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MOSCOW CITY GUIDE Welcome to !

You’ve arrived at Sheremetyevo – You did just right now, when you picked the largest airport in . up this guide. First, it is indeed short. Put it in your pocket and it will be all along Sheremetyevo has repeatedly been with you while you stay in Moscow. recognised as the best airport in Europe Second, it is helpful. Here you will for client service and was named find all the information you need for the “travellers’ favourite airport” by a comfortable trip. TripAdvisor. Third, it is free and is available in three The very first steps in a new city are languages. the ones that matter most. Even if you Moscow is an amazing city. You must have read several travel guides, marked have already suspected this and now we with your own hand the most interesting will show this to you. places on the map and scheduled every hour of your trip, you will still be agitated in an unfamiliar city. You are always welcome here!

Getting to Moscow 2

Transport in Moscow 4

Money, safety and conduct 5

10 must-see places 6

If you have just a weekend 8

Restaurants 10

Moscow with kids 12 Riviera Shopping Mall for children 13

Best viewing points in Moscow 14

Map of the city centre 16

Museums 18

Shopping 21

Historic Moscow 24

Hotels 25 Moscow event calendar 26 Moscow night life (24/7) 28 Sheremetyevo international airport 30

Moscow's most beautiful metro stations 32

For advertising, contact: +7 (495) 789 46 98 www.exms.ru Don’t wave down By taxi By Aeroexpress By a taxi Getting to any place get in time to the to the nearest in the city centre metro stations Use the official taxi service to Moscow — this will save you time and from 25 min. 35 min. from 45 min. trouble.

up to 4 people 1 person 1 person Before you get inside, ask the taxi driver how much the ride from 1,500₽ from 420₽ from 50₽ will cost you. YOU CAME HERE Further details on page 4. 3 Transport in Moscow Money, safety and conduct

Public transport prices Money Safety How not to offend others Ediny (All-in-One) ticket 90 minutes ticket Troika ticket The official currency of Russia is rou- In general, Moscow is a perfectly Moscow is a modern secular Eu- One ride by any means of public For one ride by metro and unlim- An electronic transportation card ble and this has long been no formal- safe city, where the police work ropean city, where no strict rules transport ited number of connections by that allows you to top-up the bal- ity. By all means, it cannot be ruled well and street crimes are on of public behaviour apply. How- land transport during 90 minutes ance, add tickets for all means of out that, in some antique shop in the a quite low level. By all means, ever, Muscovites are somewhat 55 ₽ ( 1-60 rides) city transport and a season pass Arbat, they will happily accept your same as in any other metropoli- conservative and demonstrating for commuting trains dollars or euros (if the amount is tan city, you should be aware of passionately one’s political or reli- 65‑2650 ₽ big enough); however, generally, you pickpockets and stay away from gious beliefs or sexual identity in will not be able to buy anything in prohibited entertainments such as public could be taken by others Moscow with foreign cash. Curren- prostitution or drugs. Unlike other with disapproval. In Moscow, it cy exchange kiosks and ATM ma- world capitals, there are no par- is prohibited to consume alco- chines are located at every turn (in ticularly ill‑famed locality in Mos- holic drinks in public. Police are the city centre, at least) and it is safe cow. However, a foreigner, who strictly monitoring abuses and to use them (however, just in case, does not speak Russian, would be, no paper packs would pass for Money, safety and conduct Tickets Metro Taxi you better change your money for sure, running a greater risk at a camouflage of a bottle. in a bank even if the exchange rate night somewhere in the outskirts In metro ticket offices or ticket Everybody knows that Moscow The vast majority of legal taxi there is less appealing). Currency of the city rather than at noon kiosks, you can buy an all-in-one has the most beautiful metro in drivers in Moscow use the fol- exchange kiosks, bank branches and on . Being prudent ticket to use in all types of public the world. Metro is also the most lowing three aggregators: Yan- ATMs are located in every terminal of would not be out of place at night transport. The two most popular convenient means of public trans- dex. Taxi, Gett and Uber. If you the airport, where you can send and clubs either. However, in general, types of ticket are the «Ediny» (All- portation in Moscow. It is true that have any of the above apps receive money transfers, buy curren- if a tourist is sober and friendly, Smoking is prohibited near metro in-One) (for one trip by metro or during rush hours (from 7 till 10 installed on your smartphone, you cy or withdraw cash. he will be safe in Moscow. stations, schools, hospitals, at sta- land transport) and the «90 min- in the morning and from 6 till 8 in will not have any problem with diums and in any premises, apart utes» (which allows you to do un- the evening) the metro can be over- taxis in Moscow: either in terms from one’s own apartment. Smok- limited trips by land transport and crowded. You will find the map of the of language or security. The prices ing is also prohibited in cafеs and Transport in Moscow in Transport one trip by metro within 90 min- on page 2–3. offered by the three aggregators restaurants. utes). The tickets cost 55₽ and are not the same but alike: you 65₽, respectively. You can buy a will pay 350–500₽ for a 30‑min- Bank card ticket for the same price directly ute economy ride. Apart from In any emergency call from the driver. However, drivers rush hours, waiting for a taxi will VISA and MasterCard cards are sell only the Ediny ticket for one , trolleys and trams take no more than 10 minutes. accepted virtually everywhere and soon, according to the Moscow One more piece of advice for our trip. Two important things: you can foreign guests: in Moscow, same Modern-looking screens display- authorities, there will be no shop If you have come to Moscow for still find legal taxis that are not as everywhere in Russia, you are ing the waiting time were installed or café where you would not be more than 3 or 4 days, it makes sense painted in the habitual yellow and supposed to give place to women not long ago at the public trans- able to pay by card. Moscow open to buy the «Troika» transportation that do not have the taxi sign on and elderly people in transport. card. One trip paid with the Troika port stops in Moscow. However, top (and most Uber taxis are like markets are the only places where card would cost only 35₽. You can owing to the metropolitan traffic that). Do not worry about this. And, they accept cash only. 112 buy the card and top up the balance jams, you should not fully rely on second, if you do wave down a taxi in metro ticket offices or in automat- this information. All in all, the land on the street, you better negotiate ed machines and land kiosks. transport in Moscow is not as the price at the very beginning. popular among tourists as metro or taxi. However, in some instanc- Official currency rates es, land transport could be more For support call: suitable; for instance, in the city You can check the official cur- centre, trolleys often go half-empty. rency rates at the website of the +7 (495) 539 54 54 Entrance to the land public trans- Russian Central Bank. 3210 (a short dial for MTS, port is to be made through the Beeline or Megafon) front door, which is equipped with www.cbr.ru transport.mos.ru a pay-gate and validator to which you have to attach your ticket. 4 5 Ten must-see places

