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Peterborough (New Hampshire)

Peterborough is a village in New Hampshire. It was founded in 1760 and has about 6,300 residents.

Understand
Peterborough appears as a classic small New England town, featured in USA Today as most picturesque and idyllic in the state. It has a charming brick downtown, and is a popular stop on leaf-peeping tours. Its cultural activities attract many throughout the region.

Get in
Peterborough is located at the crossroads of Routes 101 and 202, and can be reached easily from Montreal, Manchester, or Boston.

Get around
The easiest way to explore the downtown area is to walk, as it's not very large. There are also bicycle paths and cross-country ski trails that wind along rivers.

See
Start your tour at the horsehead fountain in front of town hall; just point your phone at the UPC code there to access the guide. Every May Peterborough hosts a Children and the Arts festival, which involves hundreds of schoolchildren and centers around many performing venues. It also has a giant puppet parade. The Thing in the Spring music festival, Broke Arts festival, Wellness Festival and Greenerborough are just a few of the many events you'll find listed in the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Calendar.

Buy
There are many shops in the downtown area.

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Peterborough (Ontario)

The City of Peterborough is considered the hub of the Kawarthas, and is the region's major business, education, cultural, and health care centre. This is a varied community -- a retirement city, but at the same time a university and college city. It has a permanent population of approximately 81,000 (2016).

Understand
Considering that Peterborough sits between two major Canadian cities (Toronto and Ottawa), it has managed to maintain a small-town friendly feel to it. By many, Peterborough is considered a retirement community; however, during the school year there is a thriving domestic and international student population. With its relaxed atmosphere and laid-back attitude, Peterborough allows the days to go by unnoticed. There is a big arts community in the city, meaning Peterborough is the best place in Central and Southern Ontario to create a band, become an artist, or showcase your talent.

As of 2020, Peterborough is going through an opioid and housing crisis.

By car
Peterborough is well connected to the rest of Ontario by the highway network, including by the following highways:

 * Highway 7 skirts the southern edge of the city and connects Peterborough to near Kanata. This route enables travel from Ottawa (3½ hours) by taking Highway 417 westbound and then taken Highway 7 westbound.  Peterborough can also be reached heading eastbound on Highway 7 from Whitby and Toronto's northern suburbs, and provide connections to Orillia and Muskoka. The portion of Highway 7 near Peterborough is part of a branch of the Trans-Canada Highway that passes through the area, traveling between Sudbury and Kanata (near Ottawa) on Highway 69 and 400, then Highway 12, then Highway 7, then Highway 417.
 * Highway 28, to the east of the city, runs north through the Kawarthas and onto Bancroft.

 * Highway 115, which heads northeast, ending at Peterborough. It is about an hour's drive from Oshawa and 1½ hours from downtown Toronto, in both case involving travel east on Highway 401 and then northeast on Highway 115.

By train
Peterborough's heritage railway station has had no passenger train service since 1990. Oshawa's station is accessible by GO commuter bus, and has service from Toronto, Ottawa, Kingston, and Montreal. Another option is the VIA Rail station in Port Hope or Cobourg, an hour's drive south.

By plane
Toronto Pearson International Airport, 150 km to the west, is the nearest major airport. Benson Airport Shuttle provides private service from $145 for one person, $170 for two (Apr 2020), by reservation. You can take the UP Express train ($9) to Toronto's Union Station, and a GO Transit bus from there to Peterborough.

By public transit
Peterborough has a fairly inconvenient public transit system, though they have made efforts to improve it. The regular bus fare is $2.50, $22 for a 10-ride pass, or $8 for a day pass for up to 2 adults and 4 children (July 2017). Passes are available at the Transit Terminal and Landsdowne Place. Discounts for seniors, students and children are provided only on monthly passes. The buses run to and from downtown bus terminal every 40 minutes, but are often either late or early, so arrive in advance. One positive aspect about the centrally located bus terminal is that the buses wait for each other, and depart at the same time. This is the leading cause for their sporadic times, but it is convenient if you need two buses to go somewhere.

Getting from downtown to Trent University is much easier, as there is a separate bus system, Trent West, and Trent East. During the school year they run every 10-20 minutes. Trent Weekend runs every 30-60 minutes on the weekends, and the holiday schedule is similar.

By foot
Peterborough downtown is easy to walk around, and most of the attractions and parks are within walking distance. Any farther trips will require a car or the transit bus. Lots of people bike around also, which is strongly encouraged, especially in the warmer months of the year.

By bicycle
There are good bike paths leading north west out of the downtown core, through Jackson's Park, that continue for several kilometres to the outskirts of the city. There is also a bike path along the east side of the Trent River that leads up to Trent University and, beyond that, all the way north to Lakefield.

By taxi
Hailing a cab in downtown Peterborough is somewhere between difficult and impossible, so your best bet is to call in advance.

See

 * Visit Trent University's Lady Eaton College. One of the best examples of modern architecture in Canada.
 * Visit Trent University's Lady Eaton College. One of the best examples of modern architecture in Canada.
 * Visit Trent University's Lady Eaton College. One of the best examples of modern architecture in Canada.
 * Visit Trent University's Lady Eaton College. One of the best examples of modern architecture in Canada.
 * Visit Trent University's Lady Eaton College. One of the best examples of modern architecture in Canada.
 * Visit Trent University's Lady Eaton College. One of the best examples of modern architecture in Canada.
 * Visit Trent University's Lady Eaton College. One of the best examples of modern architecture in Canada.
 * Visit Trent University's Lady Eaton College. One of the best examples of modern architecture in Canada.

Do

 * Walk or hike along the many trails within and outside of Peterborough. Many of the abandoned railway tracks have been converted into paved trails, including the Rotary Trial along the Otonabee River.

Winter activities
With its rolling hills and many lakes and rivers, the Peterborough area is a good spot to do some traditional Canadian winter activities.

Learn

Trent University is a small university with faculties in Arts, Business, Education and Science and Technology. It is best known for its undergraduate studies in humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. The main campus occupies a beautiful spot spanning the Otonabee River in the far north end of the city (head out Water Street past the zoo and turn at Nassau Mills Road).

Fleming College is a College of Applied Arts and Technology. Its main campus is in the south-west corner of the city, off Brealey Drive.

Eat
Peterborough downtown presents a unique opportunity to try out various cuisines for various prices. Hunter Street, between George and Aylmer, especially now boasts a wide variety of places to eat. The downtown core has much more to offer in variety and authenticity than mall strips, like Lansdowne and Chemong.

Drink
Peterborough's small size is not a reflection of its excellent choice of watering holes. A list:

Stay safe
While most of Peterborough remains somewhat safe, the downtown core, with a lot of bars in close proximity, has become a little dodgy. Avoid walking Aylmer St and Stewart St after dark. There has been a marked increase in vandalism, generally to nearby shops, and sometimes to parked cars. Leave the downtown core before the bars close and drunken patrons fill the streets looking for taxis or mischief. The Galaxy Cinema is in the same general vicinity as these bars: be careful when leaving a late show.

Violent and property crime has risen in Peterborough, which has been struggling with a severe opioid crisis, and had the most overdose deaths in the province in 2019. Assaults have become more common in park areas (such as Jackson Park). Don't walk alone. Many locals consider walking downtown at night (especially alone) to be unsafe.

Go next

 * Bobcaygeon — A cottage country town with a busy main street, popular among summer cottage country commuters and Trent-Severn boaters for shopping and snacking.
 * Buckhorn, Lakefield and Stoney Lake — Petroglyphs Provincial Park is known for impressive pre-Columbian Indigenous rock carvings.
 * Fenelon Falls  — Built around waterfalls between Cameron and Sturgeon Lakes, Fenelon Falls is a popular destination for summer cottagers in the northern part of the Kawarthas.
 * Lindsay — The business and service hub for the Kawarthas, on the south end of Sturgeon Lake.

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Peterborough (South Australia)

Peterborough is a town in South Australia.

Understand
Peterborough was settled in the 1870s, and was initially known as 'Petersburg'. The name of the town was anglicised to Peterborough in 1918, as a result of the First World War. It was one of 69 towns in South Australia whose names were changed from German or German-influenced names to anglicised ones.

By car
Peterborough is a 250km drive from Adelaide which would take around 2 hours and a bit via the A32 Barrier Highway and B79 Petersburg Road. Road is a high quality road, with mostly 110km/h limits.

By bus
York Peninsula Coaches have services to Peterborough three times a week, at around a cost of $50-65.

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Peterhead

Peterhead is a port in Aberdeenshire in northeast Scotland, with a population of 19,060 in 2020. Its fishing industry collapsed in the 20th century and the town is run-down, but is near attractive coastal scenery.

Understand

 * "The people are sober and courteous, and agree well amongst themselves, which has now become a rare character." - church report of 1728

Until 1560 this was a sparsely-populated farmland owned by the Cistercian monks of Deer Abbey, whose talents did not include industrial and property development. It was then handed over to the Earls Marischal, who built a planned settlement. This grew into the largest fishing port in Britain, and remains so; it also pushed the most easterly point on the Scottish mainland another half mile out, as the island of Inch Keith became connected by causeway and infill. In the 18th and 19th centuries the main catch was whaling, and Peterhead was also a port-of-call when wars with France made the Channel dangerous, so shipping went the long way around the north tip of Scotland. In Victorian times the catch was herring. All this created a need for even larger port facilities, and forced labour to build them, so Peterhead became the Botany Bay of Britain, holding hundreds of convicts at a time when Australia had ceased to want them. Its large grim prison is the legacy, now a museum.

The fishing industry collapsed in the 20th century through overfishing, restrictive catch limits, and competition from European trawlers. Like Aberdeen, Peterhead was never itself an oil-handling town but serviced the offshore oil industry, but that too has passed as exploration and production moved into more northerly waters. The town became rough and deprived. However the fine buildings of its Georgian and Victorian heyday are well-preserved, and there are beaches and rugged scenic cliffs to the south.

People from Peterhead are known as Bloo Touners or Bloo Mogganers, from the blue worsted moggans - stockings - worn by fisherfolk.

Get in
For long-distance routes, see Aberdeen.

By bus
Stagecoach runs bus services every half hour (hour on Sundays) from Aberdeen via Ellon P&R or Cruden Bay to Peterhead, taking 75 min, around £10.

Bus 69 runs every hour between Fraserburgh and Peterhead, 30 min, around £10.

is the main bus station, at the corner of Windmill St and St Peter St.

By car
Peterhead is easily accessible from Aberdeen and the south via the A90, which continues to Fraserburgh.

