Area guide
Tverskoy and the Bolshoi
Theatre Square and the Bolshoi, Tverskaya Street, TsUM and Petrovka, and the boulevards.
North of the Kremlin, Tverskaya Street climbs from Manege Square past Eliseevsky, and the theatre district spreads around the Bolshoi, the Moscow Art Theatre and the music theatre on Bolshaya Dmitrovka.
Sights
The Bolshoi, the Moscow Art Theatre, MMOMA on Petrovka and the Sanduny Baths.
Eating
Café Pushkin and Turandot on Tverskoy Boulevard.
Staying
The Carlton, the Ararat Park Hotel and the Savoy.
Book the Bolshoi first, and plan the rest of the trip around it.
Our advice: walk Tverskoy Boulevard after the theatre.
Why it's on our list
- Sights
- Eating
- Staying
What’s nearby
Distances from Tverskoy and the Bolshoi 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 Bolshoi100 mWalk 1 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 5 min
- Red Square700 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 7 min
- The Kremlin900 mWalk 11 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Tretyakov Gallery2.0 kmWalk 25 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Gorky Park3.8 kmCycle 16 minCar or taxi 16 min
Rail terminals
- Leningradsky terminal2.9 kmWalk 36 minCycle 12 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Belorussky terminal3.0 kmWalk 38 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 14 min
Location
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