Russian citizens will choose top 10 attractions of the country, which will be presented in miniature in the “Park of Russia” landscape complex in Moscow region.President of the Russian Geographical Society, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu announced the launch of the “Russia 10″project at a press conference.
A nationwide voting will be held from March, 25 to September, 29, 2013. Russians are offered to vote for any of our country’s attraction by SMS or on the project’s site 10russia.ru. 672 objects from all regions of Russia have been chosen from all regions of Russia since November 2012.
The main objective of the project is to present our country to domestic and foreign tourists, to raise interest in its main attractions, Sergei Shoigu stressed.
The competition will be held in three stages. 10 attractions from each federal district will be selected in the first round (in total 80 objects), then 30 cultural objects will be selected and in the final stage the top 10 attractions will be chosen.
“Park of Russia” landscape complex will welcome over 10 million tourists annually, according to forecasts. The park is planned to be built in the period from 2014 till 2020.
“This project is very ambitious and very important for the Moscow region’s image. We are willing to make this place unique, informative and attractive to a large number of tourists visiting Russia “, – Acting Moscow region Governor Andrei Vorobyov said at the press conference. source: atorus.ru
