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Take in garden or sea views from your hotel room's balcony in Djerba

The Radisson Blu Palace Resort & Thalasso Djerba is a five star hotel offering 296 rooms and suites with a contemporary design, convenient and comfortable where you can enjoy a private balcony or terrace with stunning views of the Mediterranean Sea or hotel gardens.

A wide range of services and facilities are at your disposal to bring more comfort to your stay.

All rooms are equipped with individual air conditioning, a safe, tea and coffee, a beautiful bathroom with hairdryer. You can also enjoy wireless internet access, free access to our fitness center with sauna, and free parking.

Connecting rooms are available on request.

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Travel · March 6, 2020

The Ultimate Guide to Djerba, Tunisia

Djerba is an island paradise in Africa. I know what you’re thinking, what in the world is Sam talking about?! I’m not kidding guys! Djerba is a small island on the southeastern coast of Tunisia and it is a little treasure in the Mediterranean Sea. I would best describe Djerba as a mix between Morocco and Greece: imagine white-washed towns draped in bougainvilleas with an Arabic influence.

You’ve probably have never heard of this place and it’s likely that Tunisia is not a country on the top of your bucket list, but I’m about to change that for you in this travel guide! Djerba is a small haven for turquoise beaches, charming villages, a touch of history and lots of delicious food! This island is perfect for a short weekend getaway or a week-long retreat.

If you’re planning a trip to Tunisia, check out my guide on How to Visit the Sahara Oases in Tunisia

HOW TO GET TO DJERBA

Djerba is a small island, but you’re in luck… the island has an international airport that services flights both to and from Europe and the capital city, Tunis. If you’re coming from overseas, it’s likely you will need to connect before you arrive in Djerba.

Once on the island, you can grab a taxi or hire a private driver with your accommodation to get from town to town. Make sure to check with your host on typical rates from point A to point B and to bargain for a pre-negotiated price with the driver before you start your journey.

WHAT TO DO IN DJERBA

Discover houmt souk.

Houmt Souk is the “neighborhood market” and the largest town on the island. It is a more touristic spot, but there are some great local shops in the souk and the streets here totally reminded me of Greece (& were ohhhhh so photogenic!) After some browsing and a few photo stops, grab an authentic Tunisian lunch at Restaurant Essofra .

GO ON A BEACHSIDE CARAVAN

Camels on the beach? In Djerba, this is a very common sight to see! I’ve seen my fair share of camels in the desert, but never on a crystal clear beach in the Mediterranean Sea!

Djerba has several beaches, but some of the best beaches are on the northeast coast in the “zone touristique”. These beaches are privately owned by resorts and cater to tourists, meaning that the beaches are cleaner, water sports are easily accessible and camel caravans are casually roaming up and down the beach if you fancy a ride.

WATCH THE SUNSET

Djerba has some of the most gorgeous sunsets. Find a good spot on the shallow waters and watch the sunset reflect over the horizon! The colors of the sunset are UNREAL here.

EXPLORE ERRIADAH

Erriadah is a small village located towards the center of the island. This village is the cultural soul of Djerba and the streets here are absolutely charming (just take a look at my photos below and you will be convinced!)

Djerba is historically known for its religious tolerance and multiculturalism in Tunisia and Erriadah is the best symbol of this: the town has both a synagogue and a mosque that shows the friendly relationship between the two cultures here on the island. Visit the Synagogue de la Ghriba, roam the streets and grab a bite to eat at my favorite restaurant in Djerba, La Placette .

HUNT FOR STREET ART IN DJERBAHOOD

Erriadah is also home to Tunisia’s finest street art. Djerbahood was a concept that was developed in this village to showcase street art from artists around the world. There are so many beautiful masterpieces painted on the walls of the town, so grab your camera and hunt them down throughout the winding alleyways.

LEARN SOME HISTORY AT THE GHAZI MUSTAPHA TOWER

The Ghazi Mustapha Tower is an ancient castle located on the coast nearby Houmt Souk. This castle was built at the end of the 14th century on ancient Roman Ruins. It was occupied by several different ruling kingdoms and it is now a museum open to the public.

ESCAPE TO THE WEST END

There aren’t many tourists on the west end of the island, but it’s an amazing trek. The Djerba locals told me that the beaches were better on this side of the island, so I decided to check it out for myself… and they were right! The beaches here are calm and crystal-clear, plus there are no tourists in sight! Take your driver for the day to explore the different beaches on this side of the island and have fresh lunch on the beach at Le Petit Marin .

SHOP THE SOUKS

For me, it’s not a trip without a visit to the local souks! I love picking up handmade rattan bags, leather slippers, pottery and embroidered cushions when I’m travelling in Tunisia. There are small shops in every town, but my favorite souks were in Houmt Souk and Erriadah.

GO ON A PIRATE SHIP CRUISE

Sadly, I did not have time to go on a pirate ship cruise , but this is an activity that is very popular among tourists on the island. The pirate ships depart from Houmt Souk and take you on a day trip to spot dolphins and relax on the beach at the Island of Flamingos. If you’re wanting to spot some wildlife and experience some festive entertainment, this is a trip for you!

WHERE TO STAY

During my time in Djerba, I decided to stay at Dar Bibine in Erriadah. Erriadah is centrally located on the island, which makes it the perfect home-base to explore (& it is by far the most charming town in Djerba!) Dar Bibine is all about the aesthetics… it is the perfect blend of a laid-back Mediterranean escape with an Arabic flair. The minimalist decor is well-curated and the hosts are helpful and welcoming!

