Natalia, a season this year, frankly, broken. Hotels have not worked the whole spring and part of summer, were closed museums, mansions… And you have optimistic forecasts expect increased numbers of tourists. Based on what such confidence?
Natalia Galkin: in fact, this summer we expect to increase tourist flow by 10-15 percent in the optimistic scenario, of course. Due to what? First, it changes the internal structure of tourism. Yes, now no foreigners, and for reasons of health security we can’t carry on sites full buses of tourists. But increased demand for car travel and camping. For example, camping on the banks of the river Kolomenki, half a kilometer from the Kolomna Kremlin. Go there and autocamper and tourists on conventional machines. The fourth year taking tourists camping Motel in Sergiev Posad. Even given the fact that the sights were closed in these ancient cities of nice to just walk around, enjoy the nature, architecture. There are sites for camping in Ruza, Russia, Zaraysk, other districts.
second, begins to deliver the improvement programme, which have been ongoing for several years. Improved, for example, the embankment of the river Senezh in Solnechnogorsk, creating there one of the best in the region of the zones of a beach holiday. Immediately reached holidaymakers, including from Moscow. Someone after the beach go straight home. But many will want to look at the Travel Palace was built in the late XVIII century, stroll through the estate Serednikovo, where she first fell in love with Mikhail Lermontov, visit the rose garden, which collected 1700 varieties of roses – believe me, it is an extraordinary beauty! So brick by brick and make our travel a result, 22 million people last year.
Preparing the area any special program for the summer tourist season?
Natalia Galkin: We have relied on eco-tourism and has prepared several new routes. Allocated, for example, in a separate area Hiking trails – for those who are tired of the isolation and enjoys nature walks. There is a map of berry and mushroom places of Moscow suburbs, navigation for those who want to relax with your Pets or prefers a specific type of vacation, for example skydiving or active water sports. All gathered at the regional tourist website welcome.mosreg.ru. Please come in, choose a vacation for the soul.
And if personal recommendations? Imagine that you have been contacted by people that nowhere in the suburbs were not. Why he should start?
Natalia Galkin: 15 minutes from Moscow in the Odintsovo district St HOMESTEAD bol’shie Vyazemy. This is a Museum-reserve of A. S. Pushkin, the hostess of the estate of Natalya Petrovna Galitzine ��mA wrote the old Countess from “the Queen of spades”. Here the unique interiors, architecture XVI-XIX centuries. On the territory there is a temple in which he visited Boris Godunov. In such places it is good to take a volume of Pushkin’s poems begin to sound absolutely on-to another.
now imagine that the Council requests that an experienced traveler who already have seen a lot. Where he will go?
Natalia Galkin: I would advise Zaraysk. This historic city after the first stage of the restoration of its Central part, was completely transformed. Arriving in Zaraysk, immediately imbued with the unique atmosphere of unhurried life and spirit of antiquity that are impossible to feel in the big cities. And be sure to look at Zaraysk Kremlin. It is a monument of Russian defense architecture of the first third of the XVI century and the only fully preserved in the Moscow Kremlin.
have heard the opinion that in the suburbs you can find everything that is on foreign resorts. Is that so?
Natalia Galkin: the Sights there. You, for example, was in the Church of the Holy virgin in Dubrovitsy? It was erected at the turn of XVII-XVIII centuries, the tutor of Peter I, Prince Boris Alekseevich Golitsyn. The architecture of the temple is so unusual that I have not seen any tourist, for which she would not have produced the impressions.
Natural monuments there. Where we are usually called on trips from the hotels? On waterfalls, in caves, in temples. Please: waterfalls there are in the Pushkin district and Naro-Fominsk, on the banks of the river Nara, this waterfall is formed by seven ice-free keys. In Domodedovo there are Sianowska the cave, where you had extracted the building material for the construction of fortresses and temples of white stone Moscow. Under the Ruse of Vasilievsky located an abandoned quarry.
you can go skiing in the suburbs all year round – in winter, the natural slopes and in summer on artificial. Hotels with beautiful spas and high-quality beaches, running on the system “all inclusive”, also available. There are some already popular destinations for gastroturizm. This Istrian dairy Oleg Orphans, and “Akademiska” in Kolomna, where they grow snails and guests were treated to delicious escargot Bourguignon. In the suburbs really is almost everything.
what is the average cost of one day Moscow vacation?
Natalia Galkin: hotel Prices compared to last year has not changed in the middle of the day with meals cost 4000 rubles per person. For example, in the rest house “Snegiri” in Istria, cost of the rooms 5 stars is 3200 rubles, in the Odintsovo district the 4-star hotel is 4200 rubles, in Solnechnogorsk day four will cost around 5000 and in the top 3000 rubles. Most of the GOSTinits and resorts now offer discounts and promotions, knowing that in the current situation is not easy for everyone, and the holiday still want to spend some interesting.
And to make it easy – just come to us in the suburbs!