The Kremlin and the Red Square The Don’t listen to snobs: the Kremlin and the Red Square are indeed the best places Unlike the , the Pushkin Museum was intended as a Western in Moscow. The Kremlin is the largest existing fortress town in the world. It is the most museum demonstrating the world art. The intention indeed materialised, as its beautiful and precious (from the historic point of view) attraction in Moscow and collection includes Cranach and Botticelli, Rembrandt and Poussin. However, the the only one that should not be missed for sure even if you came to Moscow for as main pearl of the museum is its collection of French impressionists and post- little as just a couple of hours. You can simply take a walk around the Kremlin walls. impressionists, including the Red Vineyard near Arles by van Gogh and the Blue However, it will be better if you manage to get inside (bear in mind that there is always Dancers by Dega. And, by all means, there is the Girl on the Ball by Picasso. Many a queue to get in). Enjoy the phenomenal beauty of the Kremlin cathedrals, the visitors come here specifically to see it, same as Mona Lisa in the Louvre. famous Bell Tower of Ivan the Great and the treasures of the Armoury Chamber Okhotny Ryad, Teatralnaya, and the Diamond Treasury. If this is not enough for you, there is Lenin’s Mausoleum 12, Volkhonka Street www.arts-museum.ru Ploshchad Revolyutsii in the Red Square. , you can still go in there.

Pushkinskaya (or Pushkin) Square The While the Red Square is the heart of Moscow, the Pushkin Square is the centre The park became the most popular open space in Moscow only a couple of its nervous system. This is where, by the famous statue of Pushkin made by of years ago after it was largely reconstructed. They removed tasteless Opekushin, the majority of Muscovites prefer to meet. Three metro stations are amusements, wisely rearranged the park layout, provided free Wi-Fi and opened located nearby which makes it easy to reach any place in the city from here. quality and cheap fast food outlets here. The Garage Museum is also here, which The most known Moscow restaurant (named, of course, «Pushkin») is located is the main exhibition space of modern art. One more thing: in the Gorky Park, here, same as the most known food store, which is not named «Pushkinsky», you not only may but also encouraged to lie down on the grass. The park has the by chance, but «Eliseyevsky». From the Pushkin square, it is convenient to start only minus being that, on 28 May and 2 August, the park is flooded with former a leisurely walk along the Ring, either to or in the opposite frontier guards and troopers, respectively. They try to keep an orderly house; Pushkinskaya direction, as you wish. however, not everyone would like such a noisy crowd. Ten must-see places 9, Krymsky Val Street Park Kultury www.park-gorkogo.com The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour This magnificent cathedral is considered to be one of Moscow’s main churches. Its prior is nobody else but the very head of the Russian Orthodox church. Important The main building of the Moscow State University church festive services conducted by the Patriarch are transmitted on the air all over If you are not a student, you will not, most likely, make it inside. There is nothing Russia from here. The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour was erected in the mid-19th interesting inside the building, apart from, however, the ninth «dean’s» floor. century to commemorate the soldiers fallen in the 1812 Patriotic War. During Soviet The building designed by Boris Iofan has a truly impeccable exterior. The times the cathedral was completely demolished and reconstructed from scratch best place to take a rather close look as the Moscow State University is the in the present-day Russia. observation platform on the Sparrow Hills (Vorobyovy Gory). If you turn around

Ten must-see places must-see Ten you will see the whole Moscow right in front of you. 15, Volkhonka street Kropotkinskaya www.xxc.ru

1, Leninskie Gory Street Universitet The Bolshoy Theatre They say that you can never freely buy tickets for performances there. While The Novodevichy Convent this is not quite true, it is indeed difficult to get into the Bolshoy, especially to see a ballet. In 2011, the theatre was reopened after many years of being on It is one of the most beatiful convents of Moscow, which has long been open as reconstruction and not only does the Bolshoy have now an outstanding company a regular museum. The legendary and mysterious convent attracts thousands but it also has new buildings and unique technical infrastructure. Well, even if you did of tourists from all over the world. The Novodevichy convent is a lovely spot to not make it to a performance there, you can still go on excursion to see the renowned have a walk and contemplate. classicism building, with a chariot on its frontispiece designed by Alberto Cavos.

1, Teatralnaya Square Teatralnaya www.bolshoi.ru 1, Novodevichy Proezd Sportivnaya www.novodev.ru The Tretyakov Gallery Together with the Russian Museum in , this is the main collection of national art. The collection of Pavel Tretyakov, who was a merchant and gifted Arbat Street the collection to Moscow, is packed with masterpieces: from the main Russian icon This is probably the most famous Moscow street, full of tourists 24 hours of all times – the Trinity by Andrey Rublev, to the works of Repin, Vereschagin, a day. It might be strange but, apart from the Pushkin’s memorial flat, there Surikov, Vrubel and Serov. Apart from its static exhibition, the Tretyakov Gallery are actually no notable points of interest here. However, Arbat antique shops always has interesting temporary expositions. are still the best in town.

10, Lavrushinsky Pereulok Tretyakovskaya www.tretyakovgallery.ru

6 Arbatskaya, Smolenskaya 7 If you have just a weekend

By all means, three days is too little to see Moscow. However, if you use your time wisely, you will manage to see all important things.

