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Russia : Moscow - February 2008

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Getting around

Domodedovo International Airport

Bus: Coaches from Domodedovo station leave every 15 minutes and take 35 minutes to reach the city centre. Tickets cost €1,15/RUB 40.
Train: Trains leave from Domededovo to Paveletskaya train station every 40 minutes, with the journey taking 40 minutes. Tickets cost €5/RUB 180.
Taxi: A journey to the city centre should cost about €43/RUB 1600. The trip takes around an hour.
Tourist information: The main tourist office is at 4 Ulitsa Ilyinka (tel. , www.moscow-city.ru).

TVERSKAYA

The main artery of the city leading away from Red Square, Tverskaya Ulitsa never sleeps.

Sleep soundly – The city’s newest high-end hotel, the Ritz-Carlton (3 Tverskaya Ulitsa, tel. , www.ritzcarlton.com, rooms from €725/RUB 26,081), has made quite a name for itself. Those who don’t have money to burn will appreciate the Sheraton Palace (19 1st Tverskaya-Yamskaya Ulitsa, tel. , www.sheratonpalace.ru, rooms from €200/RUB 7,194). It’s no palace, but it is half the price.

Must eat – The city’s most beloved restaurant is the ornate Café Pushkin (26a Tverskoi Bulvar, tel. ). For a dose of Moscow’s gaudy café culture, drop into Etazh (14 Tverskaya Ulitsa, tel. ).

Must drink – Help (27 1st TverskayaYamskaya Ulitsa) is on hand to rescue you from sobriety 24 hours a day.

Dance the night away – Justo Banya Douche (3 Teatralniy Proyezd), located in the former Central Baths, is an exclusive nightclub with a unique sauna theme.

KITAI GOROD

This district has a high density of restaurants, cafés and nightclubs.

Must drink – Russian bohemians gather around tables at Proekt OGI (8/12 Potapovsky Pereulok) to sink cheap shots of vodka and hear experimental music. Futuristic Version 1.5 (3 Varvarka Ulitsa) is a slightly more upscale venue.

Dance the night away – On weekends Solyanka (11/6 Solyanka Ulitsa) has a crowd of bizarrely dressed young people outside, hoping to be granted entrance.

Shop til you drop – Once the central Soviet department store, GUM on Red Square is now a consumer’s dream come true with all the leading European labels and Russia’s own Bosco di Ciliegi.

ZAMOSKVORECHYE

Quiet, quaint Zamoskvorechye (literally ‘across the Moskva River’) looks more European than Soviet and is a desirable residential neighborhood.

Sleep soundly – Baltschug Kempinski (1 Baltschug Ulitsa, tel. , kempinski.com, rooms from €400/RUB 14,392) is renowned for its stunning view of the Kremlin and eponymous house restaurant.

Culture vultures – Much of Russia’s great pre-revolutionary art is housed in the Tretyakov Gallery (12 Lavrushinskiy Pereulok).

Must eat – Sample the rustic Russian cuisine at Grabli (27 Pyatnitskaya Ulitsa), a two-story buffet. Or walk along the river to Italian restaurant Dorian Gray (6/1 Kadashevskaya Ulitsa). Across from the Kremlin, it’s notorious as a haunt for shady businessmen and politicians.

Dance the night away – There are three noteworthy nightclubs on the Moskva River embankment: fashionable Fabrique (2 Kosmodamianskaja Naberezhnaya), egalitarian Cabana (4 Raushskaya Naberezhnaya) and gentlemen’s club Violete (4/5 Raushskaya Naberezhnaya).

PARK KULTURY

Once home to Leo Tolstoy, Park Kultury is becoming gentrified by affluent Muscovites seeking refuge from the city.

Culture vultures – Busts of Soviet heroes lie around the slightly creepy Fallen Monument Park (10 Krymski Val). Across the street is Park Kultury, which has a carnival and ice skating in winter.

Must eat – Residents of Park Kultury are lucky to have two top-notch Georgian restaurants to choose from: Guria (7/3 Komsomolsky Prospekt, tel. ) and Mama Zoya (16d Frunzenskaya Naberezhnaya, tel. ). The former is a homey, hole-in-the-wall joint, while the latter is housed in a lavish boat on the Moskva River.

Must drink – Residents flock to Hemingways (13 Komsomolsky Prospekt) a margarita bar. Vodka Bar (18b Lva Tolstogo Ulitsa) is a watering hole of the more domestic variety.

Shop til you drop – You can still buy silk from the store adjoining the Krasnaya Roza factory (11 Timura Frunze Ulitsa).

Compiled by Sonya Rinkus