Moscow Free Walking Tour is the best way to get to know the Moscow Historic Center in a more enjoyable and fast way if you don’t want to hire a private tour and these short times.
Moscow Free Walking Tour starts at the exit of the metro “Ploshchad Revolyutsii”, at the point indicated in the photography’s and map, at 10:00 each morning.
The Itinerary of Moscow Free Walking Tour will include:
- Revolution Square
- View of the Bolchoi Theatre and Metropol Hotel
- Patriotic War Museum
- Duma
- Resurrection Door
- Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan
- Red Square
- Lenin Mausoleum (outdoor view)
- St. Basil’s Cathedral (outdoor view)
- The GUM
- Guard of Honor of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- Alexander I Gardens
- Moscow Kremlin Wall
- Romanov Obelisk
- Vladimir I Monument
- Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
- Patriarch’s Bridge
- Monument to Peter the Great
- Panoramic view of the Kremlin
The tour is done with an adapted rhythm so that all participants can enjoy, know the details of each place, take photos and videos, always respecting the indications indicated by the guide to be able to finish the whole tour in the stipulated time.
This tour is ideal in the morning, but we recommend you take a look at the range of short excursions we have so that you can take advantage of the time you have in Moscow in its entirety, so for example; you can not miss the subway tour or the night tour with transport same day, by those options you make better use of the time you have in Moscow.
A bit of History:
Moscow the third Rome:
Moscow, they called it the third Rome, It is believed that, the Third Rome was expressed by the ely man of the monastery Pskov Eleazarov Filofei in 1523-1524. In two letters to Grand Duke Vasily III, he identified the Principality of Moscow with the Kingdom of Rome, the mystical and indestructible bulwark of Christianity, and expressed the idea that became a blunt expression: “Two Roma fell, the third was erected and there will be no fourth.”
The first mention of Moscow:
Archaeological evidence suggests that the settlement on the Moscow site arose at the end of the 10th century, but the first mention of Moscow in the chronicles is related to the name of Prince Yuri dolgorukiy. In 1147, Prince Yuri took ownership of Boyar Kuchka (Moscow) and made it his hunting lodge. The chronicle reports that, in 1147, Yuri invited Prince Sviatoslav olegovich to his “city of Moscow”.
Moscow the capital:
Moscow had an advantageous geographical position. It was protected by forests and neighboring territories, was on the important trade routes of the Volgo River and other rivers mas and had fertile lands in which agriculture was carried out.
The leap from Moscow’s importance took place under Ivan Kalita (Ivan I Danílovich Kalita (1288–31 March 1340), Grand Prince of Moscow and Vladimir (since 1328). He joined the principalities of Moscow, Vladimir and Novgorod.), grandson of Alexander Nevsky. He built a wooden Kremlin in Moscow.
The word “Kremlin”, translated from ancient Russian, meant the inner fortress of the city, the citadel. In 1366-1367. Under the governorship Dmitry Donskoy, grandson of Ivan Kalita, began the construction of Moscow’s new white stone Kremlin, the first stone fortress in Russia.
Extension
The Kremlin expanded almost to the limits of the current one, but the fortifications were below modern ones. Its construction made Moscow an impregnable fortress at the time.
In the 15th century, after the end of the era of feudal fragmentation, Moscow became the recognized capital of northeastern Russia. Under the reign of Ivan III, great-grandson of Dmitry Donsky, were built: the Cathedral of the Assumption, which became the main shrine of Russia, housed the icon of Vladimir’s mother of God, a carved chamber designed for solemn receptions, the Cathedral of the Archangel, which later became the tomb of the Russian tsars..
This is just the beginning of Moscow’s history, there are even thousands of details and events that marked the history of this city.
Come enjoy the visit the Russian capital with our Moscow Free Walking Tour and learn about its secrets with our guides.
Any questions you have, contact us and we will answer them as soon as possible.