1 3 Day one Day three

1 2 shops is virtually a must for any tour- 6 7 8 ist. Most people walk along the street in the direction «from the centre out». We are urging you to take just the oppo- site direction. Having walked through the Arbat from Smolenskaya Square down to Arbatskaya Square, take a left, heading towards the . The Boulevard Ring was built where once there were the walls of the an- Let’s take that you have a whole day happen often) is taking place on the cient White Town, now demolished. at your disposal. Start with a short square, you will be able to peaceful- This is one of the nicest places to walk from Pushkin Square1 and go ly enjoy its enormous size of 24,750 walk. Make it at least along Nikit- down towards the Kremlin. You will square metres and a circle of sur- sky and Tverskoy Boulevards. At the get an overview of the imperially rounding buildings: the Mausoleum, end you will come to Pushkin Square, majestic Street, where it the Historical Museum, the GUM (state which you already know. If you’ve done If you have just a weekend is most pretentious; and see the universal department store) and the all the above thoroughly and without The way you spend it depends some- But if you’ve had enough, there is Mu- argue that seeking two museums in building of the Moscow City Hall and Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed. Do rush, it must be high time for a dinner what on the season. In summer, go seon on the opposite side across the one day is too much. An experienced the statue of Yuri Dolgorukiy on the not forget to see the Calvary (Lobnoye then. The good thing is that, right on to the Proletarskaya Krymsky Val Street, which is a curi- tourist would use a secret method: opposite side of the street. In as lit- Mesto) and the Monument to Minin the spot, near Pushkin Square, there and, having walked a couple hundred ous open-air museum park, where he or she will go to the museum to tle as 20 minutes you will reach Man- and Pozharsky. If you’ve had enough, are numerous places offering food for metres, take a cruiser at the river they installed demolished monu- see just one masterpiece. This could ezhnaya (or Manege) Square. Do not take Ilyinka Street to go to the Bolshoy any taste and budget. station by the Novospassky Bridge. ments to soviet leaders, including be, for instance, The Trinity by Rublev let the crowd flow you into the un- Theatre. It is within a stone’s-throw. Half an hour later, having sailed the very statue of Dzerzhinsky from in the Tretyakov Gallery and The Blue derground shopping mall here — this If you’ve arranged for seeing 3 along the Kremlin and the Cathedral . Dancers by Dega in the Pushkin Mu- one is far from being the best in its a performance at the Bolshoy Theatre, of Christ the Saviour, get off at the This option will not suit in winter (al- seum. In this case you will be able to kind in Moscow. Red Square2 is wait- it makes sense to wait until the evening Gorky Park6. You will enjoy fine grass though special cruisers sail along get an impression about the muse- ing for you. of the performance to see the Bolshoy. lawns, comfortable benches, free Wi- the River even in winter). But um and will not be confused with too Strange as it might seem, you do not Then, without hesitating twice, descend Fi, cheap fast food, rented bicycles don’t let things get you down. There many paintings. need to see Red Square and the near- to the metro and go from the Ploshchad and other enjoyments. You can actu- are two museums in Moscow which If going to a museum is not for you,

If you have just a weekend a just have you If by Kremlin all in one day. If no festival, Revolyutsii station to the Smolenskaya ally stay the whole day in there (es- are a must: the Tretyakov Gallery7 shopping would be your option. See the preparation of a concert or construc- station. Visiting the Arbat3, with its pecially, if there is some interesting and the Pushkin Museum of Fine columns of 21–23. to learn where the tion of a skating-rink (which does not street musicians, souvenirs and antique exposition at the Garage Museum). Arts8. An inexperienced tourist would main shopping places in Moscow are.

2 Day two

4 Give it to the Kremlin. Take your time to see Take a walk in the Taynitsky Garden and in the Armoury Chamber4 (the Monomakh’s a newly laid garden square situated where Cap, the unique collection of gold and sil- once there stood a building of the 14th ver plates and, by all means, the amazing corps, nowadays demolished. There is still collections of arms and carriages) and the the Patriarchal Chambers and the Church Diamond Treasury (the big and small impe- of the Deposition of the Robe of the Holy rial crowns, the sceptre topped with the «Or- Virgin (Tserkov Rizpolozheniya) left to see. lov» diamond, the «Shakh» diamond and the Having seen the Kremlin, drop in the medal «Victory»). Go inside all the three cathe- (Aleksandrovsky drals that are open to visitors: the Cathedral Sad) and see the changing of the guard 5 of the Assumption5 (Uspensky Sobor), by the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. If which is the oldest fully preserved building you are still not tired enough, go to the in Moscow, the Cathedral of the Archan- Red Square again. Make it inside the gel (Arkhangelsky Sobor), which accom- Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed. It is modates the table tombs of Russian czars, much more spectacular on the outside, including that of Ivan the Great, and the Ca- however, than in the inside. And, yeah, thedral of the Annunciation (Blagoveshchen- pop into the GUM mall. No need to buy sky Sobor), which was the family chapel of anything in the numerous boutiques 8 Moscow monarchs. Go up the Bell Tower there; however, buying an ice-cream 9 (Kolokolnya) of Ivan the Great (137 steps). made to the old soviet recipe is a must. Average bill per person Restaurants < 1000 ₽ > 1000‑2000 ₽ > 2000 ₽

