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If the views don't take your breath away, the workout certainly will!

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Get your workout in while seeing the sights! Enjoy a running tour or outdoor yoga in Central Park!

Choose from our Yoga, Running, or a Biking Tours!

Sunrise Yoga Walk in Central Park

Combine brisk walking with restorative yoga practice in the most beautiful setting in all of NYC!

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Central Park Highlights Tour

Leave the treadmill behind and enjoy the breathtaking views on this casual running tour through Central Park!

Hudson and High Line Running Tour

Perfect for travelers staying in the Times Square or Midtown West areas, this running tour is a superior option to running on a hotel treadmill.

Times Square Morning Walkabout

We will “walk like New Yorkers” as we take in the sights and history of a few Broadway Theaters, the NY Public Library and Bryant Park, and more!

Fit Tours NYC

If the views don't take your breath away, the workout will.

There’s no shortage of things to do in NYC, but why not have some fit fun as you tour the Big Apple? We offer Central Park tours with a fitness twist! The ultimate New York fitness experience combines sightseeing with exercise. Our fit tours are led by Certified Fitness Professionals through courses designed by Licensed New York City Sightseeing Guides. Each tour lasts one hour and is perfect for time pressed travelers.

Choose from our collection of five workouts or running tours – Central Park 5K Fun Run, Central Park Core Tour, Sunday Run Day, Sunrise Yoga Walk, and Power Hour!

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Our clients from all over the world can attest to the fun they had with us, “awesome way to see central park”.

“This was a fantastic 5k tour of Central Park. Our guide, Cat, was super knowledgeable and fun! They took some great pics of our group and made our visit to NYC even more memorable.” – Jennifer C. via TripAdvisor

“Excellent for business travel”

“I wanted to get active in New York, but also to see a few sights, learn a bit about the City. Fit Tours delivered in spades and I really enjoyed the tour. Thank you, Mike and Jess!” – Rob A. via TripAdvisor

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“I thoroughly enjoyed my running tour with Fit Tours NYC. Tour guide/trainer Cat was fun, easygoing, and very knowledgeable about Central Park. It was the highlight of my trip to the city!” – Heidi G. via TripAdvisor

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Central Park Sunrise Yoga Walking Tour NYC

Combine Brisk Walking and Relaxing Sunrise Yoga for the Ultimate Start to Any Morning in NYC

Sunrise Yoga and Walk in Central Park

• • Enjoy a Guided Walk of Central Park
• • Immerse Yourself in The Natural Surroundings
• • Restore Yourself with Yoga for All Levels

Why We Love It

New York City Experience Gifts: Start your day off right with a restorative yoga and walking workout! Don’t worry, you won't be walking through Central Park while in the Downward Facing Dog position; this experience consists of brisk walking sessions, interspersed with interval stops of relaxing yoga. This active-meets-meditative combination will gently wake up your body and mind, helping you prepare for the day ahead. Whether you are visiting Manhattan, or are looking for a unique gift for New York yogis, this Central Park Sunrise Yoga Walking Tour is one of the best ways to start your day. 

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Experience overview:.

Combine brisk walking with restorative yoga practice in the most beautiful setting in all of NYC!

This yoga-inspired workout combines a series of power walks throughout the park’s most serene locations with restorative yoga poses and stretches at each stop. Center your mind and body as the sun rises above the skyline and the world's most exciting city comes to life all around you!

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Meet at the General William T Sherman Monument; 5th Avenue between 59th and 60th Streets. Aim to arrive at least 10 minutes before start time.

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Is this a race? No, Fit Tours are non-competitive sight-running tours. We make stops at many of the most iconic Central Park landmarks along the way and talk about the history of each of them. Our active sightseeing tours will show you Central Park in an up-close and detailed way that’s unlike any other. You’ll quickly learn why we’ve been called “the ultimate NYC fitness experience”!

