Walking around Moscow: what to see in the Olympic Village

The Olympic Village Park in Moscow appeared in the west of the capital city before the start of the 1980 Summer Olympics. Geographically, it is located within two districts of the Western Administrative District - Troparevo-Nikulino and Vernadsky Avenue. A landscaped corner of wildlife with ponds and embankments, equipped with sports and children's playgrounds, is one of three divisions of the autonomous institution “Fili Culture and Recreation Park”.

Bicycle path, © Olympic Village Park on fb

Olympic Village Park in Moscow: history

The green area, laid out next to the Olympic Village in 1978, was intended for walking and recreation for Olympic athletes. To clear the territory, it was necessary to demolish the village of Nikolskoye, whose residents were provided with other housing. For more than three decades, no one took care of the park, so it acquired a neglected appearance and remained in little demand even among the population of the surrounding neighborhoods.

Reconstruction of the Olympic Village park began in 2014 according to a British project. An updated zone with improved infrastructure was opened in 2015. The project turned out to be successful, since, along with preserving its historical significance, the park acquired a social component, becoming modern, comfortable and accessible to all age categories of citizens. Today the park has turned into a favorite place for walks, sports, recreation and recreation. There are sports sections here, various events and competitions are held. Muscovites come here with families, as there is something for everyone here to their liking.

Entertainment complex on the hills, © Olympic Village Park on fb

Official website of the Olympic Village Park in Moscow: news and upcoming events

Where is

The Olympic Village, which is an elite resort area of the Imereti Lowland, is located along Parusnaya and Golubaya streets, west of the Olympic Park.

Geographically it belongs to the Adler region. The distance from the center of Sochi is 40 km.

Attraction address: Krasnodar region, Sochi, Adler microdistrict.

Olympic symbol.

Location on the map

Many tourists travel around the outskirts of Sochi in their own car or rent a car at Adler airport.

In this case, the coordinates for the navigator will be useful:

43.24472399 latitude;
39.57360791 longitude.

To get to your destination faster, plot your route on the map in advance.

Olympic village layout

Object diagram.

a brief description of

Today, the total area of the Olympic Village Park is 53.5 hectares, of which 75% are green areas. There are walking paths, jogging and cycling paths with a length of 2.7 and 4 km respectively. In the winter season they easily turn into ski slopes. Lanterns, benches and trash cans are installed along the alleys and areas. For ease of movement for people with disabilities and mothers with baby strollers, the ascents and descents of the stairs are equipped with ramps.

Children's playground with a net, © parkfili.com

The banks of four floodplain reservoirs connected by channels, which appeared thanks to the Samorodinka River, are reinforced with a concrete coating. The size and depth of the pools allow you to ride catamarans. Submersible fountains are installed in the Olympic ponds.

During the process of updating the park area, the following were planted:

almost 840 trees;
about 25,000 shrubs;
more than 4000 sq. m of flower beds and flower beds.

There are no historical buildings in the park. The Alexander Nevsky Temple is a new building, stylized as ancient Russian architecture, but it has a distant past. The modern structure was erected between 2005–15. on the site of the stone St. Nicholas Church destroyed in Soviet times. Until 1907, there was a wooden church of the 14th century here.

Moscow hotels near the Olympic Village Park

Convenient navigation through the Olympic Village Park, © Olympic Village Park on fb

How to get there

Now it’s worth finding out how to get to the Olympic town in Adler. This is easy to do both by public transport and by car.

Here are the possible options.

A village near the Black Sea coast.

By bus

The following vehicles operate on the Sochi Center-Olympic Village route:

Bus number 57k , which depart from Sochi railway station and arrive at the Olympic Park. The traffic interval is 20 minutes, the ticket costs 30 rubles.
Bus and minibuses No. 124с. Departure from the Sochi bus station, the final stop is the Olympic Park. The journey takes an hour, the ticket price is 70 rubles.

If you are coming from Adler Airport , take any transport that says “To Adler”, get off at the “New Century” stop and change to bus No. 57 or take a taxi, the cost of which is from 500 rubles.

By train

If you want to get to the Olympic Village quickly, inexpensively and comfortably, take the Lastochka commuter train running from Sochi railway station.

The stop you need is called “Olympic Park”. The train takes 40-45 minutes to Adler.

The ticket price starts from 155 rubles, you will find the schedule on the park website: https://Olympic-park.rf/94-lastochka-sochi-raspisanie-ceny-marshruty.html.

