Although there is little in the way of sights or attractions in the immediate neighborhood of the Maxima Panorama Hotel, the convenience of the metro means that it is very easy to reach Red Square, the Kremlin and the Bolshoi Theatre (three stops from Avtozavodskaya), the Tretyakov Gallery (two stops) and two of Moscow's most attractive historical parks.
Kolomenskoe, which is only one metro stop south from the hotel, was a village with connections to the Russian royal family dating back to the 15th century. Arguably most beautiful park, it boasts an open-air museum of historic wooden buildings brought from various parts of Russia, and several historic churches of which the finest, the Church of the Ascension of Our Lord, is recognized as one of the greatest products of medieval Russian architecture. Completed in 1523 to mark the birth of the future Ivan the Terrible, its unique tent-roof structure and position on a promontory over the Moskva River make it a truly awe-inspiring sight.
Four stops further on the metro down the dark-green line will bring guests to Tsaritsyno, another former royal estate that dates back to the reign of Boris Godunov, but is most famous for the immense neo-gothic palace and landscape garden commissioned by Catherine the Great. The park and its historic buildings have recently undergone a massive restoration program.
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| Distance: | 7 kilometers |
| Taxi: | 15 minutes Show driving route |
| Public transport: | You will need about 25 minutes to get to the Kremlin from the Maxima Panorama Hotel. Take the dark green Zamoskvoretskaya metro line from Avtozavodskaya Metro Station (less than five minutes' walk from the hotel) and travel north three stops to Teatralnaya. Change there to the red line and continue west one stop to Biblioteka im. Lenina. The exit from the metro is just a few steps from the main visitor entrance to the Kremlin. Show transit route |
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| Distance: | 6 kilometers |
| Taxi: | 15 minutes Show driving route |
| Public transport: | It takes little more than 20 minutes to reach Red Square by metro from the Maxima Panorama. From Avtozavodskaya Metro Station, a few steps from the hotel, travel north on the dark-green line three stops to Teatralnaya. Follow signs in the station for Red Square, and you will emerge from the underpass with the Resurrection Gate, leading onto the north end of the square, directly in front of you. Show transit route |
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| Distance: | 7 kilometers |
| Taxi: | 20 minutes Show driving route |
| Public transport: | The trip will take just under 20 minutes. Take the dark green Zamoskvoretskaya metro line from Avtozavodskaya Metro Station and travel north three stops to Teatralnaya. On exiting the station, you will be able to see the Bolshoy to your left across the square. Show transit route |
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