Can walkers sign-up? Except for the Sunrise Yoga Tour, each of our tours involve a good deal of running, so you’ll need to be able to keep up with the group to hear the guide. Our pace is typically 9-10 min/mi. If that seems too fast for you, another option would be to sign up for one of our private runs (where we run at your pace!) or join the Sunrise Yoga Tour where we combine a good brisk walk with stretching and basic yoga poses.

How long are the tours? Each of our tours last approximately 1 hour. Sometimes we finish 5 or 10 minutes earlier or later, depending on the overall pace of the group.

Can I run with a jogging stroller? Although we’ve never had one, Jogging strollers are welcome. There are two large staircases along the course, but we’re happy to help carry strollers.

How soon do I need to sign-up? The earlier, the better. We will keep the sign up open until 10 hours before the start of the tour. Within 24 hours you have to call to book.

What's the longest distance we run without stopping? There are a couple of legs of the 5K Fun Run that are just under .5 mi.

Do you mail anything to me? No, we do everything online.

Do you offer bag storage? We don’t have bag storage, so come dressed to run! However, our guides wear backpacks and have room to carry small items like keys and phones — just ask during check-in.

How do I now if I signed-up correctly? You will receive an e-mail with a receipt from Fit Tours NYC through our booking company, Fare Harbor, immediately following your registration with details on our meeting spot.

I didn't get a confirmation! There is a confirmation e-mail sent from our booking company, Fare Harbor, immediately following your registration. If you haven’t received a confirmation e-mail then something is wrong and you should call us to confirm asap! They also send you a reminder e-mail 24 hours prior to your tour.

What happens if it rains? Each of our runs is held rain or shine! If conditions are not to your liking, you can re-schedule to any of our other runs that have space available. In the event of dangerous weather (thunderstorms w lightning, extreme heat or cold, etc.) we will cancel the tour and if there aren’t any other tours that fit your schedule, you will receive a full refund.

Where's the best place to park? We strongly suggest you do not drive to the meeting location as Parking extremely difficult to find on the streets of NYC and Parking lots in midtown are extremely expensive. The best options to reach our meeting spots on time are either Taxi, Bus, or Subway. All of our meeting spots are easily accessible by mass transit.

What's your cancellation/refund policy? If you contact Fit Tours NYC via email or phone to cancel your purchased tour at least 24 hours prior to your tour, we will refund your money. If we cancel your tour due to weather, we will refund your purchase if you are unable to participate in another offered tour. If you do not contact us at least 24 hours prior to your scheduled tour to cancel your reservation, a refund will not be provided.

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Fit Tours are New York City tours with a fitness twist. Our comprehensive workouts take place in and throughout New York's most beloved attraction, Central Park! Our one hour long tours are perfect for travelers who have limited time due to work or other obligations.

The tours combine exercise with sightseeing and take place in the early morning as well as afternoons and evenings to accommodate your busy schedule. Fit Tours are great for individuals as well as groups. Choose a workout that works best for you and book online or call us today!

Central Park tours with a fitness twist! The ultimate New York fitness experience combines sightseeing with exercise. Our tours are led by Certified Fitness Professionals through courses designed by Licensed New York City Sightseeing Guides. Each tour lasts one hour and is perfect for time pressed travelers. Choose from 5 workouts- Central Park 5K Fun Run, Central Park Core Tour, Sunday Run Day, Sunrise Yoga Walk and Power Hour!

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Central Park’s Restorative Yoga Classes Return This Weekend

Recharge your mind and body with Central Park's restorative yoga classes returning for the 2023 season!

In addition to the return of Bryant Park’s beloved free yoga classes , comes the revival of yoga classes in Central Park , a tradition that started in 2011.

Take in the beautiful skyline while you connect with nature in the city’s most treasured park for a rejuvenating yoga experience. Whether you’re an amateur or a weathered yogi, the classes are for all levels .

Challenge your core strength and test your flexibility at one of the various options offered:

Drop-In Classes

What: Attend a one-time class that combines breath work and movement

To know: Online booking required

30 Days Unlimited

What: Get access to unlimited yoga classes with The Yoga Trail for 30 days

🕑: Valid for 30 days from the date of your first class

To Know: Upon purchasing, you will receive a code that will need to be used for reserving individual classes

Private Yoga Classes

What: Book a private class for a day of company bonding, a birthday party, or just a fun activity for friends

🕑: Daily (available between 8:00am – 6:00pm)

To know: Private classes are to be confirmed based on teacher’s availability.

