One of our favorite things when traveling abroad or traveling to a foreign city is getting lost in the streets of the city. It is a fact that while walking the streets and avenues of the city we visited, we sometimes find ourselves among the locals, and sometimes we feel like a star while walking on the most famous street. We have listed the most beautiful and interesting streets and avenues from all over the world with their different characteristics.
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1. Cherry Blossom Street, Bonn, Germany
Heerstrasse in Bonn is known as Cherry Blossom Street or Sakura Street. The fact that trees planted in the first 1980s have been shared on social media in recent years has made the city popular.
Dozens of tourists flock to the region to photograph the pink Japanese cherry trees that cover the street in spring. This fabulous street, photographed thousands of times in March and April, hosts second-hand shops, antique shops, and elegant restaurants. The street also hosts the Cherry Blossom Festival.
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2. Cremieux Street, Paris, France
Cremieux Street, one of the romantic and charming streets of Paris, manages to separate from other streets with its colorful buildings and becomes the most beautiful street in the world for those who seek cotton candy streets.
The street was built in the late 19th century for workers’ accommodation. Today’s residents of the street paint the buildings in pastel tones, creating a warm atmosphere here, despite the gray that dominates the city. It is normal to feel yourself in Portobello Street in London while walking on the street! The three-story houses on both sides of the 144-meter street are built in typical English style. For this reason, the street is known as Little Britain.
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3. Champs-Elysées, Paris, France
Champs-Elysées is one of the most famous and most beautiful streets in the world, whose songs have been made and set for many films. The French insist that this street, which means “Garden of Eden”, is the most beautiful street in the world.
The 70 meters wide, 1950 meters long Champs-Elysées is located in the 8th district of Paris. The street, starting from Concorde Square and ending where the Triumphal Arch is located, is also home to important points such as the Louvre Palace, Luxor Obelisk, Tuileries Gardens, Grand Palais, and Petit Palais.
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4. Bica de Duarte Belo Street, Lisbon, Portugal
The streets leading to the sea are all beautiful, but Bica de Duarte Belo Street in Lisbon is one of the most beautiful streets in the world. Located in one of the traditional districts of the city, the street with the cable car attracts such attention of tourists that the yellow cable car number 28, which has been up and down since 1892, suddenly becomes famous!
While 17th and 18th-century buildings, flowers decorating the windows, and laundry stretched to dry accompany the street, a wonderful sea view can be seen from here. Add Bica de Duarte Belo Street, one of the most beautiful streets in the world, to your must-see places for images that will be engraved in your memory with the unique Lisbon experience.
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5. Via dei Fori Imperiali, Rome, Italy
It would be a great injustice for this city not to give an example from Rome while talking about something the most beautiful in the world. Via Dei Fori Imperiali, one of the most beautiful streets in the world, is perhaps the peak for history and archeology lovers. You take a walk that goes back to Ancient Roman history on the street from Piazza Venezia to the magnificent Coliseum.
Rome’s iconic pine trees (Pinus Pinea), statues of names such as Julius Caesar and Augustus, and street artists accompany the street. The best hours for a pleasant walk on Via Dei Fori Imperiali, which is the Colosseum at one end and the Vittorio Emanuele Monument at the other, are the early morning hours and sunset. During these hours, you can witness the fascinating scenery of the ruins illuminated by the games of the sun.
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6. Dark Hedges, Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
Let’s go to a point that Game of Thrones fans knows all too well: Dark Hedges. This is a street near Ballymoney Town in Northern Ireland. The street surrounded by beech trees that are more than centuries-old is one of the most beautiful streets in the world. The best time for Dark Hedges, one of Northern Ireland’s most photographed natural beauties, is the months when the trees are lush. The best hours are the sunset.
It is known that the beech trees stretching from both sides of the street and surrounding each other were planted by the Stuart family in the 18th century. Beech trees are planted to impress visitors as they approach the Gracehill Mansion named after James Stuart’s wife. The name Dark Hedges is said to derive from the appearance of a hedge of huge trees and a dark tunnel by isolating the light.
Of course, there is no legend of such a mystical place. It has a ghost story believed to roam among the trees and disappeared in the last beech tree. The ghost, known as the Gray Lady, is thought to be the servant of one of the nearby houses, who died mysteriously, as well as those who believe that he was the daughter of James Stuart.
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7. Murray Street, Pretoria, South Africa
From the end of September to the middle of November, flowers bloom in the trees that paint the city purple, known as “purple rain” all over Pretoria. Many streets of the region are decorated with these trees. The most beautiful of these streets is Murray Street.
Although Jacaranda trees, meaning “fragrant”, are not native to South Africa, they are enough to make this city of the country famous! Trees estimated to be more than 70,000 were first planted in the city in 1888.
Over time, it became a part of the urban culture and even became the subject of some superstitions. University students believe that if a Jacaranda flower falls on their heads during exam periods, they will pass all their classes! Fort Klapperkop is the best spot to see a bird’s eye view decorated with purple trees!
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8. Baobabs Street, Morondava, Madagascar
Baobabs Street, the island of Madagascar full of surprises, is a dirt street that photographers have been dying to photograph in recent years, 40 minutes from the city of Morondava. The baobabs, the native trees of Madagascar, make this place worth photographing. The trees, whose trunk is quite wide, have few branches that are very thin compared to their bodies at the top.
