Winter in Moscow. What to do?

Winter in Moscow What to do?

Contents : Parks Skating rinks Skating Arena (covered) Ice hills in parks Snow hills in Parks Trainers (workout) Skate parks Tennis courts Swimming pools (Covered) Snow town Ice sculptures exhibition Universal sports playgrounds in parks Horse riding Places for winter ďŹ shing in parks Winter swimming in parks Winter driving routes Paintball site Sites for snowboarding Venues for curling Ski slopes Hills for skiing Skiing lodge

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What to do on Wintertime in Moscow?

You have enough to be at home all day long?

You don’t know which activity to do on wintertime? Don’t know where to go?

We find for you the best activities in Moscow on a cold wintertime. Enjoy our selection!

Intermark Relocation team www.intermarkrelocation.ru facebook.com/intermarkrelocation

Parks Did you know?

The first children's attraction "railroad" appeared in Gorky Park in 1932 Path length was about 500 meters.

Gorky Park has its own variety of roses, which is called the same – "Gorky Park” rose. It was brought by the French breeder Philip Manga. This rose is not afraid of low temperature. The presentation was held in 2012 with an accompaniment of a symphony orchestra of the Netherlands.

English writer H. G. Wells called Gorky Park "the Factory of happy people " when he visited it in 1934.

Intermark Relocation choice: Gorky Park 9, Krymskiy Val Street www.park-gorkogo.com Izmailovskiy Park Allea Bolshogo Kruga www.izmailovsky-park.ru Sokolniki Park 1, Sokolnicheskiy Val str, bld.1 www.park.sokolniki.com The Hermitage garden 3, Karetniy Ryad Street www.mosgorsad.ru Kolomenskoe Park 29, Prospekt Andropova www.kolomenskiy-park.ru

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Skating rinks Did you know?

The first skates were brought to Russia by Peter the Great, he saw those in Holland and decided to make an new version by fixing skating shoes and the blades together One of the most special skating-rinks is opening every year in Paris on Eiffel tower, 57 meters above the ground.

Intermark Relocation choice: Silver-ice @ Izmailovskiy park 7, Allea Bolshogo Kruga str.

Open time: Mon-Fri: 2 PM-10PM; Sat-Sun: 12AM – 10PM Rental: 150-200 RUR/h www.izmailovsky-park.ru Skating-rink @ Gorky Park 9, Krymskiy Val str.

Open time: 10AM – 3PM; 7PM-10PM Entrance fee– 100-500RUR www.park-gorkogo.com Skating rink @ Hermitage Garden 3, Karetniy Ryad str. bld. 7 Open time: Mon-Fri: 2PM-11PM ; Sat-Sun : 10AM-11PM Entrance fee: 150-200 RUR Rental: 100-150 RUR www.mosgorsad.ru Ice skating ring @ Sokolniki Park 1, Sokolnicheskiy val, bld.1 Open time : 10AM-12PM Entrance fee : 150–350RUR Rental : 200 RUR + 2000 RUR deposit park.sokolniki.com

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Skating Arena (covered) Did you know?

The first skating arena opened in 1912 on the birthplace of the hockey in Canada, the price of the first arena was $110 000 and it was made for 4000 visitors.

More than 380 skating arenas are open in Russia, it’s the 3rd Country in in the Word by the number of skating arenas.

Intermark Relocation choice Skating Arena 28, Talalykhina str. Bld.4 Open time : 9AM-10PM Skating mossport.ru Skating Arena 28, Talalykhina str. Bld.4 Open time: 9AM-10PM Skating; hockey mossport.ru Artificial Ice Skating Arena 16, Olimpiyskiy Prospekt Open time: 10AM-10PM Skating www.olimpik.ru Skating Arena 25 Novougorjskaya bld.4 Open time: 9AM-10PM Skating; hockey vorobgori.mossport.ru

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Ice hills in parks Did you know?

