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Hostels in Moscow
Lenin hostel is your place in Moscow for fun. Great common room, Pub-Night Club tours, small hostel bar, summer terrace with spectacular views. Located downtown in the heart of Moscow.
Our hostel is nestled in the historic center, perfectly situated near the Old Arbat street and just walking to Red Square.
Our Hostel is located in the historical center, in the most famous walking street of Moscow - Old Arbat.
Perfectly located in the very center of Moscow, on the famous walking street Old Arbat, we offer high quality budget lodging. Walk outside our doors and you are in the midst of the most interesting historical sites...
Godzillas is Moscow's largest and friendliest hostel. It is situated in a three-story pre-revolutionary building in the centre of Moscow. It is a short walk to all the major tourist attractions (Kremlin, Pushkin Square etc..).
Yellow Blue Bus hostel is perfectly situated in the old city center of Moscow in a very nice historical building.
Superbly located in the heart of Moscow city center, TSH is a brand new hostel........
HM Hostel Moscow is one of the most centrally located Hostel in a unique fashionable district. We are 3 minutes from the metro station Arbatskaya.
Comrade Hostel is the proper place to stay in Moscow. Comrade Hostel is perfectly located in the Moscow 'Old Town' area - Kitai-Gorod.
NAPOLEON Hostel is your ideal base for a great FUN stay in Moscow. Relax in our spacious living room, decorated with old Soviet posters, and enjoy a beer in our small bar...
The hostel is centrally located on the banks of the Moskva River in the centre of Moscow, Russia. Just 4 kilometres from the Red Square, the hostel is close to the Russian Government building...
Hostel Tramp invites you to visit Moscow! Located in the picturesque quiet park zone, close to city
Red Square Hostel in Tverskaya street, the best location you can ever find. The Red Square is on our doorstep and all major points of interest are just a stone's throw away.
TopFloor is perfectly located in the heart of Moscow. We are 100 meters away from the metro Mayakovskaya, two stops from Kreml on the green line, or 7 min walking.
regional info
The emperors, or tsars, made the city their base of rule until 1712, when the capital was moved to Saint Petersburg. Moscow was restored as Russia's capital in 1918, and it served as the capital of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1922 until 1991. Since then Moscow has been the capital of the Russian Federation.
Moscow has a long and dramatic history. The city has been completely destroyed and rebuilt again many times throughout the years. Its most ancient wooden buildings disappeared in fires. Each time the city was resurrected from the ashes, it became more and more beautiful. For every rebuilding, the most talented and famous architects were invited from around the world to restore Moscow.
This history of reconstruction Moscow has undergone is part of the reason she has absorbed the many different and diverse styles that visitors experience here. Stalin's epic and monumental buildings neighbor with small two-store nineteenth century town houses, while splendid cathedrals peer out from behind modern skyscrapers. Even in the heart of Moscow, in the Kremlin, old churches compete with the immense Congress Palace for space.
Despite the size of the city (about 900 square kilometers) and the scale of many of the buildings and avenues there, the general layout is easily grasped - a series of concentric circles and radial lines, emanating from the Kremlin; the center being compact enough to explore on foot.
The Kremlin and its surroundings are a great place to spend time. In the summer the temperature can get high. This surprises many people, as they associate Russia with snow. I arrived in June and was met with fantastic 90F heat. I headed straight for the Kremlin and Red Square, and found this is to be real hangout for young and old alike, with street bars everywhere and people jumping in the fountains to keep cool. The Kremlin deserves a full circumnavigation to appreciate the architectural splendour. This area is a very cool place to chill out!
For more information on other attractive places that you can see in Moscow, please check the Sights section.
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