Moscow Metro Walking Tour

You will be picked up by the guide at your hotel location and taken to the most interesting and beautiful stations of the Moscow Metro. During the tour you will learn about the Moscow Metro history and its meaning to the city. The Moscow metro is one of the most extensive subway systems in the world, transporting about 9 million people around the city each day. It also serves as a sort of museum of Russian history. Often the Moscow metro is compare to underground palaces. The Metro began operating in Moscow in 1935 with a single 11 km line connecting just thirteen stations, but it has since grown into the world’s fourth busiest transit system, spanning more than 300 kilometers and offering 188 stops along the way. The Moscow Metro was one of the USSR’s most extravagant architectural projects, with stations constructed as luxurious “palaces for the people”. With their reflective marble walls, high ceilings and grandiose chandeliers, many Moscow Metro stations have been likened to an “artificial underground sun”.