The slow, winding A950 provides a connection to the west, and is a useful shortcut if arriving from Inverness.

By train
Peterhead's train station closed to passengers in the 1960s. The nearest station as the crow flies is Dyce, some 30 or so miles away, but as there is no direct public transport connection, it is better to arrive at Aberdeen and catch a bus north.

Get around
The town centre is easily walkable, but transport is required to explore the surrounding area.

By bus
A handful of bus routes operate within the town, connecting with regional routes at Peterhead Interchange. Local routes, however, are best boarded at, a closer stop to the town centre.

Services are frequent, with local buses running around every 15 mins. Tickets within the town cost £2-3 for a single or £4-5 for unlimited travel for a day, and can be purchased onboard.

Buses are also available to the surrounding villages of Boddam, Cruden Bay, Mintlaw and St. Fergus.

By taxi
Taxi services are offered by a number of companies.

Firms include Elaine's (+44 1779 591000), Grab a Cab (+44 1779 473030) and Central Taxis (+44 1779 434343).

See

 * is a ruin by the north end of the beach. The oldest parts may be from 12th century, but the tower which still stands is medieval.
 * is home to vessels servicing the oil and gas industry. It's enclosed by two massive breakwaters, the southern of which was built using convict labour from the town's prison.  The town's main beach stretches for a mile along the bay shoreline.   is the southern portion. It's just a beach, not a lido pool as the name might suggest.  It's suitable for swimming, but distinctly bracing.
 * has been a home to the fishing industry for centuries, and a walk around the old stone quays and piers looking at the boats makes for a pleasant afternoon. Keep your eye out for the numerous grey seals that frequent the harbour.   is a former island comprising the eastern side of the harbour. Although once housing a whaling community, it is now dominated by industrial buildings, but remains noteworthy for being the easternmost point on the Scottish mainland.
 * has been a home to the fishing industry for centuries, and a walk around the old stone quays and piers looking at the boats makes for a pleasant afternoon. Keep your eye out for the numerous grey seals that frequent the harbour.   is a former island comprising the eastern side of the harbour. Although once housing a whaling community, it is now dominated by industrial buildings, but remains noteworthy for being the easternmost point on the Scottish mainland.
 * Longhaven Cliffs south of town are a line of pink granite cliffs notched with narrow inlets. Access them via the wildlife reserve car park off the A90, and take very great care along the cliff paths. Puffins can be seen in the spring and summer, and seals all year round. A curiosity at the south end of this section, six miles south of town, is the . Here a cave has collapsed leaving a magnificent sea arch.
 * is a 16th-century ruined castle set atop windswept cliffs around 15 min drive south of Peterhead near the village of Cruden Bay. It replaced Old Slains Castle which is just a masonry shard 5 miles south. The newer castle is not maintained, so great care must be taken when visiting due to loose masonry and proximity to the cliffs.
 * is a 16th-century ruined castle set atop windswept cliffs around 15 min drive south of Peterhead near the village of Cruden Bay. It replaced Old Slains Castle which is just a masonry shard 5 miles south. The newer castle is not maintained, so great care must be taken when visiting due to loose masonry and proximity to the cliffs.

Do

 * Hiking. Golden beaches stretch for as far as the eye can see north of the town, while the coast to the south holds host to some of the best sea cliffs of eastern Scotland. The Formartine and Buchan Way follows the course of the town's former railway line inland and provides good opportunity to see some of the countryside.
 * Hiking. Golden beaches stretch for as far as the eye can see north of the town, while the coast to the south holds host to some of the best sea cliffs of eastern Scotland. The Formartine and Buchan Way follows the course of the town's former railway line inland and provides good opportunity to see some of the countryside.

Buy
The town's principal shopping area centres around Marischal Street, though like many high streets its heyday has come and gone. All is not lost, however, with a scattering of independent shops found on adjacent streets. For the traveller, the following stores may prove for an interesting visit: The town is well provided with supermarkets. (Queen Street, AB42 1HG) is the most centrally located of the major chains, being a 10 min walk from the town centre. Aldi and Iceland also have central locations with Asda, Lidl and Coop being some distance away in the suburbs.
 * Fishmongers: As the UK's principal fishing port, Peterhead boasts some of the freshest and finest deep-sea fish available, with fish frequently being sold the same day it's landed. (17 Ellis Street, AB42 1JR) is one of the best known fishmongers in Peterhead, with  (next to 23 North Street, AB42 1JS) being a little-known store frequented by locals. Peterhead Fishmarket is a wholesale auction house and is not open to individual shoppers. See the Eat section for fish and chip shops.
 * Fishmongers: As the UK's principal fishing port, Peterhead boasts some of the freshest and finest deep-sea fish available, with fish frequently being sold the same day it's landed. (17 Ellis Street, AB42 1JR) is one of the best known fishmongers in Peterhead, with  (next to 23 North Street, AB42 1JS) being a little-known store frequented by locals. Peterhead Fishmarket is a wholesale auction house and is not open to individual shoppers. See the Eat section for fish and chip shops.

Eat
While in Peterhead there are two foods every traveller should try:
 * Locally caught fish and chips are a must. It's hard to go wrong ordering fish and chips in Peterhead, as most "chippers" get their catch fresh from the harbour.  Although cod and plaice are generally preferred in other parts of the UK, haddock is the fish of choice for most locals.  For a more refined taste, try lemon sole.  But don't ask for fish and chips — the local term is a fish supper. For those who would rather avoid fish, a white pudding supper is a good option — seasoned oatmeal stuffing, battered and deep-fried.
 * Cookies, or butteries as they are known elsewhere in the region, are a local delicacy partway between pancake and croissant. They are best served warm with butter or jam, and can be found in almost any bakery or supermarket.

There are a good number of restaurants, takeaways and bakeries, so travellers should have little trouble finding something to suit them. Some good options are listed below:

Drink
The Glenugie Distillery, once Scotland's most easterly, was located at the southern outskirts of Peterhead. It closed in the 1980s, but bottles of Glenugie single malt whisky can still be purchased from specialist shops elsewhere in Scotland, with prices reaching into the thousands of pounds.

For the traveller on a more modest budget, there are a number of pubs from which to choose, though for trendier venues one has to travel to Aberdeen.

Sleep

 * B&Bs and small hotels include The Lost Guest House (which turned out to be hiding in plain sight at 29 Merchant St), and Crawfords, Clifton, Albert Hotel and Trinity all on Queen St, plus Palace on Prince St.
 * Travelodge is a reliable budget choice at 16 Chapel St.
 * in Boddam is a Stevenson lighthouse completed in 1827 and now automated. You can self-cater in the two keepers' cottages, Skerry and Dundonnie, which sleep four, £120 per night.
 * in Boddam is a Stevenson lighthouse completed in 1827 and now automated. You can self-cater in the two keepers' cottages, Skerry and Dundonnie, which sleep four, £120 per night.

Connect

 * Peterhead has 4G from all UK carriers. As of Oct 2021, 5G has not reached this area.

Go next

 * Fraserburgh to the north is a small fishing village, then west along the coast is picturesque Gardenstown.
 * Methlick 20 miles inland has grand Haddo House and what's left of Gight Castle, Byron's ancestral home.
 * Aberdeen to the south will seem like a buzzing metropolis after Peterhead.

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Peterhof

Peterhof (Dutch/German for "Peter's Court") or Petergof (in Russian: Петерго́ф), known as Petrodvorets (Russian: Петродворец) from 1944 to 1992, is a municipal town within Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland.

The town is famous for its a series of palaces and gardens known as the Peterhof Palace, laid out on the orders of Peter the Great, and sometimes called the "Russian Versailles", but also for the "Petrodvorets Watch Factory — Raketa", a 300-year-old Russian watch manufacturer.

The palace-ensemble along with the city center is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The area was extensively damaged during World War II during occupation by Nazi Germany. Reconstruction efforts began almost immediately following the war, and they are still underway.

Peterhof also hosts one of two campuses of Saint Petersburg State University.

Understand
Peterhof is a Dutch and German word meaning "Peter's Court". The emperor Peter was fascinated by the West and took on many of its customs in his court, switched to the Julian calendar, and so on. Western European influence is abound in the Peterhof, called the Russian Versailles. Peter played an active role in the layout and design of the Peterhof ensemble that he started in 1714, although it continued to be developed after his death.

In 1721 Peter the Great founded next to his palace the Peterhof Fabric that later became the "Petrodvorets Watch Factory - Raketa" producing since 1962 the famous Russian watches under the brand "Raketa" in honor of Yuri Gagarin.

New and Old Peterhof
Sometimes it is useful to speak of New Peterhof (Russian: Новый Петергоф, Novy Peterhof) and Old Peterhof (Russian: Старый Петергоф, Stary Peterhof). New Petergof is in the area with the palaces and parks. Old Peterhof is that area to the west, on the way to Lomonosov.

World War II
Before the German occupation of Peterhof, attempts were made to remove or bury Peterhof's treasures. The efforts were somewhat successful. Despite the attempts, the area was extensively looted, vandalized, and damaged during the war. It was renamed Petrodvorets (Russian: Петродворец, Peter's Palace) following World War II because of anti-German sentiment. In 1997, it was renamed back to Петергоф.

Get in
Visitors on a tour package are likely to have Peterhof on their itinerary. There are several methods also to visit Peterhof independently.

By boat
Visitors can take a hydrofoil between Peterhof and Saint Petersburg. Tickets can be bought behind the Hermitage museum (also known as the Winter Palace) on the Neva River. The time to Peterhof is roughly 45 minutes. It is the fastest and most expensive way to get from Saint Petersburg to Peterhof. The trip is often touted as offering great views. Some, however, find this a disappointing overstatement.

There are two hydrofoil companies (Russian Cruises, ₽450 one-way ticket and Vodokhod), each offering a discount rate for a return ticket if original ticket from their company is present. However, from time to time one of them becomes out of service--which leads you to paying full amount for a return trip as well.

If you arrive by hydrofoil and want to leave lower park for eating out, there's a trick on how to return without paying admission fee for the second time. Ask for details upon arrival in the ticket office at the pier.

By train

Commuter trains runs frequently from Baltisky station in Saint Petersburg, taking about 45 minutes. The most convenient station to disembark at is (Новый Петергоф, Novyj Petergof). Watch station signs closely and know the cyrillic spelling beforehand as there are no announcements or signs on the train. After you get off the train, take one of the buses that park on the square in front of the train station. Numbers are 350, 351, 352, 356. Fifth stop is yours – Peterhof Parks. You can also walk from the station to the park which takes approx. 40 minutes. Get to know the route beforehand - there are no signs in town.