The first icing hills were made in Russia in XVII century. Constructed by order of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg, these ice hills were 25 meter high with a 50° tilt, to have some fun;) Today the largest ice hill is in Sokolniki Park – The Gorka, 200 meter long and 13,5 meters high, the best for tubing.

Intermark Relocation choice: Ice hill @ Krasnaya Presnya Park 5, Mantulinskaya str. bld.2 Open time: 8AM-23PM www.p-kp.ru Ice Hill @ Museon Park 10, Krymskiy Val str.

Open time: 8AM-23PM www.muzeon.ru Ice Hill @ Luzniki 24, Luzhniki str, bld.1 Open time: 10AM-23PM www.luzhniki.ru Ice Hill @ Novoslobodsky park 58/12, Novoslobodskaya str. bld 6 Open time: 8AM-22PM

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Snow hills in Parks Did you know?

According to the legend, the ďŹ rst snow hill was made by empress Ekaterina II. She loved it so much, that she ordered to invent something similar for summer time.

Intermark Relocation choice: Tubing hill @ Muzeon 10, Krymskiy Val str. www.muzeon.ru Hill @ Taganskiy Park 40/42, Taganskaya str. www.taganskiypark.ru Hill "Na Miusakh" 4, 2nd Shemilovskiy lane, bld. 5 www.miussy.ru Hill @ Usadba Trubetskiy v Khamovnikakh 1A/4 Usacheva str. bld.1 www.mospark.ru Hill @ Metalurg stadium 11, Novaya Doroga st. bld.1 www.m-stadium.ru

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Trainers (workout) Did you know?

Earliest videos with street workout training were created in the 2000s and caused a big interest Worldwide.

The ďŹ rst workout international championship was held in August 2011 in Riga, and the "World Cup workout 2013" is held in Moscow.

A workout helps to strengthen 80 groups of muscles.

Intermark Relocation choice: Workout station 5, Mantulinskaya str. bld. 2 Workout station 8, Obrucheva str.

Workout station 28, Vorobiovskaya quai bld. 23 Workout station 56, Svobody str.

Workout station 13, Lobnenskaya str.

Workout station 6, Menzhinskogo str.

Workout station 5, Izmailovskiy prospekt, bld. 2

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Skate parks Did you know?

Skateboarding has originated in 1960s in California. Modern skateboarding is divided into several types: vert, street, riding in the mini ramp and pool skating.

June 21 is celebrated worldwide as Skateboarding Day, and was first celebrated in Russia in 2006.

The world's most famous skateboarder is Bart Simpson. He is skating since first episode of the show in 1989.

Intermark Relocation choice: Roll Hall 3, Kholodilniy lane Open time: 10AM-10PM Entrance fee: 300-500RUR Rent: 250-270 RUR WiFi www.rollholl.ru Skate park @ Fili Park 22, Bolshaya filevskaya str.

Open time: 10AM-10PM www.parkfili.com Fantasy Park 100, Lublinskaya str.

Entrance fee: 200 RUR Rent: 200 RUR WiFi www.fpark.ru

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Tennis courts Did you know?

Famous tennis player Rafael Nadal plays with his left hand, although he is right-handed. He learned holding the racket in his left hand from his uncle, justifying it by the fact that left-handers have an additional advantage as they can beat a right-handed player on the “uncomfortable� hand and give a special rotation to the ball.

Intermark Relocation choice: Tennis court @ Gorky Park 9, Krymskiy Val str.

Open time: 10AM-11PM Rental: 100RUR Entrance fee: 1000RUR WiFi www.park-gorkogo.com Tennis court 63, Rabochaya str.

Open time: 7AM-11PM Entrance fee: 300 - 600 RUR WiFi mossport.ru Tennis court 56, Suchevskiy Val str.

Open time: 7AM-11PM Entrance fee: free www.dooccao.ru Tennis court 3, Universitetsky prospekt Open time: 9AM-6PM Rental: no the26.ru

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Swimming pools (Covered) Did you know?

