🇷🇺 Moscow 3-Day Free & Easy Trip｜Complete Guide to Food

✨ Best Season: May to September (White Nights Festival + pleasant 20°C weather) 🌞 📅 Day 1: Historical Walk in Red Square 🚶‍♀️ Route: St. Basil's Cathedral → Kremlin → GUM Department Store → Zaryadye Park → Bolshoi Theatre St. Basil's Cathedral: The wooden bridge on the side offers the best angle for all 9 onion domes! 📸 Wide-angle shots looking up are stunning. Kremlin: Diamond Fund is a must-see (tickets sold on-site only — go before 10 AM). Armoury tickets can be bought online (no photography allowed). Open 10:00-18:00. GUM Department Store: Free entry! Glass dome light corridor is dreamy ✨, and the ice cream truck is a must-try (cash only). Floating Observatory: The V-shaped glass platform in Zaryadye Park — shoot the Moscow River and skyline at sunset for free! 🌆 Evening Ballet: Book Swan Lake at the Bolshoi Theatre online 1 month in advance! 🩰 🍽️ Food Recommendations: Lunch: Stolovaya No. 57 in GUM — Soviet nostalgia style, try borscht + Russian dumplings. Dinner: Turandot Palace Restaurant — Caviar with buckwheat blinis (reservation required). 🎨 Day 2: Art Metro + Cultural Tour 🚇 Route: Metro Tour → Tretyakov Gallery → Arbat Street → Sparrow Hills Cable Car Metro Art Journey: Single ride 75 RUB, recommended to get a 72-hour pass. Must-visit stations: Mayakovskaya (colorful arched windows), Komsomolskaya (Baroque golden ceilings). Tretyakov Gallery: Focus on the original Barge Haulers on the Volga — Chinese audio guide available. Sparrow Hills Viewpoint: Take the cable car to the top for a panoramic view of Luzhniki Stadium and the Moscow River. Arbat Street: Rainbow graffiti walls + gold souvenir shops — munch on freshly baked bread while strolling. 🍽️ Food Recommendations: Breakfast: Varenichnaya No.1 — Cherry dumplings + sour cream. Dinner: White Rabbit — Ranked among the world’s top 50 restaurants! Molecular version of borscht. 🏰 Day 3: Palace Fairytale + Market Fun 🌳 Route: Tsaritsyno Estate → Izmailovo Market → VDNKH Exhibition Center Tsaritsyno Estate: Catherine II’s summer palace — Gothic white bridge + swan lake reflections are perfect for photos! 📸 Costume experience available inside the palace. Izmailovo Market: Moscow’s largest flea market! Bargain for matryoshka dolls (cut the price by half), badges/Soviet cameras are super cheap. VDNKH Exhibition: Get off at VDNKH metro station — photograph the Gagarin Monument + worker statues (free). 🍽️ Food Recommendations: Lunch: Danilovsky Market — Smoked fish + sour cream pies. Dinner: Shinok Ukrainian Restaurant — Clay pot stew + homemade vodka. #MoscowTravel #RussiaTour #FreeAndEasyMoscow #TravelGuide 🇷🇺✨