The capital in the light of night lights is unforgettable. It is worth at least once organizing a walk around the city at night. This will allow you to look at it differently. In order to see as many sights as possible, it is worth carefully considering the program and developing your route.
Night walks around Moscow on foot
While walking you can see much more interesting things than from the window of a bus or car. It allows you to visit any streets, stop at any monument or sculpture, go to the place you like. Companies offer tourists various types of excursion programs: introductory, overview or special (for those wishing to deepen their knowledge of the city in a particular area).
Usually, the cost of the tour includes the services of a guide who can talk about the city in various languages, and excursion services.
For those who like to visit all the objects themselves and slowly see the sights, night walks around Moscow on foot are the best fit. Routes have many directions,so everyone can choose something for themselves.
Classic
This route is especially popular with foreign tourists. It is interesting for both day and night visits. It includes a visit to the Alexander Garden, Manezhnaya Square, the Historical Museum, the monument to Zhukov. Then the guests of the capital will walk along the Red Square. Tourists are waiting for an inspection of the mausoleum, GUM, St. Basil's Cathedral. Also included in the excursion program is information about the towers of the Kremlin. All these objects are quite interesting to see at night.
There are many unusual routes for everyone who wants to make night walks around Moscow.
Overview
You can see all the beauty of Moscow at night during a sightseeing tour of the city. The Old Arbat and the business center "Moscow City", the walls of the Novodevichy Convent and the silhouettes of the Moscow State University - all this will appear in an unusual light. A sightseeing tour can be either on foot or by bus (car). Such walks are good both on summer days and in the cold season.
Bulgakov Night
This is an unusual excursion that will bring night walks around Moscow closer to the atmosphere of a mystical literary genre. It can be either walking (three hours) or bus (five hours). During such a walk, everyone will be able to visit the mysterious places mentioned in the novel "The Master and Margarita", as well as see the same "bad apartment" on Bolshaya Sadovaya, inwhere Mikhail Bulgakov lived, it was also Woland's haven in his work.
Skyscrapers
From the observation deck of one of the Moscow City skyscrapers, you can admire the night capital flooded with lights from a height of about 200 meters. From here, namely from the observation deck of the Empire skyscraper, you can watch a wonderful sunset.
Taverns and dens
A peculiar route for those who decide to take night walks around Moscow. The places it passes through date back to the 19th and 20th centuries. During the nighttime promenade, the guide will tell you many exciting stories from the past and take you through the streets where the runaway convicts once lived. He will also show the place where the terrible tavern "Hell" was located (on Tsvetnoy Boulevard).
Mystic Capital
To tickle your nerves at night will help a walk through places with a mystical history. The route starts from the ancient cemeteries. The guide will tell the participants about the role of the Masonic Order in the history of Moscow, as well as its influence on the formation of the architectural appearance of the city.
Also, choosing such night walks around Moscow, you can learn about the ghost that lives in Pashkov's house, as well as about the secret of the disappeared library of Tsar Ivan the Terrible. With their help, you can find out what the Goat Swamp is famous for and where the shadow of Bulgakov's Margarita lives. Such excursions are organized after midnight and last an average of 4-5 hours.
Scandalous Love
Difficult love affairsrelationships are reflected in this interesting night excursion. Walking along the Old Arbat, Tverskoy Boulevard, the Hermitage Garden, you can learn about the personal lives of such famous people as Mayakovsky - Brik, Yevtushenko - Akhmadullina, Duncan - Yesenin and others.
Night walks along the Moscow River on the ship "Radisson"
A short trip at night along the water surface of the capital's river diversifies weekends or weekdays. The modern and comfortable ship-restaurant Radisson will make your trip interesting and unforgettable. With its help, you can see the city from a completely different angle. The duration of the boat trip is one and a half or two hours. You can complement the rest with a pleasant dinner on board.
Choosing night trips along the Moscow River on a boat, you should know that there are several routes:
- From the pier of the hotel "Ukraine" to the building on the Kotelnicheskaya embankment. It runs past Moscow State University, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the Novodevichy Convent, the Luzhniki Stadium.
- From Gorky Park to the Ukraine Hotel. The ship makes a U-turn near the house on Kotelnicheskaya.
Surely many guests and residents of the capital will be interested in night walks along the Moscow River on a boat. The schedule has the following features:
- daily departures are made from two berths (Ukraine Hotel and Gorky Park).
- departure times: 13:00, 13:30, 15:00, 16:00, 16:30, 17:00, 19:30, 20:00, 20:30 and 21:00.
Worth paying attention towhich route to take. It will depend on what sights you want to see while sailing.
There are other ships that can offer night trips along the Moscow River. For example, passing only on Friday and Saturday. This option is well suited for newlyweds, couples in love or cheerful companies of friends. Departure is made from the pier "Expocentre" (near the bridge "Bagration") or "Tretyakovskiy". During your stay on board, you can admire the many lights of the city at night, pedestrian and car bridges and spend a wonderful evening full of impressions.
Beautiful places at night
Many people are not very attracted to night walks along the Moscow River. In this case, there is always a way out. It is worth going for a walk and see the most beautiful places in Moscow. At night, they are especially unusual and beautiful.
Patriarchal bridge. This engineering structure was built not so long ago, in 2004. Today it is pedestrian and connects two embankments - Bersenevskaya and Prechistenskaya. The openwork fence combined with the night illumination of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior against the backdrop of the Kremlin walls creates an unforgettable impression.
Poklonnaya Gora. Here is Victory Park. At night, it turns into a real extravaganza of colored fountains. The red illumination represents the blood shed by our soldiers in the struggle for peace. They are complemented by the Stele and the Museum of Victory, illuminated by white lights.
Kremlin embankment. From her veryit is good to admire the walls and towers of the Kremlin. The reflections created by the numerous lights create a magical atmosphere.
Pushkin bridge. Very nice walking area. It is located next to Gorky Park. From here you can see the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the Shukhov tower and Stalin's skyscrapers.
Moscow is a huge, dynamic metropolis that never sleeps. She is beautiful both in the daytime and under the cover of darkness. Anyone can choose for themselves this or that route, depending on their mood and desires. There is always the opportunity to decide on your own whether it will be night walks along the Moscow River on a boat or walking tours of various museums. Or maybe you want to walk on the roofs of houses, like the hero of a famous cartoon, in which case roofers will help. For the most determined, there is an opportunity to participate in a real quest. But here you have to follow a certain route in accordance with a given goal.