Infrastructure

Comfortable conditions for staying in the Olympic Village park are supported by a modern navigation system designed in the themed style of the 1980 Olympics. For this project, the development studio “ZOLOTOgroup” received a prestigious European award. Navigation is also highly valued by park visitors. In their opinion, everything is extremely clear, modern and stylish.

The park contains:

playgrounds with safe rubber surfaces for playing volleyball, basketball, table tennis, and playgrounds;
a children's playground with a climbing net along a long, varying slope;
a children's playground in the form of a multi-level labyrinth;
five workout areas designed for street training;
CrossFit site for athletes who prefer intense exercise;
a rope town for lovers of rock climbing and parkour;
a sports complex on hills 6 and 7.5 m high, covered with rolled turf and equipped with playing elements;
dance floor for training, performances and events;
a unique stage on the water and an amphitheater for spectators located on the opposite bank.

Multi-level labyrinth, © Olympic Village Park on fb

On the territory of the park complex there is a first-aid post, a mother and child room, several cafes, and a rental shop offering a wide range of mobile equipment, from roller skates and scooters to velomobiles, golf carts and Segways. The price list can be viewed on the official website of the Olympic Village Park.

For those wishing to have a snack in the fresh air, there is a designated picnic area. There is a boat station on one of the four ponds. In summer, the stage on the water turns into a concert venue and open-air cinema.

A club has been created for roller skaters and skiers, located in the main pavilion. There are relaxation areas, changing rooms and showers, as well as a specialty store and catering facility. For club members, master classes and meetings with famous athletes are held, training courses, training sessions and competitions are organized. The curved roof of the pavilion is “usable”, so you can walk on it, rollerblade and bicycle. For safety reasons, the roof is fenced on both sides; it is often used as an observation deck.

Main pavilion of the park, © Olympic Village Park on fb

The park has a Yoga Studio that offers group classes for adults and children. The instructors have developed several training programs and exercise sets.

Pavilion “Healthy Moscow”

A summer pavilion has been installed near the administration building, where Muscovites, including children, are invited to undergo a preventive medical examination and a series of examinations to identify certain signs of disease. The medical examination is free and lasts no more than an hour. Those who are not affiliated with a clinic must have a health insurance policy with them. For the rest, it is enough to present a copy of your passport or driver’s license.

During the summer season, the Healthy Moscow pavilion is open daily from 08:00 to 22:00.

Pavilion “Healthy Moscow”, © parkfili.com

Museums and other entertainment

The territory of the Olympic Park is not limited only to sports facilities. There are also interesting museum exhibitions

, which will appeal to both children and adults, there is a walking area along the Imeretinskaya embankment and the Imereti sandy beach.

The Park Museum Center will offer three museum exhibitions at once

There is also a domestic analogue of Disneyland nearby in the form of the entertainment Sochi Park. A day spent in the Olympic Park can be rich and unforgettable. And you will definitely want to return here.

N. Tesla Museum

Address:
Mezhdunarodnaya Street, 6 (Museum Center)
Scientific inventor of the late 19th - early 20th centuries Nikola Tesla

became famous for his electrical, radio engineering and magnetic experiments, which led him to many discoveries and achievements.

You can recharge yourself emotionally at the Tesla Electric Museum

One of the museums in the Olympic Park is dedicated to the experiments and electrical discoveries made by N. Tesla. This is not a science museum, but rather a visual and entertaining one, where you can see many experiments with your own eyes, and in some you can participate in person, for example, visit the “Cage of Fear”

Many people will be interested in seeing electrical discharges up close.

A visit to this museum includes a guided tour.

with interactive performances and experiences.
A film
will also be presented . The cost of a one-time visit will be 300-350 rubles, and this Electrical Museum is open daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Leonardo da Vinci Museum

Address:
International Street, 6 (Museum Center)
The name of the greatest scientist and artist of the mid-15th century, Leonardo da Vinci, is known to everyone without exception. He is best known as an outstanding painter of the Middle Ages. The fact that Leonardo was also a brilliant inventor in the field of mechanics

, not everyone remembers.

You can get acquainted with this side of the work of the Italian genius at the Mechanical Museum

, located in the same building as the N. Tesla Museum. The exhibits of this museum are Leonardo's working inventions, made according to his surviving drawings in the form of individual mechanisms or models.

By visiting the Leonardo Mechanical Museum you can learn a lot of interesting things.

