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Moscow Vibes

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Day Trips

A long day trip to Rostov Veliky, a Golden Ring town with a white Kremlin on Lake Nero and famous enamel crafts:…

Day Trips

A long day trip or overnight stay in Pereslavl-Zalessky, a Golden Ring town on Lake Pleshcheyevo with a 12th-century cathedral and Peter…

Churches

A half-day or full-day trip to Istra and the New Jerusalem Monastery, Patriarch Nikon's replica of the Holy Land: the train from…

Day Trips

A half-day or full-day trip to Dmitrov, a canal-side town north of Moscow with an unusual Kremlin of earthen ramparts: the train…

Churches

A half-day or full-day trip to Zvenigorod, a quiet town west of Moscow with a hilltop monastery: the train and bus options,…

Day Trips

A very long day trip from Moscow to Vladimir and Suzdal, two Golden Ring towns of white-stone churches: the fast train and…

Day Trips

A full-day trip to Kolomna, an old river town with a brick Kremlin and a famous pastila museum: train and bus options,…

Churches

A full-day trip to the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius in Sergiev Posad: the train and bus options, what is free, what…

Electronics Stores

A guide to DNS, a Russian electronics and appliance chain with large stores in Moscow: what a visitor can buy, how pickup…

Pharmacies

A guide to Stolichki, a Moscow pharmacy chain with many branches, some open around the clock: how to find one, typical hours,…