The UN World Tourism Organization called the Russian village one of the best in the world
The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) named the village of Behovo in Tula region one of the best tourist villages in the world, settlements from 75 countries of the world participated in the competition.
The Russian village of Behovo in the Tula region became one of the winners of the international competition "Best Tourism Villages by UNWTO".
Rostourism reports that the international competition “The best tourist villages of UNWTO” was announced in early summer, it was attended by 75 countries. The winners will be included in the World Register of Small Rural Areas as the best examples of a locality committed to sustainable development while preserving its authentic culture, values and way of life.
One country could submit three candidates, so first there was a domestic selection.
From Russia participated settlements from Yaroslavl (Vyatskoye village), Sverdlovsk (Visim village) and Tula (Behovo village) regions. According to the results of international judging, out of 170 applications, Behovo became the only winner from Russia and the post-Soviet states.
Behovo is a small settlement in the Tula region, part of the national reserve named after the painter Vasily Polenov. The village is located on the high bank of the Oka - it is a natural border between the Kaluga, Tula and Moscow regions. The main attraction is the Church of the Life-Giving Trinity, built according to the sketches of the famous landscape painter.
Bekhovo is a place that inspired landscape painters, poets, in it the spirit of history and original architecture of the “Russian style” of the early XX century. It opens another Russia, known to the world for the lyrics of Pushkin, the images of Chekhov, the music of Tchaikovsky. There is a special atmosphere in these places, in which you must be sure to find yourself to understand what Russia is, Doguzova said.
Source: ria
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