Visit Moscow

Moscow

Moscow is the Heart of Russia, a city where you can discover the history and magnitude of the largest state in the world, Russia. Moscow is one of the finest cities. It takes your fancy with its variety and harmony of different styles and epochs. Here you can find the most important pieces of antique architecture and monuments, museums and galleries are rich in original masterpices.

Moscow is one of the lawniest capitals in the world, the largest parks and forests are situated there, such as Izmailovsky park, Timiryazevskiy park, Botanicheskiy sad, Neskuchnyi sad, Bitsevskiy lesopark. A part of the State park Losinyi Ostrov.

Moscow is the city which never sleeps, it is always astir. Moscow is unlike any other city on the planet. Moscow will impress you for the rest of your life.

There are 11 millions citizens in Moscow, so by the number of its inhabitants Moscow is one of the 20 largest cities in the world. Over 100 museums and 60 theatres are open for visitors nowadays. The most popular museums are Tretiakov State Gallery, The Museum of Fine Arts named after A. Pushkin, Armoury Chamber and Diamond Fund, Cremlin’s precious stones collection. The most famous theatre in Moscow is the Bolshoi Theatre.

The Kremlin

Nearest metro station: Aleksandrovskiy Sad, Biblioteka imeni Lenina (Lenin Library)

Hours of service: everyday (except Thursday), from 10 a.m. till 5.00 p.m. Thursday – closed for visitors.

Places and things to see in the Kremlin:

Cathedral Square, Uspensky Cathedral, Annunciation Cathedral, Archangel Cathedral, Deposition of the Robe of Virgin Mary Cathedral, Patriarch's Palace and 12 Apostles Cathedral, Ivan the Great Bell Tower and Belfry, Tsar Bell and Tsar Cannon, The State Kremlin Palace, Poteshny Palace and Teremny Palace, Government Buiding (ex-Senate building), The Arsenal, the Armoury, Faceted Chamber, The Big Kremlin Palace

Lights of Moscow

Every evening Moscow goes into the blaze of lights. Shop windows shine and restaurants’ and night clubs’ open doors invite you to come in. The most usual and unremarkable in day light buildings magically change in the lights of street illumination. City life goes on. At night Moscow becomes glamorous and mysterious. During the excursion you will see St. Basil’s Cathedral, enjoy the Kremlin view from the Sofiiskaya embankment, taste Moscow city panorama from the view point at Vorobyevy Hills, visit the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the Novodevitchiy monastery, Poklonnaya Hill, the New Arbat, the Tverskoy boulevard, the Square of the Bolshoi Theatre. The program may be amended at your request.

Noviy Arbat street

Komsomolskaya station

Moscow Metro

The first metro line in Moscow was opened in 1935 and contained 13 stations. Currently there are over 150 stations in the Moscow underground system and is rightly considered to be one of the most beautiful metro system in the world. Many stations are real palaces with marble columns, impressive girandoles, sculptures, mosaics, stained-glass windows and so on. However metro remains the city’s major means of public transportation.

Moscow metro tour is one of the most unusual ones. During it we will show you the most well known stations. Some of them will look like castles and palaces. You will be impressed with the beauty and diversity of marble, bright mosaic panels and fanciful lamps.

State Tretyakov Gallery

Nearest metro station: Tretiyakovskaya

Address: Lavrushinsky pereylok, 10

Hours of service: from 10:00 a.m. till 7:30 p.m. Day off: Monday.

The State Tretyakov Gallery is a collection of the world famous pieces of Russian fine art (paintings, graphic arts and sculptures). The museum’s exposition tracks the development of the Russian art during many centuries, starting from the XI century and till present day. The Gallery boasts over 125 000 pieces in its collection.

State Tretyakov Gallery

Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts

Nearest metro station: Kropotkinskaya

Hours of service: from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m. Day off: Monday

The Pushkin Fine Arts Museum is one of the most well known Moscow museums. Excursion to it will become an unforgettable experience for the guests of the Russian capital. Fine arts lovers will highly appreciate the museum’s magnificent collection of great masters. The number and diversity of really interesting pieces put the Pushkin Fine Arts Museum in one line with Prado and the Louvre. The collection boasts over 500 000 pieces of sculpture, painting and archeology. A big part of exposition is given to world famous painters among which pieces of Rembrandt, colourful works of impressionists, unique works of modernists, well known Italian chef d’oeuvres by Gvardelli, Boticelli, Canaletto and so on. Excursion to the Pushkin museum will be of interest for the lovers of the unique works of Matisse, Gauguin, Picasso, Sesanne and Van Gogh.

State Historical Museum

Nearest metro station: Teatralnaya

Hours of service: from 10 a.m. till 4.00 p.m. Day off: Tuesday and the last Monday of every month.

The State Historical Museum is the biggest national historical museum in Russia. Its huge collection is unique in size and diversity and represents the history and culture of our multinational country form the ancient times to the present day.

State Historical Museum

Circus on Tsvetnoi bulvar

Nearest metro station: Tsvetnoi Bulvar

Address: 13 Tsvetnoi blvd.

Moscow “Circus on Tsvetnoi bulvar” is one of the oldest circuses in Russia. It was built more than a century ago (in 1880). It has been restored many times, additional buildings were put up, but since the very first day circus is open.

The Great Moscow State Circus

Nearest metro station: Prospekt Vernadskogo

Address: Vernadskogo Avenue

The Great Moscow Circus was open in 1971. Now The Great Moscow State Circus is the largest circus in Russia. All the circus genres are displayed on its stage. More than 100 different shows were performed here, the Circus artists performed in more than 20 countries.

The Great Moscow State Circus