Arbat Street

Name: Arbat Street
Address: Moscow, Russia
Rating: 4.6

4.6 (394 reviews)

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訪問に最適な時期

Weekday evenings around 6 PM when the street is lively but not crowded, and the golden hour light hits the pastel building facades. Summer evenings offer the best atmosphere with extended street performer hours.

予算のヒント

Walking the street is completely free. Expect to pay 500-1500 RUB for a hand-painted portrait or souvenir matryoshka dolls, and street food snacks like blini cost around 200-400 RUB.

おすすめ対象

Souvenir shoppers, Street art and music lovers, History walkers, Photography enthusiasts

訪問時間の計画

2 hours

概要

クイックファクト: Stretching just over a kilometer, this pedestrian street draws around 50,000 visitors on a warm summer weekend. Street musicians, portrait artists, and souvenir vendors fill the space from morning until late evening, creating a nonstop open-air festival atmosphere.

見どころ: At house number 53, you can see a 4-meter bronze statue of the Soviet-era singer Vladimir Vysotsky, leaning casually against a streetlamp with his guitar. Locals rub the guitar strings for good luck before concerts, leaving the metal worn smooth and shiny from decades of touching.

インサイダーヒント

Visit the wall of Viktor Tsoi at house 37, a memorial covered in fan messages and guitar picks dedicated to the Soviet rock legend.
Enter through the Arbatskaya metro station (dark brown line) to emerge directly at the start of the pedestrian zone.
Skip the overpriced restaurants directly on the main street and walk one block parallel to Nikitsky Boulevard for better food at half the price.
Come early on a Sunday morning (before 10 AM) for a quiet, nearly empty stroll before the crowds and vendors set up.