Presnya - Moscow - page 196

The more traditional sights - the newly reopened planetarium and the huge zoo - are set
on the busy Garden Ring (the ring road 3km from the Kremlin). Either attraction could en-
tertain you for a few hours.
Further out, the wide roads, heavy traffic and ongoing construction in Outer Presnya are
not particularly user-friendly. Make the trip only if you have your heart set on a particular
destination.
Local Life
Parks Packs of teens, grandmothers with wee ones and starry-eyed couples all congreg-
ate at Patriarch's Ponds to sit on the shady benches and feed the ducks.
Bakery The queue often runs out the door, as loyal patrons wait their turn for the city's
best freshly baked breads, pastries and pies at Volkonsky .
Brunch Weekends at Correa's are an expat institution.
Getting There & Away
Metro Inner Presnya is most easily accessed from Mayakovskaya station on the green
line or Pushkinskaya station on the purple line.
Metro For the more western parts of the district, the most useful metro stations are at
Kudrinskaya pl (Barrikadnaya and Krasnopresnenskaya stations) and ul 1905 goda (Ul-
itsa 1905 Goda station).
Metro The new development around the International Business Center (Moskva-City)
has its own minimetro spur branching off from Kievskaya station, with a convenient stop
at Vystavochnaya.