Moscow ? the massive megalopolis that is the capital and principal city of Russia contains within it everything
Dmitrov ? a large, old town, famous for its beautiful kremlin
Klin ? a small city best known as the former residence of Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky; the manor where he composed Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker is now a museum
Kolomna ? a city nearly 900 years old, with its own kremlin and the oldest church in Moscow Oblast, the Church of St John the Baptist (14th century)
Monino ? a town famous for its Central Air Force Museum, one of the world's largest aviation museums
Podolsk ? a major industrial city and the largest in Moscow Oblast; former location of Lenin's country estate
Sergiev Posad ? home to the Trinity Monastery of Saint Sergius, the spiritual center of the Russian Orthodox Church
Serpukhov ? an old city to the south of Moscow, which has its own kremlin, Vysotsky Monastery, and Vladychny Convent
Zvenigorod ? a small town with its own kremlin, which contains the wonderfully preserved Saviour Cathedral (1399) and its interior frescoes by Russia's greatest painter Andrei Rublev, as well as the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery and some extravagant 19th century dachas
The Most Frequently Asked Travel Questions about Moscow Oblast
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