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About New Year’s fairy tales for tourists big and small
The New Year is traditionally a family holiday, and tourists often expect to spend time with their children “visiting a fairy tale” for the winter holidays. For those who are planning a similar trip, TURPROM offers instructions on the fairy map of Russia: how to visit Santa Claus? where is the Snow Maiden’s tower? And what other New Year’s fun waiting for parents with children in the Russian open spaces?
As you know, for almost twenty years, since 1999, the main New Year wizard of the country lives in the city of Veliky Ustyug. The idea to settle in the Vologda forests of Santa Claus was very successful. It was the efforts of this “brand” that increased the attendance of the region to 300 thousand tourists a year, as a result, the city builds far-reaching plans – up to the airport reconstruction, and also plans to subsequently expand the territory of the Grandfather Frost. Continue reading
New Year in Goa: where and how to relax for tourists?
New Year’s holidays are an excellent opportunity to go on a trip. At the same time, the Indian state of Goa remains one of the most popular holiday destinations among our compatriots for many years, ready to offer tourists at this time of year a warm sea, delicious food and an incredible atmosphere of celebration and unity with nature. In addition, we should not forget that in the first half of the 20th century, India was a colony of the British Empire, having gained independence only in 1947, against which the country is extremely respectful to Christian and European traditions.
One of the main advantages of this destination is the warm weather, which Russians lack so much in winter: in January, the sea in Goa warms up to +28 degrees, during the day, tourists can sunbathe in the sun, warming the air to +30. Continue reading
To Cairo: in the footsteps of the Holy Family
On the eve of the opening of regular flights between Moscow and Cairo, you should think about how to spend time, what to look for from the variety of attractions that the many-sided capital city of Egypt can offer, what can serve as an alternative to the usual options and open this country in a new way.
In recent years, the Ministry of Tourism and the Coptic Church of Egypt have been actively promoting and developing a pilgrimage tour – the route of the holy family. It is proposed to follow the path of baby Jesus, the Virgin Mary and Joseph, who were in Egypt for several years, hiding from King Herod. By itself, the route stretches from Northern Sinai through Cairo and its suburbs to the city of Assiut, includes 25 revered places to complete the entire journey (excluding North Sinai for security reasons) will take 5-8 days. Continue reading