Bear in mind that commuter trains from Baltisky station go to different routes, so you need to get into the train to Oranienbaum 1 (Russian: Ораниенбаум 1), Kalische (Russian: Калище), Lebyazhye (Russian: Лебяжье) or straight to Novyj Peterhof (Russian: Новый Петергоф).

By bus
Buses run from Baltisky station to Peterhof. Tickets are inexpensive and buses run frequently. Bus number 200 will bring you to the fountains and palace.

By Metro and Minibus
Take the subway down to 'PROSPEKT VETERANOV' station (red line). Outside of the station exit will be a bus stop, where you can take a minibus, for ex. 639Б. It will have big sign ‘ФОНТАНЫ’ which means ‘fountains’. Minibus will bring you directly to the entrance of the Upper Park in 30 minutes. Don’t forget to tell the driver where you want to get off the bus.

By taxi
Could be expensive, however. Use Yandex.Taxi or GetTaxi mobile apps to get fixed (and much lower) price.

By car
Highway (several local names) which goes east-west.

Get around
Walking is the practical way to get around Peterhof.

There is a gas station in Novy Peterhof (near the old watch factory, which called Petrodvortsovy Chasovoi Zavod).

See
The Peterhof historic ensemble offers the visitor a suburban atmosphere with plenty of parks, gardens, fountains, and palaces to see.

The Peterhof ensemble

 * Upper Park. Also known as the Upper Gardens. This area forms the land approach to the ensemble. The upper park used to be somewhat functional: vegetables were grown and ponds were stocked with fish. By the middle of the 18th century, however, it would become more like a formal garden. The paths of the upper park are decorated with statues and arbored trellises. The area was extensively damaged during the German occupation in the early 1940s. Visiting the upper park is free.
 * Lower Park. Also known as the Lower Gardens. Visitors arriving by hydrofoil from Saint Petersburg will arrive at a pier at the end of the sea channel and approach the great palace from the lower park. In the lower park is the centerpiece of the whole ensemble. A small ridge forms the southern boundary and the Gulf of Finland forms the northern boundary. The fundamental principle of the design is symmetry. In the middle is the great palace, great cascade, and sea channel going to the Gulf dividing the park into eastern and western sections. On the east side is the Monplaisir ensemble and on the west side is the Marly palace. Visitors to the lower park must pay admission. Russian visitors pay admission fees (₽200) substantially less than non-Russian visitors. Open daily 09:00-19:00. Almost everything is closed on the last Tuesday of each month.

Palaces

Many of the palaces are now museums. Hours and days of operation vary, however, almost everything is closed on the last Tuesday of each month.

 * Great Peterhof Palace. The three storey great palace sits on top of the ridge that separates the upper and lower parks. What is seen now is what was seen in Peter the Great's time. In his time there was only a small royal mansion at the site. Only after his death (and over two centuries) was the site expanded, altered, and improved to become what is seen today. Open 10:30-18:00 (ticket office 10:30-17:00), closed on M.
 * Marly Palace. This is the main structure of the lower park. Three avenues radiate from the palace, one crossing the Sea Channel. Fine examples of antique furniture within; an old lady stands guard in each room, some even with a smile. Open May to September: Daily 10:30-18:00. October to April: Sa Su 10:30-17:00.
 * Monplaisir Palace. Mon plaisir means "my pleasure" in French. It is near the Gulf. It has three avenues radiating from it. This palace greets visitors arriving by hydrofoil. The Peterhof ensemble began with the construction of this palace. Peter the Great sketched its design and gave it its name.

Cascades

 * Great cascade. Directly below the palace is an artificial grotto which has five arches. Decorated stairs are on each side and go up to the grotto. The great cascade starts here and goes into the Sea Channel, which goes out into the Gulf of Finland.
 * Dragon cascade (Chess Hill). An impressing cascade where water comes out of brightly-painted dragons and flows through a series of chessboard-like steps.
 * Marly cascade. Also known as the Golden Hill cascade and is located on the western side.
 * Lion cascade. The last one to be built in the park and the last one to be restored.

Fountains
The fountains operate from May to mid-October every day of the week from 11:00-17:00.

 * Adam and Eve fountains. Along the Sea Channel is Adam on the east side and Eve on the west side.
 * Dragon and chessbord cascade. It is in the eastern section of the lower park. The water cascades over black and white marble arranged as on a chessboard. The ten statues lining the cascade were buried to keep them safe from the German occupation during World War II.
 * Faun and a Kid Cloche fountains. These are in the Monplaisir Garden.
 * Fable fountain. It is sort of hidden and seems to be a mops chasing ducks, apparently inspired by La Fontaine's fable The Ducks and the Poodle (French: Les Canes et le barbet).
 * Menager fountains. They use comparatively little water with big effect due to the design of the nozzle. These fountains are in front of the Marly cascade.
 * Midway fountain. Located in the upper park.
 * Neptune fountain. Located in the upper park.

 * Nymph and Danaid fountains. Located in the north-western and north-eastern corners of the flower beds are two female figures. The eastern side is a copy of Christian Daniel Rauch's Danaid. The western side is the Classical statue of Nymph.
 * Orangery Fountain. In the center of the Orangery Garden, this fountain depicts Triton fighting a seamonster. The fountain was completed destroyed during World War II and recreated in 1956.
 * Oak fountain. Located in the upper park.
 * Pyramind fountain. This fountain is made up of 505 jets that form a large pyramid of water. This fountain was severely damaged in World War II, but was back in operation in 1953.
 * Roman fountains. Destroyed during World War II. Some of it was restored, the rest had to be recreated.
 * Samson fountain. It depicts Samson opening the jaw of a lion and symbolizes Russia's victory over Sweden in the Great Northern War. The lion is a part of the Swedish coat of arms, and one of the victories during the war was won on St. Samson's Day.
 * Settee fountain. Located in the Monplaisir Garden. It is one of the trick fountains.
 * Sheaf fountain. This fountain is found in the center of the Monplaisir Garden.
 * Shell fountain. This fountain are in the Chinese Garden.
 * Square Pools foutains. Located in the upper park. These small fountains surround figures in the middle of the pools.
 * Sun fountain. This fountain, a large disc, is located in the center of the Menagerie Pool.
 * Triton Cloche fountains. There are four of these fountains of Triton holding a large disc over his head.
 * Umbrella fountain. Another trick fountain.
 * Voronikhin Colonnades fountains. Located on the roof.
 * Whale fountain. Another fountain in the western part using the same nozzle as the Menager fountains. Surrounding this fountain are four small dolphin fountains.

Other parks

 * Alexandria Park. Building began in 1826. The park is located east of the Lower Park and on the Gulf of Finland. The park includes a small palace and church built in a neo-Gothic style. A favorite spot for Tsar Nicolas II.
 * Strelna Park. Another of Peter the Great's projects.

Do
Walk up and down the street to Saint Petersburg and see the palace, gardens, and fountains for which Peterhof is known.

Buy

 * A "Russian Watch": most "Russian Watches" sold in tourist shops in Russia are fake and most probably made in China. So use the opportunity to be in the city of the Famous Russian Watch Factory "Raketa", to buy a real one. The souvenir shop of the palace sells real ones.

Eat

 * Двойка, Санкт-Петербургский проспект, д. 49/9, +7 812 450 6093. A small cafe and bar with a strange name (dvoika, which is a fairly low mark in Russian schools). Menu has English, but some of the translations are strange. Dvoika is on the road to Saint Petersburg. The word "dvoika" implies a not-so-sharp person, someone who scored "2" in lots of classes. In this case, the word "dvoika" comes from the Soviet time, when all shops in every city had their unique numbers. Cafe Dvoika is located on the premises of the old groceries store no.2, that is where the name comes from.
 * Двойка, Санкт-Петербургский проспект, д. 49/9, +7 812 450 6093. A small cafe and bar with a strange name (dvoika, which is a fairly low mark in Russian schools). Menu has English, but some of the translations are strange. Dvoika is on the road to Saint Petersburg. The word "dvoika" implies a not-so-sharp person, someone who scored "2" in lots of classes. In this case, the word "dvoika" comes from the Soviet time, when all shops in every city had their unique numbers. Cafe Dvoika is located on the premises of the old groceries store no.2, that is where the name comes from.

Drink
Most, likely all, kiosks along your way and near the bus stops offer alcoholic drinks.

Sleep
There are a few hotels in Peterhof. Saint Petersburg, however, has plenty.

Connect
There is a free Wifi access point "Obit" around the palace.

Go next

 * Kopore. A small town west of Peterhof where a crumbling fortress hundreds of years old is located along side the road. The fortress can be completely explored in less than an hour, however, a visit could last longer. A sign (in Russian) at the ticket booth gives a brief history of the fortress. Local legend says there are catacombs underneath.
 * Lomonosov. The namesake of Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov. The town is located to the west of Peterhof. It is also the birthplace of Igor Stravinsky. You can get there by train, bus, or car. The town used to be Orangebaum (German for orange tree) and one may still hear it referred to as such.
 * Pushkin. A small suburb to the south and east on the way to Novgorod (and Moscow).
 * Saint Petersburg. Although most visitors come to Peterhof from Saint Petersburg.

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Petersburg (Alaska)

Petersburg is a small fishing town in the Southeastern region of Alaska.

Understand
Petersburg is on the northern tip of Mitkof Island, among the forested islands and mountains of Alaska’s beautiful Inside Passage in central Southeast Alaska. It's a small, vibrant town with about 3,200 permanent residents in the Tongass National Forest.

Petersburg’s day-to-day atmosphere is that of a busy fishing town. Fishing and pleasure boats dominate the waters around Petersburg. The town is off-the-beaten-path of the large cruise ships, which cannot navigate the Wrangell Narrows, a winding scenic waterway between Mitkof and Kupreanof Islands.

History
Tlingits had long used a summer fish camp at the north end of Mitkof Island. Earlier cultures of indigenous people also used the island: remnants of fish traps and some petroglyphs have been carbon-dated back some 1,000 years.European explorers to Mitkof Island encountered the Tlingit.

In the nineteenth century, Peter Buschmann, a Norwegian immigrant, settled here, building a cannery, sawmill, docks and early structures. The settlement was named Petersburg after him, and it flourished as a fishing port. Icebergs from the nearby LeConte Glacier provided a source for cooling fish.

