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Arbat
and Ostozhenka Area in Moscow
contents:
description - map - places - walking
around
With so many souvenir stalls and shopping malls, Arbat is the
most touristic area in Moscow.
However, together with Ostozhenka, it is also the most expensive
residential
area
in Moscow,
where
flats can cost as much as $1,000,000.
Click on the highlighted Arbat area to
see the map. |
Arbat
is one of the oldest areas in Moscow and it's the name of the
most touristic street in the city. There are always many people
wandering around, there are many cafes, restaurants, antiques
and souvenir shops.
The area around Arbat is much calmer, and if you go to Kropotkinskaya
area (towards the south from Arbat) you have a chance to see
some interesting houses, to wander in complete silence, and
visit
the Church
of Christ
the Saviour
(the biggest cathedral in Russia) and Pushkinsky Museum, which
boasts the great collection of European art and hosts interesting
exhibitions regularly.
metro:
Arbatskaya (blue), Smolenskaya (blue), Kropotkinskaya (red)
area: center south-west |
| Accommodation: |
| Ukraine
hotel (4 stars, from $80); Belgrade
hotel (3 stars,
$120), Radisson
Slavyanskaya hotel (from $275); self-catering Arbat
Apartments for
short-term rental |
| Eating
Out: |
| restaurants:
Genatsvale (georgian),
KishMish (uzbek), Mu-Mu (budget
russian), Drova (budget russian), Tesoro (italian),
KFC (american); cafes: plenty
along Arbat street. |
| Internet
Access: |
| Internet
cafes (open hours): the nearest is TimeOnline next
to the Red Square (24h), Wi-fi
hotspot access points (Il Patio, Grand
Imerium restaurants, Coffeemania cafe, Hardrock
cafe,
Smolensky Passage, Silvers Bar) |
| Entertainment: |
| Clubs: Ministerstvo (chic),
Cinemas: America-Cinema (movies in English) |
| Sightseeing: |
museums:
art: Tretyakov's Art Gallery, 2nd building (russian
art); Pushkin's Fine Arts Museums (european art), Pushkin
museum of personal collections (exhibits);
sightseeing:
Arbat walking street, Gogolevsky boulevard, narrow streets
around Arbat, the Church of Christ the Savior, courtyards
next to Moscow river, Ostozhenka street. Novy Arbat street,
the White House, American embassy building. |
| Shops
& Services: |
| Beauty:
Persona Lab (no.3); Health: 24h Pharmacy (beginning
of Novy Arbat st); Money: many banks along Novy
Arbat street. Shopping / Books: Trading House
Moscow; Shopping / Souvernirs: plenty along Arbat street; Shopping
Malls: Arbat,
Smolensky Passage, Photolabs: Kodak-Mosfilm
lab. Travel Gear: Erzog; Business: 24
Pring |
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Arbat
and Kropotkinskaya are nice areas of old Moscow, it was the
area
where the nobles used to live, so stylish mansions and cathedrals
are usual for this place. Besides there's the famous Church
of Christ Saviour (next to Kropotkinskaya metro - red line),
the biggest cathedral in Russia and the most expensive also.
On the
bank of Moscow river there's a controversial monument to Peter
the Great, and a typical residential area (also close to Kropotkinskaya
or Park Kultury - red line).
A green Gogolevsky boulevard, named after the famous Russian
writer Gogol, leads from Kropotkinskaya to Arbat area.
In Arbat area there's the Arbat street itself (also called
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Old Arbat) and the New
Arbat street. Sixty years ago there was only
Old Arbat street surrounded by the old houses. The government of
Moscow decided to build a large avenue that'd lead from the centrum
to the west of Moscow (where many Russian governors have their
residences),
so they destructed the whole area and build the big avenue called Novy Arbat (that
means 'New' Arbat). On the sides of this street they built 'skyscrapers'
(also called 'books' because of
their forms) for offices, and a shopping district. In the end of
Novy Arbat street there's a White House and American embassy.
The 'Old' Arbat street was left untouched, however in the 80s it
was paved and became a walking street and got the status of the
most touristic street in Moscow.
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