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24/02/2022

📍 Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014.

✅ This property lies on the shores of the Volga River, south of its confluence with the River K**a, and south of the capital of Tatarstan, Kazan.

It contains evidence of the medieval city of Bolgar, an early settlement of the civilization of Volga-Bolgars, which existed between the 7th and 15th centuries AD, and was the first capital of the Golden Horde in the 13th century.

✅ Bolgar represents the historical cultural exchanges and transformations of Eurasia over several centuries that played a pivotal role in the formation of civilizations, customs and cultural traditions. The property provides remarkable evidence of historic continuity and cultural diversity. It is a symbolic reminder of the acceptance of Islam by the Volga-Bolgars in AD 922 and remains a sacred pilgrimage destination to the Tatar Muslims 🕌

🔆 Sightseeing highlights:
✅ The White Mosque
✅ Memorial sign "Acceptance of Islam"
✅ Museum of Bulgarian Civilization
✅ Cathedral mosque
✅ The Northern Mausoleum

21/02/2022

📍 Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk

✅ The Assumption Cathedral is located in the town-island of Sviyazhsk, 30 km from Kazan, and is part of the monastery of the same name. Situated at the confluence of the Volga, the Sviyaga and the Shchuka rivers, at the crossroads of the Silk and Volga routes, Sviyazhsk was founded by Ivan the Terrible in 1551.

✅ It was from this outpost that he initiated the conquest of the Kazan Khanate. The Assumption Monastery illustrates in its location and architectural composition the political and missionary programme developed by Tsar Ivan IV to extend the Moscow state. The cathedral’s frescoes are among the rarest examples of Eastern Orthodox mural paintings.

✅ The historical and architectural complex of Sviyazhsk includes four monasteries, three churches, two cathedrals, a bell tower, and a monument to victims of political repressions.
The unique location of Sviyazhsk, the majestic ancient temples, the rich history of the island and modern museums attract many guests.

✅ Since 2017, the Assumption Cathedral and the Monastery of the island city of Sviyazhsk have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

14/02/2022

🇷🇺 Kazan is one of Russia's oldest cities, located on the Volga River 🌊, 820 km away from Moscow. It is the capital of Tatarstan which is home to 115 nationalities. Kazan is renowned for its vibrant mix of Tatar and Russian cultures 🕌⛪ A mixture of Christian and Islamic traditions is reflected in the city’s architecture, history and cuisine.

💙 The heart of Kazan — the Kazan Kremlin is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In addition, two more UNESCO World Heritage Sites are located in Tatarstan: Assumption Cathedral and Monastery of the town-island of Sviyazhsk and Bolgar Historical and Archaeological Complex. We will talk about this in the following posts.

🤗 Kazan is beautiful at any time of the year. Still the best time to get acquainted with the cultural heritage of Kazan is from the end of spring until the first days of autumn. This is Kazan’s high tourist season and the most comfortable time to visit the region 👨‍👩‍👦

🌡️ The climate of Kazan is moderately continental with cold winters and warm or hot summers. The coldest month in Kazan is January with an average temperature of —10°C. The warmest month is July, its average daily temperature is +20°C. Summer weather normally starts at the end of May. Autumn usually comes early in September, when the temperature drops below 15°C.

🔹 Tatarstan is a land of peace and harmony 🔹

📍 Sightseeing highlights:

✅ Kazan Kremlin
✅ Syuyumbike Tower
✅ Kul Sharif Mosque
✅ The Museum of Islamic culture
✅ Tatarskaya Sloboda
✅ Tugan Avylym National Complex
✅ Bauman street
✅ Raifa Monastery

07/02/2022

✅ As of 2022, there are 30 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Russia 🇷🇺, 19 sites are cultural and 11 are natural. That makes Russia 8th in the world for its total number of World Heritage Sites.

All these sites are accessible via at least one of our tours. Also, we can put together your own list style Russian World Heritage custom-made tour.

🟢 Architectural Ensemble of the Trinity Sergius Lavra in Sergiev Posad 🟢

The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius is one the most important Russian monasteries and the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church. The monastery is situated in the town of Sergiyev Posad, about 90 from Moscow.

The monastery was founded in 1345 by one of the most venerated Russian saints, Sergius of Radonezh, who built a wooden church in honour of the Holy Trinity at the Makovets Hill. This is a fine example of a working Orthodox monastery, with military features that are typical of the 15th to the 18th century, the period during which it developed. The main church of the Lavra, the Cathedral of the Assumption, contains the tomb of Boris Godunov. Among the treasures of the Lavra is the famous icon, The Trinity, by Andrei Rublev.

04/02/2022

🇷🇺 Moscow is the best metropolis in the world in terms of quality of life and infrastructure development according to UN-Habitat's City Prosperity Index (CPI) 👆 This conclusion was reached by experts from UN-Habitat, the United Nations Human Settlements Program for sustainable urban development.