The ďŹ rst indoors swimming pool opened in London on the 28th of May, 1742.

The deepest pool in the world is located in Belgium, its depth is 34,5 meters.

In Moscow a swimming pool was built on the site of the Christ the Savior Church in 1960 and demolished in 1994. At that time it was the largest pool in the USSR and in the world.

Intermark Relocation choice: Swimming pool @ Camelot Gym 32, Komsomolskiy Prospekt kamelot-gym.ru Swimming pool @ World Class 69, Bolshaya Gruzinskaya str.

10, Testovaya str.

4, Romanov Lane 14, Zhitnaya str.

17, Klimashkina str. bld.2 9, Zemlyanoy Val str. www.worldclass.ru Swimming pool @ Onegin Fitness 2, Malaya Polyanka str. oneginclub.ru

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Winter swimming in parks Did you know?

The next winter swimming championship “FIFA World Winter Swimming “ will be held in March 2014 in Finland.

Currently there are only 30 people in the World who can swim one kilometre in ice water. The vast majority of them are citizens of Russia.

Intermark Relocation choice: Winter swimming @ Park Serebrenniy bor 35, Tamanskaya str. bld.1 www.oopt-szao.ru Winter swimming @ Rublevo Village 45, Vasiliya Botyleva str. www.kuntsevo.mos.ru Winter swimming @ Izmailovo Park 56, Izmailovskiy Prospekt www.mosecovao.ru Winter swimming @ Sokolniki Park 1, Sokolnicheskiy Val bld.1 www.park.sokolniki.com Winter swimming @ Tepliy Stan 10, Ostrovityanova str. www.gpbuuc.ru

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Place for winter fishing in parks Did you know?

Every second Sunday of July Russia marks a professional holiday – The Fisherman's Day. Annually in late March on the lake Baikal the largest ice ďŹ shing championship is held. It is called "Baikal Kamchatka".

Intermark Relocation choice: Fishing @ Kosinskiy Park 14, Medvedeva str.

Open time: 9AM-10PM www.mosecovao.ru Fishing 10, Ostrovityanova str.

Open time: 8AM-10PM WiFi www.gpbuuc.ru Fishing 3, Izmailovskiy Proezd, bld.1 Open time: 8AM-10PM WiFi Fishing 2, Yunosty str. bld. 1 Open time: 7AM-11:55PM www.mosecovao.ru

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Hors riding Did you know?

The birthplace of horse racing competitions is France. Russia started participating in international competitions in 1902. In 1959 the Soviet participants in Paris won the team competition. And in 1980 the USSR won at the Olympic Games.

Intermark Relocation choice: Hors riding Kuzminskiy Park 1, Kuzminskiy Park str., bld. 2 Open time: 10AM-7PM www.kuzminky.ru Hors riding 7, Zarechie str.

Open time:10AM-7PM WiFi www.ynmoscow.ru Hors riding @ Gorky Park 9, Krymskiy Val Entrance fee: 800RUR Open time: 10AM-11PM WiFi www.park-gorkogo.com Hors riding @ Izmailovsky Park 31v, Entuziastov shosse Open time: 10AM-11PM www.izmailovsky-park.ru

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Universal sports playgrounds in parks Did you know?

A standard pad size is 22 x 42 meters,but there is no clear restrictions and many multisport platforms built with individual sizes. Universal playgrounds in their characteristics suitable for a variety of outdoor sports, even in wintertime.

Intermark Relocation choice: 56, Sushevskiy Val str. bld1 Open time: 9AM-00AM Entrance: free dooc-festival.narod.ru 4, 2nd Schemilovskiy lane. bld.5 Open time: 10AM-00AM Entrance: free www.miussy.ru 5, Mantulinskaya str. bld.2 Open time: 8AM-11PM Entrance: free www.p-kp.ru 40/42 Taganskaya str.

