In this post, we organize a suggestion for what you can do in Moscow in 2 days. A suggested itinerary is divided on Day 1 and Day 2, in order to make it easier for you to visualize how 2 days in Moscow could look like. If you are still planning on how many days to stay in Moscow, we organize an itinerary for 1 day, 3 days, and 4 days.
What to do in Moscow in 2 days?
Day 1
Enjoy Moscow Free Tour
Moscow Free Tour happens every day at 10:45h with 2h30min of duration, presenting the highlights of the city and interesting stories about the main landmarks. You can do it either on Day 1 or on Day 2. The meeting point is at Cyril and Methodius monument, next to Kitay-Gorod metro station (Китай-Город), purple line.
Red Square (Красная Площадь)
Red Square is definitely the main landmark of Moscow. You can’t say you have been to Moscow without passing by the St. Basil’s Cathedral, the Kremlin, the Kazan Cathedral, and the whole Red Square itself. It’s where you will most of your best pictures in the city.
Christ The Savior Cathedral
Christ The Savior Cathedral is located next to the Red Square, it’s a great spot to appreciate an awesome view of the Kremlin while appreciating its beautiful architecture, so as for taking pictures. Free entrance and open from 10:00h to 17:00h.
Pushkin Museum (пушкинский музеи)
Pushkin Museum is the largest museum of European art in Moscow, including Impressionist and Post-Impressionist collections from the XIX and XX centuries, and it also hosts collections from Ancient Egypt and Greece. Located near the Christ the Savior Cathedral and the metro station Kropotinskaya (Кропотинская). Open from 11:00h until 19:00h, except on Thursdays, when goes from 12:00h to 21:00h. In this post, you find more art museums in Moscow.
Red October (красный октябрь)
Red October used to be a chocolate factory and nowadays is an island of creativity, trendy restaurants, galleries, shops, meetups, exhibitions, and events. It’s located near the Christ the Savior Cathedral and Pushkin Museum. At Red October, you find Lumiere Brothers Photography (in Russian) and Strelka Design College.
Appreciate the Beautiful Metro stations
Some metro stations in Moscow are remarkably beautiful and you can explore them along with Day 1 and Day 2 since you avoid visiting during rush time. The most beautiful metro stations are Komsomolskaya (Комсомольская), Kievskaya (Киевская), Mayakovskaya (Маяковская), Elektrozavodskaya (Злетрозаводская), Park Pobedy (парк победы), Prospek Mira (Проспект Мира), Ploschad Revolyutsii (площадь революций), Taganskaya (Таганская), Novolobodskaya (Новолободская) and Arbatskaya (Арбатская).
Day 2
Visit Tretyakov Gallery (третьяковская галерея)
A place to visit if you want to know Russian art. It hosts collections from the 11th to the 20th century; besides concerts, performances, and lectures. Located near metro station Tretyakovskaya (Третьяковская). From Thursdays to Saturdays, open from 10:00h to 21:00h. On other weekdays, open from 10:00h until 18:00h.
There is a New Tretyakov Gallery, located at Krymsky Val., near Gorky Park. Accessible by the metro stations Oktyabrskaya (Октябрская) and Park Kultury (Парк Культуры). It hosts permanent exhibitions of socialistic realism, non-conformism, and avant-garde.
Take your Time at the Parks
If you enjoy going to parks, you have to visit Gorky Park and the All Russia Exhibition Center. Park Gorky is near the metro stations Park Kultury (Парк Культуры), Oktyabrskaya (Октябрская), and Shabolovskaya (Шаболовская). The All Russia Exhibition Center is near the metro stations VDNKh (ВДНХ) and Botanicheskiy Sad (Ботанический Сад). At this park, there is the Historical Museum and the Space Museum (Kosmo Museum).
Eat at Varenichnaya Nº1 (Вареничная Nº1)
Varenichnaya Nº1 is a restaurant decorated like an old Russian apartment. They have several branches around Moscow and there is one located near the Red Square, at Nikolskaya Street (Никольская Ул. 11-13). For ideas on what to eat during your trip to Moscow, you find a list of Russian dishes in this article.
Originally posted 2017-11-13 11:32:50.
