4–6 hours · Moscow
Moscow in a day: the theatres and Red Square
Walk from the Bolshoi and Maly theatres to Nikolskaya, Red Square and Alexander Garden, with a lunch stop along the way.
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Moscow
Choose a walk through the historic centre, a museum day, or a trip to the skyscrapers and riverside.
Where to start
Red Square
An open square beside the Kremlin, bringing several centuries of Moscow architecture into one view.
Red Square, Moscow
Ready-made itineraries
2 days · Moscow
Two days in Moscow: the centre, Muzeon and a river cruise
Visit the theatres, Red Square and Alexander Garden on day one. On day two, see Muzeon’s sculptures, walk along Krymskaya Embankment and take a cruise from Gorky Park.
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6–8 hours · Moscow
Soviet architecture in Moscow
Four different ideas: the Narkomfin housing block, Mayakovskaya station, the Rusakov club and the VDNKh ensemble.
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4–6 hours · Moscow
Art walk from Volkhonka to GES-2
Two exhibition spaces in one walk: the Pushkin Museum’s main building and contemporary art in a former power station.
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Saint Basil’s Cathedral
Colourful domes, brick vaults and intimate passages inside Red Square’s Intercession Cathedral.
Historic estates
Kolomenskoye
A white stone tent-roof church above the Moskva River, old orchards and a former royal estate.
Historic estates
Tsaritsyno
Red brick, white stone ornament and ornamental bridges among parkland, ponds and hills.
Historic estates
Kuskovo Estate
The Sheremetev estate, with a palace, formal gardens and intimate pavilions beside a pond.
Architecture
Novodevichy Convent
Convent walls, Smolensk Cathedral and an elegant bell tower beside the Novodevichy ponds.
Architecture
Krutitsy Metochion
An intimate brick ensemble with a tiled gatehouse, historic chambers and a cobbled courtyard.