The season normally runs from March through December. All classes are 75 minutes long and reservations are required as space is limited. Bathrooms are available on-site. Students are expected to meet in front Le Pain Quotidien near the top of Sheep Meadow.

Central Park recommends people show up 15 minutes prior to your practice on an empty stomach. Yoga is best exercised with bare feet to improve earthing. If participants choose to practice with a mat, they must bring their own .

Prior to class you can learn all about your instructor on Central Park’s website . Book a class today!

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• Gorky Central Park of Culture and Recreation, Moscow
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What is the history of Gorky Park?

• In the pre-revolutionary period, Gorky Park was a city dump and wasteland, which was cleared in 1923 to host the All-Russian Agricultural and Artisan Industrial Exhibition
• In 1928, a huge park was planned on the former site of the exhibition. It would not just be a place of leisure, but a place to proudly display Soviet culture and daily life
• Gorky Park has remained a cultural hub ever since, and has been renovated and added to over the years to make it one of Moscow’s top attractions today

Gorky Central Park of Culture and Recreation

Gorky Park is the most famous park of Moscow, created during the Soviet period as a hub for relaxation and cultural activities. The park is beloved by Muscovites and tourists alike, who visit in all seasons to stroll, enjoy sports, admire the park’s attractions, and attend cultural events. Gorky Park is the central part of an ensemble of four green spaces – Muzeon Park of Arts, Neskuchny Garden, and Sparrow Hills Nature Reserve – which curve around the southern bank of the Moskva River to the south-west of Moscow city centre. Here you may spend some time and enjoy nature and contemprary art during your vacation in Moscow .

History of Gorky Park

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In the 17th century, the eastern bank of the Moskva River beyond Moscow’s city limits was home to floodplain meadows, where palace horses grazed. From the mid-1850s, events such as cockfights, fistfights, and races were held here, and by the 20th century this area had become a city dump where the unemployed and homeless people of Moscow lived, which remained this way until the Soviet period. This wasteland lay in stark contrast to the adjoining Neskuchny Sad – ‘merry garden’ – which lay to its south, an area of aristocratic country estates and elaborate gardens.

Soviet Russia

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Following the October Revolution, Vladimir Lenin travelled around Moscow to find a suitable site for the first All-Russian Agricultural and Artisan Industrial Exhibition, which would reveal opportunities for socialist development of agriculture and industry. Lenin decided on the wasteland alongside the Moskva River, which was cleared with a programme of community work. In 1923, the exhibition began. It encompassed 250 pavilions dedicated to different themes of agriculture and industry, and was divided into thematic zones, such as villages, livestock, crops, engineering, railways, republics of the USSR, and foreign countries. The organisation of the exhibition demarcated the future layout and size of Gorky Park, and the paths, ‘zones’, and main square of the exhibition have been preserved until the present day. In March 1928, Moscow City Council decided to establish a park of culture and recreation on the site of the former exhibition, which would also encompass the Neskuchny Garden. Moscow’s residents were instrumental in the construction of the park – they voiced their desires for events spaces, physical education and leisure facilities, and gave up their weekends to build the park. The park’s main architect was Konstantin Melnikov.

Did you know? Konstantin Melnikov also helped to construct Lenin’s Mausoleum and the Rusakov Worker’s Club, one of Moscow’s Constructivist masterpieces .

Over 100,000 Muscovites flocked to the opening of the park on 12th August 1928. The brand-new park was equipped with two theatres, a cinema, nursery, reading room, restaurant and café, music stages, sports arenas, rowing boats, and even a giant helter-skelter slide. Unfortunately, because of the vast size of the crowd and the general excitement, the park was damaged and closed until September.

Did you know? The park was not named after Maxim Gorky, writer and founder of Socialist Realism, until 1933.

