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The Alternative Moscow Walking Tour

Take a short walk from the Red Square and St. Basil's cathedral and you will find yourself in a neighborhood full of mystery, surrounded by urban legends and myths.
Duration 2 hours
Private tour pricing from 31 EUR per person
Group tour available in English

Highlights

St. John's hill, a quiet place in the city center with a pre-revolutionary spirit

Khokhlovka, Russian hipsters and street art

Khitrovka, the most terrifying neighborhood of Moscow in the nineteenth century: criminals, brothels and alcohol

Zamoskvorechie, beautiful streets and lanes full of legends and love stories.

Description

You will see how Moscow looked like in the nineteenth century, take a ride on a historic tram and listen to amazing stories about ghosts, famous criminals and eccentric merchants. If you want to understand the local culture, then experience it yourself. Moscow off the beaten track is one of the best ways to do it.

You will see:
St. John's hill, a quiet place in the city center with a pre-revolutionary spirit
Khokhlovka, Russian hipsters and street art
Khitrovka, the most terrifying neighborhood of Moscow in the nineteenth century: criminals, brothels and alcohol
Zamoskvorechie, beautiful streets and lanes full of legends and love stories.

What’s included & not included

Guide

tram ticket

Meeting point

Go to Kitay Gorod metro station (Purple Line (#7) or Orange Line (#6)). Find the monument to Cyril and Methodius in the center of Slavyanskaya Square. Our guide will wait for you in front of this monument with a big red umbrella.
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Go to Kitay Gorod metro station (Purple Line (#7) or Orange Line (#6)). Find the monument to Cyril and Methodius in the center of Slavyanskaya Square. Our guide will wait for you in front of this monument with a big red umbrella.
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