Moscow Travel Guide

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Fodor's Moscow & St. Petersburg, 9th Edition

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It may be difficult for Westerners to appreciate what an important place Moscow holds in the Russian imagination as a symbol of spiritual and political power. Throughout much of its history the city was known as Holy Moscow, and was valued as a point of pilgrimage not unlike Jerusalem, Mecca, or Rome. Founded in the 12th century as the center of one of several competing minor principalities, Moscow eventually emerged as the heart of a unified Russian state in the 15th century. One hundred years later it had grown into the capital of a strong and prosperous realm, one of the largest in the world. Although civil war and Polish invasion ravaged the city in the early 17th century, a new era of stability and development began with the establishment of the Romanov dynasty in 1613.

Moscow Hotels

You might think that a world capital with a population of more than 10 million would have a large number of hotels, but this is not yet the case in Moscow...read more

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Moscow Restaurants

The Moscow restaurant world is slowly growing into the dining scene that this metropolis deserves. Restaurants of all classes and styles are opening every...read more

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Things To Do in Moscow

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Moscow Experiences

Top Reasons to Go to Moscow

Red Square at Night: The heart of Russia is transformed at night by the glowing red stars atop the Kremlin towers and the lit-up fairy-tale onion... Read more
Moscow's Magnificent Metro

Even if you don't plan on using the metro to get around Moscow, it's still worth taking a peek at this wonder of the urban world. The first line... Read more
The Seven Gothic Sisters

With their spookily lit cornices dominating the skyline since the mid-20th century, the "Seven Sisters" (also known as the "Stalin Gothics")... Read more
Get Steamed: Banya Basics

The banya, or bathhouse, is a cultural tradition that became popular in the 17th century, when attending a communal bath was the only way for... Read more