In 1929, Betty Glan – at the mere age of 26 – became director of the park. She decided to reconceptualise it, uniting leisure, design, and ideology with the help of Moscow’s most eminent architects, designers and artists. Over the next decade, more cultural venues were established in the park, the Pushkinskaya Embankment along the Moskva River was developed, and the landscaping of the park was carefully cultivated. Architect Alexander Vlasov was particularly influential, and won the Grand Prix at the 1937 World Exhibition in Paris for his design of Gorky Park. This period under Glan’s directorship until 1937 was known as the ‘golden age’ of Gorky Park, which became not just a place for recreation, but a public space where Soviet culture and everyday life could be proudly displayed.

Did you know? During the Second World War topical events were held in Gorky Park, such as the championship in bayonet combat, grenade-throwing competitions, and air defence training. What’s more, an exhibition of captured enemy weapons – tanks, artillery, aeroplanes, and more – was organised in Gorky Park and continually updated throughout the war.

In the post-war decades new attractions were continually added to Gorky Park. These included the majestic 24-metre triumphal arch at the entrance to the park, an astronomical observatory (which remains open today), the famous Ferris wheel (unfortunately dismantled in 2008), and a fountain with lights and music.

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The Gorky Park ensemble continued to flourish as a centre of culture and recreation in post-Soviet Russia. The adjoining Muzeon Park of Arts was founded in 1992, and Garage Museum of Contemporary Art was established in Gorky Park in 2008. The ensemble underwent serious reconstruction in 2011. Many new sports facilities were added, including centres for beach sports and extreme sports, bicycle paths and sports equipment rental hubs, and much effort was devoted to reviving original buildings, sculptures, and landscape compositions. Two years later, the embankment of the Moskva River from the southern tip of Zamoskvorechye Island all the way to Sparrow Hills was redeveloped and pedestrianised, making it possible to peacefully walk or cycle along the Moskva for many kilometres.

What can you do at Gorky Park today?

• Explore the park and see architectural attractions, fountains, and beautiful gardens
• Visit Garage Museum of Contemporary Art and the Gorky Park Museum
• Go boating on the lakes and stroll down the Pushkinskaya Embankment
• Rent bicycles or scooters, skateboard, and visit the sports centres

What can you do at Gorky Park?

Park attractions.

While exploring the treelined paths of Gorky Park, you’ll come across a number of attractions. To the west of the main entrance, near the river, is a beautiful geometric bandstand used for music and literary evenings in the Soviet period. As you head down the central alley of Gorky Park from the main entrance, you’ll see a statue of Maxim Gorky on your right, and discover the light and music fountain with its dancing jets of water – find the schedule of its performances here .

Did you know? Don’t be afraid to feed the red squirrels and birds you encounter on your walk around Gorky Park – there are even vending machines which sell special food for the animals!

The southern section of Gorky Park is occupied by the Golitsynsky Garden. In 1802, the Golitsyn Hospital was founded here as a hospital for the poor; it still adjoins Gorky Park today. Gardens were created as a relaxation place for patients, extending from the hospital building to the riverbank, and included landscaped gardens, a Chinese Bridge, and two ponds. On the riverbank is the Rotunda of the Golitsyn Hospital, which has been preserved since the 19th century. There is also a rose garden and fountain by the Bolshoi Golitsynsky Pond.

Did you know? In the Golitsynsky Garden is also located an unusual architectural monument – a public toilet designed by Alexander Vlasov in the 1930s, which is recognised as an ‘object of cultural heritage’!

Outdoor activities

Gorky Park’s extensive and varied grounds aren’t only good for walks! You can relax on the water by renting boats to sail on the Pionersky and Bolshoi Golitsynsky Ponds, or visiting the Olivkovy Beach on the Pushkinskaya Embankment to sunbathe. As well as this, you can hire bicycles, electric scooters, longboards or even roller skates to explore the park and embankments, play table tennis, visit the sports complex to play football, basketball, handball, badminton or volleyball, or visit the Vans skatepark or Nike sports centre for workouts and classes such as rooftop yoga.

