Moscow

Moscow is the capital of Russia and is an important tourist center of the country. There are many important places that are included in the UNESCO World Heritage list, such sights as Red Square with the Kremlin, Church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye, and Novodevichy Convent. One can find everything in Moscow - from historical, cultural and architectural monuments, to modern infrastructure of entertainment.

Today the capital has more than hundred theaters, sixty museums, not less than four hundred clubs, and also a great number of showrooms, private art galleries, movie theaters, and film studios; you need much time to visit all of these places! Take Tretyakov gallery alone, it’s very difficult to watch all the exhibits in a day, so it is desirable to divide the visit for a couple of days.

There are many places, among Moscow sights, that are famous all over the world, Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, the Bolshoi Theatre and The State Tretyakov Gallery. The unique architectural monuments are Ostankino Tower and the hyperboloid construction of Shukhov Tower.

The city recreation in the capital is impossible without parks, and their number of is great. For example, Moscow Hermitage Garden; various cultural events, exhibitions and concerts are regularly held here. Here you can relax in a café, or go skating in winter. In the park of Kolomenskoye you will find the ancient house of Peter the Great, wonderful painted churches and magnificent nature. Besides these two parks, Tsaritsyno with its dancing fountains is worth visiting; Alexander Park in Tsarskoye Selo with its Unknown Soldier tomb; Neskuchny Garden with a game “What? Where? When?”, Sokolniki that is an inspiration for famous Russian artists.

In Moscow there are various kinds of hotels where one can have rest, both five-star hotels and usual ones with all sorts of extra services. Because of huge number of sights we recommend you to order or to find excursions so that to visit as many places of interest as possible.

And if you want to have a rest from the hustle and bustle of a big city life, from galleries and architectural monuments, oceanarium was recently opened in Moscow. Here you can watch thousands of fish species, swim with dolphins for a while, and for those who have a desire - to attend an excursion and to listen to the lecturer.

Moscow is the great well of sights! When you come here once, you decide to come here second, third and more times so that to have enough time for seeing everything!