OTHER TOP PICKS TO STAY:

• Radisson Blu Resort Djerba

WHERE TO EAT & DRINK

Tunisian food is absolutely delicious and its a wonderful blend of Mediterranean flavors with traditional Northern African spices and specialties. You can’t go wrong a good meat and veggie couscous or a slow-cooked tagine! I’ve picked out some of my favorite restaurants across the island for you:

• Restaurant Essofra
• Restaurant Haroun
• La Placette
• Les Palmiers Chez Neji et Catherine
• Café Restaurant Sidi Bou Saïd
• Le Petit Marin

TRAVEL TIPS

Djerba is not a huge tourist destination yet, so let me give you the DL. This small island is off the coast of southern Tunisia in northern Africa known for its Mediterranean beaches and coastal towns. The island has a long historical background of multiculturalism and tolerance with a blend of Berber, Arab, Jewish and African culture.

The main language on the island is Arabic, although French is also widely spoken. Cash is king, so make sure to bring bills with you to exchange with your accommodation host or map out the closest ATM’s to use with your international debit card. The currency here is the Tunisian dinar.

The weather can get very hot, so make sure you come prepared with sunscreen and drink plenty of fluids! Also remember that Djerba has a majority-Islamic population, so dress relatively modest at the beach and when walking around town.

Djerba is a safe place to visit and I did not experience any unpleasant circumstances while traveling here, but make sure to always stay alert as Djerba is not too far from the Libyan border.

WHAT TO WEAR

I love dressing for the destination, so I was alllll about finding Bohemian pieces that were cool, comfortable and didn’t show too much skin. If you’re traveling to Tunisia, make sure to pack light-weight fabrics that breathe and can protect you from the intensity of the desert sun.

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Blue Voyages Djerba Shavuot

• Houmt Souk 4128 ,  Djerba ,  Tunisia

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Description Blue Voyages Djerba Shavuot

Hotel with a luxury and cozy atmosphere, Subdued lighting, Feet in the water...

Blue Voyages offers you a stay for Shavuot 2023 at the 5-star Raddisson Blue Djerba Hotel, the most beautiful hotel in Djerba.

The Radisson Blu Palace Resort & Thalasso, Djerba is only a few meters from the white sandy beaches of the Mediterranean Sea.

Ideally located in our establishment. the upscale Athénée Thalasso & Spa pampers our guests with a range of massages and spa treatments.

A few minutes from the hotel you will find a casino, the Djerba Golf Club and a popular market in the town of Houmt Souk. The hotel has four delicious restaurants, offering Italian and Andalusian specialities.

• Renowned musicians liven up the hotel bar every evening
• Pianists saxophonist violinist…

The Radisson Blu Palace Resort & Thalasso Dierba is a five-star hotel with 296 rooms and suites with contemporary decor.

Practical and comfortable, the rooms have private balconies or terraces offering a sublime view of the Mediterranean Sea or the hotel gardens. We also offer a wide range of services and equipment to make your stay more enjoyable.

All rooms are equipped with individual air conditioning, a safe, tea and coffee service, as well as a magnificent bathroom with hairdryer.

Connecting rooms available on request.

Inside the hotel :

• Huge swimming pool with deckchairs and towels.
• Private beach
• Spa with seawater swimming pool

Outside the hotel :

• Excursions included
• Visit of the ghriba
• Visit Djerbahood
• Visit of the Djerba souk
• Insured transport

Restauration

• Full board with alcohol included
• Alcohol and soft drinks at the table included
• All you can eat buffet and great choices
• Big kiddush for shabbat
• Under the supervision of the Rabbi of Tunis
• Chomerim on site
• Shavuot meal

• Mini club from 4 years old
• Babysitting on request
• Shuttle service
• Daily maid service
• Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the property
• 24 hour reception

Jewish life

• Synagogue and offices on site
• Kiddush holidays and Shabbat

Djerba-Zarzis international airport is only 20 km away and you can book a transfer from/to the airport.

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Tunisia, Djerba Hotel Sentido Djerba Beach – family-friendly beach holidays ★ ★ ★ ★

1 week, AI, DR from € 420.- pp

Hotel Sentido Djerba Beach – family-friendly beach holidays ★ ★ ★ ★

Our family-friendly hotel sentido djerba beach in tunisia offers you an unforgettable beach stay with direct location at the fine sandy beach. swim-up rooms or seafront family rooms are available for you to choose from, as well as numerous other amenities to enjoy..

Our feel good rooms

• Double room
• Family accommodation
• Sea view family room
• Sea side room
• Family room
• Sea side room 1st floor
• Swim-up room

Occupancy: 2 Adu

19sqm, Garden side, shower or bathtub, hairdryer, air conditioning, approx. 15.06.-15.09., heating, approx. 15.12.-15.03., minibar, safe (payable), TV (satellite TV), telephone, Wi-Fi, balcony or terrace.

Occupancy: 3 Adu, 1 Chi

32 sqm, 2 double rooms, with connecting door, garden side, 2 bathrooms, shower or bathtub, hairdryer, air conditioning, approx. 15.06.-15.09., heating, approx. 15.12.-15.03., minibar, safe (payable), TV (satellite TV), telephone, Wi-Fi, balcony or terrace.

32 sqm, 4-bed, sea view (direct), shower or bathtub, hairdryer, air conditioning, approx. 15.06.-15.09., heating, approx. 15.12.-15.03., minibar, safe (payable), TV (satellite TV), telephone, Wi-Fi, balcony or terrace.

Occupancy: 2 Adu, 1 Chi

31 sqm, Four-bed, garden side, shower or bathtub, hairdryer, air conditioning, approx. 15.06.-15.09., heating, approx. 15.12.-15.03., minibar, safe (payable), TV (satellite TV), telephone, Wi-Fi, balcony or terrace.

