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Regions / Cities / Other destinations / Culture and History / Talk / Travel to Moscow Oblast, visa requirements / Get around / Moscow Oblast attractions and sightseeing / Itineraries / City tours / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Moscow Oblast nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Stay safe / Get out

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Moscow Oblast is in Russia's Golden Ring, which borders Kaluga Oblast to the southwest, Smolensk Oblast to the west,Tver Oblast to the north, Yaroslavl Oblast to the northeast, Vladimir Oblast to the east, Ryazan Oblast to the southeast, and Tula Oblast to the south.

Regions

Cities

Moscow — the massive megalopolis that is the capital and principal city of Russia contains within it everything
Dmitrov — a large, old town, famous for its beautiful kremlin
Klin — a small city best known as the former residence of Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky; the manor where he composed Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker is now a museum
Kolomna — a city nearly 900 years old, with its own kremlin and the oldest church in Moscow Oblast, the Church of St John the Baptist (14th century)
Monino — a town famous for its Central Air Force Museum, one of the world's largest aviation musems
Podolsk — a major industrial city and the largest in Moscow Oblast; former location of Lenin's country estate
Sergiev Posad — home to the Trinity Monastery of Saint Sergius, the spiritual center of the Russian Orthodox Church
Serpukhov — an old city to the south of Moscow, which has its own kremlin, Vysotsky Monastery, and Vladychny Convent
Zvenigorod — a small town with its own kremlin, which contains the wonderfully preserved Saviour Cathedral (1399) and its interior frescoes by Russia's greatest painter Andrei Rublev, as well as the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery and some extravagant 19th century dachas

Other destinations

Gorki Leninskiye — an 18th century noble estate, nationalized for Lenin's use as a dacha; Lenin spent his last years here as his health deteriorated and the estate is now a large museum in his memory
Melikhovo — Chekhov's countryside estate-museum, where he wrote much of his best works
Prioksko-Terrasny Nature Reserve

Culture and History

Moscow Oblast is the economic and political heart of Russia and is by far its most populous oblast—even not including the city of Moscow itself, the region has approximately seven million residents. Destinations in the region are easily accessible by day trips from Moscow and have an extraordinary amount of sightseeing for the interested traveler.

Talk

Within Moscow Oblast, more English and other European languages are spoken than in most of Russia, but travelers should still consider familiarizing themselves with some key Russian phrases.

Travel to Moscow Oblast, visa requirements

By far the easiest way to get to the region is to first head into the city of Moscow, which is a major international transit hub for air, ground, and river transport.

Get around

In general, the most efficient means of public transport in the region is the network of suburban electric rail, called elektrichki (eh-lehk-TREECH-kee), which radiates outwards from the capital. Elektrichki depart from the main Moscow rail stations. For point-to-point travel between cities and towns besides Moscow, buses and minibuses (marshrutki) are usually the best public transport option.

Moscow Oblast attractions and sightseeing

Itineraries

City tours

Good restaurants and cheap meals

Moscow Oblast nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs.

Stay safe

Get out

Moscow Oblast is the biggest central hub for Russia in its entirety; you can get to anywhere in Russia from here. Some nearby popular destinations include the cities of the Golden Ring, Saint Petersburg, and Novgorod.

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