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St. Basil's Cathedral
Russia's most recognizable building with its colorful onion domes on Moscow's Red Square.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Lefortovo
Moscow, Russia · Europe
About Lefortovo
Lefortovo works well as a base: 10 minutes from Taganskiy, 5km from Moscow Kremlin.
Lefortovo is in Moscow, Russia, with about 91,000 people. The nearest town is Taganskiy, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Lefortovo?
Within an hour or so of Lefortovo: St. Basil's Cathedral (5 km), Red Square (5 km), Moscow Kremlin (5 km), Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (6 km).
Where is Lefortovo?
Lefortovo is in Moscow, Russia, about 4 km from Taganskiy.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 91,000
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Moscow
- Timezone
- Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates
- 55.7667, 37.7000
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Worth the detour from Lefortovo
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Red Square
Vast central square in Moscow flanked by the Kremlin, St Basil's Cathedral, and the GUM department store.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Moscow Kremlin
A fortified complex at the heart of Moscow serving as the official residence of the President of Russia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
5 km · about 10 min drive
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Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
Tallest Orthodox Christian church in the world in central Moscow, demolished by Stalin and rebuilt in the 1990s.
6 km · about 10 min drive
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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