Petersburg originally incorporated as a town on April 2, 1910. The town had attracted mostly immigrants of Scandinavian origin, thus giving Petersburg the nickname "Little Norway". The Sons of Norway hall was built on one of the piers. With the establishment of some canneries, Alaskan Natives, including Chief John Lott, began to work there and live year-round at the site.

Petersburg continues to be an active commercial fishing and seafood processing port. It consistently ranks among the top 25 ports in the nation.

Climate
The richness of the surrounding temperate rain forest, the glory of the Stikine Icefield and the abundance of the prolific salmon are all dependent on high annual rainfall and the cool temperatures of a maritime climate. The annual precipitation in Petersburg is approximately 110 inches, similar to that of the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State. Approximately half of the annual precipitation falls in the months of October, November and December.

By plane
Petersburg Airport (PSG): Alaska Airlines provides two daily flights per day, and various float plane and air charters also serve the area. Alaska operates to Anchorage, Juneau, Ketchikan, Seattle-Tacoma, and Wrangell.

By boat
One of the charms of Petersburg is that it doesn't have a deep water port, so it's not accessible by big cruise ships, but some smaller ships stop there. The Alaska Marine Highway provides regular ferry service.

Get around
Petersburg's downtown is compact and very walkable. In town, there is a local taxi and some local shuttle services. The local roads are also nice for bicycling, although the size of the island limits the overall distance one can travel. Rental cars are available from the Tides Inn. Boats can even be rented from Jensen Boat Rentals. For the more adventurous, sea kayak rentals are available from Tongass Kayak Adventures and the Petersburg Parks and Recreation Department.

Buy
Because Petersburg doesn't have a deep water port, it doesn't get the large cruise ships; thus, it isn't overrun with the large cruise line operated tourist shops that plague many such coastal towns. There are a few little locally owned galleries with local artists, and a bookstore with some nice coffee table books, but most of the town actually exists for the local population.

Drink
There are two bars open to the public. Harbor Bar is on main street and Kito's Kave is a short distance away, on Sing Lee Alley. There are Moose and Elk's lodges for members as well. All establishments are smoke-free as of 2010.

Sleep
Accommodations range from hotels to vacation rentals to unique bed-and-breakfast inns. The Chamber of Commerce lists many area accommodations.

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Petersburg (Illinois)

Petersburg is a city of 2,200 people (2018) in Central Illinois.

Understand
The economy of the area is still derived primarily from agriculture, particularly in corn production. The town has become a bedroom community for the state capital of Springfield.

Get in
It is 2 miles north of New Salem, and 20 miles to the northwest of Springfield.

Sleep

 * Camping is available at Lincoln's New Salem State Park, listed above.

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Petersburg (Michigan)

Petersburg is a city in Monroe County.

Understand
Petersburg was founded as Summerfield in 1836 by Richard Peters, who sold the land necessary to do that. He was the first postmaster of that place. It later got the name Petersburgh in honor of the founder (and eventually had the letter aitch removed).

Connect
Area code: 734

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Petersburg (Virginia)

Petersburg is a city in Central Virginia.

Understand
Just outside of Richmond, this town was a crucial rail hub during the American Civil War and holding Petersburg meant easy access to the Confederate capital at Richmond. After Union General Grant couldn't outflank Confederate General Lee during the Overland Campaign in the summer of 1864 Lee dug in here in trench warfare reminiscent of World War I until his lines were stretched too thin and he abandoned his positions to try to get away from Grant, only to be caught at Appomattox, leading to the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, the Confederacy's main field army.

By bus

 * Petersburg public transit operates a bus to/from Richmond.

See

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Grande-Vallée and Petite-Vallée

Grande-Vallée and Petite-Vallée are two small villages next to each other on the north shore of the Gaspé Peninsula. Grande-Vallée is home to about 1,100 people (2011), while about 180 live in Petite-Vallée.

Petite-Vallée is home to Le Festival en Chanson, a music festival held in late June.

History
In 1691, Governor General Frontenac granted the area to François Hazeur, a prosperous merchant from Quebec City. The seignory, called La Grande-Vallée-des-Monts, stretched from Rivière-Magdeleine Seignory in the west to the Saint-Hélier portage in the east. It was inherited by Hazeur's son-in-law, Michel Sarrazin, a surgeon, biologist, and doctor of the King.

No colonization took place until the 1830s, when fishermen of Saint-Thomas-de-Montmagny occupied the place during the summer. In 1842, Alexis Caron and his family, also from Saint-Thomas-de-Montmagny, became the first permanent settlers. In 1846, the mission of Saint-François-Xavier-de-Grande-Vallée was founded. In 1872, the post office opened.

Get in
Grande-Vallée and Petite-Vallée are on Route 132, about 95 km (59 miles) and 86 km (54 miles) west of Gaspé, respectively.

By plane
Gaspé is where you will find the nearest airport: Michel-Pouliot Airport is served by daily flights from Montreal, Quebec City, and the Îles de la Madeleine on Air Canada Express.

By bus

 * Operates a route daily between Gaspé and Rimouski including stops in Grande-Vallée, Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Matane, and Mont-Joli.  Route follows the St. Lawrence River along the north side of Gaspé Peninsula.

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Petit Martinique

Petite Martinique is the third populated island of Grenada in the Caribbean. It's roughly circular with a diameter of a mile, with its population of 900 and limited visitor facilities clustered on the more sheltered northwest coast. It's administered as part of the second island Carriacou, which lies 2½ miles west.

Get in
There is no air service, so you have to come by boat.

Osprey ferry is a foot-passenger ferry from St. George's on Grenada via Tyrell Bay on Carriacou. It sails M W F, taking 3 hours for a single fare in 2023 of EC$ 100. On Tu and Th the ferry only shuttles between Petite Martinique and Carriacou. A day trip only gives you two hours here, enough for essential island business but not for a relaxing stay.

Petite Martinique is not a Port of Entry into Grenada, so with your own boat you need to seek immigration and customs clearance at Carriacou, if that wasn't already done on Grenada. There is no marina but anchoring in the sandy bay near the ferry pier is reasonably secure.

Get around
Walk. From the ferry pier Main Street (the only street) extends 1 mile east and 2 miles southwest before petering out in dirt tracks. The southwest track is being extended as a concrete road in 2023.

See

 * (also called Sanchez) straggles along the northwest of the island by the ferry pier, with a few historic buildings such as Sacred Heart RC church. This was wrecked by a hurricane in 1944 but rebuilt in 1947. "Board houses" are the colourful little traditional dwellings.
 * Darant Bay has sea caves accessible at low tide.
 * is the highest point on the island, at 230 meters / 756 feet. The trail starts behind Sacred Heart Church and is waymarked but rough going in places, with a fraying rope to cling onto up the steepest part. You can take different paths down to loop back via Main Street.
 * is the island seen a mile north. It's privately owned and part of Saint Vincent, as at the end of the colonial period the two archipelago nations were demarcated by the latitude of North Point on Carriacou. So you can't go there but from Town you could just about skim a flat pebble across the border. At any rate there's no law against trying.
 * Mopion is a cartoon-cliche desert islet northwest of Petit Saint Vincent that local boats sometimes visit, and never mind the border. It's a tiny sand bar with a parasol instead of a palm tree.

Do

 * Beach: Sanchez beach near the ferry pier is the most sheltered for beach-lazing and snorkelling.
 * Whitsuntide Regatta has boat races and onshore festivities. It's around May / June, dates depend on Easter.

Buy

 * Island stores are Matthew's (M-Sa 8AM-5PM), Emma's (M-Sa 8AM-5PM) and M&M (M-Sa 8AM-10PM, Su 10AM-5PM).
 * B&C at the ferry pier has marine diesel.

Eat

 * GG's Bar & Grill is open M-Sa 9AM-10PM, Su noon-7PM.
 * Gary's Beach Bar is open M-Sa 9AM-11PM, SU 11:30-1:30AM.
 * Gary's Beach Bar is open M-Sa 9AM-11PM, SU 11:30-1:30AM.

Drink

 * Bamboo Bar at the east end of the road remains closed in 2023.

Sleep

 * M&M Guesthouse remains closed in 2023.
 * M&M Guesthouse remains closed in 2023.

Connect

 * As at Jan 2023, Petite Martinique has 4G from Digicel and to the west from Flow. 5G has not rolled out in Grenada.

Go next

 * The ferry takes you back to Carriacou and Grenada main island.
 * With your own boat you can sail north into the Saint Vincent archipelago - Union Island is the first encountered.

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Petoskey

Petoskey is a gorgeous tourist town on the shores of Little Traverse Bay in Northwestern Michigan, USA. Renowned for its spectacular lakeshore views year-round, abundant shopping, nearness to ski slopes, world-class golf and an undeniable small-town charm. Petoskey is annually rated as one of the best small towns in America.

By car
Petoskey lies at the crossroads of US 131 and US 31. Petoskey is located approximately 4 hours north of Detroit and 40 minutes south of the Mackinaw Bridge and is easily drivable from Detroit, Chicago, and the surrounding states.

By bike
Petoskey is connected to Alanson, Pellston, and Mackinaw City via the Petoskey to Mackinaw trail.

By plane
You can reach Petoskey via Pellston Regional Airport (30 min), Cherry Capital Airport (90 min), or a variety of other regional airports. All are serviced by Delta Air Lines.

By car
You'll most likely want to have a car to get around Petoskey. Taxi service in the Petoskey area is limited. A few of the hotels have shuttles but unless you're already driving you'll want to have a rental car. Traffic is generally pretty light but can be significantly busier in the summer. Having transportation will give you the ability to visit other places near by like Harbor Springs and Charlevoix, which are within about 20 miles of Petoskey.

On foot
When downtown, you can walk to just about everywhere.

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Petra

Petra (Arabic: البتراء, Al-Batrāʾ), the fabled "rose red city, half as old as time", is a well known ancient Nabataean city in the south of Jordan. Due to its breathtaking grandeur and fabulous ruins, Petra was recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985.

Understand
Petra was the impressive capital of the Nabataean kingdom from around the 6th century BC. The kingdom was absorbed into the Roman Empire in AD 106 and the Romans continued to expand the city. An important center for trade and commerce, Petra continued to flourish until a catastrophic earthquake destroyed buildings and crippled vital water management systems around AD 663. After Saladin's conquest of the Middle East in 1189, Petra was abandoned and the memory of it was lost to the West.