✒️ The short version of the relevant document was published by UN-Habitat, the United Nations Human Settlements Program for sustainable urban development. The full text with a detailed description of the methodology and datasheet will be available on March 31.

Moscow performed strongly in healthcare 🩺, education 🎓, science and technology🔬, culture and leisure 🎭, safety and public spaces 🚔 The experts also noted the well-developed housing, social, transport and ICT infrastructure in Moscow.

Moreover, according to a comprehensive assessment, Moscow is ranked third most prosperous megacity in the world 🥉, coming behind Singapore and Toronto. The top ten cities also include Sydney, London, Paris, Madrid, Shanghai, Hong Kong and New York.

31/01/2022

🚢 The first nuclear-powered icebreaker in the world was built in Leningrad (now St Petersburg).

The «Lenin» is an engineering masterpiece of its time and it was a real breakthrough in Soviet shipbuilding. The icebreaker was in service for 30 years from 1959, before it was put to eternal parking in Murmansk in 1989 ⚓

Now, the nuclear icebreaker stands in the Murmansk seaport and operates as a museum: the nuclear installation and engines have been dismantled. During the tour, visitors will explore the interior: from the dining room to the captain's bridge.

There is a permanent exhibition on board dedicated to the "Atom and the Arctic", which explains the history of the nuclear icebreaker fleet, climatic features and the ecology of the Arctic ⚛️

27/01/2022

🇷🇺 Russian capital has applied for the right to host the World Expo 2030 🇷🇺 In case of victory the exhibition period in Moscow will be April, 27 2030 — October, 27 2030.

✒️ Nomination process of Moscow as a candidate city was organized on behalf of the President of the Russian Federation. The Moscow Government fully supported the application and will do everything necessary to make city comfortable and modern venue of the famous exhibition.

Moscow intends to host the main exhibition of the planet. The goal is to organize Expo in Russia for the first time in history.

🎯 An event of comparable magnitude and significance has not taken place in our country yet. Expo is bigger and grander than international economic forums, the Olympic Games and the World Cup. This event is unique in scale, duration and number of visitors.

Interesting facts 🔎

✅ The first Expo was held in 1851
✅ Each exhibition lasts up to 6 months
✅ 169 exhibiting countries of International Exhibition Bureau

21/01/2022

Welcome to the third day of offline FITUR Madrid 🇪🇸 The exhibition will last till the 23 of January.

📍 We would love to see all our partners — present and future at our booth E09 in Pavilion 4.

Cosmos Travel delegation led by Andrey Sivitskiy, General Manager, and Natalia Podosenova, Head of Spain, Portugal and Latin America Department held meetings 🤝 with long-term-partners as well as with new customers. FITUR Madrid is a good chance to meet partners and discuss prospects of future cooperation face to face 🤵‍♀️🤵🏽.

🗓️ 19-23 JAN 2022
📍 Avda. del Partenón, 5, Madrid, Spain
🧭 Booth E09 in Pavilion 4

17/01/2022

❄️ 🚢 🌠 Snow, icebreaker "Lenin", the Arctic Ocean and the fascinating culture of the Saami people await on this arctic adventure in pursuit of the Northern Lights that dance across the dark winter skies of Murmansk.

The Northern Lights is one of the most amazing natural phenomena of the platen Earth. Murmansk is the world’s largest city beyond the Arctic Circle. A good chance to witness Nature's majesty dancing across the sky in this region happens from October till February, but it is never guaranteed.

📍 Sightseeing highlights:

✅ Explore Murmansk with a guide
✅ View the Northern Lights (weather permitting)
✅ Visit icebreaker "Lenin", Saami village, Teriberka village and the Arctic Ocean, Husky park, Murmansk oceanarium

13/01/2022

✨ On the night of January 13-14, Russia celebrates the Old New Year 🎄☃️🎅 — a holiday with the most unusual name which is rather confusing for foreigners.

👆 However, the origin of the holiday is very simple — in 1918 a new (Gregorian) calendar was approved in Russia, as a result of which the 1st of January, according to the old (Julian) calendar began to correspond to January 14th 🗓️ Hence the tricky name appeared — Old New Year.

If you didn't have time to make a wish on the night of December 31 to January 1, now is a great opportunity to fix it. By tradition, wishes made on New Year's Eve always come true ✨

Happy Old New Year! 🍾🥂

11/01/2022

🇪🇸 Welcome to FITUR Madrid 2022 🇪🇸

🪆 🇷🇺 Cosmos Travel will be represented at FITUR Madrid by Andrey Sivitskiy, General Manager, Natalia Podosenova, Head of Spain, Portugal and Latin America Department and Managers Ekaterina Piterkina and Marina Rogachyova.

