Itineraries
Moscow in the Rain: Indoor Sightseeing Itinerary: Dry Stops and Art
A wet-weather day of indoor sights: a decorated Metro station, a hot lunch in GUM, the inside of St. Basil's, the Tretyakov…
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Itineraries
Moscow Metro Tour: Most Beautiful Stations Itinerary: 5 Stations
A half-day ride through five decorated Moscow Metro stations: bronze statues, ceiling mosaics, stained glass, a baroque hall and marble columns, with…
Entertainment
Moscow Easter Festival: Gergiev’s Classical Music Festival Guide
A classical music festival founded in 2002 by Valery Gergiev, opening on Orthodox Easter with concerts by the Mariinsky Orchestra and guest…
Neighborhoods
Bauman: Baumanskaya Metro, Bauman Garden and the German Quarter
An area of Basmanny named after the revolutionary Nikolai Bauman, around Baumanskaya metro, with Bauman Garden, the technical university, the Epiphany Cathedral…
Neighborhoods
Taganka: Taganskaya Square, the Theatre and Moscow’s Old Sloboda
A historic neighborhood on the south-eastern Garden Ring, centered on Taganskaya Square with the Taganka Theatre, the Kotelnicheskaya skyscraper, old churches and…
How-To
How to see the most beautiful Moscow Metro stations in one route: Tips
A loop of Komsomolskaya, Novoslobodskaya, Kievskaya, Arbatskaya, Ploshchad Revolyutsii and Mayakovskaya, with Park Pobedy as an extra, using the Ring Line and…
How-To
How to visit Lenin’s Mausoleum: Hours, Queue and Strict Rules
Entry is free but limited to a few weekly mornings, 10:00 to 13:00; queue at the Nikolskaya Tower, leave bags and phones,…
Culture Lists
10 Best Art Museums and Galleries in Moscow: Russian and Modern Art
A list of 10 art museums and galleries in Moscow, from the Tretyakov Gallery and the Pushkin Museum to contemporary art, icons…
Culture Lists
15 Best Museums in Moscow: Art, History and Space Picks
A list of 15 museums in Moscow for first-time and repeat visitors, from the Tretyakov Gallery and the Kremlin Museums to space,…
Day Trips
Melikhovo Chekhov Estate Day Trip from Moscow: Hours and Transport
Melikhovo, south of Moscow, is the country estate where Anton Chekhov lived from 1892 to 1899, now a museum-reserve reached by train…
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Listen while you walk
Arbat Architecture and Literature Walking Tour
Explore Moscow's Arbat district on a walking tour connecting neoclassical architecture, Russian music, Asian art, theatre, experimental design and Pushkin's former home.
Bulgakov’s Moscow: From Patriarch’s Ponds to Theatre Square
A literary walk from the Bulgakov Museum and Patriarch's Ponds past the church where Pushkin married to the Maly Theatre and Theatre…
Along the Moskva: From Patriarshy Bridge to Neskuchny Garden
A riverside walk from the pedestrian Patriarshy Bridge past the Muzeon sculpture park and Krymsky Bridge to Gorky Park and the quiet…
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