The ruins remained hidden to most of the world until the Swiss explorer, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, disguised as an Arab scholar, infiltrated the Bedouin-occupied city in 1812. Burckhardt's accounts of his travels inspired other Western explorers and historians to discover the ancient city further. The most famous of these was David Roberts, a Scottish artist who created a number of accurate and detailed illustrations of the city in 1839.

The first real excavations of the site were in 1929 after the forming of Trans-Jordan. Since that time, Petra has become by far Jordan's largest tourist attraction, partially due to the exposure by the Steven Spielberg movie, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, in 1989. Due to the fantastic engineering accomplishments and the fact of its being well-preserved, the archaeological site was chosen in July 2007 as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

Petra is the archaeological site and Wadi Musa is the city nearby.

Hours
Petra is open to visits 06:00-17:00 in winter, and 06:00-18:00 in summer, daily throughout the year.

Entry ticket
What may be one of the most expensive admissions to any archaeological site in the world. The entry ticket to Petra costs 90 JD for one day visitors to Jordan (i.e., those that have arrived in Jordan from some other country, e.g. Israel, on the day of the visit and will be returning there for the night). Tourists that overnight in the country or on a cruise ship pay 50 JD for 1 day, 55 JD for 2 days or 60 JD for 3 days. Bring your passport to prove you entered Jordan at least one day before. If entered the same day, your room key will be asked by the ticket seller. Students have to pay the full price, except those who enroll in a Jordanian university, for whom the admission price drops sharply to 1 JD.

Do not attempt to purchase tickets from dubious scalpers around town! Time permitting, the two-day pass is recommended, as there is much to see and do in Petra. For more than one day, the ticket office can ask for your passport as the ticket has your first name on it.

The Jordan Pass (purchased online before coming to Jordan) gives you access to over 30 sights and attractions in Jordan, including Petra, Wadi Rum Protected Area and Jerash. And the fee on the regular 40 JD visa is waived when entering Jordan, if you stay at least four days in the country. (If you leave before, you will have to pay the 40 JD at the border when exiting.) There are three different types available, depending on the length of your stay in Petra: 70, 75, or 80 JD for one, two, or three days in Petra. Also read Jordan.

Children under 12 years can enter the touristic sites for free when accompanied by their parents.

By bus
JETT buses, both ordinary and all-inclusive guided tour, connect to Amman and Aqaba via the fast (but boring) Desert Highway. Other tourists come with organized groups, including daily trips from Eilat, Israel. Tours to Petra from the Egyptian cities of Taba, Sinai and Sharm el Sheikh are also gaining popularity with charter tourism.

It is easy to take the bus from Amman to Petra. It leaves from the JETT bus office close to Abdali station (departs at 06:30, runs daily) and in 3½ hours you'll get to the bus station not even 5 minutes from the entrance of Petra. At 17:00 the JETT bus takes off again to go back to Amman. The price is 10 JD for one way (as of March 2023),

See the JETT time table.

By minibus
The is next to the mosque.

Public minibus from Wadi Musa (Petra) to Ma'an (or vis versa) is 0.55 JD and from there to Aqaba (or vis versa) is 1.50 JD. The main route from Wadi Musa to Aqaba or Amman (or vice versa) is overpriced for tourists! Going through Ma'an, you should be able to pay the local price for the public minibus.

There is a direct minibus going from Aqaba for 5 JD, for those that cross from Eilat and don't want to pay the outrageous taxi fare. The problem is, there's no timetable - it leaves early in the morning (06:45) from Wadi Musa towards Aqaba, then returns from Aqaba when it fills up etc. Ask at the tourist information right at the border for information of departures.

There are also direct minibuses from Amman - these leave when full, and tourists are charged 7 JD (March 2023) to get on. Do not allow the drivers to charge you for your luggage, as they might sometimes try to do. The ride is about three hours.

The minibus from Wadi Rum costs 10 JD. It takes around 2 hours to get to Petra. Have your tour operator or guide call the bus owner the day before to arrange an exact time for pick up. The bus usually leaves from Wadi Rum at 09:30 in the morning, but may be delayed due to weather or tour groups coming the other way.

There is a daily bus to Wadi Musa from Madaba that travels via the scenic (but slow) King's Highway. This minibus leaves from outside the Mariam Hotel in Madaba.

By taxi
Taxi is also a viable option. For 75 JD or less (depending on how much you haggle) you may be able to get a private taxi from Amman to Petra and back, including the driver waiting around for 6 hr.

A taxi from Aqaba to Petra should cost 55 JD one-way. Though, see the remark on the Aqaba border taxi Mafia under Aqaba.

Renting a minibus with a driver in the hotel at the Dead Sea would be around 140 JD one-way.

A taxi from Madaba to Petra arranged by a hotel costs 60-65 JD (Oct 2018). Arranging one directly may cost less.

By tour company
Many visitors to Petra come on day trips from Eilat, in Israel. Single day tours cost around US$220 per person, including park admission, but not including Israel border fees (2015). A bus driver picks you up at your hotel around 07:00 and takes you to the Yitzhak Rabin-Aqaba border crossing just outside of Eilat. Once you cross the border, a Jordanian tour guide drives you to Petra, where you spend about 4 hr before having a late lunch and returning to the border around 18:00. Day tours can sometimes be booked at your Eilat hotel after you arrive, but advance reservations are recommended, especially during peak travel times.

Sneak peek
In case you travel on a shoestring or really do not have the money for Petra, there is a way to see parts of Petra without having a ticket. From the highway south of Wadi Musa there leads a track to the top of the mountain that faces the Treasury. You can get some pretty good shots from there. Try OpenStreetMap, which many mobile Apps like OsmAnd or Mapy.cz, use to identify the track or look for an according GPX file for GPS navigation.

Wadi Musa to Petra
Many hotels organise free transport to and from the entrance to Petra. Otherwise you can either walk downhill along Tourist Rd. for about 15 minutes, or take a taxi for 1-2 JD.

Within Petra
The only modes of transport allowed within Petra are on two feet or four (camel, donkey, or horse). There are 4 segments within Petra with 4 possible types of transport: from the entrance to the Siq (by foot or horse), from the Siq to the Treasury (by foot or cart), from the Treasury to the stairs of the Monastery (by foot, donkey or camel), the 800 stairs of the monastery (by foot or donkey).

Animal transport
When entering Petra, there is a brief hike down towards the Siq. Horses will be available for travel to the entrance of the Siq. The prices for such rides are not set and are extremely negotiable, depending on one's bargaining abilities. Although the horse guides will tell you that riding a horse to the Siq entrance is included in the ticket price, they will try to sell you a longer tour, and argue aggressively for a 'tip'. As the walk down to the Siq entrance is only 15 min, it's not really worth it. The horses have been treated so badly in the past that a clinic to treat and heal them from the bad treatments they receive has been opened left to the entrance. It's not uncommon to see wounded animals, especially those pulling the carts, to be put to gallop under 37°C.

There are also horse-drawn carriages available to take you through the Siq (a distance of about 0.9 km) and down to the Treasury, but—as per the sign at the entrance of the park—these should only be used by those who are otherwise unable to walk due to health-related mobility issues.

Donkeys are exploited by small groups of Bedouin youths who use 75 cm electrical cable sections to strike them all the way up to the Monastery. So if you can walk, it's better to spare the animals.

The video in the Petra Museum (just past the security gate and the ticket sales booth) tells visitors not to ride the donkeys because:

 * 1) The donkeys have wounds under their saddles from carrying excessively heavy loads (overweight tourists).
 * 2) The donkeys are beaten by the owners (you'll see this; they do it in front of you).
 * 3) Many of the owners are children that would otherwise be in school if you didn't encourage them to be skipping education by giving them money.
 * 4) The donkeys walking up the steps carved directly out of the sandstone mountain damage the steps, harming the preservation of this remarkable World Heritage Site.

Once you arrive at the Treasury and throughout Petra, there will be many camel and donkey owners jockeying for your business. Be prepared to do some bargaining and don't pay more than 15 JD per hour. Often there are times when the owner will drop his price in half simply by hearing a few phrases in Arabic.

Camel transport could be an option. Riding a camel is a unique experience along the Main Trail.

Much of Petra is literally covered in feces from all of the animals, and it has a near-perpetual smell—especially in narrow areas like the Siq and the tombs that are full of animal (and human) feces. Please don't fund the exploitation of animals that's destroying this World Heritage Site and making it an unpleasant visit for others.

"Free with ticket" scam: Even though it might state on your ticket that the horse/donkey transport from the entrance to the Siq is included in the price, it is a common way to scam people into paying unjustified amounts of money for the guides service. Some guides with horses and donkeys will offer you to carry you further, but many people ended up paying 50 JD for a two-hour ride, which is beyond fair and justified. Don't fall for any such lies and simply reject any offer. If you really want to use their service, agree on an all-inclusive price for animal, guide and any other services beforehand and only hand over the money at the finish. Do not get tricked into extra tracks, services or anything these scammers could charge you for.

On foot
However, if you are reasonably fit and the weather is good, walking the whole of Petra is quite nice. Prefer climbing the Monastery's path before 15:00, otherwise it will be mostly in the shadow. If you are a good hiker, Petra area including the Monastery climb, the climb up the tombs to see the Treasury from above and even the High Place of Sacrifice are possible on one day.

There is an unofficial section from the High Place of Sacrifice directly down to the Treasury, saving you some time, but finding it can be a little tricky. Try OpenStreetMap, which at least shows the official track to its very end. The other way around from the bottom of the Treasury is blocked by a sign and probably official personal. Not going down to the Treasury, you can even walk back to the highway.

"You need a guide" scam: On some trails (especially an ascent from the Treasury and a walk starting between the entrance and the Siq), touts may falsely tell you that a guide is mandatory and may pursue you (on foot or horseback) to try to force you to turn back. Some routes are officially designated as "dangerous without a guide" (though this very much depends on your mobility and the weather), but a guide is not mandatory. On the other hand, some other routes are indeed blocked off, but in that case having a local guide doesn't detract from the fact that you are trespassing. In any case, if hassled, the best thing to do is to try to ignore them. In busy hours, tourist police are often nearby, especially near the Treasury.

See

Guides can be hired from about 25 JD and up (depending on what you want to see) at the Visitors Center. Many of them were born and raised in Petra, and will gladly share their knowledge with you. Major hotels can rent you a portable Easyguide audio guide (10 JD/day) for commentary in English, Arabic, French and Spanish. Easyguide is also available as a mobile phone service on all Jordanian mobile phone networks; a map is needed to use this service.

