Pushkin town
Pushkin is a small town located just south of St. Petersburg. It is widely known and popular with tourists due to its parks and the famous Catherine Palace. Until 1918 the town was called Tsarskoye Selo, from 1918 to 1937 – Detskoye Selo. Pushkin is located at a distance about 25 kilometers south of the center of St. Petersburg (Palace Square). The distance from the ring road is about 11 kilometers. Do not be confused: there is the city with a similar name Pushkino near Moscow.