19 sqm, Pool side, Sea side, 1st floor, Shower or bathtub, Hairdryer, Air conditioning, approx. 15.06.-15.09., Heating, approx. 15.12.-15.03., Minibar, Safe (payable), TV (Sat-TV), Telephone, Wi-Fi, Balcony or Terrace

Swim-Up-Room

19 sqm, Garden side, shower, bathrobe, bath slippers, hairdryer, air conditioning, approx. 15.06.-15.09., heating, approx. 15.12.-15.03., minibar, refill on arrival, mineral water, safe, TV (satellite TV), telephone, Wi-Fi, kettle, coffee/tea, terrace, direct pool access, shared pool

Sentido Djerba Beach

The right address for relaxing holidays with the whole family. Sentido Djerba Beach welcomes you – here you can relax and enjoy the most beautiful time of the year to the fullest.

Hotel Sentido Djerba Beach is located directly at the sea within the hotel area of Midoun, where small cafes and bars are within walking distance. The town of Midoun, nestled in date and fruit groves, is only six kilometers away.

Sentido Djerba Beach is located directly at the fine sandy beach, ideal for sunbathing and swimming. The free of charge sun beds and parasols provide the perfect comfort. At the wellness area you can pamper yourself with various treatments. For active holiday-makers there are several activities offered such as beach volleyball, archery, aqua fitness and  tennis with floodlight. Shows and a huge entertainment program make the evenings to an unforgettable experience!

The nicest place to enjoy

Let yourself be tempted by delicious food and enjoy the culinary moments of happiness topped with excellent service. The hotel's beach bar is a wonderful place where you can recharge your batteries with a view to the the sea. Listen to the waves and enjoy a cool drink or treat yourself to a refreshment at the pool bar. You can choose between half board or all inclusive.

Hotel Sentido Djerba Beach

A hotel to unwind and be happy on the tunisian island of djerba.

Sentdo Djerba Beach is a very well run, family resort. It is one of the most famous hotels on the island of Djerba and enjoys great popularity amongst returning guests.

• Well run & family hotel complex
• Swim-up rooms
• Beach location

The beautiful wellness area and family-friendly atmosphere with all kinds of kids activities make this hotel a perfect getaway for the entire family. The swim-up rooms, seafront family rooms and perfect location directly at the fine sandy beach are very popular among guests.

All at a glance

• Djerba, Tunisia
• Directly at the beach
• To the town centre: Midoun, approx. 6 km
• To the city centre: Houmt Souk, approx. 15 km
• To the airport: approx. 25 km
• Sandy beach: parasols, sunbeds, beach towel/bathing towel (deposit required)
• Official national category: 4 stars
• Number of accommodation units: 249
• Payment methods: MasterCard, Visa
• Family friendly
• Lobby, air conditioning
• Wi-Fi, throughout the entire resort
• Hairdresser
• À-la-carte restaurant
• Buffet restaurant
• Hotel beach bar, lobby bar, pool bar
• Indoor swimming pool
• Pool area: parasols, sunbeds, bath towel (deposit required)

Half board Breakfast (buffet), Dinner (buffet), Christmas Dinner, New Year's Eve Dinner

All inclusive Breakfast (buffet), Lunch (buffet), Dinner (buffet), Dinner in À-la-carte restaurant (1x per stay in one), Drinks free of charge (local drinks, 10 a.m. - 0 p.m.), Christmas dinner, New Year's Eve dinner

• Kids' club/miniclub
• Playground (outside)
• Kids' disco

Wellness extra charge (partly external supplier)

• Sauna area: Hamam
• cosmetic treatments

Sports & activities included (partly external supplier)

• Beach volleyball
• Table tennis
• Aerobics, aqua fitness
• Tennis: tennis court, in the hotel, floodlight (with costs)
• Daytime entertainment
• Evening entertainment
• Sports animation

Sports & activities extra charge (partly external supplier)

• Horseback riding
• Golf course available: in the place, 27 holes

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Enjoy your dream holiday now at Sentido Djerba Beach

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Apr 24 2017

City Street Guides by f.d. walker: A Street Photography Guide to Moscow, Russia

*A series of guides on shooting Street Photography in cities around the world. Find the best spots to shoot, things to capture, street walks, street tips, safety concerns, and more for cities around the world. I have personally researched, explored and shot Street Photography in every city that I create a guide for. So you can be ready to capture the streets as soon as you step outside with your camera!

At over 12 million people, Moscow is the largest city in Russia and second largest in Europe by population ( Istanbul is #1). An urban, cosmopolitan metropolis with more than enough glitz and glam to cater to the elite, but without losing its fair share of Soviet era roughness around the edges. It can be fast paced, brash, busy, and trendy like other big cities, but it has its blend of West meets Russia atmosphere and beauty that provides plenty of unique interest. The Red Square is as famous as it gets, but there’s so much more to this city, including the most beautiful subway system you’ve ever seen. It would take years to capture all of Moscow, but that means you have an endless amount of areas to discover.

So here’s a Street Photography guide so you can be ready to capture all that Moscow has to offer before you even arrive!

• Patriarch’s Pond
• Old Arbat Street
• Maroseyka Street
• Tverskoy Boulevard

Top 5 Street Spots:

1. red square.

The Red Square is the most famous square in not just Russia, but all of Eastern Europe. The name actually doesn’t come from the color of the bricks or communism, but from the name in Russian, Krásnaya, once meaning “beautiful” before its meaning changed to “red.” This large plaza is what you see on the cover of guide books and magazines for Moscow, with St. Basil’s Cathedral being the center piece next to Lenin’s Mausoleum surrounded by the Kremlin Wall. Of course, the Red Square attracts hordes of tourist due to the main attractions, but all that activity around an interesting atmosphere does provide street photo opportunities. It’s also the central square connecting to the city’s major streets, providing a good starting point to explore outward.

