Catherine Palace might as well be St Petersburg’s most famous palace and estate, if only because of its beautiful and because it featured in many movies. But it is not the only palace worth visiting around Saint Petersburg. Here are three other estates you need on your list when visiting Saint Petersburg.

As a child, I was always fascinated with the mystery around Anastasia Romanova’s death and unfound (at that time) body. Going to Saint Petersburg was the perfect opportunity to see where she had lived until going into exile in Siberia.