Travel Reference
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always packed with people. Come early in the morning or late in the evening to catch a
glimpse of the square when it is sparsely populated, vast and majestic.
Travellers with some extra time will enjoy wandering the medieval streets of Kitay
Gorod, discovering ancient hidden churches and popping into shops and cafes. It is a wel-
come change from the hustle and bustle that characterises the Kremlin and Red Square.
Local Life
Parks
Muscovites don't often hang out on Red Square, but they do enjoy Alexander
Garden, where they stroll among the flower beds, snap photos and (gasp) lounge on the
grass.
Wedding Parties
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is Moscow's top destination for
wedding parties, who snap photos and drink champagne while the bride and groom pay
their respects by laying flowers on the grave site.
Shopping Malls
It may be too expensive for most Muscovites to shop at the stores in
GUM, but it's not too expensive to eat at Solovaya 57 - as evidenced by the lines of loc-
als out the door at lunchtime.
Getting There & Away
Metro
Three metro lines converge at Red Square. Teatralnaya station is on the green line;
Okhotny Ryad station is on the red line; and Ploshchad Revolyutsii is on the dark blue
line.
Metro
The orange line and the purple line intersect in Kitay Gorod, with both stations
sharing the name of the neighbourhood. The red line has an eponymous station at Luby-
anka, which is also useful for Kitay Gorod.