Do
For the terminally energetic, there are a number of popular hikes around Petra. Most hikes last about 1-3 hr round-trip.

 * In order to understand what Petra is, it is better to spend there two days. The first day: Siq - Treasury - City - Monastery. The second day: another way to Petra through Wadi Muthlim - see the Treasury from above on Jebel Al -Khubtha - High Place of Sacrifice. If you enter Petra through Wadi Muthlim do not turn left immediately after the small Siq, first go right to see Aqueduct, Tunnel and Al-Wu'eira Fort and only after that return to Petra center. It may not be possible to go through this route due to excess water in it. It's not recommended doing this route without a guide.

Buy
Throughout Petra, vendors will offer bottles of decorative sand art (small ones about 1 JD bigger ones up to 6 JD). While they may appear similar to other such souvenirs found in other Jordanian locations, these are unique in that the sand used to create the art is naturally colored sand scraped from the rock walls of various Petra canyons and not artificially colored. The most common design displays a camel's silhouette against a desert background. Some artists can write a name inside the sand bottle in a surprisingly short amount of time.

Bracelets, necklaces and rings are sold frequently by vendors walking around and presenting their goods. Offers vary extremely in price and often salespersons claim that they are made out of silver, even though they are not (1-5 JD is a fair price for most of the offered goods).

There is a fruit and vegetable market next to the minibus station in Wadi Musa.

Souvenirs in Petra/Wadi Musa often cost twice or three times the price demanded in the rest of Jordan. So, if you are also going to visit the rest of Jordan, do your shopping there.

Ancient coin, mister?
The Bedouin tradesmen around the area will display artificial "ancient" Roman or Nabatean coins which are rather large in size. If pressed further, they will generally have a hidden stash of small, authentic coins from various periods. However buying these coins encourages the illegal looting of archaeological sites. To supply you with a souvenir the local inhabitants destroy graves, tombs and buildings in searches for coins and other antiquities. The Antiquities Law of 1988 states that individuals who engage in illicit excavations and/or trading in antiquities are criminals.

Petra
There is only one restaurant in all of the Petra site - at the far end of the Roman Highway. It's operated by Crowne Plaza, and does a roaring trade despite steep pricing, and also has the valley's monopoly on beer (6.5 JD for a 300 ml can, Oct 2018).

For just snacks and hot & cold drinks however, there are small stores and vendors scattered throughout Petra.

Many of these shops are powered by petrol. If you follow the electrical cables, they go up the slope into the old tombs where the generator is running. Not only does this create sound and air pollution, but the top of these old cave tombs becomes thick with soot and desecrating their beauty. Please don't buy from these vendors.

Shade is sparse in Petra, and on a hot summer day you can expect to go through at least 4 l of water (and more if you can afford to carry it). The need for water in the winter months is much less. A 0.5-l bottles cost 1 JD, and 250 ml soft drinks cost 2 JD (Oct 2018).

There are several bathrooms along the Main Trail with running water.

Wadi Musa

 * Valentine Inn (see below) sells various alcoholic beverages and is famous for that with the locals.
 * Si Wan restaurant has some good local food with fair prices. Also, there's a good and cheap bakery near it.
 * Mountain Pub (at Hidab Hotel). Traditional wood bar with alcoholic beverages, hot and cold drinks, and snacks.
 * Valentine Inn (see below) sells various alcoholic beverages and is famous for that with the locals.
 * Si Wan restaurant has some good local food with fair prices. Also, there's a good and cheap bakery near it.
 * Mountain Pub (at Hidab Hotel). Traditional wood bar with alcoholic beverages, hot and cold drinks, and snacks.
 * Mountain Pub (at Hidab Hotel). Traditional wood bar with alcoholic beverages, hot and cold drinks, and snacks.

Sleep
The most authentic way to stay in Petra, and very budget and unique experience, is to stay in a cave with a local. When you walk around Petra you will be approached by many nice local people with camels or donkeys inviting you to have tea with them. When you talk to them for a bit, they will propose to stay in their cave with them, cook dinner for you and hang out with you in the evening. They can also help you get back to your hotel after dinner. It is a very basic accommodation, but they can give you blankets and mattresses. Of course they wouldn't do that if it were not for an appropriate donation, but something around the price of budget accommodations in town is reasonable. It is probably always best to stay in a group of friends, just in case. This way the "payoff" for the local is more worth the effort.

Budget
Most accommodation will be available through the common hotel websites. To get a good price, check out a places availability and location and just turn up and ask for the price referring to the website. But even walking around in the center of Wadi Musa will give you plenty of options. But in high season book ahead.

Stay healthy
The most cold and rainy months to visit Petra are December and January. In this time it is warm during the day and very cold in the evenings and at nights. That's why it is necessary to take coats, hats and gloves. And it could warm up your visit there if you take a thermos with hot tea with you. Avoid going if the forecast shows a lot of rain, as the guards may need to transport tourists out if the valley starts to flood. The hot, dry air sometimes results in nosebleeds. You might want to carry petroleum jelly, or petroleum jelly-based products like Vicks and apply liberally to the insides of the nostrils to avoid nosebleeds. Also, carry plenty of water and oral rehydration products if you are travelling to Petra in the hot summer months to avoid dehydration. A good cap and sunglasses will help you avoid getting a heat stroke and sunburn.

Stay safe
The park is populated by a significant number of Bedouins, living in caves, tents, and buildings off the main tourist trail. A handful undertake herding and agriculture and your interactions with them (if any) are likely to be brief and pleasant; however, the vast majority are focused on tourism within the park. The perceived wealth of tourists, together with a high visitor turnover and ineffective authorities, can make the (unavoidable) interactions with these touts unsavory at best, and occasionally quite intimidating.

Some practices have already be mentioned in the according chapters before. Here are some more:

 * Animal mistreatment – You will not visit Petra without witnessing the kind of animal abuse that would lead to imprisonment in western countries. The touts who work with horses, donkeys, and camels think nothing of beating them, including with sticks or rocks. This is especially prevalent towards closing time, and might entirely sour one's visit. Despite animal protection being mentioned on a sign near the entrance, the authorities have not yet fixed this issue.
 * Fake park rangers – In addition to the tourist police, some park rangers work in the park. The park rangers' primary tasks are to ensure the preservation and scenic quality of the site, and to assist tourists in education and appreciation of the park. Therefore, if a difficult gentleman claims to be a park ranger and insists on inspecting your ticket, consider showing him, but do not physically hand over your ticket.
 * Changing money – One or two touts may ask you to exchange some foreign money (maybe a €10 note) to JD, complaining that there is no bank in Petra. It is not recommended.
 * Female travelers – The internet is awash with stories of female travelers who have experienced financial scams, uncomfortable situations, or worse. Western women are often assumed to be promiscuous and even a basic interaction might be construed as an advance. So accepting an invitation for a walk, an Arabic coffee, or an evening under the stars might be inadvisable. Likewise, in the adjoining town, if a woman sits in the front seat of a taxi (even in a group situation) this might be taken as an invitation.

While going off the main tourist path is a rewarding experience for the trails, scenery, and less-visited archaeological sites—the further you stray, the less likely you are to come across police or fellow tourists who could help if necessary—best to always go in a group.

Cope
While the main trail has proper bathrooms, you may not encounter one if you do some trekking. Be prepared with plenty of water and dig a cat hole. If you must use toilet paper (instead of a rock or water), be sure to dispose it properly.

Many of the tombs in Petra are literally full of feces and (worse) feces-smeared toilet paper. Don't contribute to the desecration of these beautiful sites. If you have to go, bury your excrement off the trail (not in a tomb!) and dispose your toilet paper in a decent and proper manner.

Go next

 * — a scaled down version of Petra, is accessible by taxi or from Petra. It is less traveled than the main site and is well worth the visit if you spend more than a day in Wadi Musa. Approximate cost for a cab ride to and from the site, including having the taxi wait for an hour or so, is 25 JD (Oct 2018). There is also at least one minibus leaving from the bus station (city center) around 12:00. Price: Free.
 * Wadi Rum — a stunning desert valley in southern Jordan, lies about an hour south of Petra. Buses leave in the morning (~06:30) and generally cost 5 JD. Make arrangements through your hotel. Taxis for 40 JD (Oct 2018).
 * Dana Nature Reserve — stay in a local village within the Nature Reserve, and enjoy unforgettable hiking in an offshoot of the Great Rift.
 * Kerak — site of a once-mighty Crusader castle.
 * — great nature reserve famous for its impressive canyons. Read more here. Limited access in winter.
 * Madaba — known as the 'City of Mosaics' for its Byzantine and Umayyad mosaics, especially a large Byzantine-era mosaic map of Palestine and the Nile delta at St. George Church.
 * Dead Sea — The lowest point on earth and the most saline sea, letting you float on top.
 * Buses to Aqaba also leave in the morning for 5 JD (price for tourists) (~07:00). From Aqaba, it is possible to cross the border to Eilat in Israel and from there to Taba in Egypt.
 * To get to Amman, you can take a minibus from the central bus station. There must be one every hour until 14:00 or 15:00. JETT also has a daily bus leaving at 17:00 from the parking close to the visitor center.
 * For a cheaper trip, a public minibus from Wadi Musa (Petra) to Ma'an is 0.55 JD and from there to Aqaba 1.5 JD. Also cheap buses to Amman from Aqaba pass by here.
 * For a cheaper trip, a public minibus from Wadi Musa (Petra) to Ma'an is 0.55 JD and from there to Aqaba 1.5 JD. Also cheap buses to Amman from Aqaba pass by here.

Most budget hotels have tours but the level of organization varies a lot and could prevent you from taking a tour. It is best to form a group yourself (at least 4 persons). An example tour could be Kings way trip: Shoubak Castle, Dana Nature Reserve, Tafilah, Karak Castle, Dead Sea, Mt. Nebo, Madaba & Churches, and Amman for about 30 JD at the Valentine Inn.

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Petralona

Petralona is a village in Greece.

See
The cave and the anthropological museum of Petralona in Halkidiki are a major tourist destination of he area, off the main road from Thessaloniki to Halkidiki, by the village called Petralona. The cave was discovered in the late 50s by locals. Some time later, the famous almost 700,000 years old, skull of the Archanthropus, a ancestral form of modern-day man, was discovered. It and was a scientific sensation and made the cave famous throughout the world. In the museum, which is very near to the cave, visitors can admire a collection of everyday tools of the Palaeolithic Age, and bones of lions, hyenas, deer and other animals.

The central exhibit is the reconstruction of the area where the skull and bones of the Archantropus were discovered.