Professor Puf Pushkin Cafe Noah’s Ark Oblomov restaurant Zupperia Kitaiskaya Gramota 9/1, Volkhonka Street 26-A, Tverskoy Boulevard 9/7, Maly Ivanovsky Pereulok 5, 1st Monetchikovsky Pereulok 20, Sadovaya-Samotechnaya 1, Sretenka Street Street Kropotkinskaya Tverskaya, Pushkinskaya, Kitai-gorod Paveletskaya or Chistye Prudy, , Tsvetnoy Boulevard, Sretensky Boulevard Russian cuisine Armenian cuisine Russian and European cuisine Russian cuisine Fast food, Italian Chinese and Cantonese cuisine +7(916) 054 43 05 + 7 (495) 917-07-17 +7 (495) 953 68 28 and vegetarian cuisine +7(495) 739 00 33 +7(495) 625 47 57 At Professor Puf, the cook takes www.noevkovcheg.ru This restaurant is located in a renovated +7(915) 391 83 09 +7(967) 126 42 40 ideas for the recipes from 19th cen- www.cafe-pushkin.ru 19th century mansion, which immediately tury cookery books. You can notice Come to Noev Kovcheg restaurant to have takes its guests into the atmosphere Zupperia is a new concept offering ful- www.chinagramota.ru in the menu his interest to histor- For many years, in the atmosphere some leisure time in the centre of Moscow. of luxury and hospitality. Similar to its ly-featured healthy food at inexpensive ic re-enactment: beef sirloin, spelt of an old noble mansion on Tverskoy The restaurant offers original cuisine based better-known fellow restaurant Pushkin, prices. It is a comfortable cafe with The first modern Chinese restaurant wheat, donskoy pogach (a wheat-flour Boulevard, the legendary Moscow on ancient recipes. Meat is grilled on Oblomov reproduces in every little detail friendly atmosphere, an alternative in Moscow was founded by Alexander tortilla), duck cracklings, poularde restaurant Pushkin Café has been open fire right in the dining hall. Meals are the interior and the culinary traditions of to a great number of Moscow snack Rappoport, a known attorney, cookery meat balls, buckwheat a la Suzdal welcoming its guests and offering cui- prepared out of organic products brought the «golden age» of the Russian upper bars. There is one shared table for 12 specialist and caterer. This cuisine is and one‑day soft‑salted cabbage. sine of old Russian nobility. This is the from Armenia. There is a cosy green terrace class. Food is prepared here in a genuine people and several small tables outside. special in that phenomenal taste is Restaurants 8% discount for those who show this place where any newly arrived foreign- surrounded with historical buildings. You will Russian furnace to the recipes of the 19th achieved with little thermal process- guide! er is taken to dine. The restaurant was find quietness and peace here right in the century; traditional tea ceremonies with ing of the food and very limited use opened on 4 June 1999. centre of Moscow. a samovar (fire pot) are held every Friday. of sauces. Hide from the vanity of the big city in our Ark. Restaurants

Black Thai restaurant Chestnaya Kuhnya (Honest Mari Vanna restaurant V temnote?! (In the dark?!) Shishas Happy Bar Chainaya Vysota. 5, Bolshoy Putinkovsky Kitchen) restaurant 10a, Spiridonievsky Pereulok 2, Oktyabrskaya Street 10/1, 1905 Goda Street The House of Tea Pereulok 16 Floor, 10, Sadovaya- and Ice-Cream Pushkinskaya Dostoevskaya Chernogryazskaya Street Chekhovskaya 27, Pokrovka Street Russian cuisine European cuisine Bar Krasnye Vorota Thai and vegetarian cuisine Chistye Prudy, +7 (495) 650 65 00 +7(495) 688 33 96 +7(495) 646 84 36 (ext. 3) Kitai-Gorod Russian, European +7 (495) 699 22 10 +7(495) 688 30 56 and Original cuisine www.marivanna.ru Shishas Happy Bar successfully con- Tea house www.blackthai.ru www.v-temnote.ru +7 (495) 607 50 90 tinues the concept of the Shishas 8(800) 100 7 108 This restaurant, ironically named Bar chain. This is a cosy urban bar, +7(495) 22 55 996 This is the best Thai restaurant www.chestnayakuhnya.ru «Mari Vanna» (which is colloquial The ingredients of the dishes will remain as well as a hookah bar, restaurant, in Moscow, which can show you the of «Maria Ivanovna»), is ideally suited a surprise: you will have to guess what lounge bar, cafe, DJ bar and a night www.cha108.ru Asian exotics from its most attractive Chestnaya Kuhnya is a gastronomic for showing a foreigner what the they are by their flavour and taste. club – all within the same establish- side. A luxurious interior with a lot of restaurant located in a quiet side street in Russian hospitality looks like. The By all means, first, you will be asked ment. There are also VIP lounges and In this tea house you can enjoy vintage fanciful oriental statues create an ideal the Old Moscow. The idea of this restaurant interior of the restaurant reproduces about any food allergies and your re- a sing-a-long place. Chinese tea and taste over 100 kinds atmosphere for its guests to discover belongs to a well-known Russian chef a cosy apartment filled with cute ligious restrictions. A session in the of gourmet tea ice-cream made by the classic Thai cuisine. The restaurant is Sergey Eroshenko, who founded this place. little vintage things. The food offered dark takes 1.5-2 hours. Apart from the hand according to original club recipes. known for an excellent choice of original The main rule of the restaurant is minimum is quite in line with the atmosphere. «Dark Room», the restaurant has two The place offers tea taste tests, tea cocktails in the Asian fusion style. The pomposity with maximum pleasure from The menu includes only those dishes light rooms, a bar and a summer patio, ceremony lessons, chamber concerts, 10 best cocktail is considered to be Black food. Every guest can be sure that his that Russians traditionally consider to which all offer regular service. expositions and master classes. 11 Thai, which recipe changes every season. or her best expectations will be met. be home cuisine. Moscow with kids Riviera Shopping Mall

