Red Square and the Moscow Kremlin

Red Square and the Moscow Kremlin

Your guide will be waiting for you in the lobby of your hotel and will take you with Moscow Metro to the Red Square. Next 3 hours you will spend listening to the stories and legends of Red Square rich in symbols of Russia's turbulent and intriguing past.

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Stop At: Red Square, Moscow 109012 Russia

The square's name has nothing to do with communism or with the color of many of its buildings. In fact it derives from the word 'krasnyi', which once meant 'beautiful', and has only come to mean 'red' in contemporary Russian. Red Square began life as a slum, a shanty town of wooden huts clustered beneath the Kremlin walls that housed a collection of peddlers, criminals and drunks whose status left them outside the official boundaries of the medieval city.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Saint Basil's Cathedral, Red Square 2, Moscow 109012 Russia

Every capital has a well-known landmark making it easily recognizable. In Moscow, the Cathedral of the Protecting Veil of the Mother of God, better known as the Cathedral of St. Vasily the Blessed (or St. Basil’s Cathedral, as it is often called in English), standing in Red Square is such a landmark. It is for nearly 450 years now that this architectural ensemble of inimitable beauty and grandeur has been filling our hearts with joy, excitement and pride.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Moscow Kremlin, Moscow 103132 Russia

Built as a fortress in the 12th century, the Kremlin is an official residence of the President of the Russian Federation and the President's office.

Duration: 40 minutes