Tips & Tricks
Moscow Raceway – is this an FIA-approved auto racing venue, which opened in 2012. It is located in the Volokolamsky District of Moscow Oblast (close to the villages of Sheludkovo and Fedyukovo — 97 km. from Moscow). Various auto races are held here, including motorcycle competitions like the Superbike World Championship race. See the Raceway’s […]
Summer Gardens (Letnii Sad, St. Petersburg) – this large park is located on an island between the Fontanka, Moika and the Swan Canal in St. Petersburg. With the Summer garden going through renovations in recent times, four fountains are now situated on the main alley, as they were during the era of Peter the Great, […]
Petrovsky Stadium (Petrovsky Ostrov, St. Petersburg) – this is not just a stadium, but a sports complex that consists of a number of buildings (located on a small island in the delta of the River Neva). The main structure, Grand Sport Arena (whose capacity is 21,405 spectators), is the home of the FC Zenit football […]
Moscow International House of Music (Kosmodamianskaya Emb., 52-8, Moscow) – inaugurated in 2002, this unique concert complex is the first “Palace of Music” built in Russia within more than 100 years. It is one of the largest in Europe and can be compared with the world most famous music halls. The Moscow House of Music […]
State Kremlin Palace (1, ulitsa Vosdvizhenka, Moscow) – this building, built in 1961, was a more modern extension of the Kremlin (as a venue for governmental, diplomatic, and Communist Party gatherings). This 6,000 seat venue was also a second stage for the Bolshoi. Nowadays, along with ballets and opera productions, various pop and rock concerts […]
Moscow Zoo (B.Gruzinskaya, 1 Moscow) – this is one of the oldest zoos in Europe (opening in 1864 – when it was known as the Zoological Park). The Zoo has since gone through the Communist revolution, and was even open during the height of World War II (1941) – when it generated a million visitors. […]