We would love to see all our partners — present and future at our booth E09 in Pavilion 4 😊

🗓️ 19-23 JAN 2022
📍 Avda. del Partenón, 5, Madrid, Spain
🧭 Booth E09 in Pavilion 4
📧 For appointments please email [email protected]

07/01/2022

💫 👼 On the 7th of January Orthodox believers celebrate Christmas 💫 — one of the 12 greatest holidays of the Orthodox Church. The symbols of the holiday are the fir tree, the Star of Bethlehem, angels, bells. There is a tradition in Russia to make a Christmas Nativity scene — the Christmas cave, which is installed in churches 🎄✨❄️

🇷🇺 Orthodox Christianity is the main religion of Russians. At the same time, Russia is a multinational and multi—confessional country, and in addition to Orthodoxy, peoples professing Islam, Protestantism, Buddhism and other religions live here ⛪

👼 Merry Christmas to everyone who is celebrating tonight ⭐

30/12/2021

🥂🎉 Happy New Year ☃️🎁

27/12/2021

🇷🇺 ✨ ❄️ Russia transforms into a snowy wonderland in December: fluffy snow, frosted fir trees, and mulled wine…

Whether you hit up the amazing ski resorts in Sochi, discover the charming cities like Suzdal and Vladimir, or explore magical winter scenery in Altay or Karelia regions, you’re sure to wander through a blanket of snow in December, January and February ❄️❄️❄️

23/12/2021

🎅🎉 Cosmos Travel team wishes you a Merry Christmas 🎅🥂

20/12/2021

🏆 The organizing committee has announced the winners of the 28th annual World Travel Awards, the leading authority that recognizes and rewards excellence in travel and tourism, and it is a great pleasure for us, that Russian cities and companies are in the list 🇷🇺

🥇 World's Leading City Break Destination 2021 — Moscow, Russia
🥇 World's Leading City Destination 2021 — Saint Petersburg, Russia
🥇 World's Leading Cultural City Destination 2021— Saint Petersburg, Russia
🥇 World's Leading Heritage City Destination 2021 — Moscow, Russia
🥇 World's Leading Collaborative Promotion of Domestic Tourism 2021 — Two Cities – Million Impressions: Moscow & Saint Petersburg
🥇 World's Leading Marketing Campaign 2021 — St. Petersburg's Hospitality/Safe Travels/New Tourist Geography

🥳🥳🥳 Our congratulations to all winners!

14/12/2021

🪄 From the 11th of December to the 9th of January Nizhny Novgorod will become the New Year's capital of Russia ☃️✨🇷🇺 as the New Year festival of the same name will be organized here. ❄️ Its theme is "The Magic Forge of Snowflakes"❄️

🗓️ On the 24th of December, a street skating rink will be opened at the Nizhny Novgorod Fair. On the first day, a gala concert awaits visitors. The main director of the ice show is the world famous ice-skater Ilya Aberbukh

🗓️ On the 25th of December, five street theater stations with activities and art objects will open on Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street. Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin will be decorated with lighting and installations

🗓️ December 25 — January 9, the residence of Russian Santa Claus – Ded Moroz will work at the Nizhny Novgorod Fair. There is also a Christmas tree market and lots of food courts. On the New Year's Eve there will be performances of musicians, master classes, interactive events and fireworks

🗓️ On December 25 - January 7, Gorky Square will host the Gorky Christmas Tree. It is here that the main Christmas tree of Nizhny Novgorod will be installed. The Gorky Fair 800 will work nearby

🗓️ On January 2 — 8, the Nutcracker ice show will be held at the Trud Stadium

09/12/2021

🎄 This month we are letting ourselves get swept up in the festive season 🎄 Christmas and New Year are just a few weeks away 🥳🥳🥳

🤔 If you still have tourists, who are planning a trip for the holidays, but have not yet decided where to go, offer them Russia 🇷🇺

🔊 In the several last posts, we showed what tourists can do in Russia in winter, and today's post is dedicated to some of the Russian traditions of the New Year

✅ Photo 1️⃣ New Year dinner 🥞🍤🥂🍾

✅ Photo 2️⃣ Ded Moroz and the Snow Maiden are the main symbols of the New Year in Russia. The Snow Maiden is the granddaughter of Ded Moroz, and "Ded Moroz" translates as Granddad Frost the equivalent to Father Christmas and Santa Claus 🎅

✅ Photo 3️⃣ Every Russian New Year table will no doubt be decorated with - ‘Herring under a fur coat’ Salad. Absolutely delicious 😋

✅ Photo 4️⃣ Making a Snowman is a favorite activity of adults and children alike, during the holidays. There is enough snow for everyone ☃️

✅ Photo 5️⃣ Most Russians coming to Red Square on the eve of New Year, will make a wish between the first and last chimes of the clock on the Spasskaya Tower of the Moscow Kremlin. Tradition says that such wishes always come true 🪄✨💫

✅ Photo 6️⃣+ New Year fun 😁 ⛄ ❄️ 🥂

🤔 And what are the New Year traditions in your country, please write in the comments!

👆 Please note that Russia's borders are open to many countries. If in doubt please check with your Cosmos Travel Sales Manager for the conditions of entry related to your country.

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