Open: daily 09:00 to dusk.

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Petrópolis

Petrópolis is a city in the state of Rio de Janeiro. Nestled among the forested hills of the Serra dos Órgãos, in the valley of the Quitandinha and Piabanha rivers, Petrópolis is a popular summer holiday spot. Besides the climate and surroundings, the main attraction is the former Summer Palace of the Brazilian Emperors, which is now a museum, specializing in Imperial history and memorabilia.

Understand
In the 1830s, the area of modern-day Petrópolis was little more than farmland. When Emperor Dom Pedro I went through there on his way to Minas Gerais, he was struck by the scenery and decided to buy some land. Dom Pedro I returned to Portugal soon after and the land was passed to his son, Dom Pedro II, who built a summer retreat. Soon a palace was built along with mansions and a cathedral, giving its nickname, "The Imperial City".

Petrópolis is home to the National Laboratory for Scientific Computing (LNCC), a research unit of the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Brazilian Federal Government.

Get in
The only way into Petrópolis is by road.

By bus
The most intercity bus connections are from Rio. The, which is officially called the Terminal Rodoviaria Governador Leonel Brizola is located on R. Gald no Pimentel off Rod. Washington Luiz Henrique Perdigão (Br 040), Km 82.9, in the suburb of Bingen, on the western outskirts of Petrópolis about 10 km from the Centro Histórico. It is often referred to as the Rodoviária de Petrópolis or Rodoviária do Bingen. As well as ATMs it has several gift shops, a newsstand and a food court equipped with snack bars, coffee shops and a restaurant. From the bus station take the local bus number 100 or 010 into the city centre. Ask to be dropped off at Praca Libertade. Expect to pay R$30-35 for a taxi to or from the Centro Histórico.

Buses run from the major cities in the area such as Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte as well as places further afield such as São Paulo and Brasília. Try and get a seat on the left hand side of the bus for the best views when coming to Petrópolis.

Get around
All the main tourist sights are close to the center and are easily accessible on foot. There is numerous bus services in and around town but the number 100 or 010 are the ones most useful to visitors which run from the center to the Leonel Brizola bus station in Bingen. To get a local bus connection, use the Moovit app. You need to choose the metropolitan area "Rio e Região". The fare is around R$4 (March 2021) and can be paid in the bus.

For taxis use Uber.

See

Buy
Like most towns and cities in Brazil, anything that you could want to buy would most likely in the main street Rua do Imperador. However, if its clothes you're after you can't go wrong with Rua Teresa. This street has more clothes stores than you need as well as a few good places to eat. Here are some good choices.

Eat
Check opening times carefully, though, as a number of restaurants are closed Monday through Wednesday or Monday through Thursday.

Budget
All these are in the city center:

Drink
Drinking is pretty thin in Petrópolis but there are a few good chopperias on Rua do Imperador. Petropolis' most famous native beer is the Bohemia (1853), which became nationwide popular after 1960, when its brewery was acquired by Antarctica (now AmBev).

Go next
All of these towns have hostels and private rooms:

on the south-east coast of Rio State:

 * Saquarema – 150 km. A predominantly tourist city with beautiful beaches. It is also known as "The national surfing capital". The town is located in an area called the lakes region. Further attractions are waterfalls, cascades, mountains and an archaeological site.
 * Búizios – 200 km. It's a small peninsula with several nice beaches and an abundance of night clubs. The town has the lowest rainfall in the state of Rio de Janeiro. It's nickname is "Saint -Brazilian Tropez".
 * Cabo Frio – 200 km. A popular tourist destination. It's famous for its beautiful beaches with fine white sand and crystal clear waters.
 * Arraial do Cabo – 200 km. It's a small town near Búzios. Its beaches have the most beautiful turquoise waters of Rio de Janeiro state. Beaches like Forno and Prainhas do Atalaia are surrounded by virgin lush green coastal vegetation and have clear blue waters similar to the Caribbean ones

in the north:

 * Juiz de Fora – 120 km. The presence of immigrants – especially from Portugal, Italy, Germany, Syria and Lebanon and more recently China – throughout its history has given the city a cosmopolitan spirit and diverse cuisine. It's a gay-friendly city. It's nickname is "Manchester Mineira".
 * São João del Rei – 270 km. It is the largest of the colonial mining towns in Minas Gerais. There is a steam locomotive to the nearby town of Tiradentes.
 * Belo Horizonte – 380 km

in the south:

 * Niterói – 80 km. It has a wonderful unique view of Rio and an intriguing contemporary art museum, which looks like an UFO (designed by famous architect Oscar Niemeyer). Also, it has one of the state's most beautiful beaches, Itacoatiara, which can be reached by the bus numbered 38. Niterói lies just opposite of Rio on the other side of the bay.
 * Rio de Janeiro

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Petrified Forest National Park

Petrified Forest National Park is a national park that is in the Mogollon Rim in eastern Arizona, in the Southwest region. The park takes its name from the remnants of ancient trees which have been transformed into brilliantly colored minerals through a series of geological processes.

History
Petrified Forest was set aside as a national monument in 1906 to preserve and protect the petrified wood for its scientific value. The monument became a national park in 1962, and legislation passed in 2004 more than doubled the park's area from to.

Petrified Forest National Park features one of the world's largest and most colorful concentrations of petrified wood, the multi-hued badlands of the Chinle Formation known as the Painted Desert, historic structures, archeological sites, and displays of 225 million-year-old fossils. The park is now recognized as protecting the best representation of the Late Triassic Period in the world, and on average paleontologists discover about two new animal species each year.

Landscape
The park features one of the world's largest and most colorful concentrations of petrified wood, the multi-hued badlands of the Chinle Formation known as the Painted Desert, and displays of 225 million-year-old fossils.

Flora and fauna
The park includes a grassland ecosystem and the badlands of the Painted Desert. The terrain changes quickly as you travel through the park, from the vistas of the Painted Desert, into the grassland of a large plateau, through grand geologic formations, and arrays of richly colored petrified wood.

Animal life at Petrified Forest includes amphibians, birds, insects, spiders, mammals, and reptiles. Birds, lizards and some rodents are seen most frequently, though seasons and weather play a large role in determining what animals are active. Nocturnal animals include kangaroo rats, woodrats (also called packrats) and most other small desert rodents, skunks, foxes, bobcats, bats and owls. Animals that can be seen during the day include pronghorn, mule deer, coyotes, porcupines, desert cottontails, black-tailed jackrabbits, squirrels, hawks, snakes, lizards, golden eagles, and many songbirds.

Climate
The park has summer daytime average temperatures in the s and summer overnight temperatures in the s. Winters are mild, frequently freezing overnight but warming by mid-afternoon to an average of. Park closures for weather are possible but not frequent.

Visitor information

 * Park website

By car
An automobile is the only feasible way of getting to the park, located off of Interstate 40 in northeastern Arizona, east of Flagstaff and  west of Albuquerque. Westbound Interstate 40 travellers should take exit 311, drive through the park and connect with Highway 180 at the south end. Highway 180 north returns to Interstate 40 via Holbrook. Eastbound Interstate 40 travellers should exit at Holbrook and travel on Highway 180 south to the park's south entrance. Drive north through the park to return to Interstate 40.

By plane
has commuter service to Phoenix on American Airlines.

is a full-service airport served by most major US airlines.

By train
The nearest city with an Amtrak station is Gallup, New Mexico, about 1 hour east of the park on Interstate 40. It is served by the Southwest Chief Chicago - Los Angeles route.

Fees and permits
Entrances fees are valid for seven days, allowing unlimited re-entry for the week. Fees as of 2020 are:
 * $15 - Bicycle and walkers/per person
 * $20 - Motorcycle (flat fee)
 * $25 - Auto/7-day pass to Petrified Forest National Park
 * $45 - Petrified Forest National Park Annual Pass

Get around
Petrified Forest National Park is open to the public every day of the year except for Christmas Day (December 25). Park access is prohibited at night without a permit. Park hours are:

 * 7AM to 7PM MST (Summer)
 * 7AM to 6PM MST (Spring & Fall)
 * 8AM to 5PM MST (Winter)

Unlike most western states, Arizona does not observe Daylight Savings Time, remaining on Mountain Standard Time year-round. However, many visitors arriving from the Navajo Reservation (which does observe DST) travel with their clocks set an hour off. Check the time to make sure you don't accidentally get locked in at night.

By car
A car is the easiest way of getting around in the park, with the 28 mile (45 km) park road allowing visitors to travel through the park from end to end without backtracking. Eastbound travelers should enter at the south off Highway 180, and exit at the north onto Interstate 40. Westbound travelers should enter at the north at Exit 311 off Interstate 40, and exit at the south onto Highway 180.

By bicycle
Bicycles are permitted only on the established paved roadway and cannot be used on paved or dirt trails or off road at any time. In addition, if planning to see the park from a bicycle be aware of the potential for extreme heat, thunderstorms, or high winds and plan accordingly.

Museums and landmarks

Scenic areas

Do

 * Hiking. Most of the overlooks offer short loops trails, providing the visitor with a more intimate encounter with the natural features of the area.  The Blue Mesa trail, the Crystal Forest trail, and the Long Logs trail are highlights.
 * Horseback riding. Horses are allowed into the wilderness areas of the park.  Trailers can be parked at the Painted Desert Inn, and water for horses is available at the service station near the Painted Desert Visitor Center.  No water for horses is available in the wilderness area.
 * Photography. The brilliant shapes and colors in the park's landscape make excellent photographic subjects.  Light can be extremely harsh during mid-day, so it is best to enter the park as soon as the gates open in order to capture the best photographic conditions.
 * Backpacking. The wilderness areas of the park provide backpackers with an escape from civilization.  Access is from the trailhead near the Painted Desert Inn, but be aware that you must carry water as none is available in the wilderness areas.
 * Ranger talk/walk. There are several ranger talks and walks given daily at the Painted Desert Inn, the Puerco Pueblo, and the Rainbow Forest Visitors Center.  See the park newspaper for a schedule.

Buy
There are stores just outside the park which sell petrified wood souvenirs. These specimens were (or were supposed to have been) collected outside the park boundaries. This is why rangers will ask about possession of petrified wood when you enter the park. Additional souvenirs may be purchased at the gift shops located near the Painted Desert Visitor Center or the Rainbow Forest Museum. Both of these areas also offer bookstores selling books of local interest.

Eat
There is a snack shop located near the Rainbow Forest Museum. The Painted Desert Visitor Center area offers a restaurant and travel store selling snacks. Additional restaurants and grocery stores can be found west in the town of Holbrook.

