17 April 2024
The long-awaited event for residents and guests of the city - the beginning of navigation in St. Petersburg! This year navigation will start on the 27th of April. It means that from the 27th of April it will be possible to enjoy excursions along the rivers and canals of the city again.
22 March 2024
MIR Travel Company will tell you where and how to get there! The excursion is called the Golden Ring of Russia and passes through several Old Russian cities. The route itself was developed in 1967 with the inclusion of 8 cities: Sergiev Posad, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Rostov the Great, Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Ivanovo, Suzdal and Vladimir.
11 October 2021
From antiquity to the avant-garde, from cosmonautics to Russian saints, museums and exhibitions for every taste and interest will be included in the program of the IX St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum, which will be held from 11 till 13 November, 2021.
07 October 2021
The dates of the next Saint-Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) were announced. It will be held from June 15 to 18, 2022.
04 October 2021
The Headquarters for the prevention of the spread of coronavirus decided to resume international tourism with another 5 countries as from 05 October, 2021. These are Denmark, Djibouti, Peru, South Africa and New Zealand.
30 September 2021
New museums, galleries and educational centers open in Estonia every year. Here are just a few of them that has opened recently.
27 September 2021
St. Petersburg as well as the rest of the world celebrates the International Tourism Day this week. A water carnival timed to coincide with the holiday took place on Saturday. SUP-festival participants - stand-up paddlers - swam along the Moika River and the canals of the center of the Northern Capital of Russia.
23 September 2021
For the 6th time, the Hermitage Museum Days have opened in Vladivostok. The event takes on an international format - the staff of the country's main museum share their experience with their Far Eastern colleagues, as well as with the art critics from Mongolia, China, Korea and Japan.
20 September 2021
The Headquarters for the prevention of the spread of coronavirus decided to resume regular flights with another four countries as from 21 September, 2021.
16 September 2021
The program of the Formula 1 race in Sochi was finally announced.
13 September 2021
One of the largest exhibitions of works made of glass by contemporary masters was opened at the General Staff Building of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. It occupies more than ten halls of the museum. The exhibition “Glasstress. A Window to the Future” includes more than 50 works, including those by Jan Fabre, Ai Weiwei, the Chapman brothers, etc.
09 September 2021
30 years ago on 6 September, 1991, Leningrad was renamed back to St. Petersburg. The decision to return the historical name to the city was made taking into account the opinion of the city-dwellers. Over its 318-year history, St. Petersburg has changed names several times - during different periods of time it used to be called Petrograd and Leningrad.
