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  • Russia Moscow

  • Moscow and its surroundings

    Europe's largest metropolis is abound with churches, convents, monasteries and other Orthodox basilicas decorated with superb religious paintings and gilded domes. The old capital city of the Soviet empire

    Explore Moscow and its surroundings

In brief+

Weekly budget
£unconfirmed
Flight budget
£unconfirmed
Flight duration
 
Time difference
Summer/Winter
Visa
Yes
Vaccinations
No
Currency
rouble
Language(s)
belorussian,
russian,
ukrainian

Overview

Russia Moscow

The old capital city of the Soviet empire inspired fear across the world from inside the Kremlin, a city within the city, protected by its high, red ramparts. Nowadays, tourists all rush to the Red Square, between Lenin's Mausoleum and the Basilica of Saint Basil the Blessed, topped with onion domes, seemingly freshly pulled out of a fairy tale. Underground train network seems like a subterranean palace; in the blink of an eye the train takes you to Café Pushkin, Star City or Stalin's bunker. After nightfall, give in to the Muscovite night life, for which it is known worldwide.
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pros

  •  Moscow is a city undergoing massive changes, now coming out of its lethargy and embracing boisterous and deafening modernity.
  •  The rich artistic, religious, and literary heritage.
  •  The warm hospitality of the Muscovites, whose boundless generosity is somewhat touching.
  •  The famous Moscow nights.

cons

  •  The growing presence of the mafia and the way in which corruption and prostitution have become a feature of everyday life.
  •  A still very bureaucratic approach to tourism which leaves little freedom to individual travellers.
  •  Most of the signs are written in the Cyrillic alphabet, so it can be difficult to find your way around
  •  The huge distances

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Our Editorial team's advice

Independent travellers, for lack of speaking Russian and deciphering the Cyrillic alphabet, it may be useful to be accompanied by an interpreter-guide. All you need to do is ask a local travel agency or the reception of your hotel. Other than that, it can be handy to write down the address of your hotel or of the place you are going to and show it to taxi drivers.
Russian people like to offer and receive gifts, so do not hesitate to take some small British souvenirs with you, though there is no need to leave with a suitcase full of them, you can now find anything you need in department stores. For smokers, there is no need to stack up at the duty-free, local or foreign cigarettes are sold everywhere at absolutely unbeatable prices.
In handicraft shops, you should haggle.
It is quite convenient to have small dollar notes handy. They open quite a few doors and ease up the bureaucratic machinery and Russian police officers.

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