Crocus City Oceanarium for kids

Three floors of unbelievable adventures along salt and fresh water On 26 August, Riviera Shopping Mall invites everybody to expositions and an interactive excursion to the Jungle garden are waiting MULTIBOOM, a festival of creative paper work inspired by the for you here. You will see tropical fish and animals, inhabitants of cold cartoon series Bumazhki (Papers). seas, some terrestrial mammals and exotic plants. Under the guidance of Oceanarium instructors, you can make a dive down to 5 metres to see During the whole day, surrounded by the favourite cartoon characters, underwater creatures within arm’s reach. guests of the festival will be able to take part in the festival programme, including exciting master classes showing various techniques of paper work, and to see original theatre plays and paper-related performances. Crocus City, 66 km of the www.crocus-oceanarium.ru +7 495 727-22-11 Moscow Automobile Here you will be wearing paper hats, participate in paper relay races and competitions with prizes and gifts, launch paper airplanes Moscow Zoo and take memorable photos with the characters of the favourite Bumazhki cartoon. The Moscow Zoo was opened back in 1864 and became the first establishment of its kind in Russia. Nowadays, it has several thematic zones, where animals of around 1,100 species from all continents comfortably live, 50% of which are exot- Let’s get ready for the Knowledge Day ic or rare species. Both adults and children invariably love the thematic sections «House of primates», «Terrarium», «Tropical cats» and «Children zoo». The zoo is in the Riviera Shopping Mall! especially proud of its pavilion «Exotarium», where the beautiful world of a coral Riviera Shopping Mall for children reef has been carefully recreated. SUMMER BOOM! OFFER FOR THE ENTIRE SUMMER! B.Gruzinskaya Str., 1 www.moscowzoo.ru +7 495 252-29-51 Riviera Shopping Mall is a new lifestyle center opened in April last Big Circus on Prospekt Vernadskogo year. Riviera invites kids and their parents to start the new school year in great mood. This is the largest permanent circus in Europe, which can hold up to 3,300 vis- This summer, everyone who visits the stores and entertainments itors at a time. The Big Moscow Circus led by the famous Zapashny brothers for children located on level 3 of Riviera Shopping Mall will receive has taken its well-deserved place among the world’s leading circus venues. Every a guaranteed gift! season, a new grand performance is prepared here with the participation of hon- oured and People’s artists of Russia, award winners of international circus festi- All you need is: vals and representatives of renowned circus dynasties. Moscow with kids with Moscow 1. take an invitation coupon at the Riviera information desk 18, Avtozavodskaya Street, (level 1 in the central atrium) Avtozavodskaya, , Prospekt Vernadskogo, 7 Universitet www.greatcircus.ru +7 495 930-03-00 2. go to children stores and entertainments on level 3 and ZIL (MCC) to register the receipts for any amount for purchases +7 (495) 269 99 99 Moscow Nikulin’s Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard made in the participating stores at the Riviera information desk www.riviera.su This is the oldest circus in Moscow, which can be proud not only of its 130-year 3. collect 10 marks and to receive a guaranteed gift, history but also of its performances of invariably high quality. Such legendary art- for instance, a ticket to the cinema. [email protected] ists as Oleg Popov, Yury Nikulin, Karandash and Leonid Engibarov all starred here once. This is the place where the representatives of the most respected Russian Everybody who participates in the offer can win the main prize, LEGO® You can go to Riviera Shopping Mall from circus dynasties perform. Today, the Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard continues the Star Wars™ or LEGO® Disney Fairy Castle, worth of RUB 40,000 during Avtozavodskaya or Tulskaya metro stations glorious traditions of Russian circus, at a modern high-tech level. a draw game that will take place on 26 August at the MULTIBOOM Festival by buses 44, 99, 142, 147, 148, 216, 234, at Riviera! 263, 263с, 291 or 633, trolleys 26, 40, 46 or 67 or a minibus taxi 698m, or by free The offer is valid until 26 August. Riviera shuttle buses from Avtozavodskaya, , 13 Tsvetnoy bulvar www.circusnikulin.ru +7 495 625-89-70 For more information about the participating stores go to the webpage Kozhukhovskaya and Tulskaya metro http://www.riviera.center/events/306 stations to the Riviera Mall. Obraztsov’s Puppet Theatre

Right from the time when it was first opened back in 1931, this world’s largest puppet theatre has become a true cultural landmark of Moscow. Several gener- ations of Muscovites grew up on the performances staged here based on clas- sical pieces of literature, folk and literary fairy tales. Its list of productions al- ways includes both the legendary performances staged by the theatre’s founder Sergey Obraztsov and modern pieces of puppet art.

12 3, Sadovaya-Samotechnaya Street Tsvetnoy bulvar www.puppet.ru 8 495 699 59 79 13 Best viewing points in Moscow

Viewing platform in the Imperia Tower The best viewing point in Moscow is located in the 60-storey Imperia skyscraper. On the 58th floor of the gigantic building, there is a panoramic viewing platform, where exciting excursions take place every hour. The Imperia Tower is located near the metro station and in a walking distance from the Mezhdunarodnaya metro station. You can get here from the Afimall City Shopping Centre: first, go to the 2nd floor and then follow the signs to the Southern entrance in the Imperia Tower. Tickets are available at the Reception desk. 6/2, Presnenskaya Vystavochnaya www.smotricity.ru Naberezhnaya, «Moscow City» or Mezhdunarodnaya

Observation deck on Sparrow Hills This is the most popular viewing point in Moscow, which was opened back in 1953, at the same time with the neighbouring new building of the Moscow State University. From the 80-metre height, you can enjoy postcard views over the Luzhniki Stadium, the «Moscow-City» skyscrapers, Stalinist skyscrapers, the Ostankino TV tower, the Statue and the Kremlin belfries and towers. You can use one of the powerful zoom binoculars here free of charge. The walk from the Vorobyovy Gory metro station (exit to Sparrow Hills) to the observation deck takes around 20 minutes.

Kosygina Street Vorobyovy Gory

Bolshoy Kamenny Bridge Restaurants This bridge over Moskva River offers a breath-taking view over the Kremlin and the adjacent sights. Just a 5-minute walk from the nearest metro station Borovitskaya and you can enjoy a magnificent view over Moscow’s historic heart. The colourful panorama includes Sofiyskaya and Kremlyovskaya Embankments, the , Cathedral of the Archangel, Ivan the Great Bell Tower, Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and the legendary House on the Embankment.

Borovitskaya Square Borovitskaya

Best viewing points in Moscow in points viewing Best Bagration Pedestrian Bridge and Shopping Mall This is a futuristic bridge that connects Embankment and the «Moscow-City» business cluster, which is a mix of a pedestrian artery and a shopping mall. At the lower level there are numerous boutiques, cafes and restaurants while the upper level is an observation platform with an excellent view over the business centre of Moscow. The main hall of the bridge decorated with the famous sculpture by Ernst Neizvestny «The Tree of Life» is only 100 metres away from the nearest metro station Vystavochnaya. 16, Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment / 23A Tarasa Vystavochnaya daily from 05:30 a.m. till 2 a.m. Shevchenko Embankment

Viewing platforms in the Ostankino TV Tower Muscovites believe that the viewing platforms located on two levels in the Ostankino TV Tower are the best places to see all the sights of Russia’s main city at a glance. In fine weather, from the 340-metre height, you can see Moscow in plain sight without any optical devices. To get to the Ostankino TV Tower, take trolleybus No. 13, 15 (bus stop «Akademika Korolyova Street»), 9 or 37 (bus stop «Excursion Block of the TV Tower») from the VDNH metro station or use the Moscow single rail road (station «TV Centre»). The ride takes around 20 minutes.

