landmark
Red Square
Vast central square in Moscow flanked by the Kremlin, St Basil's Cathedral, and the GUM department store.
4 km · about 10 min drive
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Presnenskiy
Moscow, Russia · Europe
About Presnenskiy
Presnenskiy works well as a base: 5 minutes from Luzhniki, 4km from Moscow Kremlin.
Presnenskiy is in Moscow, Russia, with about 120,000 people. The nearest town is Luzhniki, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Presnenskiy?
Within an hour or so of Presnenskiy: Red Square (4 km), Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (4 km), Moscow Kremlin (4 km), St. Basil's Cathedral (5 km).
Where is Presnenskiy?
Presnenskiy is in Moscow, Russia, about 4 km from Luzhniki.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 122,000
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Moscow
- Timezone
- Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates
- 55.7500, 37.5500
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Worth the detour from Presnenskiy
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
Tallest Orthodox Christian church in the world in central Moscow, demolished by Stalin and rebuilt in the 1990s.
4 km · about 5 min drive
castle
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.
4 km · about 10 min drive
cathedral
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
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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