You’ll also find the popular pedestrian only Nikolskaya Street connecting the Red Square to Lubyanka Square. This line of expensive shops includes plenty of activity, while also leading you to another popular square. Filled with history rivaling any city, the Red Square and surrounding areas are the heart and soul of Russia.

2. Patriarch’s Ponds

Patriarch’s Ponds is one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in Moscow. Despite the name being plural, there’s only one large pond, but it’s worth a visit with your camera. It’s a popular spot for locals and expats to come relax or take a stroll around the pond. You get an interesting mix of young and old too, from young love to “babushkas” feeding pigeons. It’s a very peaceful park atmosphere in one of the nicer areas within the city center, while bringing enough activity for street photography. 

The pond is shallow and in the winter becomes a popular spot for ice-skating too. The area is also well-known for the location in the famous Russian novel, The Master and Margarita. 

3. Old Arbat (Stary Arbat)

Old Arbat is the most famous pedestrian street in Moscow, and dating back to the 15th century, also one of its oldest. Originally, it was an area of trade, but soon became the most prestigious residential area in Moscow. During the 18th century, Arbat started attracting the city’s scholars and artists, including Alexander Pushkin. Cafes lined the streets and impressive homes filled the neighborhood. Since then, New Arbat street was created as a highway in the area, while Old Arbat was paved for a 1km pedestrian only walkway.

Due to the historic buildings, famous artists that lived here, and the bohemian atmosphere, Old Arbat has become a big attraction for tourists today. Now, there’s a mix of cafes, restaurants, souvenir shops, street performers, street merchants and other attractions for visitors, and some locals, to come enjoy. It can get really busy here and there’s usually something interesting going on so it’s a good street to come walk with your camera for guaranteed life.

4. Gorky Park

One of the most famous places in Moscow is Gorky Park. The official name is Maxim Gorky’s Central Park of Culture & Leisure, which gives you an idea of what goes on here. When built, it was the first of its kind in the Soviet Union. Divided into two parts, it stretches along Moscow River. One end contains fair rides, foods stands, tennis courts, a sports club, a lake for boat rides, and more. This end brings more active life due to its number of attractions, while the other end is more relaxed, where you’ll find gardens, trees, older buildings, and an outdoor amphitheater.

Gorky Park attracts mostly locals so it’s a good spot to capture the non-tourist side of Moscow life. Muscovites come here to escape the city and unwind in a picturesque setting. The park remains alive outside of the warmer months too, especially when the lake turns into the city’s largest outdoor skating rink. I’d recommend taking the metro out here to spend at least half a day exploring the massive park’s life with your camera.

5. Maroseyka Street

Maroseyka Street is a popular area not too far from the Red Square. The long, winding street turns into Pokrovka and is lined with restaurants, cafes, bars and places to stay. It’s actually where I like to stay when I’m in Moscow due to its location and solid street photography opportunities itself. You have Kitay-gorod station near and if you keep walking southwest, you’ll get to the Red Square. But if you walk northwest, as it changes to Pokrovka, you can find a long street of activity for photography with its own interesting atmosphere.

6. Tverskoy Boulevard

Tverskoy Boulevard is the oldest and longest boulevard in Moscow, beginning at the end of Nikitsky Boulevard, and finishing at Pushkin Square, a spot to come for activity itself. The boulevard is made up of two avenues, with pedestrian walkways in-between. You’ll find grass, shrubbery, trees, benches and more walking it’s almost kilometer length. Many people come here to enjoy some relaxation, walk their dog, or just to use it to walk wherever they’re going. Its center location also provides a nice place to walk with your camera near plenty of other spots you’ll want to check out anyway.

Sample Street Walk:

For a full day of Street Photography, covering some of the best spots, you can follow this sample street walk for Moscow:

• Start your morning walking around the Red Square (1), while exploring the surrounding area, including Nikolskaya Street
• Then walk northwest to Patriarch’s Ponds (2) and slowly walk the pond and surrounding area with your camera
• Next, walk east to the Pushkin Monument and stroll down Tverskoy Boulevard (6)
• Once Tverskoy Boulevard (6) ends, it will turn into Nikitsky Boulevard. Follow this down until you get to the start of Old Arbat Street (3), across from Arbatskaya station
• After you’re done walking down Old Arbat Street (3) for more street photography, spend some time checking out Moscow’s beautiful metro stations
• To finish off the day with more street photography, get off the metro near Red Square (1) again, Maroseyka Street (5) or wherever you’re staying for the night.

3 Things I’ll Remember about Shooting in Moscow:

1. museum metro.

The Moscow metro system was the first underground railway system in the Soviet Union and today includes 203 stations across 340km of routes. The elaborate system has some of the deepest stations in the world too, with escalators that seem to go on forever. None of this is what makes it so special, though. Many of its stations feel like stepping inside a museum, making it without a doubt the most interesting and beautiful metro system I’ve been in.

When built, Stalin wanted to make the metro stations “palaces for the people” with marble, chandeliers, and grand architecture. The best part is the variety of architecture and styles used, making many of the stations a completely different experience visually. You could easily spend a whole day traveling the stations and there are even tours available for people who wish to do just that. My advice, though, would be just to buy a ticket and hop on and off at different stations, while exploring different lines. The museum-like surrounding mixed with the crowds of characters can make for a great photography experience.