15/2, Dubovoy Roshchi Proezd VDNH www.tvtower.ru

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Museums The Armoury Chamber Lenin’s Mausoleum The Pushkin State Museum The State Museum AMBER MUSEUM of the Sessions at: 10 a.m., 12 noon, Red Square of Fine Arts of Oriental Art Delegatskaya street , 3 Moscow, the Kremlin 2:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Main building: 12, 12A, Nikitsky Boulevard Okhotny Ryad, Teatralnaya Mayakovskaya, Entry through the Borovitsky Volkhonka Street 700 ₽ or Ploschad Revolyutsii Gate. Arbatskaya Kropotkinskaya Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Monday: 10:00 - 20:00 , Open daily 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.; and Saturday: 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Tuesday: 10:00 - 20:00 Aleksandrovsky Sad, Open daily 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.; on Wednesday and Thursday: The Diamond Treasury Wednesday: 10:00 - 20:00 Arbatskaya or Borovitskaya on Thursday: 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. 12 noon - 9 p.m. Free entry Thursday: 10:00 - 21:00 The museum ticket offices are Closed on Monday. Closed on Monday. Friday: 10:00 - 20:00 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. located in the Aleksandrovsky +7 (495) 623 55 27 300 ₽ 250 ₽ Saturday: 12:00 - 20:00 Closed on Thursday. Garden. www.lenin.ru Sunday: 10:00 - 20:00 +7 (495) 609 95 20, +7 (495) 691 02 12 500 ₽ Sessions are every 20 minutes. +7 (495) 697 95 78 250 ₽ +7 (495) 695 41 46 / 697 03 49 Closed for a break from 1 p.m. www.orientmuseum.ru till 2 p.m. www.arts-museum.ru +7 (967) 212 62 82 www.kreml.ru www.amber.moscow Museums www.house-amber.ru www.amber-moscow.cn Museums

The Pokrovsky Cathedral The State Historical The State The Jewish Museum Garage Museum The Multimedia Art Museum (Cathedral of Saint Basil the Museum Tretyakov Gallery and Centre of Tolerance of Contemporary Art / Moscow House of Blessed) 1, Red Square 10, Lavrushinsky Pereulok Building 1A, 11, Obraztsova 9/32 Krymsky Val st., Photography Red Square Street Gorky Park 16, Ostozhenka Street Okhotny Ryad Tretyakovskaya or Okhotny Ryad, Teatralnaya or Ploschad Revolyutsii Maryina Roscha Park Kultury or Oktyabrskaya Kropotkinskaya or Park Kultury Tuesday, Wednesday and or Kitai-Gorod or Dostoyevskaya Sunday - Thursday: 10 a.m. - 6 Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.; 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. 12 noon - 9 p.m. The Cathedral: 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. p.m.; Thursday, Friday and Saturday: Open daily 12 noon - 10 p.m.; Closed on Monday. Closed on Wednesday Friday and Saturday: 10 a.m. - 9 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Friday: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. 400 ₽ The territory of the Cathedral: p.m. Closed on Monday. Closed on Saturday and Jewish 500 ₽ 11:00 a.m. - 5 p.m. holidays. +7 (495) 645 05 20 350 ₽ 400 ₽ +7 (495) 637 11 00 350 ₽ 400 ₽ www.garagemca.org +7 (495) 692 40 19 +7 (499) 230 77 88, www.mamm-mdf.ru +7 (495) 698 33 04 +7 (495) 951 13 62 +7 (495) 645 05 50 www.shm.ru www.saintbasil.ru www.tretyakovgallery.ru www.jewish-museum.ru

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The Bulgakov Museum The Novodevichy Convent The Museum of Moscow TSUM Tsvetnoy Central Market Evropeisky Shopping Centre

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than a thousand of famous fashion find here clothing, footwear, accessories, 250 shops selling clothes and foot- Shopping brands provided with lower prices than cosmetics and perfumes, decorative items wear, 30 cosmetics and perfumery in Europe. There are also restaurant and household appliances, as well as a Food shops, 70 shops offering accessories and the first Russian Apple Shop. Market with restaurants! and jewellery, 50 sports and children shops, and 100 shops selling house- hold products, equipment and furs. Museums

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Eliseevskiy Grocery Store Golden Gross Jewellery Okhotny Ryad Shopping Dorogomilovsky market Central Children Store 14, Centre Centre 10, Mozhaisky Val Street 5/1, Teatralny Proezd 2, Verkhnyaya 1/2, Manezhnaya Square Tverskaya, Pushkinskaya, Kievskaya Lubyanka Syromyatnicheskaya Street Chekhovskaya Okhotny Ryad, Tverskaya, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Kurskaya, Chkalovskaya Open 24/7 Ploshchad Revolyutsii The Dorogomilovsky market is the www.cdm-moscow.ru 10 a. m. – 9 p.m. 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. www.eliseevskiy.ru place where most Moscow restaurants buy food. The market offers a full range The complex has an area of 73 thou- www.golden-gross.ru www.ox-r.ru The famous Eliseevskiy grocery store of products: from antonovka winter ap- sand square metres and, apart from was opened back in 1901 and is This is the largest jewellery store ples to Iberian ham. The prices are not children shops, accommodates inter- still considered to be the first one in in Moscow. It offers an unlimited Thanks to its location, the Okhotny fixed. If you bargain well, you can buy active training zones and a museum Moscow. The store has museum-like choice of jewellery made in Russia Ryad shopping centre is one of the at half price. of Soviet toys. There is one of the larg- neo-baroque interiors made at the be- and abroad. The store sells jewellery most popular places in Moscow. The est mechanical clocks in the world ginning of the previous century and with precious stones of highest mall offers, in the first place, affordable here and the dome of the building huge cut-glass chandeliers. Eliseevskiy purity and fineness, semiprecious mass market clothing brands. There is decorated with fairy-tale stained glass

offers a richest range of food products, natural stones designed in a modern are also some more expensive brands, panels showing Ivan Bilibin’s drawings Shopping ready-to-eat meals, various made-in European style, as well as exclusive like Lacoste, Calvin Klein and Karen of Russian fairy tales. items and Russian souvenirs. and handmade products. Millen. There is a small food-court and various cafés and restaurants located throughout the mall. Shopping

