The Strelka (or Spit) picturesquely lies on the edge
of Vasilievsky Island overlooking both the Peter and
Paul Fortress and the Winter Palace. The Neva is at
its widest point here (one kilometer). The Strelka is
bordered to the west by the stock exchange building
with a great Neptune statue on top. The Strelka was
St. Petersburg's main port for over one hundred
years, with the big reddish rostral columns serving
as lighthouses. During festivities, flames alight the
top of the columns and fireworks explode over the
Neva.
It is situated across the bridge from the Hermitage. Metro: Nevsky
Prospekt then three stops on trolleys 1, 7 or 10.
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