Open time: 7AM-11PM Entrance: free www.taganskiypark.ru

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Ice sculptures exhibition Did you know?

Ice sculptures exhibition can be held even in 30-degree heat in the height of summer! Such exhibition of ice was organized this year in St. Petersburg.

Usually Moscow’s festivals are more that “just look at the ice sculptures”, but also to see how they are created and perhaps even learn to do them.

Intermark Relocation choice: Ice sculptures exhibition @ Gorky Park 9, Krymskiy Val str.

Open time: 8AM-11PM Entrance: free www.park-gorkogo.com Ice sculptures exhibition @ Moscow Zoo 3, B. Gruzinskaya str. bld.1 Open time: 10AM-4PM www.moscowzoo.ru Ice sculptures exhibition @ Luzhniki 24, Luzhniki str. bld.1 Open time: 10AM-11PM Entrance: free www.luzhniki.ru

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Snow town Did you know?

Winning a snowy town – is an old folk game, part of Maslenitsa celebrations. “Winning a town” means to destroy it.

At our days, Snow towns are constructed in parks, but they are meant for labyrinths, ice slides, skating rinks, exhibition of ice sculptures and organization of other winter activities.

Intermark Relocation choice: Snow Town 22, Olympiyskiy prospekt Open time: 10AM-10PM Snow Labyrinth @ Gorky Park 10, Krymskiy Val str.

Open time: 8AM-10PM www.park-gorkogo.com Snow Town 17, B. Pereyaslavskaya str.

Open time: 10AM-10PM www.meschanka.info Snow Town @ Sokolniki Park 1, Sokolnicheskiy Val str. bld. 1 Open time: 10AM-10PM WiFi www.park.sokolniki.com

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Winter driving routes Did you know?

The total length of snowmobile routes throughout the world exceeds 600,000 kilometres. Wisconsin in the United States has a record for the total length of trails. There are about 40 000 kilometres of beautiful snowmobile routes.

Intermark Relocation choice: Driving route @ Sokolniki park 1, Sokolnicheskiy Val str. bld.1 Open time: 11AM-10PM Snowmobiles, quads and riding sleds WiFi www.park.sokolniki.com Driving route @ Izmailovo Park 7, Alleya Bolshogo Kruga str.

Open time: Mon-Wed: 24/24 Fri-Sun: 11AM-7PM Riding sleds WiFi www.izmailovsky-park.ru Dogs Driving route @ Kuzminky Park 7, Zaretchie str.

Open time:9AM-9PM Riding sleds www.kuzminky.ru Driving route @ Tushino Park 56, Svobody str.

Open time: 11AM-7PM Snowmobiles, quads and riding sleds WiFi

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Paintball site Did you know?

The first paintball game was held in New York in 1981.

The game was attended by the journalists of three major American sports media. It had been almost a year since the publication of the articles about the game before they attracted the interest and response across America.

Inside the first balls for paintball was oil paint, which was impossible to wash off. Therefore the appearance of water-soluble gelatine balls in 1984 gave a new impetus to the development of paintball.

In February 1985 came the first paintball gun. Since 1993 paintball has flourished in Russia.

Intermark Relocation choice: Paintball site 118, Klimentovskiy Lane bld.1 Entrance fee: 300 RUR Open-time: 9AM-8PM Rental: Lazer Tag: 450RUR/h Paintball: 300RUR/h (100 pieces) WiFi www.istra.dop.mskobr.ru Paintball site 3A, Elizaevskiy lane, Entrance fee: 150-500RUR Open time: 10AM-8PM Rental: 1 box of paintballs: 2800RUR (2000 pieces) www.sport-industry.ru

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Sites for snowboarding Did you know?

The start of snowboarding was scandalous. Skiers didn’t want to share the ski slopes and didn’t allow to ride on a specially designed tracks.

