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Arbat & Khamovniki ARBAT | INNER KHAMOVNIKI | OUTER KHAMOVNIKI

Neighbourhood Top Five 1 Perusing the collec- 2 Wandering around 4 Strolling, shopping and tions at the Pushkin Mu- & doing the cafe scene on the seum of Fine Arts (p 107 ), Cemetery (p 104 ), soaking historic ul Arbat. especially the incredible up five centuries of artistry 5 Marvelling at the os- array of Impressionist and and history. tentation and sheer size of post-Impressionist art in 3 Visiting the Rerikh the Cathedral of Christ the the Gallery of European & Museum (p 111) to uncover Saviour (p 111). American Art of the 19th & the fantastic world of this 20th Centuries. mystical artist.

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when exploring the neighbourhood. ARBAT & KHAMOVNIKI  Moskvich (p 117 ) For reviews, see p 113 A Local Life  Al fresco None of ’s many summer terraces Best Places can beat the pedestrian bridge behind the Cathedral 6 to Drink of Christ the Saviour for fabulous Kremlin views. It’s also an economical choice: bring your own bottle of  Gogol-Mogol (p 118 ) shampanskoe and pull up a bench.  Zhiguli Beer Hall (p 117 )  Special events The Pushkin continues to attract For reviews, see p 117 A local art-lovers with its ambitious and unusual temporary shows. The museum also hosts the prestigious December Nights Festival (p21 ), which Best Art accompanies the artwork with musical performances. 1 Galleries  Gallery of European & American Art of the 19th & Getting There & Away 20th Centuries (p 107 )  Arbat The light-blue Filyovskaya line and the dark-  Rerikh Museum (p 111 ) blue Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya line run parallel across  Pushkin Fine Arts Mu- the . They both have stations called seum main building (p107 ) Arbatskaya, with the entrance near Arbatskaya pl; and  Multimedia Art Museum they both have stations called Smolenskaya, with the (p 112 ) entrance near Smolenskaya pl. None of these same-  Burganov House (p 111 ) named stations are connected to each other, however, so make sure you know which line you are getting on. For reviews, see p 109 A  Khamovniki The red Sokolnicheskaya metro line traverses Khamovniki district, from station at pl Prechistenskie Vorota near the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour; to Park Kultury station along the Garden Ring; to Sportivnaya station in the southwestern corner, near Novodevichy and Luzhniki.