Wonderful Moscow park and estates

Posted by Sergey Ivanchenko
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Jun 15, 2017
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If you are looking for information about Moscow’s parks, estates, outdoor complexes and other cool places to chill out under the open sky, there’s a number of cool websites to look through.

One of them is Moscovery and it has a wealth of information on Moscow parks.  One of the coolest parks in Moscow to hang out is the Alexander Garden. You can take out some McDonald’s food and gaze at the big and high Kremlin walls and towers. It’s a great place to chill out between tours in the Kremlin or Red Square.

Another great pick is the Gorky Park. This sprawling territory has lots of space, where you can bike (you can rent out the bicycle) or roller blade or walk through. It has a great view on the Moscow River, the Kremlin far away, the monument to Peter the Great, as well as the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. The Gorky Park has a number of attractions that will make a day for your kid.

VDNKH is another enormous park with some relics from the Soviet time. There, you can walk or rent or gyroscooter. It has some attractions and is a great choice for a visit with kids.

For those, who love exquisite architecture, Tsaritsyno Park would be a marvelous find with very beautiful buildings in the baroque style.

Bolotnaya Square is a must for those who keep track of the fight for freedom in Russia. It’s here that in 2012 the demonstrations took place.

There’s a number of estates, showing the traditional lifestyle of the wealthy and the noble, such as Kuskovo, Vorontsovo and Ostankino.

If you want to buy some cool trinkets that are not very expensive, but can be found only in Russia, the Izmailovo Market is what you need. This flee market has everything, including most unusual matryeshkas, Soviet regalia, old watches, paintings and more. It is located near a nice park.

For those who love wild life, the Moscow Zoo can be a great place of interest. It houses various species, including bears, tigers, giraffes, monkeys, lions, as well as special sections for spiders and snakes, horses and more. It is located near the Barrikadnaya Metro Station and you can easily travel to it from the central area.

Moscow has a number of rings, one of them being the Boulevard Ring. It has a lots of trees and it is the first of those rings. If you like parks and walking, this is the best choice for you. You will learn about the Moscow architecture, while having a mega-walking tour around the city.

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