World Tourism Day is celebrated annually on the 27th of September. The holiday was established by the United Nations World Tourism Organization - UNWTO. This date was not chosen by chance.
MIR Travel Company focuses not only on Moscow and Saint-Petersburg but in Baltic countries as well. That is why today we have some news from Latvia and its capital – beautiful Riga.
World Tourism Day is celebrated annually on the 27th of September. The holiday was established by the United Nations World Tourism Organization - UNWTO. This date was not chosen by chance.
MIR Travel Company focuses not only on Moscow and Saint-Petersburg but in Baltic countries as well. That is why today we have some news from Latvia and its capital – beautiful Riga.
The All-Russian Day of Running is celebrated in St. Petersburg, as well as throughout the country, on the third Saturday of September. In 2020, the Race of the Nation took place on the 19th of September.
Festive events were held on Saturday in honor of the 315th anniversary of the Peterhof park museum - the former royal residence. The history of Peterhof dates back to the 13th of September 1705, when it was first mentioned in the diary of Peter the Great. Who later built his seaside residence in this place.
TikTok announced the launch of a series of online tours throughout the halls and galleries of museums of Russia. Starting on the 12th of September, users of the service will be able to visit museum exhibitions while staying at home.
Moscow City Day is an annual city-wide celebration in Moscow. Celebrated on the first Saturday of September. The main celebrations are traditionally held on Tverskaya Street, Red Square, Poklonnaya Hill and Sparrow Hills, festivities and concerts are organized throughout the city.
Every year on the 1st of September, Russia celebrates the Day of Knowledge, since it is the date of the beginning of a new academic year for all Russian schoolchildren, students, teachers and professors. Traditionally, on this day schools host assemblies and welcome classes.
A traditional bright holiday - the Festival of Flowers - took place in St. Petersburg from the 28th to the 30th of August. The Flower Parade was held on the Nevsky Prospekt, it included performances by artists and competitions of the best florists.
St. Petersburg hosted the IX St. Petersburg International Festival Opera for Everyone, an annual city event that has traditionally aroused great interest among the locals and guests of the city for many years.
The Day of the State Flag of the Russian Federation is celebrated annually on 22nd August. For the first time the white-blue-red flag was raised on the first Russian warship "Orel" (Eagle), during the reign of the father of Peter the Great, Alexei Mikhailovich Romanov.
