IN THE SPOTLIGHT

• Kolomenskoye Museum Estate

  
  Moscow » Sightseeing in Moscow » Parks and Gardens

  Sprawling and green Kolomenskoye is a favourite with kids, mums and dads, old grandmothers and young hipsters alike. The gentle sloping hills covered with cherry trees in the warmer months, the abundance of seating and  the wafting aroma of sizzling shaslik from afar put visitors in a cheerful mood. Read on
  

• All Russia Exhibition Centre (VVTs)

  
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  This massive complex of pavillion buildings whose glory is fading fast, long walkways and elaborate fountains is a throwback to the Soviet era of glorification. Read on
  

• GULAG History Museum

  
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  The full comprehension of the GULAG is a discomforting experience to say the least and the lack of English will do little to prevent you from being thoroughly chilled by the tragic story this museum has to tell. Read on
  

• Izmailovsky Park

  
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  Izmailovo is the largest of Moscow's parks and is even said to be the largest park in Europe. It's got everything you could want inside - great shashliki (shish kebabs), a ferris wheel, lakes for boating on, an island (which you can take a boat trip to), all kinds of rollercoasters, live music and acres of forest and park land. Read on
  

• Kuskovo Park and Museum

  
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  Kuskovo park is one of the oldest country estates in Moscow. It was given to General Sheremetev by Peter the Great in 1715, but was left to fall into neglect before being plundered by Napoleon’s troops in 1812. Read on
  

• Apothecary Garden (Aptekarsky Ogorod)

  
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  Founded on the order of Peter the Great in 1706, these gardens are over 300 years old. Over the years, the gardens have witnessed all the turns of history, falling into disrepair during the Soviet years. Read on
  

• Vorobyevy Gory (Sparrow Hills)

  
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  Stand and survey over 1000 years of history. It might be hard to imagine the footprints of Napoleon when you are surrounded by kiosks and fast food vendors, not to mention the souvenir touts. Read on
  

• St. Basil's Cathedral (Pokrovsky Sobor)

  
  Moscow » Sightseeing in Moscow » Churches and Monasteries

  Standing magnificent at the head of Red Square is St. Basil's Cathedral. Russia's most recognisable building was built in 1561 to celebrate Ivan the Terrible's crucial defeat of the Khan of Kazan, a victory which secured Moscow's position as the region's dominant city. Read on
  

• State History Museum

  
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  Right on Red Square, this museum consists of two floors offering an extensive foray into Russian history from the ice ages of the mammoths right up to the 19th century. Read on