Thinking of a city break in Moscow?

Read our brief city guide to Moscow below to help you decide if a weekend getaway or short break in Moscow is what you want, then click on Moscow short break packages to view our short break packages to Moscow.

Red Square, with the enchant-ing, onion-domed St. Basil's Cathedral, the Kremlin and the world famous Armory Museum are well known attractions. The Kremlin grounds are adorned with such monuments as the Tzar Cannon and the 200-ton Tzar Bell, both of which are the largest in the world.

Aside from being the seat of the Russian government, the Kremlin was also the center of the Russian Orthodox Church. Surrounding Cathedral Square are four impressive and important churches, including the Cathedral of the Archangel, the burial site of Ivan the Terrible.