Afimall City Shopping Centre Tea House Vernissage on Krymskaya Russian Souvenirs Shop Biblio Globus Trading House Oceania Shopping Centre on Myasnitskaya Street Embankment 2, Presnenskaya Naberezhnaya 6, Maly Palashevsky Pereulok Building 1, 6/3, Myasnitskaya 57, Kutuzovsky Prospect 19, Myasnitskaya street Krymskaya embankment Street Vystavochnaya, Delovoy Centr Tverskaya, Pushkinskaya Slavyansky Boulevard Lubyanka, Kuznetsky Most, Turgenevskaya, Chistye Prudy Park Kultury, Oktyabrskaya Mon-Thu: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. 9:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Kitai-Gorod 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Fri-Sat: 10 a.m. – 11 p.m. Mon-Fri: from 10 a.m. till 9 p.m., Daily from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m. www.nashipodarki.ru Sun: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m. Mon-Fri: 09 a.m. – 10 p.m. www.oceania.ru Sat: from 10 a.m. till 8 p.m., Sat-Sun: 10 a.m. – 9.00 p.m. Sun: from 10 a.m. till 9 p.m. www.vernissage.moscow www.afimall.ru The Russian Souvenirs Shop offers The movement of visitors in Oceania www.biblio-globus.ru www.chai-cofe.com This is a fair of artworks by Russian artists to Moscow guests Russian folk craft is concentrated towards a huge aquar- AFIMALL City is a unique shopping centre in the Museon park, which has become items, souvenirs and gifts. You can buy ium, which is the main zest of the in that here there are shops representing Looking at this exotic mansion of the one of the most modern and popular here kerchiefs from Pavlovsky Posad, This is a three-storey book store, one shopping centre. There is a panoramic all of the most popular brands, including 19th century, you immediately understand pedestrian zones in Moscow. In the Russian matryoshkas (nest-dolls), gold- of the largest book stores not only in elevator inside the aquarium. This new those that opened their first stores in Mos- why people call it a «Chinese jewel box». exposition pavilions, covered with a fancy en khokhloma (painted wood craft), Russia but in Europe as well. The store mall, with an area of 137,000 square cow and Russia in AFIMALL. AFIMALL It seems that this building, topped with roof in the form of a wave, you will find an Zhostovo metal lacquer trays, Rostov offers a range of some 250 thousand meters, was opened in August 2016. City is a new shopping concept focusing an exquisite two-level pagoda, has been artwork to any taste and to every pocket. enamel and Dymkovo pottery toys. printed products, which is regularly It accommodates 300 shops, cafés, on impressions and the emotional ele- moved to the historical centre of Moscow, People who know say that you can find updated. For your convenience, you restaurants, interactive fountains, ment of consumption. on Myasnitskaya street, right from a true painting masterpiece here, which can also buy here theatre and cine- a beauty shop, supermarket and a cin- a Chinese fairy tale. Same as a century can be a worthful contribution to the ma tickets, use Wi-Fi, book a trip from ema hall. ago, the store offers today the best kinds collection of any museum. a travel agency and make a preliminary 22 of genuine Chinese tea. order for books. 23 Historic Moscow Hotels

Tverskaya Street While Red Square is rightly called «the heart of Moscow», Tverskaya Street, which comes to Red Square from the north-west, is thought to be the main transport artery of Russia’s capital. Here you can see the best samples of the Stalinist Empire style, which, according to experts, are the most expensive properties in Moscow. It is best to start seeing Tverskaya not from where it begins, at the Mayakovskaya metro station, but from the famous Pushkin Square, where the Tverskaya and Pushkinskaya metro stations come to. Mayakovskaya, Tverskaya, Metropol Pushkinskaya or Okhotny Ryad 2, Teatralny Proezd Partiarch Ponds Ploshchad Revolyutsii, Teatralnaya, Okhotny Ryad This is a small park located at the intersection of Ermolaevsky Lane and Malaya Bronnaya Street. It is a unique historic artefact incarnating the spirit of Old Moscow. +7 (499) 501 78 00 The old-time pond has made it into the world literature owing to the immortal novel «The Master and Margarita» by Mikhail Bulgakov. Now there is a monument here www.metropol-moscow.ru dedicated to the famous writer and Mikhail Bulgakov’s memorial house and theatre on the neighbouring Bolshaya Sadovaya Street.

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Izmailovsky Kremlin

The «Kremlin» originated from the legendary Izmailovo Vernissage, one Hotels of the most famous street art fairs in Moscow. Although the construction of this museum and entertainment complex was finished as late as in 2007, the Kremlin immediately became one of Moscow’s most notable historic sights. This architectural complex is a replica of the Czar’s estate in Izmailovo and has been Palmira Business Club recreated in greatest detail based on original drawings and engravings of the 6, Novodanilovskaya

