Neighborhoods In Moscow

Discover the best neighborhoods in Moscow with curated recommendations from our editors.

Arbat

Two of downtown Moscow's most important avenues are the Arbat (also known as the Stary Arbat, or Old Arbat) and Novy Arbat (New Arbat), which...

  • 4 Restaurants
  • 1 Hotels
  • 24 Things To Do

Eastern Outskirts

There are three ancient monasteries along the banks of the Moskva River, in the southeast section of Moscow. They date to Moscow's earliest days, when...

  • 2 Restaurants
  • 1 Hotels
  • 15 Things To Do

Kitai Gorod

Kitai Gorod, with its winding streets, is the oldest section of Moscow outside the Kremlin. The literal translation of Kitai Gorod is "China Town," but...

  • 12 Restaurants
  • 5 Hotels
  • 45 Things To Do

Kremlin-Red Square

Few places in the world possess the historic resonance of the Kremlin, the walled ancient heart of Moscow and the oldest part of the city...

  • 9 Restaurants
  • 3 Hotels
  • 37 Things To Do

Kropotkinsky District

This picturesque old neighborhood is known as the Kropotkinsky District after the famous Russian anarchist Prince Pyotr Kropotkin. Heading out of the district's metro station...

  • 6 Restaurants
  • 2 Hotels
  • 13 Things To Do

Northern Outskirts

Easily accessible to both the city center and as a starting point for any side trips to Moscow environs, the northern outskirts of the city...

  • 2 Restaurants
  • 6 Hotels
  • 9 Things To Do

Southern Outskirts

South of the city center are some of Moscow's most notable holy sites. The New Maiden's Convent, southwest of the city center, is one of...

  • 2 Restaurants
  • 3 Hotels
  • 10 Things To Do

Ulitsa Bolshaya Nikitskaya

Bolshaya Nikitskaya is one of the many old streets radiating from the Kremlin, spokelike, just like ulitsa Tverskaya to the northeast and Novy Arbat to...

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  • 3 Hotels
  • 19 Things To Do

Ulitsa Tverskaya

As the line of the road that led from the northern tip of the Kremlin to the ancient town of Tver, ulitsa Tverskaya had been...

  • 18 Restaurants
  • 9 Hotels
  • 32 Things To Do

Western Outskirts

Within easy reach of half-day excursions, the emblematic Russian countryside offers majestic museums and parks. To see them to the best advantage you should try...

  • 2 Restaurants
  • 1 Hotels
  • 9 Things To Do

Zamoskvoreche

Zamoskvoreche ("beyond the Moskva River") applies to the southern area of the old city opposite the Kremlin. Until modern times Zamoskvoreche had a sleepy rural...

  • 1 Restaurants
  • 5 Hotels
  • 22 Things To Do

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