Where to go in Moscow & The Golden Ring

Vladimir

Vladimir is a gem on the Golden Ring, the circle of towns north-east of Moscow that combine to form a dreamy circuit of gilded domes and monastic spires. This Golden Ring city and one time capital of Russia enjoyed its Golden Age in the 12th century, during which the glorious five-domed Cathedral o…

Yaroslavl

Founded by Yaroslav the Wise at the spot where the rivers Volga and Kotorosl meet, Yaroslavl grew quickly to become a thriving trading town, with the Volga delivering Persian, Indian, Ottoman and European traders. It still thrives, although now commerce is of the industrial variety.

Suzdal

Suzdal is surrounded by an aura of enchantment. This Golden Ring medieval capital is federally protected, and as a result is almost as rural as it was centuries ago. It's all a bit fairytale - Suzdal sits by the meandering Kamenka River, surrounded by meadows and wildflowers, and within the hill to…

Moscow

Moscow - magnificent but moody, manic, often maddening. This city is perhaps one of the most frenetic, most fascinating cities on the planet. The traffic is crazy, but that's nothing compared to the excesses to be found here, a city that is, as Russians say, bespredel - without limits.