See invented in the 15th century

a crossbow or a catapult, a glider or a perpetual motion machine, a ship with a sickle or a boat with a paddle wheel, and even accompanied by a professional guide - this is very unexpected and interesting.

A visit to this museum is paid separately and amounts to 250-300 rubles.

USSR Museum

Address:
Mezhdunarodnaya Street, 6 (Museum Center)
This museum, operating in the same Museum Center since 2021, contains exhibits from the relatively recent past. For some, visiting this exhibition is a return to the times of childhood or youth; for others, a completely incomprehensible and unfamiliar world.

In the Museum of the USSR you can feel how quickly and rapidly our world is changing

Today this exhibition is popular, because its exhibits are a part of our life, not yet forgotten, but long past, to return to for a short time is pleasant and exciting. There are interior corners of typical Soviet apartments - a kitchen and a living room, a grocery store and a hairdresser.

You can also visit this Museum for 250-300 rubles.

Sochi Auto Sports Museum

Specialized museum of sports and classic retro cars

invariably attracts the attention of numerous tourists. Many of them recommend taking a guided tour here, which will allow you to get more interesting information. However, the main information description of the cars is located near each exhibit.

The Retro Car Museum is not only for car lovers

Chevrolet can be seen here

and Lamborghinis, Jaguars and Ferraris,
DeLorean
and other foreign automotive rarities.
a 1928
American produced by American LaFrance and the famous James Bond car. Moreover, it, like other copies, is in excellent and fully working condition.

There is also a place for a photo shoot in the Museum, but this is for an additional fee.

A fire engine manufactured in 1928 is one of the museum's rarities

This museum can be visited from 10 to 21 hours. The cost of visiting is from 250 to 500 rubles, depending on age and availability of benefits.

Museum "Dinoclub"

Address:
Mezhdunarodnaya Street, 12
Not far from the Automobile Museum there is an entertainment facility that will be of more interest to children

– for this is an interactive exhibition of robotic dinosaurs that takes visitors back to the Mesozoic era.

Here you can watch an interesting educational film about the origin of life, see “roaring” models of huge representatives of the era of dinosaurs

. Inspecting the “revived” exhibits, accompanied by a guide, will allow you to imagine not only the appearance of these extinct creatures, but also their way of life, the peculiarities of their nutrition and existence.

Visiting the Dino Club exhibition brings joy to children

The cost of visiting this museum (from 350 to 500 rubles) includes an excursion

, watching a film and free independent, more detailed inspection of the exhibits.

You can visit this entertainment and educational site of the Olympic Park every day from 10 to 22 hours.

Museum "World of Illusion and Magic"

Address:
Mezhdunarodnaya Street, 12 B
Completely unexpected and fantastic sensations can be experienced in the “World of Illusion and Magic”, which is located not far from the “Dinopark”. Here you can go through various labyrinths

– Infinity, Glass or Mirror, you can take a photo of your head without your torso,
make a wish
at the Wishing Well and even see ghosts.

Do you want to enter the world of the inexplicable? Then you should visit the “World of Illusions”!

You can get into this fantastic world every day

from 10 to 22 o'clock, and an hour-long entertainment program will cost you 300 rubles, and children under 5 years of age will not cost you anything.

Events in the Olympic Village Park

Open areas traditionally host holidays dedicated to the Days of: Protection of Children, Russia, Victory, March 8, Defender of the Fatherland, Youth, and also organize folk festivities with entertainment programs for Christmas, Maslenitsa, New Year's Eve, etc.

During the warm season, the stage on the water turns into a summer cinema, where open film screenings are held. Those interested can take part in hatha yoga and kundalini yoga classes, running competitions, cross-country skiing, basketball and volleyball games.

"Moscow longevity"

The initiative of the Moscow City Hall was supported by the Olympic Village Park almost immediately after the start of the project. As part of the program, various classes are regularly held here for Muscovites 55+ who want to improve their health, actively spend their leisure time, and gain some knowledge and skills.

People of the older generation are offered to do:

Nordic walking;
folk dances;
fitness;
joint, Tibetan and morning health exercises;
learning “living” English;
mastering tablets, smartphones and laptops.

You can apply for participation in the programs at the location of the classes. You need to have a Muscovite social card, an individual insurance number and a passport with you.

For the older generation, additional entertainment events are organized - song festivals with karaoke, where anyone can sing the favorite song of their youth to the accompaniment, master classes, quizzes, dating evenings, balls and much more.

Schedule of classes and calendar of events on the official website of the park

View of the park from the roof of the main pavilion: Google panorama

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