Since there are so many stations, here are some of my favorites to check out:

• Novoslobodskaya
• Mayakovskaya
• Elektrozavodskaya
• Komsomolskaya
• Ploschad Revolyutsii
• Dostoyevskaya
• Prospekt Mira

2. Moscow is Big

It’s no secret that Moscow is a big city, but it can feel even bigger with how spread out much of it is. This is especially true if you compare it to cities outside of Asia. If I compared it to cities in Europe, I’d probably say only Istanbul would warrant more time to really discover the depths of this city. Most only explore around the Red Square and surrounding area, but that is such a small part of the city. Although, that central area does give you plenty to see on its own.

Fortunately, I had a good friend living in the city to show me around, but it opened up my eyes even more to how much there is to discover in Moscow. It’s a big city with a variety of atmosphere that can take you from “east” to “west” and trendy to rugged depending on where you go. I’d imagine you’d have to live here a while to really know the city.

3. Cosmopolitan Mix of East meets West

Modern skyscrapers mixed with amazing architecture, a world-class metro system with museum-like beauty, trendy fashion and chic clubs, Moscow is a rich mix of Russian culture and history in a more western cosmopolitan package. There is a push to keep the Russian culture, while also pushing forward with a modern metropolis the whole world will envy. This comes with an impressive skyline, that continues to grow, and endless modernities, but with soviet nostalgia and atmosphere mixed in for good measure.

Mixed in with this grand western cosmopolitan atmosphere, is a strong national pride in Russia. This includes their famous leader, Vladimir Putin. Maybe no other place will you see a country’s leader more often. All over, from the pricey tourist shops to the underground walkway stalls, you’ll find goods with Putin’s likeness covering them. From t-shirts to magnets to Matryoshka dolls. There’s a strong national pride that can be seen around the city, which also extends to their leader. Moscow is many things. It’s East meets West, modernizations meets Soviet era, and a whole lot more.

What To Do For a Street Photography Break?:

Eat at a stolovaya.

Stolovayas are Russian cafeterias that became popular in the Soviet days. You grab a tray and walk down the line of freshly prepared local dishes, and select whatever you want from the chefs. They’re usually inexpensive and a much better value than restaurants, while giving you the opportunity to try from a wide selection of everyday Russian food. They’re also very tasty. I always include some borsch on my tray and go from there. The places themselves are all over Moscow and usually come with Soviet-era aesthetics to complete the experience.

Street Safety Score: 7

*As always, no place is completely safe! So when I talk about safety, I’m speaking in general comparison to other places. Always take precaution, be smart, observe your surroundings and trust your instincts anywhere you go!

Being the 2nd largest city in Europe with over 12 million people, you’re going to have your dangerous areas, but for the most part, it feels safe walking around. Russia is statistically higher in crime compared to most of Europe, but this generally doesn’t apply to tourists and visitors. Around the Red Square and surrounding city center, you should feel completely safe walking around. Pick pocketing can happen, but no more than other touristic places. I always explore Moscow freely without coming across too much to worry about. It’s a spread out city, though, so of course it matters where you are. Just use basic street smarts, know where you are and Moscow shouldn’t give you a problem. 

People’s Reaction Score: 7

Moscow is fast paced, big city life, which usually means people aren’t too concerned with you, or your camera. I don’t find people notice or pay much attention to me when I’m out taking photos in Moscow. For the most part, people just go about their day. You shouldn’t get too many looks or concern. But it can depend on the area you are in. The more you stick out, the more you might get noticed with suspicions. I’ve never had any problems in Moscow, or Russia, but just be careful who you’re taking a photo of if you get out of the city center. Other than that, it’s about average for reactions. 

Street Tips:

Learn the alphabet .

Much of Moscow, including the metro system, doesn’t use english. The Russian alphabet uses letters from the Cyrillic script, which if you aren’t familiar with it and don’t know the sounds, can be hard to decipher the words. This is most important for street names and metro stops when trying to get around. It can save confusion and make it easier getting around if you learn the basic alphabet. At the very least then, you can sound out the words to see which are similar in the english conversion, which can help matching them to maps. When out shooting street photography, getting around is as important as anything. So save yourself some time and frustration by learning the Russian Alphabet.

Use the metro

While Saint-Petersburg feels very walkable for a city its size, Moscow can feel very spread out, even for its bigger size. Outside of the Red Square area, you can have plenty of walking before getting anywhere very interesting, so you’ll need to take the metro a lot if you really want to explore the city. Maps are deceiving here too, it will always be further than it looks.

Another reason it’s less walkable than Saint-Petersburg is its completely different set-up. Moscow’s streets are mostly contstructed in rings with narrow, winding streets in-between. This is common with medieval city cities that used to be confined by walls, but you usually don’t have it in a city this massive. Saint-Petersburg has a more grid-like pattern that also uses the canals to help you know your way around. When it comes to navigating on foot in Moscow, it can be more difficult, so bring a map and take the metro when needed. It’s why Moscow’s metro carries more passengers per day than the London and Paris subways combined.

Explore other areas if you have time

Moscow is really big. While most people stay around the Red Square within the Boulevard Ring, there’s so much more to the city. I covered some other spots outside of this circle, but if you really want to see the city, you’ll need time. If you do have time, some other areas I’d check out first are Zamoskvarechye, along some of the south and western Moscow.

Inspiration:

For some more inspiration, you can look through the Street Photography of Moscow photographer Artem Zhitenev  and check out 33 of my photos taken in Moscow .

Conclusion:

Moscow’s name brings a certain mystique, but once you’re there it might bring a different atmosphere than you expect. It’s big and sprawling, but beautiful in many ways. It can feel like a European capital on a grand scale, but you can definitely find its Russian side in there.

The urban sprawl of Moscow can be intimidating, but give it enough time and you’ll be rewarded with plenty to discover. All with the world’s best metro system to take you around.

I hope this guide can help you start to experience some of what Moscow contains. So grab your camera and capture all that Moscow has to offer for Street Photography!

