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St. Basil's Cathedral
Russia's most recognizable building with its colorful onion domes on Moscow's Red Square.
14 km · about 25 min drive
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Tsaritsyno
Moscow, Russia · Europe
About Tsaritsyno
Tsaritsyno works well as a base: 10 minutes from Kur’yanovo, 14km from Moscow Kremlin.
Tsaritsyno is in Moscow, Russia, with about 120,000 people. The nearest town is Kur’yanovo, about 4 km away.
Tsaritsyno (Russian: Царицыно, IPA: [tsɐˈrʲitsɨnə]) is a district within the Southern Administrative Okrug of Moscow. Area: 426,2 ha. Its current name is traced back to 1775. Previously, Tsaritsyno was known under several other names: the Chernogryaznaya Waste (from 1589), Chernaya Gryaz (before 1683/84 and fromRead more
1612), Bogorodskoye settlement (after 1684) and Lenino (September 28, 1918 – August 1991). Tsaritsyno hosts such landmarks as Tsaritsyno Palace and Arshinovskiy Forest Park.
In 1960, Lenino was incorporated into the Proletarsky District of Moscow and, in 1968, to Krasnogvardeysky District.
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What is there to see near Tsaritsyno?
Within an hour or so of Tsaritsyno: St. Basil's Cathedral (14 km), Red Square (14 km), Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (14 km), Moscow Kremlin (14 km).
Where is Tsaritsyno?
Tsaritsyno is in Moscow, Russia, about 4 km from Kur’yanovo.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 123,000
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Moscow
- Timezone
- Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates
- 55.6254, 37.6503
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Worth the detour from Tsaritsyno
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.
14 km · about 25 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.
14 km · about 25 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.
14 km · about 25 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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