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START OF NAVIGATION IN ST. PETERSBURG

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.

WHERE TO FEEL THE TRADITIONAL RUSSIAN LIFESTYLE?

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. 

WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS 2020

20 April 2024

Moscow and Saint-Petersburg have won one of the most prestigious travel awards - World Travel Awards 2020.
 
Saint-Petersburg won in the category World Leading Cultural Destination, winning against 14 popular tourist cities, including Paris, London, Rome, Venice, New York and Rio de Janeiro. St. Petersburg has already been awarded the World Travel Awards more than once.
 
Over the past years, St. Petersburg has been increasing the tourist flow, which was also facilitated by the introduction of electronic visas. Last year the city was visited by over ten million tourists from all over the world and from different regions of Russia.
 
For the second year in a row, Moscow won a prize in the main nomination Leading City Destination 2020.
 
Open voting took place on the official website of the award from the 28th September to the 25th October. The jury took into account the opinions of both tourism industry experts and travelers. This year, not only the new achievements of the nominees were evaluated, but also the opportunities for travel in future. As a result, in the main category, Moscow beat such cities as London, New York, Paris, Saint-Petersburg and Rio de Janeiro.
 
Besides, Russia became the World's Leading Cultural Destination 2020 leaving behind such worthy adversaries as France, Italy, Mexico, etc.
 
Since Moscow won the main category last year, the 2020 awards ceremony should have been held in the Russian capital. However, amid the pandemic, the winners were announced online.