Old Arbat Street + Moscow Metro
They say that if you travel in Moscow and miss seeing Moscow Metro (subway) and wandering through Old Arbat street, then you have definitely missed an important part of Russian culture and failed to see the city’s beauty.
We offer you a mixed tour of Moscow, during which, you would be able to see these two fascinating and world-renowned places – Old Arbat and Moscow Subway – that are genuine symbols of Russia.
You will have a guided sightseeing tour in Moscow metropolitan and Arbat area. First, you will explore the magnificent Soviet Union architecture – Moscow underground system.
Do not miss this opportunity to see Moscow Metro. You will see most beautiful stations of Moscow subway including the circular “Koltsevaya” line or the Circle (Ring) line. Moscow’s metro opened its doors in 1935 and had only 13 stations.
Now it has turned into one the biggest subway systems consisting of more that 150 stations and it is said to be one of the most beautiful underground systems in the world.
Moscow subway has earned its meaning of being the most important transport. The stations of Moscow metropolitan are called “the people’s palaces” for their beauty and elegant designs, use of precious stones, marble, mosaics, sculptures and chandeliers. The stations of Moscow underground are more like museums, themselves, with an unrevealed beauty anywhere in the world.Following this tour our travel guide will take you to a street with the non-typical name of “Arbat” whose origin remains an unknown. The Arbat street’s appearance dates back 500 years and it is connected with many historic events and historic characters.
You will see the sumptuous “Prague Restaurant” that used to be a favorite place of Moscow’s nobility. Then you will see famous Vachtangov Theater and Pushkin’s apartment, where he and his wife spend their honeymoon.
It is said that it is better to see the Arbat street once rather than to hear about it one hundred times!
The duration of the tour – 3 hours.