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«Summer Ballet Seasons» Rostech International Indian Culture Festival Festival Fireworks Festival at Sokolniki Park 2, Teatralnaya Square Brateevo Cascade Park, 1/1, Sokolnichesky Val Street Borisovskie Prudy Street Teatralnaya Sokolniki Until 29 August 12 and 13 August 19 and 20 August +7 495 692‑00‑69 +7 499 393‑92‑22 A relax music picnic during the day and www.ramt.ru a bright fireworks show at night – this www.park.sokolniki.com is the success recipe of this popular entertainment festival in Moscow. Sky Being one of the key summer cultural pictures made of fire and explosions A cheerful festival of exotic Indian events in Moscow, this festival presents will be shown to Rostech guests culture has become a good tradition the «golden» classics of the art of ballet by guru fire-workers from Austria, for Sokolniki, one of Moscow’s largest performed by leading dance groups from Armenia, Romania, Japan, Brazil, China, parks. Virtually the entire territory of the Russia and other countries. This year, Croatia and Russia. park will become a «Little India» for two the programme will include such world days where you can listen to live ethnic masterpieces as The Swan Lake, The music, see the spectacular Hindustani Nutchracker and The Sleeping Beauty by art of dance, try some exotic food Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet and of Indian national cuisine, meditate Cinderella by Sergei Prokofiev and Giselle or visit a genuine Oriental market. by Adolphe Adam. Moscow Event Calendar Event Moscow

Concert MegaDance90 Party Russia’s 100 of Ivan Kupala Band 5, Wonders Exposition 11, Ordzhonikidze street 1, Red Square Pushkinskaya, Tverskaya, Leninsky Prospekt Chekhovskaya Teatralnaya 17 August 5 August Until 31 October

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www.yotaspace.ru www.izvestiya-hall.ru The exposition project «Russia’s 100 Wonders» has accumulated amazing This awesome dance marathon, held at sceneries from all corners of the world’s The Ivan Kupala project is the most a prestigious concert hall, will bring largest country. Memorable images of such successful example of how Russian together everybody who feels nostalgic world-known points of interest as Lake folk music can be adapted to the taste about rousing youth discos in the retro Baikal, Seliger, Klyuchevskaya Sopka, Altai, of modern audience. This amazing style. This night, members of legendary Elbrus, Kamchatka volcanoes, the Valley of cocktail of live traditional sound and bands, whose songs became true hymns Geysers and the Solovetsky Archipelago dynamic electronic rhythms has been in the 90ies epoch, will be starring on the will be demonstrated in the halls of one capturing the fans of root culture from dance floor. of Moscow’s leading museums. 26 Russia and abroad for 20 years by now. Moscow night life (24/7) Night clubs Pubs, karaoke bars, night cafes and restaurants

Meatless Cafe «Dorogaya, ya perezvonyu» Jean-Jacques French Cafe Soho Rooms Club Icon Club Propaganda Club 26, Pyatnitskaya Street (Darling, I’ll Call Back) Bar 25/2, Lubyansky Proezd 12/8, Savvinskaya 9/1, Bolotnaya Naberezhnaya 7, Bolshoy Zlatoustinsky 10, 2nd Tverskaya-Yamskaya Novokuznetskaya Kitai-Gorod Naberezhnaya Pereulok Street Kropotkinskaya or Tretyakovskaya Mon-Fri: 11 a.m. - 6 a.m., Sportivnaya or Frunzenskaya Kitai-Gorod Mayakovskaya From 11 p.m. until the last Sun-Thu: 11 a.m. - midnight, Sat-Sun: noon - 8 a.m. Tue-Sat: from noon until the customer Daily 11:30 a.m. - 6 a.m. Fri-Sat: 11 a.m. - 6 a.m. Mon-Wed, Sun: noon - midnight, www.jeanjacques.com last customer Thu: noon - 2 a.m., +7 (495) 256 49 44 +7 (495) 624 57 32 www.cafemeatless.com Fri-Sat: noon - 5 a.m. +7 (495) 988 74 74 www.iconclub.ru www.propagandamoscow.com

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Dream Bar (cocktail bar) Quadrille Karaoke Club Royal Arbat Karaoke Club 17/1, Myasnitskaya Street, and Restaurant 21, Novy Arbat Street Moscow night life (24/7) life night Moscow 23, Lubyansky Proezd Chistye Prudy, Turgenevskaya Arbatskaya or Smolenskaya or Lubyanka Kitai-Gorod Mon-Thu, Sun: 6 p.m. - 6 a.m., Open 24/7 Daily from 9 p.m. till 6 a.m. Fri-Sat: 6 p.m. - 8 a.m. www.dreambar.ru www.kadrilkaraoke.ru www.royalarbat.ru

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/svo_airport mm-vasilenko 30 31 Moscow's most beautiful metro stations Ploshchad Revolyutsii A whole constellation of outstanding Soviet sculptors took part in creating this metro station. No wonder that the literalism of their creations continues to fascinate visitors decades later. People attribute even miraculous features to the statues of ordinary heroes of the Soviet epoch and have bright-polished some parts of the sculptures «to attract the luck».

Mayakovskaya This art-deco architectural masterpiece rightfully claims the title of the most beautiful station of the Moscow underground. Sky-rocketing metal columns and domes decorated with mosaic panels leave an unforgettable impression on everybody who comes down here. Back in 1937, a year before its official opening, Mayakovskaya was awarded a prize at the World Exposition in Paris. Later, the station became one of Moscow’s most popular touristic sights.

Taganskaya Ring Arrow-type façades of the Taganskaya station resemble skyward cupolas of Gothic churches and at the same time the interiors of stone structures made in the Old Russian style. The ceramic panels decorating the station represent a visual excursion showing military branches of the Soviet Army during World War II.

Belorusskaya Ring The Belorusskaya Ring metro station, which leads to the Belorussky Railway Station, not only is one of the busiest transportation hubs of Moscow but is also a true architectural decoration of the city. The ornament of the station shows the culture and life of Byelorussians. High cupolas resemble the domes of Old Roman villas and accommodate 12 mosaic panels made in the Florentine mosaic style, which show the life scenes of Belorussian people. Moscow's most beautiful metro stations metro beautiful most Moscow's Vystavochnaya This is one of the most modern stations of the Moscow metro and is an original transport hall of Expocentre, the main exposition venue of Russia’s capital. This underground structure is made in the hi-tech style. On the second storey there is a photo gallery «Metro» and an interactive museum, which narrates about the past, present and future of the Moscow underground.

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