Holidays are bright and colourful, we all love them because they form a ray of light amongst the grey monotony of the daily grind. Arbat is a real street-holiday, where it is always noisy and fun: people meet, walk, watch the performances of talented street artists with clowns, singers and dancers strutting their stuff. Right on the pavement, artists proudly exhibit their works.
There is a very special atmosphere here that has long attracted representatives of the creative intelligentsia. L. Tolstoy and S. Yesenin, A. Pushkin and his young wife N. Goncharov, A. Blok and B. Pasternak are fondly remembered by the hallowed paving stones along Arbat. It is of no surprise that the heroes of the famous novel ‘War and Peace’ were ‘registered’.
We would like to invite you to take a walk with us along the historic Old Arbat! We will talk about the history and architecture of the most romantic street in Moscow.
- You will hear a lot of interesting facts about the grand houses that were located here and their wealthy residents.
- You will learn how a once inexpensive inn for carriage drivers has since turned into one of the best restaurants in the capital!
- You will see the famous house where A. Pushkin and N. Goncharova spent their honeymoon and stand at the wall dedicated to the memory of post punk/new wave icon Viktor
- You will be carried away down the beautiful side streets such as: Bolshaya Afanasyevsky, Nikolopeskovsky, Filippovsky, Krivoarbatsky. In a bygone era, these streets were part of Arbat and were bustling with its spirit.
B.Okudzhava dedicated some of his lyrical poems to Arbat, his favourite street from childhood. A. Rybakov, author of the famous novel ‘Children of the Arbat’ also lived here. There is also a little corner of Bulgakov's Moscow on Arbat - the former Torgsin store (now the ‘The Seventh Continent’), where the novel ‘The Master and Margarita’ unfolded.
Every house on Arbat is a piece of history, and we will dive into this history head first.
The cost of an excursion with a personal guide for 1 person
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$116 group of 1 per |
$59 group of 2 per |
$39 group of 3 per |
$30 group of 4 per |
$29 group of 5 per |
$24 group of 6 per |
$21 group of 7 per |
$18 group of 8 per |
$16 group of 9 per |
$18 group of 10 per |
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Meeting point. We'll pick you up at your hotel
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Arbatskaya Square
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The Porokhovschikov House
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"Praga" Restaurant
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Alexander Pushkin memorial apartment
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Vakhtangov Theatre
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Old-time mansions
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The Melnikov House
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End of tour