Drink
The consumption of alcohol or the presence of open alcoholic containers is prohibited, except in picnic areas or concession food service facilities. Water and other beverages can be obtained either near the Rainbow Forest Museum or the Painted Desert Visitor Center.

Lodging
Lodging is not available within the park, but many hotels can be found in the towns of Holbrook (20 minutes west), Winslow (1 hour west), Flagstaff (1.5 hours west), and Gallup (1 hour east).

Camping
There are no organized campgrounds within the park. Some of the souvenir shops located just outside of the park's southern entrance will allow camping or overnight parking on their properties as long as you purchase at least one item from them.

Backcountry
For those who wish to stay overnight in the park's wilderness area, a free permit must be obtained at least one hour before the park closes. Permits are issued from either the Painted Desert Visitor Center or Rainbow Forest Museum. Hikers must park their cars in the Painted Desert Inn parking area and use the access trail on the northwest side of the building. Backpackers must hike to a designated zone north of Lithodendron Wash before setting up camp. No campsites are maintained in the Wilderness Area, and you must carry all of your water in with you.

Stay safe
The primary dangers in the park are from the weather. Summer storms can bring lightning, high winds and flash floods, while the heat can cause dehydration and heat stroke. Avoid open areas during storms, and drink plenty of water (at least one gallon per day). Always be prepared for rapidly changing weather conditions; from July through August expect afternoon monsoon thunderstorms, while from October through April expect cold temperatures and possibly snow. High winds are also common, and can bring blowing sand that makes hiking unpleasant if not dangerous.

Go next

 * Canyon de Chelly National Monument - north of the park, this monument lies within Navajo Nation and contains numerous sites that are sacred to the Navajo people.
 * Mogollon Rim - is an escarpment defining the southwestern edge of the Colorado Plateau, running for 200 miles (320 km) across northern Arizona.

Continue your journey along Route 66:
 * East (into New Mexico): Gallup (80 miles, 130 km); Grants and El Malpais National Monument (150 miles, 240 km).
 * West: Holbrook (20 miles, 32 km); Winslow (55 miles, 90 km); Meteor Crater (80 miles, 130km); Flagstaff (115 miles, 185 km).

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Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russian: Петропа́вловск-камча́тский, pee-truh-PAHV-luhvsk kahm-CHAHT-skee) is the capital and largest city on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. It is a port city on the Avacha Bay and surrounded by high, snow-capped mountains and volcanoes. This city of roughly 180,000 residents (2018) is the principal entry point for travelers visiting the peninsula, and has good tourist infrastructure, offering activities ranging from wildlife viewing to bear hunting to paragliding. Far afield, the city is geographically closer to San Francisco, California, across the Pacific Ocean, than to the capital, Moscow.

Climate
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky shares the same parallels as Manchester and Dublin, but is harsher climate-wise. In summer the daily temperatures happen to reach 25-30°C. Rains are frequent at daytime with mists that occur in evenings. Winters are mitigated by the sea and are much milder and snowier than the rest of Siberia. The end of January and beginning of February are frosty, often about -20 °C. The closest analogues in climate are Alaska's Anchorage and Juneau.

By plane
The only practical way to reach Kamchatka is the

Most visitors arrive on the Aeroflot flight from Moscow, but S7 offers a 3-hour flight from Vladivostok (₽10000). There is also a regular connection to Khabarovsk by SAT Airlines. The Aeroflot flight is on an A330, S7 and Vladivostok Air use A320s.

Other possible destinations include Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk. Beginning in July 2012, service will begin to Anchorage on Vladivostok Air.

Bus #113 goes from the airport to the city centre; a taxi would cost about US$20.

By bus
Public transportation in Kamchatka is limited to buses. The main bus station is on Pobedy Prospect and offers daily services (in high season) to Esso, Oktyabrsky, Milkovo, and Ust-Kamchatsk. Be sure to get to the ticket office early in the morning. It opens at 08:00.

By road
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is the second largest mainland city in the world that is unreachable by road from any other noticeable city, behind Iquitos in Peru. However, a handful of roads on the peninsula connect the city with its airport (in Yelizovo), and with the closed city of Vilyuchinsk.

Get around
Most things of interest within the city are located within a compact area that can be covered on foot. The central square Teatralnaya is a venue for all major city events. Out of the square are running up three main streets: Leninskaya, Sovetskaya and Partizanskaya. There are also cheap buses and minbuses operating fixed routes throughout the city, mostly along the main road (fare as at July 2011 was ₽16 flat fare, pay driver as you alight).

Events
On the first weekend of September the city hosts the Festival of Bard songs.

Other things to do

 * Take a boat out on the Avacha Bay for great views, fishing, and whale-watching
 * Go bowling at the Hotel Petropavlovsk
 * Go skating in covered rollerdrom at Toporkova st. (47-10-57), plus concert hall.
 * Mountain skiing at "Krasnaya Sopka" within reach of 25 min from Petropavlovsk hotel

Buy
Some shops accept credit cards, but acceptance is not widespread. Most Bankomats (ATMs) limit cash withdrawals to either ₽6000 or ₽10000. Some will levy a 2% fee in addition to whatever your own bank charges. As of July 2011 Rosbank, Gazprom Bank and Bank of Moscow did not levy a fee. The Bankomat at the airport has a ₽20000 limit, but charges 2%.

Wi-Fi
The list of pay wi-fi locations:

 * Hotel Edelweiss
 * Traktir 'Drova' cafe
 * Library of the Krai
 * Hotel 'Petropavlovsk'
 * Supermarket 'Detsky Mir'
 * Cafe 'Planeta Pizza'
 * Cafe 'Yolochka'
 * Cafe 'Kolibri'
 * Cafe 'Begemot'
 * Cafe 'Macgamburger'
 * Hotel 'Oktyabrskaya'
 * Kamchatka Expo center
 * Kamchatka State University

Go next

 * Esso, Oktyabrsky, Milkovo, and Ust-Kamchatsk

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Petroșani

Petroșani is a city in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania.The city has a population of around 35,000.

Understand
Petroșani is in the Jiu Valley, which is the entrance to the Retezat National Park and provides access to the Vâlcan, Parâng and Retezat mountains. The city was founded in the 17th century (around 1640). In 1720, an Austrian cartographer mentions that the entire Jiu Valley was intensly populated and settlements could be seen from one end to the other. During the 1818 census, there were 233 inhabitants, while the entire valley counted 2550. During this time, the main activity of the people was shepherding and no urban settlement had appeared yet. Around 1840, coal surface mining began in Petroșani, Vulcan and Petrila. The population grew significantly only in the 20th century during the communist regime, as many workers were brought in from other parts of the country.

By car

 * From Bucharest, 343 km: take A-1 to Pitești, then take DN-7 to Căciulata, then DN-7A to Voineasa and Petroșani.
 * From Deva, 100 km: take E-68 to Simeria and then E-79 to Hațeg and Petroșani.
 * From Timisoara, 230 km: take E-70 (DN 6) to Lugoj and Caransebeș, then take DN-68 to Hațeg. From there, take E-79 (DN 66) to reach Petroșani.
 * From Cluj-Napoca, 214 km: take E-81 (DN 1) to Alba Iulia and Sebeș, then E-68 to Simeria. From there, take E-79 (DN 66) to Petroșani.

By bus
Transport with maxi-taxi is an effective way to travel in the Jiu Valley. Minibuses carry passengers between the Jiu Valley cities and to and from Deva. Minibuses leave from 10 to 10 minutes or more often.

Inter-city transport: Petroșani-Lonea, Petroșani-Uricani, Petroșani-Aninoasa is provided by: SC ZMK Ltd.- 93 cars (Maxi Taxi). Dealului no. 17. +40 722 559 945, +40723 379 241

Travel ticket prices are: Petroșani - Vulcan: 1.5 lei Petroșani - Lupeni: 2.0 lei Petroșani - Uricani: 2.5 lei

By train
There are trains arriving at Petroșani Train Station from Bucharest, Timișoara, Cluj-Napoca, Deva, Arad, Craiova etc.

Get around
Local transport between Market Victoria-Airport is made by family associations, individuals, businesses - number of cars: 107.

See

 * a sugarloaf-type rock and fortress where the Dacians and Romans fought it out.
 * like a big sluice in the ground.
 * Muzeul Instalatorului Român, Strada General Dragalina 2. Abstract art museum (helps to be into art).
 * a sugarloaf-type rock and fortress where the Dacians and Romans fought it out.
 * like a big sluice in the ground.
 * Muzeul Instalatorului Român, Strada General Dragalina 2. Abstract art museum (helps to be into art).
 * like a big sluice in the ground.
 * Muzeul Instalatorului Român, Strada General Dragalina 2. Abstract art museum (helps to be into art).

Do

 * Mountain bike on alpine tracks or hiking on Parâng mountain trails.
 * Try camps of artistic creation (Summer University)
 * or the Folklore Festival - held every year
 * Watch Skiing competitions at the national level
 * Watch Skiing competitions at the national level

Go next

 * Deva, the capital of Hunedoara County is 89 km away from Petroșani. Here you can see Deva fortress and you can visit the Dacian-Roman Civilization Museum.
 * Târgu Jiu, the capital of Gorj County is 51 km away from Petroșani. Here you can see the works of the famous sculptor, Constantin Brâncuși.
 * Hațeg is 50 km away from Petroșani.
 * Hunedoara is 74 km away. You can visit Hunyad Castle in Hunedoara.
 * Voineasa

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Petrovac

Petrovac is a resort town in Montenegro especially popular with families.

Understand
The city has only one playground and quite a small beach. The town is totally overcrowded in July and August, so be careful.

Get in
You can get to Petrovac by air, road or sea.

Get around
Petrovac is a small town so you can get everywhere by foot.

The closest beach is Lucica and is a 5-min walking. Petrovac have small city beach and it is more interesting to go to Buljarica 15 min walking on the 2.5 km long beach. Worth to see with cheaper restaurants than Petrovac.

See

 * Lucica beach 5 min walking
 * Village Rezevici 10 min towards Budva
 * Beautys of Buljarica beach 15 min walking
 * Beautys of Buljarica beach 15 min walking

Buy
Voli megamarket in the center of the town, up hill.

Eat
Food is considerable pricey compared to the non-coastal rest of Montenergo.

Drink
Abundant bar to have a drink.

Go next

 * Sveti Stefan
 * Budva
 * Bar

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