"Treasures of Russia" is an online voting dedicated to tourism opportunities in Russia. It is designed to identify the country's main attractions and its most popular places and objects and open new sights on Russia’s tourist map.
The voting takes place in several categories: "Natural object, "Tourist trail", "Excursion route", "River and sea cruise", "Cultural and historical object", "Public space" , "Beach resort", "National cuisine", "Folk craft", and "Traditional holiday".
The Vologda Region is represented in six nominations. The ensemble of the Ferapontov Monastery is taking part in the nomination "Cultural and historical object", Vologda lace - in the nomination "Folk craft", Vologda butter - in the "National cuisine", a nature monument on the Sukhona river - the tract of Opoki - in the nomination "Natural object", an international festival "City of Crafts" claims to be the best traditional holiday of the country. Sightseeing walking tour of the historical centre of Vologda "Lace line" is participating in the nomination "Excursion route".
The voting will end on October 10. The results will be summed up in November and published on the Nat-geo.ru website and National Geographic Traveler magazine.
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