Nevsky Prospekt is the wide avenue that crosses the city of St. Petersburg from the west to the east joining the Admiralty to the Alexander Nevsky Monastery.

With its 4.5 km. in length and a width ranging from 25 to 60 m., “Nevsky” is the main artery of the city and the most famous street in Russia. As Gogol wrote “in Petersburg, there is nothing better than Nevsky Prospekt. It is all about.”

The center of the city in fact develops, around the large street, lined with magnificent buildings and embellished with churches, theaters, historic shops (do not miss the luxurious grocer art nouveau Eliseevskij), picturesque bridges and charming squares. The Prospect is a lively place, animated day and night, always cherished by Petersburgers for its cafes, restaurants, and cinemas, as well as being a true outdoor museum.

Walking on the Perspective can be admired small and big masterpieces, such as the Stroganov Palace, a beautiful example of Russian Baroque, the National Library of Russia, the literary café that exudes from the nineteenth-century atmosphere, Ostrovsky Square, one of the most beautiful squares of the city with the monument to Catherine II, the Anichkov bridge with the statues of horses and trainers, the sumptuous Beloselskij-Belozerskij palace with richly carved dark red façade and the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, a majestic building inspired by St. Peter’s in Rome with the miraculous image of Our Lady of Kazan venerated by the Russian people.