A week in Russia

Seven days across Russia: Moscow, Aleksandrov, Saint Petersburg, Feodosiya, Kerch, Volgograd and Yekaterinburg. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.

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Day 1: Moscow

One day in Moscow, Russia

  1. Bolshoi TheatreTheatre or opera house · On the map
  2. Red SquareSquare · 0.7 km on from Bolshoi Theatre · On the map
  3. Lenin's MausoleumMonument · 0.1 km on from Red Square · On the map
  4. St. Basil's CathedralTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Lenin's Mausoleum · On the map
  5. Tretyakov GalleryMuseum · 1.2 km on from St. Basil's Cathedral · On the map
  6. Cathedral of Christ the SaviourCathedral · 1 km on from Tretyakov Gallery · On the map

6 stops, 4.7 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 0 min of walking.

Day 2: Aleksandrov

One day in Aleksandrov, Russia

  1. AlexandrovArchaeological site · On the map
  2. Holy Trinity Church (Alexandrov, Vladimir Oblast)Landmark · 0.3 km on from Alexandrov · On the map
  3. Alexandrov KremlinArchaeological site · 0.1 km on from Holy Trinity Church (Alexandrov, Vladimir Oblast) · On the map
  4. Church of the Protection of the TheotokosLandmark · 0.1 km on from Alexandrov Kremlin · On the map

4 stops, 0.7 km on foot along the streets: about 9 min of walking.

Day 3: Saint Petersburg

One day in Saint Petersburg, Russia

  1. Mariinsky TheatreTheatre or opera house · On the map
  2. Saint Isaac's CathedralMuseum · 1.1 km on from Mariinsky Theatre · On the map
  3. Nevsky ProspectMonument · 0.6 km on from Saint Isaac's Cathedral · On the map
  4. Hermitage MuseumMuseum · 0.4 km on from Nevsky Prospect · On the map
  5. Peter and Paul FortressMuseum · 1.1 km on from Hermitage Museum · On the map
  6. Russian MuseumMuseum · 1.5 km on from Peter and Paul Fortress · On the map

6 stops, 8 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 42 min of walking.

Day 4: Feodosiya

One day in Feodosiya, Ukraine

  1. FeodosiiaArchaeological site · On the map
  2. Museum of Vera MukhinaMuseum · 0.6 km on from Feodosiia · On the map
  3. Feodosia Money MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km on from Museum of Vera Mukhina · On the map
  4. Saint Angels church in FeodosiaTemple or shrine · 1.1 km on from Feodosia Money Museum · On the map
  5. St. Sarkis Church (Feodosia)Temple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Saint Angels church in Feodosia · On the map
  6. Sultan Selim MosqueMosque · 0.1 km on from St. Sarkis Church (Feodosia) · On the map

6 stops, 3.9 km on foot along the streets: about 49 min of walking.

Day 5: Kerch

One day in Kerch, Ukraine

  1. Ataman museumMuseum · On the map
  2. TmutarakanArchaeological site · 1.5 km on from Ataman museum · On the map
  3. HermonassaArchaeological site · Next to Tmutarakan · On the map
  4. Tamanskiy Muzeynyy KompleksMuseum · 0.7 km on from Hermonassa · On the map

4 stops, 3 km on foot along the streets: about 35 min of walking.

Day 6: Volgograd

One day in Volgograd, Russia

  1. Central Park (Volgograd)Park · On the map
  2. Mamayev KurganMonument · 1.5 km on from Central Park (Volgograd) · On the map
  3. The Motherland CallsMonument · 0.2 km on from Mamayev Kurgan · On the map
  4. Volgograd Sports Palace of Trade UnionsLandmark · 0.9 km on from The Motherland Calls · On the map

4 stops, 3.9 km on foot along the streets: about 52 min of walking.

Day 7: Yekaterinburg

One day in Yekaterinburg, Russia

  1. Central Stadium YekaterinburgLandmark · On the map
  2. St. John the Baptist CathedralCathedral · 0.3 km on from Central Stadium Yekaterinburg · On the map
  3. Monument to credit cardMonument · 1.5 km on from St. John the Baptist Cathedral · On the map
  4. Chapel of Saint Catherine, YekaterinburgTemple or shrine · 0.8 km on from Monument to credit card · On the map
  5. Monument to Alexander Popov in YekaterinburgMonument · 0.1 km on from Chapel of Saint Catherine, Yekaterinburg · On the map
  6. Monument to Boris Yeltsin in YekaterinburgMonument · 1.1 km on from Monument to Alexander Popov in Yekaterinburg · On the map

6 stops, 5.1 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 3 min of walking.

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Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.