🇷🇺 Moscow 3-Day Free & Easy Trip

✨ Best Season: May to September (White Nights Festival + pleasant 20°C weather) 📅 Day 1: Red Square Historical Walk 🚶‍♀️ 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 to photograph the 9 iconic onion domes! Wide-angle shots from below are stunning. Kremlin: Diamond Fund is a must-see (tickets sold on-site only — arrive before 10:00 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 Viewpoint: The V-shaped glass platform at Zaryadye Park — perfect for sunset shots of the Moscow River and skyline 🌆. Free! Evening Ballet: Watch Swan Lake at the Bolshoi Theatre — book tickets on their website 1 month in advance! 🍽️ Food Recommendations Lunch: Stolovaya No. 57 (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 trip ₽75, but a 72-hour pass is recommended. Must-visit stations: Mayakovskaya (colorful arched windows), Komsomolskaya (Baroque golden ceilings). Tretyakov Gallery: Focus on Barge Haulers on the Volga — Chinese audio guides available. Sparrow Hills Viewpoint: Take the cable car to the top for panoramic views of Luzhniki Stadium + Moscow River. Arbat Street: Rainbow graffiti walls + gold jewelry shops 🎨. Grab affordable freshly baked bread to snack on. 🍽️ 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 → Izmailovsky Market → VDNKh Exhibition Center Tsaritsyno Estate: Summer palace of Catherine II — Gothic white bridges + swan lake reflections are super photogenic! Costume experiences available inside. Izmailovsky Market: Moscow’s largest flea market! Haggle for matryoshka dolls (cut prices by half), badges/Soviet cameras are dirt cheap. VDNKh Exhibition Center: Exit at VDNKh metro station — photograph the Gagarin Monument + worker statues (free). 🍽️ Food Recommendations Lunch: Danilovsky Market — smoked fish + sour cream pies. Dinner: Shinok (Ukrainian cuisine) — clay pot stew + homemade vodka. #MoscowTravel #RussiaTour #TravelGuide #FreeTravel