Boat trip on the Moscow River, during which you will see Sparrow Hills, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Luzhniki Stadium, Stalin’s skyscrapers, Gorky Central Park of Culture and Recreation, Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Red October District, Peter The Great Monument, Moscow International House of Music, House on The Embankment. After a boat trip, you walk to Red Square where the tour ends near St. Basil’s Cathedral.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Sparrow Hills (Vorobyovy Gory), Moscow 119270 Russia
Vorobyovy Gory Park, which occupies the right side of the Moscow River, is an iconic landmark in the south-west of the capital. Its territory is distinguished by its amazing nature and magnificent views from the observation deck.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Lomonosov Moscow State University (MGU), Leninskiye Gory, 1, Moscow 119234 Russia
Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) was founded in 1755 by Mikhail Lomonosov, a Russian polymath, scientist and writer, from whom the institution takes its name. The university was inaugurated by Elizabeth Petrovna, Empress of Russia, on January 25 of that year, a date is still celebrated in Russia as Students’ Day.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Luzhniki Stadium, Luzhniki st., 24 Metro Sportivnaya, Moscow 119270 Russia
Luzhniki Stadium, initially called Central Lenin Stadium, was built between 1955 and 1956. It was the result of the ambition of the Soviet leadership to upgrade the country’s sports facilities after the Soviet Union had tasted its first post-war successes at the 1952 Olympic
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building, Kotelnicheskaya Emb., 1/15, Moscow Russia
Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building is one of seven Stalinist skyscrapers laid down in September 1947 and completed in 1952, designed by Dmitry Chechulin (then Chief Architect of Moscow) and Andrei Rostkovsky. The main tower has 32 levels (including mechanical floors) and is 176 metres (577 ft) tall. At the time of construction it was the tallest building in Europe.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Radisson Collection Hotel, Moscow, Kutuzovskiy Avenue Bld. 1, 2/1, Moskva, Russia, 121248
Hotel Ukraina (today the Radisson Royal) was commissioned by Joseph Stalin. It is the second tallest of the neoclassical Stalin-era «seven sisters» (198 m (650 ft), with 34 stories). It was the tallest hotel in the world from the time of its construction until the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel opened in Atlanta, Georgia, United States in 1976.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Gorkiy Central Park of Culture and Recreation, Krymskiy Val St., 9, Moscow 119049 Russia
Gorky Park (Park Gorkogo) is located in central Moscow and is the city’s most popular park, offering a wide variety of leisure activities ranging from relaxed strolls to modern art exhibitions and beach volleyball. The 45-hectare park, created in 1928, stretches along the picturesque embankment of the Moskva River.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Volkhonka, 15, Moscow 119019 Russia
The Cathedral of Christ the Savior was built in memory of the victory in the war of 1812 in Moscow. The temple was laid in 1839, the construction went on for 44 years and the temple was consecrated in 1883. In 1931, as part of the fight against religion, the temple was blown up by the Soviet government. To the 850th anniversary of Moscow in 1997, the temple was restored.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Bersenevka (Red October), Bersenevka (Red October), Moscow, Central Russia
A few years ago, the site where the iconic red-brick Krasny Oktyabr’ (Red October) chocolate factory once operated was transformed into something quite unusual to Moscow – a bohemian island of art, fun and culture.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Peter The Great Monument, Moscow Russia
The Peter the Great Statue is a 98-metre-high (322 ft) monument to Peter the Great, located at the western confluence of the Moskva River and the Vodootvodny Canal in central Moscow. It was erected in 1997 and is the eighth-tallest statue in the world. It weighs around 1,000 tons.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Moscow International House of Music, Kosmodemianskaya nab 52/8 Metro Paveletskaya, Moscow 115054 Russia
Home to the world famous Russian violinist and conductor, Vladimir Spivakov’s Virtuosi of Moscow Chamber Orchestra, the International House of Music is one of the largest concert halls in the world. It also has the distinction of being the first concert hall built for classical music in the city of Moscow during the last 100 years.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: House on The Embankment, Serafimovicha St., 2 Metro: Kropotkinskaya, Moscow 119072 Russia
The House on the Embankment (1931, architect B. Iofan) is the first government residential building designed for the Soviet bureaucracy.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Moscow Kremlin, Moscow 103132 Russia
Kremlin began as an ancient fortress, which became the historical and cultural center of the country and the office of the president of Russia. A large part of the Kremlin grounds is open for the tourists. The main attractions are the old cathedrals, where Russian tsars from Ivan the Terrible to Nicholas 2nd were crowned (1 cathedral inside visit), as well as Russia’s largest bell and cannon.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Saint Basil’s Cathedral, Red Square 2, Moscow 109012 Russia
Beautiful and ornate St. Basils is what you think is Russia. Dating to the times of Ivan the Terrible, this church is a true decoration of the Red square, which creates the unique Russian feel there. Unlike the similar church in St. Petersburg, St. Basil’s inside is a network of the small chapels, each dedicated to the different saint or holiday. Please note the church has numerous stairs with high steps.
Duration: 10 minutes
Categoría: Tours y visitas turísticas.
Inicio en: Moscow, Russia.
Duración: 2 hours 30 minutes.
Precio: 42,29 euros.
