Area guide
The Arbat and Prechistenka
The Old Arbat, the Pushkin Museum, the Conservatory and the lanes of Prechistenka.
Photo Credit
Image courtesy of © Florstein (Telegram:WikiPhoto.Space) · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsWest of the Kremlin, the Old Arbat leads to the Smolenskaya tower, while the Pushkin Museum stands on Volkhonka and the Conservatory on Bolshaya Nikitskaya.
Sights
The Pushkin Museum, the Conservatory, Helikon Opera and the Vakhtangov Theatre.
Eating
White Rabbit at Smolenskaya Square.
Walk the Arbat in the evening, then dine under White Rabbit’s dome.
Our advice: step off the Arbat into the quiet side lanes.
Why it's on our list
- Sights
- Eating
What’s nearby
Distances from The Arbat and Prechistenka are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- The Kremlin2.2 kmWalk 28 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Tretyakov Gallery2.4 kmWalk 30 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Gorky Park2.4 kmWalk 31 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Red Square2.5 kmWalk 31 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 12 min
- The Bolshoi2.6 kmWalk 33 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 13 min
Rail terminals
- Belorussky terminal3.3 kmWalk 41 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Leningradsky terminal5.5 kmCycle 24 minCar or taxi 22 min
Location
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