Moskou
Like one giant open-air museum, Moscow, the city of a thousand cupolas fascinates people with its impressive monuments from the Stalin era. You’ll marvel at the beauty of the tsars’ palaces, and be surprised at the wealth of art and culture here, such as the world-renowned Circus. Walk round the famous Red Square, visit the Kremlin palaces or discover Lenin’s mausoleum – every monument takes you to a different moment in history. A city full of contrasts, the Russian capital has the most modern tower blocks as well as small quaint streets leading to pleasant parks. Totally spell-binding, Moscow is the place to go to for anyone wanting to understand today’s world.
To discover, to understand, to wonder, and enjoy oneself, to marvel…So many entertaining opportunities to be enjoyed by the WHOLE FAMILY and which can be reached from your hotel in Moscow.
Novotel Moscow Centre
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Moscow is a real hotspot for culture – and with 93 theatres to choose from, you’re spoilt for choice!
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With an unbelievable 450 square km of green areas, Moscow is an ideal place for walks.
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With more than 7 million passengers every day, Moscow’s underground is one of the busiest in the world. It is more than the London underground and New York subway put together!
Museums and exhibitions
Armory Palace (Oruzheynaya Palata)
Between the Kremlin and the Borovitski Gate, you’ll find this famous museum, the oldest and the largest in Moscow. The collections are extensive, and children will be particularly impressed by the weapons on display: real works of art decorated with precious stones and gold- or silver-plated. The costume collections as well as the jewels of the princes and the tsars, with the famous Orlov diamond, are all really worth seeing. The Armory Palace is the perfect place to experience the sheer scale of Russian history.
Troitsky Most, Kremlin – Tel: (+7) 95 202 37 76
Open every day from 10am
Battle of Borodino Panorama Museum
Get right to the heart of a battlefield! This totally unique and impressive experience centres on the 1812 Battle of Borodino when Napoleon took on the Russian army. You’ll be plunged into a 360° slide-show, depicting the battle: a truly breath-taking trip! You’ll also see a unique and enormous work of art – 115 metres long and 14 metres high – painted for the centenary of the battle by Franz Roubaud.
Koutouzovsky pr. 38 – Tel: (+7) 95 148 19 67
Open every day from 11am to 6pm; closed Fridays
City of Stars
Stars everywhere! A fantastic family adventure awaits you when you visit the Cosmonauts’ Yuri Gagarin Training Centre, also known as the City of Stars! Located 35km from Moscow, this base has trained over 400 men and women for trips in space! On the visit young and old will discover the very halls where cosmonauts are trained using great centrifuges and various simulators, as well as replicas of the Mir Station and Soyuz spacecraft, and the story of Yuri Gagarin, the first man to go into space in 1961. A truly memorable experience!
Zvezdnyy Gorodok – booking must be made through a tour operator
Zoos, aquariums, parks and gardens
Right in the heart of Moscow, this zoo houses over 1,000 species and 6,000 animals and is a real paradise for children. Pass through the bird house, the dolphinarium and the terrarium, then say hello to the seals, the elephants, the wolves, the lynxes…and so many more. Don’t miss it!
B. Gruzinskaya 1 – Tel: (+7) 95 255 60 34
Open every day
Moscow’s Dolphinarium
Superb circus acts by dolphins and other sea mammals such as sea-lions, walruses and belugas! Young and old will be enchanted by the inmates of Moscow’s Delphinarium. And after the shows, treat your family to the experience of a lifetime: let them swim with the dolphins (children must be 12 or over).
Mironovskaya Street 27 – Tel: (+7) 95 958 12 60
Call the Dolphinarium for opening times
Botanic Garden of the Tsytsin Academy of Sciences
With over 20,000 species of plants presented in 3.5 sq km, this botanic garden is the largest in Europe and offers enchanting walks in extraordinary surroundings, fragrances and unforgettable colours. A superb encounter with nature and its treasures!
Open every day
Kids’voyage’s special treats
Moscow’s Ice Circus
Laughter and thrills! See juggling, death-defying acrobatics, incredible dance routines, plus clowns and trained animals, at Moscow’s Ice Circus, ideal for a family outing. The circus artistes, ice-skating stars and former Olympic champions, bring talents to some amazingly choreographed acts and ice displays you’ll never forget!
Pouchetchnaya 4
Moscow underground
If you thought subways or underground rail systems were never particularly inspiring places, Moscow’s will make you think again! Of the 138 stations, stop to explore the stations in the city centre. Children and parents alike will be amazed at the artistry of the vast corridors, covered in marble, decorated with candelabras, mosaics, colonnades and sculptures! Some stations, including Revolution Square, Komsomolskaïa, Kievskaïa and Teatralnaïa, are absolute must-sees!
Open every day from 5.30am to 1.30am
GUM
Built in 1893, GUM, an enormous government department store, is located close to the Red Square. Its highly individual architecture houses over 1,000 shops! The place to go to for tourists who want to buy souvenirs for their friends back home.
Krasnaya Ploschad
Open every day from 10am to 10pm
Some good places for a family meal
Pushkin Café
Enter this restaurant, and you’re setting foot in a real institution. A magical setting, excellent traditional Russian cuisine. You’ll have a great time with great food, but watch the prices.
Tverskoy Boulevard 26 – Tel: (+7) 95 229 44 11
Mu-Mu
A chain of self-service restaurants where you can enjoy very good Russian cuisine at very reasonable prices.
Myasnitskaya 14 – Tel: (+7) 95 241 13 64
Open every day from 9am to 11pm
Jagannath
A vegetarian restaurant which offers some excellent and extremely original oriental dishes.
Kuznetski Most 11 – Tel: (+7) 495 928 3580
Open every day
KIDS' VOYAGE travel guides and NOVOTEL hotels in Moscow wish you an excellent stay.