And snowboarders, in turn, used off-piste routes, which just provided more pleasure.

As a result, today there are more than 30 million people around the world engaged in snowboarding.

Intermark Relocation choice: SnowBoard @ Gorky Park 9, Krymskiy Val str.

Open time: 11AM-10PM Entrance: free www.park-gorkogo.com Snow Board 56, Svobody str.

Open time: 10AM-10PM Find more information in “Hills for skiing”

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Venues for curling Did you know?

The birthplace of curling is Scotland; the players are called curlers.

The main traditional rule of curling is honesty: the player who made a mistake is obliged to admit it.

The ďŹ rst curling club was open in 1737 in the province of Fife in Scotland; only in 1992 curling came to Moscow, the ďŹ rst championship was held the following year.

Intermark Relocation choice: Kerling @ Muzeon 10, Krymskiy Val str.

Open time: 10AM-10PM Entrance: free Rentals: yes www.muzeon.ru

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Ski slopes Did you know?

The number of skiers in whole Moscow area is approaching half of a million.

Russia has more than 150 ski areas, resorts and complexes.

Intermark Relocation choice: Ski slope @ Sokolniki park 7, Rustavely str. bld.2 Open time: 6AM-11PM 688m www.park.sokolniki.com Ski slope 14, Kolomenskiy Proezd Open time: 10AM-6PM 1 000m www.park-kuzminki.ru Ski slope @ Gorky Park 28, Kosygina str. bld.1 Open time: Mon& Sat: 3PM-10PM Tue-Sun: 10AM-10PM 3 000m www.park-gorkogo.com Ski slope # 5 1, Sokolnicheskiy Val str. bld.1 Open time: 6AM-11PM 17 000m www.park.sokolniki.com

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Hills for skiing Did you know?

On downhill skiers can reach a speed of 200 km / h. This is higher than the speed of gravity, which is an average of 190 km / h.

One time a famous Norway explorer Fridtjof Nansen had crossed the biggest island on Earth – Greenland – by ski. He had almost reached the North Pole!

Intermark Relocation choice: Hills for skiing @ Novo-Peredelkino 9, Proektiruemiy proezd#635, bld.1 Open time: 9AM-10PM Sky, snowboard www.rass-s.ru Hills for skiing @ Severnoe Butovo 22, Starokachalovskaya str.

Open time: 9AM-10PM Sky, snowboard www.rass-s.ru Hills for skiing @ Kurkino 14, Landyshevaya str. bld.2 Open time: 9AM-10PM Sky, snowboard www.rass-s.ru Hills for skiing @ Vorobiovy Gory 28, Kosygina str. bld.1 Open time: Mon& Sat: 3PM-10PM Tue-Sun: 10AM-10PM Sky, snowboard www.park-gorkogo.com

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Skiing lodge Did you know?

Medieval skis were dierent lengths for each one in pair. One ski was short (for pushing) and the other was long (for a ride). Ski of the same length started to be used only since the 18th century.

The most expensive ski in the world are covered with gold and encrusted with diamonds. The cost of one pair is 62 thousand dollars.

Intermark Relocation choice: Skiing lodge @ Olympic Village-80 7, Michurinskiy Prospekt Open time: 9AM-6PM Skiing lodge 14, Kolomenskiy Proezd Open time: 8AM-9PM Skiing lodge 7, Zarechie str.

Open time: 8AM-6PM Skiing lodge @ Ivanovskoe 60/1, Metalurgov str.

Open time: 8AM-9PM Skiing lodge 2, Krylatskaya str. bld.1 Open time: 9AM-8PM WiFi www.canalmoscow.ru

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Survive-guide:

Moscow Winter Easy tips to enjoy Russian winter

Use the clean part of the road

/ Hold on to a handrail

Don’t put hands in the pockets

Walk slowly

Try to step on with the full foot

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Look where you walk

Choose warm clothes, preferably long, use a cap and mittens