If you still have any questions about shooting in Moscow, feel free to comment below or email me!

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Most Beautiful Metro Stations in Moscow

Visiting Moscow? Get yourself a metro card and explore Moscow’s beautiful metro stations. Moscow’s world-famous metro system is efficient and a great way to get from A to B. But there is more to it; Soviet mosaic decorations, exuberant halls with chandeliers, colourful paintings and immense statues. Moscow’s metro is an attraction itself, so take half a day and dive into Moscow’s underground!

The best thing to do is to get on the brown circle (number 5) line since the most beautiful metro stations are situated on this line. The only exception is the metro stop Mayakovskaya one the green line (number 2). My suggestion is to get a map, mark these metro stops on there and hop on the metro. It helps to get an English > Russian map to better understand the names of the stops. At some of the metro stops, the microphone voice speaks Russian and English so it’s not difficult at all.

Another thing we found out, is that it’s worth taking the escalator and explore the other corridors to discover how beautiful the full station is.

Quick hotel suggestion for Moscow is the amazing Brick Design Hotel .

These are my favourite metro stations in Moscow, in order of my personal preference:

1. Mayakovskaya Station

The metro station of Mayakovskaya looks like a ballroom! Wide arches, huge domes with lamps and mosaic works make your exit of the metro overwhelming. Look up and you will see the many colourful mosaics with typical Soviet pictures. Mayakovskaya is my personal favourite and is the only stop not on the brown line but on the green line.

2. Komsomolskaya Station

Komsomolskaya metro station is famous for its yellow ceiling. An average museum is nothing compared to this stop. Splendour all over the place, black and gold, mosaic – again – and enormous chandeliers that made my lamp at home look like a toy.

3. Novoslobodskaya Station

The pillars in the main hall of Novoslobodskaya metro station have the most colourful stained glass decorations. The golden arches and the golden mosaic with a naked lady holding a baby in front of the Soviet hammer and sickle, make the drama complete.

4. Prospect Mira Station

The beautiful chandeliers and the lines in the ceiling, make Prospekt Mira an architectural masterpiece.

5. Belorusskaya Station

Prestigious arches, octagonal shapes of Socialistic Soviet Republic mosaics. The eyecatcher of Belorusskaya metro station, however, is the enormous statue of three men with long coats, holding guns and a flag.

6. Kiyevskaya Station

The metro station of Kiyevskaya is a bit more romantic than Belorusskaya and Prospect Mira. Beautiful paintings with classical decorations.

7. Taganskaya Station

At the main hall Taganskaya metro station you will find triangle light blue and white decorations that are an ode to various Russians that – I assume – are important for Russian history and victory. There is no need to explore others halls of Taganskaya, this is it.

8. Paveletskaya Station

Another and most definitely the less beautiful outrageous huge golden mosaic covers one of the walls of Paveletskaya. I would recommend taking the escalator to the exit upstairs to admire the turquoise dome and a painting of the St Basil’s Cathedral in a wooden frame.

Travelling with Moscow’s metro is inexpensive. You can have a lot of joy for just a few Rubbles.

• 1 single journey: RMB 50 – € 0,70
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Wow! It is beautiful. I am still dreaming of Moscow one day.

It’s absolutely beautiful! Moscow is a great city trip destination and really surprised me in many ways.

My partner and I did a self guided Moscow Metro tour when we were there 2 years ago. So many breathtaking platforms…I highly recommend it! Most of my favorites were along the Brown 5 line, as well. I also loved Mayakovskaya, Arbatskaya, Aleksandrovski Sad and Ploshchad Revolyutsii. We’re heading back in a few weeks and plan to do Metro Tour-Part 2. We hope to see the #5 stations we missed before, as well as explore some of the Dark Blue #3 (Park Pobedy and Slavyansky Bul’var, for sure), Yellow #8 and Olive #10 platforms.

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Jun 06 2018.

Spend some time in one of Moscow’s finest museums.

Subterranean commuting might not be anyone’s idea of a good time, but even in a city packing the war-games treasures and priceless bejeweled eggs of the Kremlin Armoury and the colossal Soviet pavilions of the VDNKh , the Metro holds up as one of Moscow’s finest museums. Just avoid rush hour.

The Metro is stunning and provides an unrivaled insight into the city’s psyche, past and present, but it also happens to be the best way to get around. Moscow has Uber, and the Russian version called Yandex Taxi , but also some nasty traffic. Metro trains come around every 90 seconds or so, at a more than 99 percent on-time rate. It’s also reasonably priced, with a single ride at 55 cents (and cheaper in bulk). From history to tickets to rules — official and not — here’s what you need to know to get started.

A Brief Introduction Buying Tickets Know Before You Go (Down) Rules An Easy Tour

A Brief Introduction

Moscow’s Metro was a long time coming. Plans for rapid transit to relieve the city’s beleaguered tram system date back to the Imperial era, but a couple of wars and a revolution held up its development. Stalin revived it as part of his grand plan to modernize the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 30s. The first lines and tunnels were constructed with help from engineers from the London Underground, although Stalin’s secret police decided that they had learned too much about Moscow’s layout and had them arrested on espionage charges and deported.

The beauty of its stations (if not its trains) is well-documented, and certainly no accident. In its illustrious first phases and particularly after the Second World War, the greatest architects of Soviet era were recruited to create gleaming temples celebrating the Revolution, the USSR, and the war triumph. No two stations are exactly alike, and each of the classic showpieces has a theme. There are world-famous shrines to Futurist architecture, a celebration of electricity, tributes to individuals and regions of the former Soviet Union. Each marble slab, mosaic tile, or light fixture was placed with intent, all in service to a station’s aesthetic; each element, f rom the smallest brass ear of corn to a large blood-spattered sword on a World War II mural, is an essential part of the whole.