Legend has it that once these trees were so green and beautiful that they were punished by God for boasting of their beauty. That’s why the trees are bare most of the year. The best time on the street is sunset! Watching the sunset behind huge trees is like taking an eye bath!
After the sunset, the trees are decorated with blues, purples, yellows, and pinks. It’s pitch dark afterward. Those who want to take photos of the Milky Way accompanied by the silhouette of trees should definitely wait for the night.
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9. Petit-Champlain Street, Quebec, Canada
It is a fact that some streets and avenues are much more beautiful at certain times. Some in the spring, some in the snowy winter days. One such street is Petit-Champlain Street in Quebec. Petit-Champlain, Canada’s oldest shopping street, is impressive in all seasons, but in winter, especially around Christmas – it is the most beautiful street in the world!
When snow covers the city and everywhere is decorated with thousands of lights, the 400-year-old buildings turn into gingerbread houses. All you have to do is to feel yourself in the land of fairy tales! The best time to visit is the period from the end of November to the middle of February.
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10. Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, USA
The most popular symbol of the City of Angels, the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is a walking trail with brass stars with the names of famous names. Designed by Oliver Weissmuller, the street opens in 1958. Starting with the star of the first name of Joanna Woodward, the stars have reached more than 2400 numbers today.
You can find stars of many names such as Marilyn Monroe, Kate Winslet, Mark Hamill on street; It is possible to see fictional characters we love, such as BugsBunny and The Simpsons. If you have a name specifically looking for a star, you can visit the site of the Walk of Fame (https://walkoffame.com/).
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11. Lombard Street, San Francisco, USA
Think of a street about 100 meters long and this street has 8 very sharp bends. Also, be surrounded by colorful hydrangeas and greenery. This is San Francisco’s most beautiful street to decorate postcards: Lombard. The street, which is unique in the world and known as the most winding street in the world, extends from the Presidio neighborhood to the Embarcadero Quarter.
Since San Francisco is located in a mountainous region, there are a lot of hills. Therefore, driving in the city is quite difficult. In 1922, with the complaints of Lombard Street residents, the slope on Lombard Street was reduced and zigzagged.
Today, dozens of cars come here every day to glide down zigzags surrounded by hydrangeas. The number of people who want to photograph the street is quite high. It is possible to reach here after a 30-minute walk from the city center. Lombard Street is also home to some famous houses. The houses that come to mind when we think of Full House and The Real World: San Francisco TV series are on this street.
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12. Fifth Avenue, New York, USA
Fifth Avenue is one of the most beautiful streets in the world, but also the most expensive in the world. The street, which we can’t get enough of from TV series and movies like Breakfast at Tiffany’s, New York I Love You, Sex and the City, is undoubtedly one of the most photographic spots in the city.
There are many must-see points on the street that stretches from Washington Square Park to the Harlem River. The Public Library, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, one of the most beautiful buildings on Fifth Avenue, and Flatiron Building, the city’s first skyscraper and iconic with its architecture, are just a few of them.
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13. Rua Goncalo de Carvalho, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Rua Goncalo de Carvalho is a lush green area in the heart of the city where you can find peace. Officially known as “the greenest street in the world”, the street in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
90-year-old Tipuana trees accompany the 500-meter street. Trees, nearly 20 meters long, form an arch by wrapping each other on the street. From a bird’s eye view, it looks like a lush carpet! It is known that the trees were planted by German workers working in the neighborhood in the 1930s.
The popularity of the street begins with a shopping center to be built in 2005. The residents of the neighborhood start campaigns, fearing that the trees will be damaged, and the street eventually takes its place on the cultural heritage list. The best time to see this impressive street is in the spring when the trees rise green.
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14. Philosopher’s Path, Kyoto, Japan
Located in Kyoto’s Higashiyama region, Philosopher’s Path, the Philosopher’s Path, follows a channel covered with hundreds of cherry trees. About two kilometers long, the Philosophers’ Road is located between Ginkakuji Temple and Eikando Temple. It is possible to see many other temples along the way, which is one of the most beautiful streets of Japan.
Named after Nishara Kitaro, Japan’s famous philosophy professor, the professor is said to have meditated on his daily trip to Kyoto University. You can add this place to your route when you visit Kyoto.
The Philosopher’s Way, which is completed in 30 minutes on a non-stop walk, has wonderful views in all seasons. Although the best time is spring, when cherry blossoms bloom, colorful leaves accompany the autumn season.
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15. Jinli Street, Chengdu, China
Jinli Street is one of the most beautiful streets in the world with its 1800-year history. The historic street is known as the oldest shopping street in China’s Sichuan Province. There are tea houses, shops, and hotels that have managed to combine the culture of the Three Kingdoms Period with today’s folk traditions. The buildings lined on both sides of the 550-meter-long street are in the style of the Qing Dynasty.
Jinli Street, which is illuminated by red lanterns in the evenings, has a very strong ambiance when it gets dark. The best season for your visit, which will make it more fascinating to visit especially in the evening, in spring and autumn.
There are many restaurants on the street that will make gastronomy enthusiasts happy. Those who want to witness a different experience can follow festivals such as the Dragon Boat Festival, Chinese Spring Festival, Lantern Festival held on the street.
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