Explore Russia in 7 Days

Explore Russia in & Days ( Moscow - St.Petersburg ) 3+3 nights

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OVERVIEW

Russia:

It is the largest country in the world, covering over 17 million square kilometers  and encompassing more than one-eighth of Earth's inhabited land area.

Russia extends across eleven time zones, and has the most borders of any country in the world, with sixteen sovereign nations. It has a population of 146.2 million; and is the most populous country in Europe, and the ninth-most populous country in the world. Moscow, the capital, is the largest city in Europe.

Metro:  The busiest metro system in Europe, and is considered a tourist attraction in itself.  Opened in 1935 with one 11-kilometre (6.8 mi) line and 13 stations and as of 2021, the Moscow Metro, excluding the Moscow Central Circle, the Moscow Central Diameters and the Moscow Monorail,

has 241 stations (276 with Moscow Central Circle) and its route length is 412.1 km (256.1 mi), making it the fifth-longest in the world and the longest outside China. The system is mostly underground, with the deepest section 74 metres (243 ft) underground at the Park Pobedy station, one of the world's deepest underground stations. It is the busiest metro system in Europe, and is considered a tourist attraction in itself

Mosco Kremlin : is a fortified complex in the center of Moscow founded by Russian ruling dynasty of Rurikids.  It is the best known of the kremlins (Russian citadels), and includes five palaces, four cathedrals, and the enclosing Kremlin Wall with Kremlin towers. In addition, within this complex is the Grand Kremlin Palace that was formerly the Tsar's Moscow residence. The complex now serves

 as the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation .

The Peter and Paul Fortress : is the original citadel of St. Petersburg, Russia, founded by

Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico Trezzini's designs from 1706 to 1740 as a star fortress. Between the first half of 1700s and early 1920s it served as a prison for political criminals.

It has been a museum since 1924.