Moscow in 4-5 days

Moscow in 4-5 days tour is an opportunity to see the capital of Russia in its diversity. It is ideal for those who are really interested in Russian history, art and architecture. On these days you will see not only the "icons" (the most popular tourist landmarks) but also visit Muscovites' favorite spots and feel Moscow pace of life. Your Moscow tour guide will show the Russian capital from different perspectives: the Ancient Moscow, artistic Moscow, and Moscow of Soviet époque.  

The itinerary

Moscow day 1

Walking tour of Moscow centre (Tverskaya street, Bolshoy theatre , Alexander's gardens)

Red Square (The sights include the elaborate bright-domed building of Saint Basil's Cathedral, monument to Minin and Pozharsky, Gum department store, Lenin's tomb.)

Christ the Savior cathedral – a glorious temple built to commemorate Russia's victory over Napoleon

Driving tour around Moscow (The tour includes the Victory Park and the Sparrow Hills, the highest point in the city. From there you can enjoy an excellent panoramic view of Moscow)

Novodevichy convent and the cemetery (probably the best-known cloister of Moscow, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A unique ensemble of Moscow baroque architecture and an exile place of many ladies from the Russian royal families. Close by the convent is Novodevichy Cemetery. It is the final resting place of some of the most famous people in Russian history, including the writers Nikolai Gogol and Anton Chekhov, former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, and Raisa Gorbachev, wife of the last Communist ruler of Russia, Boris Yeltsin and Mstislav Rostropovich)

Arbat street (an atmospheric pedestrian street of Moscow, a place to listen to street music, to eat dinner and to get a gift in one of its numerous shops).

Manezh square, History museum, the Kremlin

Moscow day 2

"Winter and summer residences of the Russian tsars"

The Kremlin of Moscow – an ancient city and citadel, the former residence of the Russian tsars and the Soviet rulers. We visit the 3 unique cathedrals built in the 15th -16th century.

The Armory Chamber (a unique collection of Royal treasures including coronation dresses, thrones, crowns, Faberge Eggs)

Kolomenskoye Museum Estate (it used to be the favorite country estate of the Russian tsars. It has a spacious park, several churches, a must-see is the Church of the Ascension which is the UNESCO World Heritage site. There're several museums here, including the cottage of Peter the Great).

Panoramic view of the Kremlin

Moscow Day 3

Sergiev Posad 70 kilometers north of Moscow, the Trinity Monastery of St. Sergius rises like a fairy-tale kingdom. Founded around 1345 by St. Sergius of Radonezh, it remains one of the most important centers of the Orthodox religion and a major destination of pilgrims.

Sergiev Posad

Moscow Day 4

Tretyakov gallery (boasts of the largest collection of the Russian art in the world)

Tsaritsino (The landscape garden and the remarkable 18th-century architecture ensemble. Constructed in the Gothic style, it was intended for the residence of Catherine the Great. )

Tsaritsino

Moscow day 5

"The Soviet Moscow"

Lenin's tomb – (you'll see the embalmed body of Lenin and visit the Kremlin Wall Necropolis)

Changing of the guards at the tomb of Unknown Soldier

Gulag museum (keeps the memory of millions kept in Stalin's labor camps)

KGB house (outside only! The notorious symbol of the Soviet power)

Metro tour (Beautiful example of Soviet realist art. Most of the stations are little museums featuring sculptures and mosaics which are testaments to the glories of the Soviet period.)

VDNKh (All-Russia Exhibition Centre – a grandiose park with magnificent soviet pavilions glorifying the achievements of the Soviet industry and culture).

Stalinist architecture (Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building)