Moscow is the nation's cosmopolitan capital and most popular city of the Russia. It is home to the president and tsar treasure in the armory in Kremlin, Lenin's mausoleum, the State historical museum's comprehensive collection, Saint Basil's Cathedral.
Best Time to Visit:
High Travel Season: May through October
During summer may tourist routes are crowded so best time to visit is in inter seasons like late spring and early fall. If you brave enough, visit Russia in winter can be rewarding.
Places to Visit:
- Red Square
- Saint Basil's Cathedral
- The Moscow Kremlin
- Bolshoi Theatre
- Lenin's Mausoleum
- The State Tretyakov Gallery
- Hermitage Garden
- Serebryany Bor Park
- Patriarchal Bridge
- Vasnetsov Museum
- The State Tretyakov Gallery
- Luzhkov Bridge
- Gorky Park
- The Catherine Park
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| SAINT BASIL'S CATHEDRAL |
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| RED SQUARE |
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| BOLSHOI THEATRE |
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| GORKY PARK |
Things to do:
- Cruise through the Moskva River
- Shop at GUM
- Ballet and Opera performances at Bolshoi Theatre
- Taste the sample of various vodka at Vodka Museum
- for 360 degree view Climb the Ostankinskaya TV Tower
- Visit Arbat Street
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| CRUISE THROUGH MOSKVA RIVER |
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| GUM |
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| STREETS OF MOSCOW |
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| Cruise by Radisson Moscow |
Tips:
- As history taught us both Hitler and Napoleon failed on planning to "visit" Russia. You don't want to repeat their mistake. So, don't you dare to forget how harsh Russia's weather can get. So, Plan your trip accordingly.
- Knowing address is not enough in Moscow as it's little tricky. The naming and numbering system of Moscow streets is as sporadic as it is incomprehensible. So, it's better you first contact your hotel/apartment owner for better address understanding.
- A very few people speaks English in Russia. Use Yandex App for language conversion, it's better than Google Translate. Use Yandex maps as well.
- For Transportation we recommend, subway. Moscow metro is the best. Almost 9 million people use it everyday. It's cheap, it's fast, it's reliable. It's only 38 Russian Ruble/trip (around 0.5 $ USD). Plus, Moscow metro stations are very attractive.
- If you're not on a business visitor with company's credit card and genuine tourist than we recommend an Airbnb apartment over hotels as its cheap and you'll get feel of Russia's unique flair for interior design.
- No data plan? Don't worry, you can access free WiFi in most of the city area.