The Metro is a monument to the Soviet propaganda project it was intended to be when it opened in 1935 with the slogan “Building a Palace for the People”. It brought the grand interiors of Imperial Russia to ordinary Muscovites, celebrated the Soviet Union’s past achievements while promising its citizens a bright Soviet future, and of course, it was a show-piece for the world to witness the might and sophistication of life in the Soviet Union.

It may be a museum, but it’s no relic. U p to nine million people use it daily, more than the London Underground and New York Subway combined. (Along with, at one time, about 20 stray dogs that learned to commute on the Metro.)

In its 80+ year history, the Metro has expanded in phases and fits and starts, in step with the fortunes of Moscow and Russia. Now, partly in preparation for the World Cup 2018, it’s also modernizing. New trains allow passengers to walk the entire length of the train without having to change carriages. The system is becoming more visitor-friendly. (There are helpful stickers on the floor marking out the best selfie spots .) But there’s a price to modernity: it’s phasing out one of its beloved institutions, the escalator attendants. Often they are middle-aged or elderly women—“ escalator grandmas ” in news accounts—who have held the post for decades, sitting in their tiny kiosks, scolding commuters for bad escalator etiquette or even bad posture, or telling jokes . They are slated to be replaced, when at all, by members of the escalator maintenance staff.

For all its achievements, the Metro lags behind Moscow’s above-ground growth, as Russia’s capital sprawls ever outwards, generating some of the world’s worst traffic jams . But since 2011, the Metro has been in the middle of an ambitious and long-overdue enlargement; 60 new stations are opening by 2020. If all goes to plan, the 2011-2020 period will have brought 125 miles of new tracks and over 100 new stations — a 40 percent increase — the fastest and largest expansion phase in any period in the Metro’s history.

Facts: 14 lines Opening hours: 5 a.m-1 a.m. Rush hour(s): 8-10 a.m, 4-8 p.m. Single ride: 55₽ (about 85 cents) Wi-Fi network-wide

Buying Tickets

• Ticket machines have a button to switch to English.
• You can buy specific numbers of rides: 1, 2, 5, 11, 20, or 60. Hold up fingers to show how many rides you want to buy.
• There is also a 90-minute ticket , which gets you 1 trip on the metro plus an unlimited number of transfers on other transport (bus, tram, etc) within 90 minutes.
• Or, you can buy day tickets with unlimited rides: one day (218₽/ US$4), three days (415₽/US$7) or seven days (830₽/US$15). Check the rates here to stay up-to-date.
• If you’re going to be using the Metro regularly over a few days, it’s worth getting a Troika card , a contactless, refillable card you can use on all public transport. Using the Metro is cheaper with one of these: a single ride is 36₽, not 55₽. Buy them and refill them in the Metro stations, and they’re valid for 5 years, so you can keep it for next time. Or, if you have a lot of cash left on it when you leave, you can get it refunded at the Metro Service Centers at Ulitsa 1905 Goda, 25 or at Staraya Basmannaya 20, Building 1.
• You can also buy silicone bracelets and keychains with built-in transport chips that you can use as a Troika card. (A Moscow Metro Fitbit!) So far, you can only get these at the Pushkinskaya metro station Live Helpdesk and souvenir shops in the Mayakovskaya and Trubnaya metro stations. The fare is the same as for the Troika card.
• You can also use Apple Pay and Samsung Pay.

Rules, spoken and unspoken

No smoking, no drinking, no filming, no littering. Photography is allowed, although it used to be banned.

Stand to the right on the escalator. Break this rule and you risk the wrath of the legendary escalator attendants. (No shenanigans on the escalators in general.)

Get out of the way. Find an empty corner to hide in when you get off a train and need to stare at your phone. Watch out getting out of the train in general; when your train doors open, people tend to appear from nowhere or from behind ornate marble columns, walking full-speed.

Always offer your seat to elderly ladies (what are you, a monster?).

An Easy Tour

This is no Metro Marathon ( 199 stations in 20 hours ). It’s an easy tour, taking in most—though not all—of the notable stations, the bulk of it going clockwise along the Circle line, with a couple of short detours. These stations are within minutes of one another, and the whole tour should take about 1-2 hours.

Start at Mayakovskaya Metro station , at the corner of Tverskaya and Garden Ring,  Triumfalnaya Square, Moskva, Russia, 125047.

1. Mayakovskaya.  Named for Russian Futurist Movement poet Vladimir Mayakovsky and an attempt to bring to life the future he imagined in his poems. (The Futurist Movement, natch, was all about a rejecting the past and celebrating all things speed, industry, modern machines, youth, modernity.) The result: an Art Deco masterpiece that won the National Grand Prix for architecture at the New York World’s Fair in 1939. It’s all smooth, rounded shine and light, and gentle arches supported by columns of dark pink marble and stainless aircraft steel. Each of its 34 ceiling niches has a mosaic. During World War II, the station was used as an air-raid shelter and, at one point, a bunker for Stalin. He gave a subdued but rousing speech here in Nov. 6, 1941 as the Nazis bombed the city above.

Take the 3/Green line one station to:

2. Belorusskaya. Opened in 1952, named after the connected Belarussky Rail Terminal, which runs trains between Moscow and Belarus. This is a light marble affair with a white, cake-like ceiling, lined with Belorussian patterns and 12 Florentine ceiling mosaics depicting life in Belarussia when it was built.

