Named the most popular tourist destination in Russia
The most popular tourist route in Russia in 2017 called St. Petersburg He heads the top laureates of the Travelers Choice Awards 2018, which forms a service for travelers TripAdvisor. The top is prepared based on the reviews of millions of travelers from around the world.
In St. Petersburg, tourists are advised to visit the Hermitage and Kazan Cathedral, praise restaurants and nightclubs, record a variety of attractions and routes.
The second place in the top ten most popular destinations for trips in Russia was the resort of Sochi, on the third - Moscow. The top 10 includes Kazan, Anapa, Yekaterinburg, Volgograd, Krasnodar, Ufa and Nizhny Novgorod.
St. Petersburg was nominated in three categories of the European World Travel Awards (WTA), which is considered an Oscar in the field of tourism. The Northern capital received this prestigious award five times in various categories.
In 2017, 7.5 million tourists visited St. Petersburg, which is 8.4% more than a year earlier. At the same time, the number of foreign tourists increased by 24%.