The ancient monastery contains one of Moscow’s oldest surviving stone churches, while the Andrei Rublev Museum focuses on medieval Russian icons and religious art. It is an important stop for anyone interested in Moscow before the imperial and Soviet periods.
Official websiteCheck current opening hours and visitor rules on the official website before you go.
Allow about two hours and take time with both the collection and the architectural setting. Continue afterwards along the Yauza or towards Taganka.
10 Andronyevskaya Square. The nearest metro stations are Ploshchad Ilyicha and Rimskaya.
A few more Moscow attractions with a similar kind of visit.
This Cold War underground complex lies deep beneath Taganka and has been converted into a museum. A visit offers a rare look at the engineering of a protected facility, long underground passages and exhibitions connected with the geopolitical tensions of the second half of the 20th century.
District: Tagansky
Set inside the historic Bakhmetevsky Bus Garage, this modern museum presents the history of Jewish life in Russia through documents, multimedia, personal stories and major thematic exhibitions. The constructivist architecture of the garage is itself an important part of the visit.
District: Maryina Roshcha
Krutitsy is a rare pocket of old Moscow with brick chambers, churches and the richly decorated Krutitsy Terem. Its compact historic scale feels very different from the ceremonial spaces of the Kremlin and Red Square.
District: Tagansky