It is possible to walk from the Lotte Hotel to the Kremlin and Red Square, although it will take around 30 minutes. Closer to the hotel, one of Moscow's oldest districts is centered around Ulitsa Arbat, the pedestrian precinct famous for street performers, souvenir stalls, and outdoor cafes. Among the sites on Arbat are the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, one of the Stalinist neo-gothic skyscrapers known as the "Seven Sisters", and the Pushkin Apartment Museum, in the building where the great poet lived after his marriage. Also of note at the end of Ulitsa Novaya Arbat is the charming Church of St. Simeon on Povarskaya, a charming 17th century church that stands in striking contrast to the monotonous 1960s towerblocks that line the rest of the street.
Sightseeing
Lotte Hotel
Major attractions | |
Moscow Kremlin | |
| Distance: | 2.5 kilometers |
| Taxi: | 10 minutes Show driving route |
| Public transport: | The trip to the Kremlin will take a little over 20 minutes. Take the metro from Smolenskaya Station on the Filevskaya Line (closest to the hotel), and travel two stops east to Alexandrovsky Sad. Exit the station following signs for the Kremlin, and you will emerge opposite the main visitor entrance. Show transit route |
Red Square | |
| Distance: | 3 kilometers |
| Taxi: | 10-15 minutes Show driving route |
| Public transport: | It will take 20 minutes to get to the square. From Smolenskaya Station Metro Station on the dark-blue Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line, travel east to Ploshchad Revolyutsii. On exiting the station, walk left about 100 m to reach the Resurrection Gate and the entrance to Red Square. Show transit route |
Bolshoi Theatre | |
| Distance: | 4 kilometers |
| Taxi: | 10-15 minutes Show driving route |
| Public transport: | It will take 20 minutes to get to the theater. From Smolenskaya Metro Station (the further from the hotel) take the dark-blue Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya Line and head east two stops to Ploshchad Revolyutsii. The theatre is about 100m from the metro station, and is visible across Teatralnaya Ploshchad when you exit. Show transit route |
