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St. Basil's Cathedral
Russia's most recognizable building with its colorful onion domes on Moscow's Red Square.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Sokol’niki
Moscow, Russia · Europe
About Sokol’niki
Sokol’niki works well as a base: 10 minutes from Lefortovo, 7km from Moscow Kremlin.
Sokol’niki is in Moscow, Russia, with about 57,000 people. The nearest town is Lefortovo, about 4 km away.
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What is there to see near Sokol’niki?
Within an hour or so of Sokol’niki: St. Basil's Cathedral (6 km), Red Square (6 km), Moscow Kremlin (7 km), Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (8 km).
Where is Sokol’niki?
Sokol’niki is in Moscow, Russia, about 4 km from Lefortovo.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 57,000
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Moscow
- Timezone
- Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates
- 55.8020, 37.6716
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Worth the detour from Sokol’niki
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Red Square
Vast central square in Moscow flanked by the Kremlin, St Basil's Cathedral, and the GUM department store.
6 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.
7 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.
8 km · about 15 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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