo is the place where, after tests in the twenties of the nineteenth century, the electromine was adopted. In 1882, the designer Mozhaisky was the first to lift the world's first airplane. The effect was not spoiled even by the fact that during the tests, the wing fell off the apparatus. At the turn of the century in the summer military capital, the first in Russia passed auto and motorcycle racing. Athletes of that time at a speed raised their units uphill. Here the reigning people in the 13th and 14th years of the last century demonstrated "Russian Knight" and "Ilya Muromets", planes created by the designer Sikorsky. Here, often, officers' jumps were held, which representatives of the imperial court liked to visit. The local hippodrome was described by Leo Tolstoy in the immortal novel "Anna Karenina."

Park "Krasnoe Selo" and today is visited by thousands of tourists. But the general architectural appearance of the settlement began to change. In the middle of the nineteenth century, an open regular rail service with St. Petersburg was opened.

The village became the town after the Great October Revolution, in 1918, and membership in the Leningrad region was established seven years later.

During the Great Patriotic War, Krasnoe Selo was occupied by German troops. The city was liberated in January 1944.

A tourist route

Today it is one of the most popular historical places in the Leningrad Region. Tourists from all over the world come here every year. Architectural monuments have glorified Krasnoye Selo. The sights are in walking distance, their description is in every historical reference book.

In the compulsory route of tourists - the Church of the Holy Trinity. The temple, which was consecrated as far back as 1735, was closed at the end of the thirties of the twentieth century. In 1941, after the city was occupied by the Nazis, the German command opened the church for worship services. In the modern history again began to operate the Svyatotroitsky Temple in 1995. Now here are daily services and liturgies on weekends and on public holidays.

The Church of Alexander Nevsky was built under the Krasnoselsky hospital in the sixties of the nineteenth century. Then it was completely rebuilt, and after the Great Patriotic War it was the only church not destroyed in the city. The temple remains active today.

Famous monuments

From the monuments to the sights can be attributed to the monuments of the Sorrowful Mother, the prisoners of Nazism, the designer Mozhaisky, the Eternal Flame. In 2011, Lake Bezymyannoe, located within the city, was recognized as the cleanest among the rest in St. Petersburg. And one more attractive place for tourists is the "Bridges" - a museum that is a branch of the central railway.

Krasnoye Selo is from the northern capital only thirty kilometers to forty. Therefore, to get from St. Petersburg to the city can be quite quickly - for an hour and a half. Or you can stay here for a rest period. Tourists are waiting for the hotel in Krasnoye Selo.

Hotels in the village

The closest to Peter, as well as twenty minutes from Pulkovo airport, is the RedVill Residence complex. On its territory there is an outdoor swimming pool, a spacious free parking for transport. The comfortable rooms have a bathroom with shower, TV, refrigerator. Guests can use the services of WI-Fi. This is a free service. The complex includes a restaurant, banquet halls, as well as a sauna, a bath-hammam.

Most of the local hotels are mini-hotels. "Transporter" on Lenin Avenue from this category. There are only twenty two- and one-bed rooms. The rooms are inexpensive and allow guests with pets. And most importantly, next to St. Petersburg.

"Karvala" is a good option for tourists

The hotel "Karvala" has found a place between the towns of Gatchina and Krasnoe Selo. The hotel is located on the territory of the Duderhof reserve, as well as next to the famous ski resort "Tuutari Park". Beautiful nature, a lot of ponds, passes the chain Mozhaisky lakes with running water. They come here for a pilgrimage to the Oryol keys. The capacity of the hotel is small - about forty people. The rooms have a kitchen space with home appliances, where the guests independently prepare food, as well as shower, toilet, TV. Quickly you can have a snack in the buffet, and have a good steam in a Russian bathhouse. For guests, an outdoor swimming pool with spring water is available, picnic areas, tables and barbecue facilities. From the center of St. Petersburg, the hotel is a fifty-minute drive away.

Celebration

By the way, in 2014 Krasnoye Selo celebrates its 300th anniversary. During its existence, the city was visited by many famous people. Emperors and kings, Lermontov, marshals Suvorov and Kutuzov, Balzac called in. Come and you are in the city with a glorious history!