Transfer onto the 1/Brown line. Then, one stop (clockwise) t o:

3. Novoslobodskaya.  This station was designed around the stained-glass panels, which were made in Latvia, because Alexey Dushkin, the Soviet starchitect who dreamed it up (and also designed Mayakovskaya station) couldn’t find the glass and craft locally. The stained glass is the same used for Riga’s Cathedral, and the panels feature plants, flowers, members of the Soviet intelligentsia (musician, artist, architect) and geometric shapes.

Go two stops east on the 1/Circle line to:

4. Komsomolskaya. Named after the Komsomol, or the Young Communist League, this might just be peak Stalin Metro style. Underneath the hub for three regional railways, it was intended to be a grand gateway to Moscow and is today its busiest station. It has chandeliers; a yellow ceiling with Baroque embellishments; and in the main hall, a colossal red star overlaid on golden, shimmering tiles. Designer Alexey Shchusev designed it as an homage to the speech Stalin gave at Red Square on Nov. 7, 1941, in which he invoked Russia’s illustrious military leaders as a pep talk to Soviet soldiers through the first catastrophic year of the war.   The station’s eight large mosaics are of the leaders referenced in the speech, such as Alexander Nevsky, a 13th-century prince and military commander who bested German and Swedish invading armies.

One more stop clockwise to Kurskaya station,  and change onto the 3/Blue  line, and go one stop to:

5. Baumanskaya.   Opened in 1944. Named for the Bolshevik Revolutionary Nikolai Bauman , whose monument and namesake district are aboveground here. Though he seemed like a nasty piece of work (he apparently once publicly mocked a woman he had impregnated, who later hung herself), he became a Revolutionary martyr when he was killed in 1905 in a skirmish with a monarchist, who hit him on the head with part of a steel pipe. The station is in Art Deco style with atmospherically dim lighting, and a series of bronze sculptures of soldiers and homefront heroes during the War. At one end, there is a large mosaic portrait of Lenin.

Stay on that train direction one more east to:

6. Elektrozavodskaya. As you may have guessed from the name, this station is the Metro’s tribute to all thing electrical, built in 1944 and named after a nearby lightbulb factory. It has marble bas-relief sculptures of important figures in electrical engineering, and others illustrating the Soviet Union’s war-time struggles at home. The ceiling’s recurring rows of circular lamps give the station’s main tunnel a comforting glow, and a pleasing visual effect.

Double back two stops to Kurskaya station , and change back to the 1/Circle line. Sit tight for six stations to:

7. Kiyevskaya. This was the last station on the Circle line to be built, in 1954, completed under Nikita Khrushchev’ s guidance, as a tribute to his homeland, Ukraine. Its three large station halls feature images celebrating Ukraine’s contributions to the Soviet Union and Russo-Ukrainian unity, depicting musicians, textile-working, soldiers, farmers. (One hall has frescoes, one mosaics, and the third murals.) Shortly after it was completed, Khrushchev condemned the architectural excesses and unnecessary luxury of the Stalin era, which ushered in an epoch of more austere Metro stations. According to the legend at least, he timed the policy in part to ensure no Metro station built after could outshine Kiyevskaya.

Change to the 3/Blue line and go one stop west.

8. Park Pobedy. This is the deepest station on the Metro, with one of the world’s longest escalators, at 413 feet. If you stand still, the escalator ride to the surface takes about three minutes .) Opened in 2003 at Victory Park, the station celebrates two of Russia’s great military victories. Each end has a mural by Georgian artist Zurab Tsereteli, who also designed the “ Good Defeats Evil ” statue at the UN headquarters in New York. One mural depicts the Russian generals’ victory over the French in 1812 and the other, the German surrender of 1945. The latter is particularly striking; equal parts dramatic, triumphant, and gruesome. To the side, Red Army soldiers trample Nazi flags, and if you look closely there’s some blood spatter among the detail. Still, the biggest impressions here are the marble shine of the chessboard floor pattern and the pleasingly geometric effect if you view from one end to the other.

Keep going one more stop west to:

9. Slavyansky Bulvar.  One of the Metro’s youngest stations, it opened in 2008. With far higher ceilings than many other stations—which tend to have covered central tunnels on the platforms—it has an “open-air” feel (or as close to it as you can get, one hundred feet under). It’s an homage to French architect Hector Guimard, he of the Art Nouveau entrances for the Paris M é tro, and that’s precisely what this looks like: A Moscow homage to the Paris M é tro, with an additional forest theme. A Cyrillic twist on Guimard’s Metro-style lettering over the benches, furnished with t rees and branch motifs, including creeping vines as towering lamp-posts.

Stay on the 3/Blue line and double back four stations to:

10. Arbatskaya. Its first iteration, Arbatskaya-Smolenskaya station, was damaged by German bombs in 1941. It was rebuilt in 1953, and designed to double as a bomb shelter in the event of nuclear war, although unusually for stations built in the post-war phase, this one doesn’t have a war theme. It may also be one of the system’s most elegant: Baroque, but toned down a little, with red marble floors and white ceilings with gilded bronze c handeliers.

Jump back on the 3/Blue line  in the same direction and take it one more stop:

11. Ploshchad Revolyutsii (Revolution Square). Opened in 1938, and serving Red Square and the Kremlin . Its renowned central hall has marble columns flanked by 76 bronze statues of Soviet heroes: soldiers, students, farmers, athletes, writers, parents. Some of these statues’ appendages have a yellow sheen from decades of Moscow’s commuters rubbing them for good luck. Among the most popular for a superstitious walk-by rub: the snout of a frontier guard’s dog, a soldier’s gun (where the touch of millions of human hands have tapered the gun barrel into a fine, pointy blade), a baby’s foot, and a woman’s knee. (A brass rooster also sports the telltale gold sheen, though I am told that rubbing the rooster is thought to bring bad luck. )

Now take the escalator up, and get some fresh air.

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