About this route
From the fortress walls of the Kremlin to the colourful domes of St Basil's — the heart of Russia.
Stops on this route
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Start
Red Square
Russia's most iconic square, flanked by the Kremlin, GUM and St Basil's.
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St. Basil's Cathedral
Colourful onion-domed cathedral built by Ivan the Terrible in 1561.
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Moscow Kremlin
Fortified complex and seat of Russian power since the 14th century.
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Bolshoi Theatre
Russia's foremost theatre for ballet and opera, founded in 1776.
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Tretyakov Gallery
National museum of Russian fine art with icons, avant-garde and Soviet realism.
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Christ the Saviour Cathedral
Massive cathedral demolished by Stalin and rebuilt in the 1990s.
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