Lonely Planet's guide to Moscow - Arbat & Khamovniki (Chapter), 6th Edition

This is the Arbat & Khamovniki chapter from Lonely Planet's Moscow guidebook. These two side-by-side districts are rich with culture. Moscow’s most famous street, ul Arbat, is something of an art market, complete with portrait painters, soapbox poets and buskers of all sorts. Nearby, the Khamovniki district positively sparkles, with the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and Novodevichy Convent at either end. perusing the collections at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, especially the incredible array of Impressionist and post-Impressionist art in the Gallery of European & American Art of the 19th & 20th Centuries maps wandering around Novodevichy Convent & Cemetery, soaking up five centuries of artistry and history transport recalling Russia’s greatest tragedy and triumph of the 20th century at the Museum of the Great Patriotic War and the monuments at Park Pobedy restaurants & bars Coverage includes: Neighbourhood Top Five, Local Life, Getting There & Away, Sights, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment and Shopping, ISBN: 9781742209982 Click the banner to get it at ONLY: USD4.95