# # ¡ ¡ # þ # â # # # # # # ú ý 3 5 7 4 Fontanka Summer Garden Mikhailovsky Castle S ad o v a y a u l nab reki Fontanki nab r Fontanki u l Ch a y k ov s k o go Nevsky pr Dumskaya ul Italiyanskaya ul Karavannaya ul Inzhenernaya ul ul Pes te lya nab kanala Griboyedova Gostiny Dvor Nevsky Prospekt Mikhailovsky Opera & Ballet Theatre Russian Museum 0 500 m 0 0.25 miles # e K 4444 # ¡ # â # # # # Ü 6 2 1 Kazansky most Dvortsovy most Neva Alexander Garden Winter Palace n a b r e k i M o y k i Malaya Konyushennaya ul Bolshaya Konyushennaya ul Gorokhovaya ul Malaya Morskaya ul Dvortsovaya nab Admiralteyskaya Kazan Cathedral Pushkin Flat- Museum L This stroll explores the venerable centre of St Petersburg, taking in some of its main monuments as you criss-cross its waterways. Start Dvortsovaya pl Distance 2km Duration Three hours 5 Detour to find the statue of Pushkin in ploshchad Iskusstv, ringed by cultural institutions, including the Russian Museum and Mikhailovsky Theatre (www. mikhailovsky.ru). A Classic Photo Spectacular view of Church of the Saviour on the Spilled Blood from Teatralny most near the intersection of the Moyka and Griboyedov Canal. 4 Across the canal, you’ll now be ready for the spectacular Church of the Saviour on the Spilled Blood. 7 Return to Nevsky pr and explore the exterior vaulted gallery sur- rounding the Bolshoy Gostiny Dvor (http://bgd.ru; h10am-10pm), the 18th-century trading arcade. 1 At the corner of Nevsky pr, the Alexander Column is perfectly framed under the triumphal arch with the Winter Palace behind. 2 Cross the river over Pevchesky Most and head north to the resi- dence of Russia’s most celebrated poet at the Pushkin Flat-Museum (www.museumpushkin.ru; h10.30am- 6pm Wed-Mon). k Take a Break... Finish your walk at one of the grand Kupetz Eliseevs food hall’s cafes. 6 At the junction of Nevsky pr and nab kanala Griboyedova, admire the Style Moderne Singer Building, in contrast to the Kazan Cathedral (h8.30am-7.30pm) opposite. 3 Konyushennaya pl is dominated by 18th-century court stables. In the middle stands the Church of the Saviour Not Made by Human Hand (h9am-7pm). St Petersburg’s Historic Heart c