Excursions

Our hotel is surrounded by architectural and cultural landmarks famous across Russia. We highly recommend visiting the beautiful tourist attractions.

There are five excursion destinations that are extremely popular with guests of the Art Hotel Pushkino.

• First of all, the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius is a major spiritual center of Russia. The country's largest monastery is hosted by an impressive architectiral ensemble of 50 buildings. The oldest of those, the Trinity Cathedral, dates back to the 15th century. Our guests need to travel only 50 km to see the Lavra.
• The village of Abramtsevo boasts some interesting examples of the 18th and 19th century architecture. The local museum is based on the former estate of the famous S. Mamontov. It includes architectural landmarks as well as over 25,000 paintings, drawings, and sculptures.
• Besides, our guests are invited to visit the F. Tyutchev Museum in Muranovo village, which highlights the everyday life of medium-income gentry. The museum also boasts memorial structures dating back to the middle of the 19th century, including the Mandylion Church, which is of great interest.
• Apart from the old estates, we are lucky to be just 17 km from Zhostovo settlement, which is home to the legendary Zhostovo Factory of Decorative Painting. Our guests have an opportunity to visit the Factory's museum to explore the authentic tray painting techniques and attend a workshop by its leading artists.
• The village of Fedoskino is also famous across the country due to its craftsmen. The unique art of miniature lacquer painting has been developing here for over 200 years. Guests of the Art Hotel Pushkino can find out about the craft by visiting the FedoskinoArtel to admire its popular hand-painted jewelry boxes.

Moscow sightseeing tour

A comfortable bus takes us along the main streets of Moscow to an interesting lecture about the sites and historic events. We will stop at the capital's key observation sites so you can take some beautiful pictures to remind you about the trip:

• Manezhnaya Square: The Moscow Manege, the OkhotnyRyad Shopping Center, the FourSeasonsMoscow Hotel (formerly the Moscow Hotel), the Manezhnaya Square Fountains, the G. Zhukov Monument, and the State Historical Museum.
• Sofiyskaya and Bersenevskaya Embankments: panoramic views of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and the Kremlin, the BolshoyKamenny Bridge, the House on the Embankment by Trifonov, and the Kharitonenko Mansion.
• Sparrow Hills: theLuzhniki Olympic complex, a panoramic view of Moscow, the Moscow State University main building, the Church of the Holy Trinity on the Sparrow Hills, Novodevichy Convent, a panoramic view of the Moscow City Business Center, and the ski jumps.

Abramtsevo Museum

Today we suggest visiting the Abramtsevo State Historical Museum for Art and Literature. With an area of over 50 hectares, the museum boasts architectural heritage dating back to the 18th and 19th century. You can take a walk in the part and admire the views of the Vorya River.

The Museum's collection comprises over 25,000 unique exhibits: paintings, sculptures, and objects belonging to arts and crafts. We will be able to see photos and archives of the former owners of the estate.

This tour includes a visit to the Main house, the Teremok bath house, the manor house, the kitchen, Polenov's Dacha, the Mandylion Church, and more. Guests will be given some free time to take photos.

The Muranovo Museum

The famous estate of Muranovo opens its doors to welcome tourists. You can feel the presence of its former owners (the Engelgardts, the Boratynskys, the Putyatas and the Tyutchevs) and guests, their lives and work in Muranova as well as beyond it. The poetry of F. Tyutchev and Ye. Boratynsky. An excursion to key architectural and natural landmarks in the park as well as the exhibition in the Main House of the estate.

We will find out the history, purpose, and architectural properties of each building, i.e. the Main House, the Outbuilding and the Kitchen, the Ironing House, the Coachman's House, the Ice House, and the Tyutchevs' Home Church of the Mandylion. The park boasts some natural objects that will impress even experienced tourists, such as lime-tree and rose lanes, old trees, remnants of a fruit glasshouse.

The main exhibition is located in the manor house (two floors with a total of 16 rooms). Besides, guests have an opportunity to visit the exhibition dedicatedto the anniversary of N. Karamzin.

Zhostovo Painting Museum

You are welcome to take a fascinating and informative excursion to the world's only Zhostovo Painting Museum.

You will see paintings that are unique to Russian arts and crafts as well as aesthetics in general. You will also see some hand painting techniques and buy souvenirs.

Our guests can change one of two fascinating walking tours to find out more about Moscow than people born there know.

Tales of the old Arbat

Arbat is a very special part of the capital and definitely a must for every student. It is some kind of Moscow in Moscow. It has a history, traditions, and even a spirit of its own. The tour will make you come back! Lanes and alleys are especially spectacural here. Once they were home to A. Pushkin, S. Aksakov, A. Bely, the Korin Brothers, A. Rybakov, B. Okudzhava, and A. Skryabin.

We will walk at a leisurely pace to see the place where Polenov's "Moscow Courtyard" was painted, find out the history of the house where Pushkin spend three months with his lover during their honeymoon, and take photos of the most famous constructivist building, the Melnikov House, and the wooden house of the Porokhovshchikovs.

Prechistenka – Moscow Saint Germain

A tour along the beautiful streets of central Moscow, which were known unofficially as the Moscow Saint Germain in the 19th century. We will walk along Prechistenka and see houses that used to belong to representatives of the nobility and merchants, learn the stories of their famous owners, and travel a few centuries back to plunge into an age long gone.

The street boasts the greatest number of well-preserved Empire-style mansions you will ever see. The houses still remember S. Yesenin, A. Pushkin, and L. Tolstoy. Would you like to learn more? We will readily share with you all the secrets and legends.

Excursions can be given to a group of minimum 12 people.