The “Great Russian Northern Route” route has been proposed as a single tourism product

The Russian Ministry of Economic Development is proposing to combine sections of the “Great Russian Northern Route” tourist route into a single tourism product, with the option to purchase trips along individual segments, said Deputy Minister of Economic Development Dmitry Vakhrukov.

“The key thing we are proposing is not to split the ‘Northern Route’ into several separate national routes, but to create a single tourism product that tourists can experience and purchase in parts,” the press service of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko quotes Vakhrukov as saying during his speech at a meeting of the organizing committee for the preparation of the celebration of the 800th anniversary of the baptism of the Karelians.

The route unites 12 regions of Russia. The longest section is the 900‑kilometre ‘Path of the Apostles of Northern Rus’ in Karelia. Among its points are Petrozavodsk, Kizhi Island, Kondopoga, Medvezhyegorsk, and Kem. The route also includes the Veps village of Sheltozero and the Church of the Nativity of Christ in Vekhruchye, where the metochion of the Moscow Novodevichy Monastery is located.

According to Vakhrukov, this section is proposed to be promoted through attractions and events, and options for trips to mark the anniversary, which will be celebrated in 2027, should be prepared for tourists from Moscow and St. Petersburg.

Information source “Interfax.Russia”: https://www.interfax-russia.ru/tourism/news/marshrut-velikiy-russkiy-severnyy-put-predlozhili-sdelat-edinym-turproduktom

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