{"id":15793,"date":"2022-02-07T09:27:02","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T09:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/?p=15793"},"modified":"2022-02-07T09:27:04","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T09:27:04","slug":"two-days-in-moscow-the-top-things-to-do-in-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/two-days-in-moscow-the-top-things-to-do-in-the-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Days in Moscow: The Top Things to Do in the City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>How best to categorise Moscow? It\u2019s a hard one, it\u2019s the centre of Russian politics, historical, architectural, scientific and a business centre. One category you can put it in is as a traveller\u2019s delight. Top attractions, unparalleled in history and experiences that\u2019ll live long in the memory.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a city of 12 million plus, so we\u2019re talking big here. But in saying that, you can tour around the city in 2 days without many problems. Even just looking up at the golden and coloured, shaped onion domes of the churches will fascinate. You have a mix of the enormous i.e., the Cathedrals, and the fortresses, and surprises around all corners. You have the arts, and art! From the Bolshoi to Tchaikovsky, Moscow is a powerhouse of culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Time then to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/moscow\/city-sightseeing-moscow-hop-on-hop-off-tour_23365\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">explore<\/a>. After all, we only have a couple of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moscow-1.1.jpg\" alt=\"Moscow's main cathedral - St Basil's Church\" class=\"wp-image-15797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moscow-1.1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moscow-1.1-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moscow-1.1-768x442.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Day 1<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You can only start your first day by visiting the most iconic places in Moscow, <strong>Red Square, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/moscow\/kremlin-visit-and-armory-private-with-transfer_35981\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Kremlin<\/a><\/strong>, and its museums. They are the very glue of the city, if not the whole country. You\u2019ll feel the weight of power as you explore the ancient fortress and the beauty of <strong>St Basil\u2019s Cathedral<\/strong>. You could spend all day here, what with <strong>The Armoury of the Kremlin<\/strong> and the <strong>museum of history<\/strong>. But there\u2019s so much to see, so a few hours will give you a taste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get your lunch at the nearby shopping mall GUM. It\u2019s an iconic place. There are budget places and restaurants to get a bite to eat, and mull over all you&#8217;ve seen so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>An afternoon in a museum is the perfect tonic after lunch. <strong>The State Tretyakov<\/strong> gallery (Moscow\u2019s biggest gallery of Russian art) or <strong>Pushkin Museum<\/strong> (Russian and World art) are great options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For your evening, take a stroll on <strong>Start Arbat<\/strong>. It\u2019s a pedestrian-only street and you\u2019ll enjoy musicians, artists, singers and cafes. It&#8217;s the perfect time to take in the city&#8217;s ambience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/theguidebook\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moscow-2.1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moscow-2.1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moscow-2.1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets-guidebook.isango.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Moscow-2.1-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Day 2<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Heading into Day 2 and you have plenty more options. You could take in a bus tour if you want to see the city without the need of taking public transport. Although a trip on the Moscow metro is well worth it at some point. The stations alone are works of art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Christ the Saviour Cathedral<\/strong>, is worth seeking out. It\u2019s another impressive looking building, and if the weather is holding up, a walk around <strong>Gorky Park<\/strong> is worth your time. Grab some lunch and enjoy watching people go about their rollerblading, cycling and such like. You can even join in! Of course, you have Lenin\u2019s mausoleum to check out, which then brings us back to the foot of the Kremlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re able, an evening watching the ballet, or a classical concert will put the cherry on the Moscow cake. A magical evening unlike any other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Moscow has plenty more if you care to seek it out. As we said, there is something to enjoy and immerse in on every street corner. And the city is seeping history at its every turn. Moscow is more than just a business centre, a capital, and the head of the state. It\u2019s a blooming good <a href=\"https:\/\/www.isango.com\/moscow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tourist destination.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking beyond the colourful spires<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":15798,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58,12,1795],"tags":[694,1583],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Two Days in Moscow: The Top Things to Do in the City<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Moscow a city with classical features everywhere you look. 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