Gorky Park Museum

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Visit the Gorky Park Museum, located in the left pier of the entrance arch. The current exhibition is dedicated to Gorky Park in the ‘golden age’ of the 1930s, and shows the development of Moscow’s central park through the eyes of Betty Glan. There is an observation deck on top of the arch, which offers a lovely view over the park and Moscow’s skyline.

Did you know? In the entrance arch there is also a gift shop where you can purchase balls, frisbees, blankets, and other items to enjoy your visit to Gorky Park.

Garage Museum of Contemporary Art

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In Gorky Park you will find Garage Museum, Russia’s first philanthropic institution dedicated to contemporary art, founded in 2008 by Roman Abramovich and Dasha Zhukova. 10 major exhibitions are hosted each year to showcase the work of established and up-and-coming artists. Also organised are a rich programme of events including curator-led excursions, workshops, masterclasses, lectures, concerts, performances, festivals, and film screenings at Garage’s outdoor cinema. Read our article about Garage Museum of Contemporary Art to learn more.

Food and drink

There are plenty of excellent cafes and restaurants dotted around Gorky Park, where you can stop for a quick coffee or enjoy a long meal with a view. They include the stylish lakeside café Ostrovok (Little Island) and upmarket restaurant Vremena Goda (Seasons) which serve European and Russian food, colourful lakeside Thai restaurant Lebedinoe Ozero (Swan Lake), trattoria Merkato with its huge summer terrace, restaurant Syrovarnya (Cheese Factory) with a menu focused on its homemade cheese, food-truck court Restoparking which is stylised as a drive-in café, and ice-cream and tea shop Chaynaya Vysota.

What’s nearby?

Gorky Park is bordered by Muzeon Park of Arts, Neskuchny Garden, and Sparrow Hills Nature Reserve. This huge ensemble curves for eight kilometres along the bank of the Moskva River, providing a beautiful oasis of green in Europe’s biggest city.

Muzeon Park of Arts

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Muzeon Park of Arts is the largest open-air sculpture museum in Russia, home to 1,000 sculptures by Soviet and Russian sculptors, including those by famous artists. A large part of Muzeon is occupied by the New Tretyakov Gallery , which houses Russia’s most complete exhibition of national art from the 20th century to the present day. The pedestrianised Krymskaya Embankment which extends alongside Muzeon has recently undergone redevelopment, and is one of Moscow’s most popular spots to relax.

Neskuchny Garden

Neskuchny Garden is the oldest park in Moscow, founded in 1728 by Prince Nikita Trubetskoy, who threw fantastic festivities in his manor house and gardens – neskuchny means ‘merry’ in Russian. Many other noble families also built their country estates in this area, which became a public park and garden after being acquired by the royal family. Today, the Neskuchny Garden is home to historical buildings, fountains, and gardens from the 18th and 19th centuries, sports facilities, an open-air theatre, and a huge greenhouse which supplies flowers to Gorky Park.

Sparrow Hills

Sparrow Hills Nature Reserve is a huge forest park lining the steep bank of the Moskva River and the only specially protected nature area near the city centre. It is home to ecological trails, ponds, natural springs, rare species of plants and animals, many spots for picnicking, cafes, and a mini zoo. At the bottom of the park lie the Vorobyovskaya and Andreevskaya Embankments, with promenades along the Moskva River, a beach, and piers offering boat trips. As with Gorky Park, Sparrow Hills is hugely popular for sports and outdoor activities in all seasons. A new winter sports complex with snowboarding, ice skating, and ski tracks and jumps is currently under construction. When the weather is pleasant, you can rent a bicycle to ride the 8 kilometres along the river from Muzeon to Sparrow Hills.

Essential information for visitors Address and contact details Gorky Park, Krymsky Val, 9, Moscow, 119049 Website:  https://park-gorkogo.com/ Email:  [email protected] Telephone: +7 (495) 995-00-20 Nearest metro: Oktyabrskaya (570m), Park Kultury (860m) Opening hours and tickets

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The history of the gorky.

