In the capital of Russia, a city with a centuries-old history, survived many shocks and fostered on its land an uncountable number of unique personalities that left a bright mark in the history of the city, it is impossible to visit without knowing even a few details about this or that place or person .Perhaps you have come to Moscow specifically to find out as much information about the historical person you are interested in or some event, or maybe you are ready to absorb any new information that expands your horizons .And in both cases, your assistants are organized tours around Moscow .The Center of Tourism in Russia - Moscow - offers a wide range of excursions, differing both in the subject matter, the way of conducting, and the number and composition of the group .In addition to the traditional sightseeing bus excursions in the capital, you can visit thematic walks dedicated to a particular style in architecture, a museum or a manor, or even the history of one house and the destinies of its inhabitants .

Standard sightseeing tours are easiest to find on Red Square and other places of mass congestion of tourists .There is no need to wait for any special creative realization from such events - a cumbersome bus packed with an eyeball, a jagged text on the most common topics, program sights, looked at a cheerfully tempo; but in a limited time and to make a general impression - it is quite suitable .Similar excursions can be booked in advance at the tour desk .At your request, the number of participants can be reduced, but the ticket price will increase proportionally .It's nice to take a ride with a sightseeing tour of Moscow at night .And the traffic is more free, and the center is beautifully highlighted .

The second most popular after the review is the excursion around and inside the Kremlin. It can be two separate excursions or one combined. A rich factual material, an extensive historical component - for the guide such an excursion is an inexhaustible source of inspiration. As part of a walk around the Kremlin, you can talk about Ivan the Terrible, about Stalin, about Putin, in the end. And the very center, whatever one may say, is a beauty that neither in a fairy tale you can say, nor describe it with a pen!

From the thematic excursions it is possible to note the following:

• Bulgakovskaya Moscow. Usually begins with the writer's apartment museum, and then the route passes through the places where the novel "Master and Margarita" takes place. The story is about the cult novel, the author's biography, his creative destiny, the places connected with Bulgakov himself are shown.

• Tour of the Moscow Metro. As you know, it is the most beautiful in the world, but every day thousands of passengers pass by all this beauty, without looking up. Many stations are worthy of detailed consideration and a story about the history of construction and reconstruction.

• Arbat and its alleys. The most famous street in the capital - about each Arbat lane, about each local house you can tell a short novel, slightly revealing the veil of history. Usually the walk starts from Smolenskaya Square and ends at the beginning of Novy Arbat.

• Excursion to Novodevichy Convent. One of the most beautiful monasteries in Moscow with a rich history and a magnificent collection of icons and monastery books is certainly worthy of personal attention. Those who wish can choose a sightseeing tour of several monasteries in Moscow.

• Excursion to one of the Moscow manors. Visitors are waiting for Tsaritsyno, Kolomna, Kuskovo, Ostankino, Arkhangelsk. Magnificent royal and county residences combine the monuments of architecture and the French regular parks or simply picturesque green spaces arranged according to the fashion of those years. Such a walk is an excellent occasion to get acquainted with the history, while enjoying the contemplation of natural beauties.

• Excursions to the Tretyakov Gallery, the Armory Chamber and the Diamond Fund, the Pushkin Museum. Pushkin Museum of History. Almost every metropolitan museum offers excursion services. For more information, see the page about museums in Moscow. There are also excursions to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard, to the Mosfilm studio, to the Ostankino Tower, to the Sandunov Baths and excursions to the river tram!

If not to be lazy, then on the Internet you can find suggestions of author's tours around Moscow .Theater of Moscow, Moscow Gilyarovskogo, streets of Zamoskvorechye, Tverskaya street, Sretenka and lanes, world religions in Moscow, myths and legends of Moscow ... Often historians, art historians, architects in love with their city, develop their own personal routes and lead them small groups of curious Muscovites and guests of the capital .The advantage of such walks is that the author of such an excursion is rarely limited to the template preparation, responsive to the changing interests of the public, and is also able to answer almost any questions on the topic .As a guide to quality, you can use the number of excursions offered by one author or another .After all, it is hardly possible to simultaneously be an advanced specialist in Stalinist architecture, Moscow monasteries and landmarks of the cultural life of the capital in the 19th century .

Author - Gulshat Zakirova