Secrets of Nevsky Prospekt. From the Admiralty to Fontanka

Nevsky Prospekt is so rich in interesting stories, so connected with famous personalities that you can talk about it for more than one day. In 2.5 hours we will pass the initial part from the Admiralty to Fontanka and learn the most important, the most interesting, see the most beautiful.

We will dispel several myths, follow the parallels between the past and the present, reflect on the peculiarities of St. Petersburg architecture, the history of the city and the country as a whole.

During the tour, you will learn how Russian merchants used to resemble their modern Asian counterparts. You will see the place where the first cinema was organized. You will see the last step, which touched the foot of Alexander Pushkin, the oldest brickwork on Nevsky Prospect (1715). Take a look at the modern courtyard-atrium of an old apartment house.

You will hear answers to these questions:

• Why did the initial part of Nevsky Prospect and its surroundings become the business center of the capital of the Russian Empire?
• Was Nevsky Prospekt really a street of religious tolerance?
• Was Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky poisoned in Lerner’s restaurant?
• Where was the first St. Petersburg skyscraper built?
• What treasure was found in the Gostiny Dvor?
• Why did the Cossacks chop books with an axe?
• What building did St. Petersburgers call cake?

• Accompanying a professional local historian.
• Inspection of attractions on Nevsky Prospekt and adjacent streets.
• Visiting Kazan Cathedral - if there are up to 3 people in a group.
• Visiting the exposition in the Gostiny Dvor
• Climb to the observation deck on the roof of the house on Nevsky Prospekt (Karl Bulla Museum)