MOSCOW ITS MUSEUMS

The big 4-hour sightseeing city tour (by bus or by car) which includes acquaintance with the main Moscow attractions such as St. Basil’s Cathedral, the Sparrow Hills (Vorobyovy Gory), Moscow City, Novodevichy Convent, and many others places of interest. An additional option is an excursion on the Red Square where we will see how the prominent landmarks of the “heart” of our city have been changing through the years and epochs

Tverskaya street is one of the oldest streets of Moscow and turned out to have a complicated history. It was constantly renamed, broadened, and rebuilt. It didn’t lose its attractiveness and flavor though, and all buildings here are steeped in history. It’s impossible to grasp the immensity, but we will try to catch the most interesting stories and also open something new and unexpected. Where are the chambers of the 17th century still located? Where the bell that rings every hour, but nobody is hearing it? Where is the sweetest house? All of these questions we will answer on our excursion. 

Myasnitskaya Street: from the butchers’ settlement to the splendor of noble estates. Myasnitskaya Street can be seen as a vivid symbol of Moscow’s growth story. The little butchers settlement in its past, it got the second birth during the reign of Peter I when the lavish estates of the most prominent noble families were built. From those days to present days this street is a “necklace” of very different styles, epochs, and lives. On our excursion we will discuss the famous Russian classics, take a look at the beautiful facades of the XVIII-XIX century houses, know a mystical story of one funny resident, and certainly feel the vibe of the modern time.

Povarskaya street is a “pearl” of the New Arbat street. Being the small district in the past, it became the street of the aristocracy and intelligence in the 19th century. Even today Povarskaya street is viewed as an “island” of the bygone ages. The street is undoubtedly magnificent and remarkable. Here is the church of the 17th century which was preserved even in the Soviet times. Povarskaya street was the place where Ivan Bunin began his new life as the immigrant. Sisters Gnesiny founded their famous Academy of music here. A “Quiz” with fabulous facades, the most quite ghost, and the spirit of Leo Tolstoy – all these gimmicks are waiting for us on the Povarskaya street.   

I invite you to make a stroll in Zamoskvoretchye – through the main alleys of the former merchant town. From the noisy Pyatnitskaya street to the quiet Bolshaya Ordynka. They are so different and incomparable at first site, but preserve unique architecture and atmosphere of the old merchant Moscow. The old road to Ryazan began here. Rich merchants and patrons resided near Pyatnitskaya street ages ago. They defined a busy “nature” of the street: even now we can see shops and trading stores with their lustrous and colorful showcases. Ordynka is, on the contrary, the quietest and most comfortable streets of Moscow center. The street preserved its historical facades, and it is the reason to come here again and again. My excursion invites you to the fabulous spots of the very heart of Zamoskvoretchye. We will make a stop at Martha and Mary Convent to remember its founder, the great duchess Elizaveta Fyodorovna and her tragic life-story, at the modest museums of the well known Russian playwright Ostrovsky and artist Tropinin whose lives symbolize the whole 19th century and the vibe of Zamoskvoretchye district.

There are many surprising points in Kitay-Gorod – from the name to fast changeable history. At the crossroads of the centuries this district was a living place for craftsmen, aristocracy, big merchants, the center of banking and the law. Thus, I invite you to investigate how Kitay-Gorod has been changing through the years. We will be on Varvarka street and feel the rhythm of the past by visiting some of its magnificent churches, and immerse ourselves in the Romanov history which begins here. Then we continue our journey on the Old (Staraya) Square, speak about challenging times for Lubyanka street, and will end up on Nikolskaya street which was known as a center of Russian education by its book shops and the former Printing House.