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Explore: Arbat & Khamovniki
These two adjacent districts are an art-lover's dream. The Arbat district is packed with
world-class art museums and smaller artist-dedicated galleries, not to mention the elaborate
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. One might spend an entire day wandering the area, starting
at the world-class Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, then strolling up ul Prechistenka in the af-
ternoon and dropping into sights along the way.
Evening is also a wonderful time to wander the storied cobblestoned streets around the
old Arbat, the historic haunt of artists, musicians and street performers. Though Arbat today
has been taken over by souvenir stands and is often packed with tourists, it still evokes the
free-thinking artistic spirit of yesteryear.
