Free Moscow: gardens, ponds and parks

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   Chistye Prudy

   A green promenade on Moscow’s Boulevard Ring, centred on a pond and framed by historic urban architecture. Its calmer pace offers a useful contrast to the busiest sights around the Kremlin and gives visitors a glimpse of everyday central Moscow.

   At stop: 55 min18 min by metro

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   Hermitage Garden

   A compact historic garden in central Moscow surrounded by theatres and cultural venues. Unlike the city’s vast parks, it is best for a short, intimate walk, summer terraces and the atmosphere of an old urban garden.

   At stop: 55 min18 min by metro

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   Patriarch's Ponds

   A compact city pond and garden set in one of central Moscow’s best-known residential neighbourhoods. Rather than a monumental landmark, it is an atmospheric place for an unhurried walk among historic buildings, quiet lanes, cafés and literary associations connected with old Moscow.

   At stop: 60 min22 min by metro

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   Muzeon Park of Arts

   This park on Krymskaya Embankment combines riverside walking, an open-air sculpture collection, exhibition spaces and contemporary public landscaping. It works both as a destination in its own right and as a link between the New Tretyakov Gallery, Gorky Park and the river.

   At stop: 70 min12 min walk

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   Gorky Park

   A major riverside park for walks, sport and downtime next to Muzeon.

   At stop: 90 min

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