Taganka to Andronikov Monastery and Rogozhskaya Sloboda: a walk in Moscow

East of the centre, past the Cold War bunker and the Museum of Russian Icon to the 14th-century Andronikov Monastery with the Rublev museum, then out to the Old Believers' Rogozhskaya Sloboda with its cathedral, bell tower and refectory.

Best time: Sunday or a feast-day morning to see the Old Believers' community at worship; the icon and Rublev museums are closed on Wednesdays.

The route, stop by stop

1
Bunker-42 on Taganka (Museum of the Cold War)
Cold War command post 65 m under a Taganka house; guided tours only. 75 min
A Soviet long-range aviation command post 65 metres under an ordinary-looking Taganka house, now a Cold War museum seen on guided tours through its tunnels, with a simulated…
2
Museum of Russian Icon
Large private collection of icons, free entry; closed Wednesdays. 45 min
Russia's largest private museum of Christian art, about 5,000 items collected by Mikhail Abramov, and entry is free. Muscovites come for a serious collection with free entry; it…
3
Andronikov Monastery and Andrei Rublev Museum
14th-century monastery on the Yauza with the Andrei Rublev Museum; closed Wednesdays. 60 min
The 14th-century monastery on the Yauza where the Central Museum of Ancient Russian Culture and Art named after Andrei Rublev shows icons from the 12th century on, frescoes…
4
Rogozhskoye Old Believers' community
The Old Believers' cathedral of the Intercession, where services are held without electric light, beside the tall bell tower and the merchant cemetery. 30 min
5
Rogozhskaya Trapeznaya (Old Believers' refectory)
End at the community refectory for a church-calendar lunch. 40 min
The canteen of the Old Believers' community inside the walls of Rogozhskaya Sloboda, run by parishioners in traditional embroidered belts (Moskvich Mag). The menu follows the…

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Taganka to Andronikov Monastery and Rogozhskaya Sloboda

The route, stop by stop

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