The 20 most beautiful and famous avenues in the world

In the world’s major cities, you’ll find major urban thoroughfares that come alive with different activities: traffic, shopping, culture… Here are 20 avenues to get to know!

Whether in films or books, the world’s most famous avenues are the stuff of dreams for young and old alike. From Paris to New York, via Singapore or Rio de Janeiro, there’s no shortage of major urban thoroughfares on our planet! Whether on foot, by car or by public transport, the communication routes they offer are impressive.

These places are special in that they bring together a wide range of activities, such as the concentration of shops, with large boutiques selling fashion, jewelry and products of all kinds. But also culture, with cinemas, theaters and concert halls. The avenues are beautiful both day and night, when they are dressed in a thousand and one colors.

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Barcelona: Avenue Las Ramblas (Spain)

Photo credit: Wikimedia – xlibber

Photo credit: Flickr – Jorge Láscar

Singapore: Orchard Road

Photo credit: Flickr – Glen Bowman

Photo credit: Flickr – Erwin Soo

St. Petersburg: Nevsky Prospect (Russia)

Photo credit: Flickr – Stephane Martin

Photo credit: Wikimedia – Alexander Savin

Rio de Janeiro: Avenue Marques de Sapucai

Rio Carnival takes place on this avenue / Photo credit: Youtube screenshot

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Tokyo: Shibuya crossroads (Japan)

This crossroads is considered to be the largest in the world, with many people crossing its lanes both day and night. In this video, you can see the flow of traffic: you’ll see that the crossroads is rarely empty…