Mansions and private mansions to visit Moscow (Москва)

Not far from the Kremlin is a very... peculiar mansion that never tires of making Muscovites talk. Nicknamed the Moorish Palace, this strange creation by architect Victor Mazyrin has a decidedly Art Nouveau style. Its elaborate turrets, twisted columns, sculpted balconies and its facade decorated with shells give the ensemble the strange impression of seeing the dream of the Facteur Cheval and his own palace, the "Ideal Palace", come true. Do not hesitate to visit it when you are in the city centre.

This Soviet dacha is perfectly preserved in its original form with its complete collection of furniture, utensils, decorative and leisure objects from the Soviet period. One can enjoy tea prepared in a real samovar (whose water boiled with wood embers instils such a particular and appreciable taste), Ivan chai and Russian cakes. The owner of the place also gives master classes in the preparation of borstch or pelmenis. We highly recommend this excellent getaway for an immersion in local life.

You are in front of one of the buildings in Moscow that tourists most often take pictures of. This is quite understandable, considering its (too?) extravagant architecture. This small mansion resembling a Fabergé egg was built in 2002 by Sergey Tkatsjenko. Initially this project was intended to be built at the turn of the ^2nd millennium in Bethlehem to house a birthing centre, hence its egg shape... which makes it an even more dubious choice. Anyway you can always follow this photographic trend.