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Today the Chairman of the State Committee on Tourism Sergey Ivanov held presentation in the “Grand Hotel Kazan” of tourist opportunities of the Republic of Tatarstan for the participants of a large advertizing and information tour. He told about large tourist centers: Kazan, Great Bolgar, Sviyazhsk, Yelabuga, Chistopol, presented the largest events to be held during the year and underlined a high level of security in Tatarstan.

The participants of the International Festival of Medieval Battle “Great Bolgar” started arriving in the Republic of Tatarstan. Today two teams: the club “Prague Trolls” (Czech Republic) and the club “Knyaz” (Ukraine) made a tour of the Kazan Kremlin and met the local media. They demonstrated their costumes for battle and a few fighting techniques. It is notable that the club “Knyaz” became a winner of the World Championship in medieval battle as part of the Ukrainian combined team. 

Let us recall that the International Festival of Medieval Battle “Great Bolgar” will take place on August 12 and 13.

The State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan on Tourism arranged a meeting attended by the Committee Deputy Artur Abdrashitov and the RUSWY project participants. The Tatarstan tourist potential presentation was on the agenda, as well as the volunteers’ movement, eco tourism, the experience of large international events organization and other issues. The guests had opportunity to ask questions of their interest. The tourist opportunities of Japan and Jordan were also presented at the meeting.

The Museum-reserve “Kazan Kremlin” invites for participation in the breathtaking event on the 25th and 26th of August. It will be a parade of wind orchestras organized within the scope of the VI International Festival “Fanfares of Kazan”. All who come during these days to the Kazan Kremlin will witness grand marches, virtuoso defile and awesome performance of the orchestra combined of 18 ensembles performing Russian and Tatarstan hymns and pieces of Tatar composers.

The entrance is free for all guests of the Festival!

Kazan Kremlin has joined the top ten list of Russian “must see” castles. Information taken from the British on-line newspaper heritagedaily.com. 

“Russia is a home for many best beautiful castles. These masterpieces of architecture are represented from their beautiful side”,- reports the article.  Kazan Kremlin occupies the eighth line in the rating. The “must see” list also includes the Mikhailovsky palace, Moscow and Suzdal Kremlin and the Izborskaya castle.

The project “Gastronomic map of Russia” has started on the 5th of August   in Kazan. It is being realized with the support of the Federal Agency on Tourism and the RT Ministry of Agriculture. The aim of the project – is the development of gastronomy tourism and promotion of dishes from national cuisine of the country regions.

 Presentation of the dishes from the Tatar national cuisine has taken place within the scope of the project in the recreation center “Tugan avylym” (Native village) participated by Sergey Ivanov, the Chairman of the State Committee of Tatarstan on tourism.

Yelabuga will host the 10th All-Russian Bell-Ringing Festival as a part of the All-Russian Spasskaya Fair as of   August 4-6, 2017. Since 2008 it’s being organized by the Yelabuga State Open-Air Museum-Reserve. During the whole period of the Spasskaya Fair work, residents and visitors of the city will enjoy the magic ringing of Yelabuga’s bells performed by the best masters of bell-ringing art from all over Russia

Dear Parents! We’d like to remind you the schedule of the children's medieval playground at the International Medieval Battle Festival "The Great Bolgar", you can choose in advance, what master classes you child is going to attend. Cheerful masters and animators will work all day for you and your children.

The Republic of Tatarstan has joined the ranks of attractive regions from the perspective of military historical tourism development according to classification made by the National Calendar of Events “EventsInRussia.com.” The rating is based on evaluating both the number of historical events that took place in the regions of Russia (the period from the 1st of June to the 31th of August), and interest in the region as a venue for military historical festivals on the Internet (in terms of enquiries made in search engines).

The State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan for Tourism invites to submit applications for participation in the republican competitions in the field of tourism - "Journey to the roots" and "Leader of Tourism".

Regulations on the competitions you can find in the "Competitions" section of the official portal of the State Committee: 

“Journey to the roots” http://tourism.tatarstan.ru/rus/konkurs-puteshestvuy-k-istokam.htm

“Leader of Tourism” http://tourism.tatarstan.ru/rus/lider-turizma-2017.htm