The park was built in Soviet times between the two world wars and named after the author Maxim Gorky at the time. Up until the turn of the century, the area not far from the center was only a residential area with huge estates and then, in the turmoil of the civil war and shortly afterwards, served as an illegal landfill where citizens and entrepreneurs disposed of their garbage. After intensive cleaning in the early communist years, the site was first used as an agricultural exhibition in the mid-1920s until the Moscow City Council decided to set up a park here that was accessible to all citizens of Moscow. After all, this was supposed to take a full ten years of construction. Throughout the entire Soviet period, the park was incredibly popular and familiar to every Soviet citizen, whether from Moscow or not.

Rebirth after basic renovation

However, after the end of the Soviet Union, the area fell into disrepair – cheap hustle and bustle like shooting booths and slowly rusting rides shaped the sad picture. Only outsiders got lost in the park, which lived more from its reputation than from the sad reality. Only with the fundamental and just as expensive renovation in 2011 did the Gorky become the park it was once loved by the locals. Especially the promenade along the river with its large sunbathing areas in summer and the numerous ice rinks for ice skating in winter now attract thousands of locals to Gorky every day. Countless food and café stands scattered across the site provide visitors with everything imaginable – from Georgian delicacies, a decent café to traditional Russian kvass, or ice cream and smoothies in summer.

Concerts, art and privacy place

Even bigger crowd pullers are just the concerts in the park and these have a long tradition here. In 2018 alone, David Guetta, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Killers and Lana del Rey performed numerous international music greats Open Air. But even outside the big events there is always something to see in the Gorky. The modern art center “Garage” (website https://garagemca.org/en ) in the park holds regular art and design exhibitions. In addition, the art center gave the park the largest children’s playground in all of Russia for its 90th birthday in 2018. Numerous play equipment, including 29 different swings alone, are the perfect place to spend a few hours with the youngsters. Pedal boats can also be rented at several locations in the park, for example at the Andreevsky ponds, which is also suitable for children. Sports courses for adults are held regularly in the park. From jogging to yoga or Pilates there are organized courses – beach volleyball fields, soccer fields and an open air fitness studio offer further opportunities to do sports. Afterwards, beer gardens invite you to linger – all of this happens primarily in the central part of Gorky Park, known as the Neskuchny Garden. Would you like to experience Gorky Park and the magic of Moscow by yourself? Then you need a visa first – you can find out how to get it here !

Away from the central part: Muzeon and Sparrow Hills

In the section called Muzeon north of the Crimean Bridge there are over 1000 statues, Soviet monuments and modern art facilities. This open-air museum-like section of the Gorky invites you to take a walk that takes you past oversized and pompous Soviet busts as well as avant-garde art objects of the 21st century. Surrounded by statues of Lenin, this section looks partly surreal. The Stalin statue in particular, which had its nose removed, magically attracts visitors. For photographers, the sometimes slightly rusty busts and remains from the Soviet era offer great motifs. If you’d like to improve yourself as a promising photographer, you can even take a photography course in the park at Photoplay ( https://photoplay.ru/courses/workshop/photoplayatgorky.html ) At 2900 rubles, i.e. just under $ 41, this is significantly more affordable than comparable products in Asia or Australia. No wonder this section is considered an Instagram paradise for Moscow’s exploding hipster scene. Events are also held time and again in the Muzeon – for example, the warm months over and over here are held cinema screenings outdoors. Russian classics such as international cinema are shown. You have absolute peace in the Sparrow Hills, which also belong to the park but are spatially separated from the other part. About four kilometers further along the Moskva River out of town is this section of the Gorky Park, which is largely natural. There, just opposite the large Luzhniki Stadium on the other side of the Moskva River, where the Olympics and the World Cup finals have already taken place, there is another privacy place in the middle of Moscow. At the highest point of the Sparrow Hills, to which a cable car leads, you have a fantastic view of Moscow.

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By Stacie Stukin

Photography by Thomas Loof

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